[wisb] New arrivals - Door County

From: "The Nut :)" <thenut@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: WISBIRDS LIST <wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 15 May 2010 21:18:01 -0500
Lots of new arrivals the last 3-4 days, but I haven't had a chance to go 
warbler hunting yet.

Here are a few newbies that AREN'T warblers:



Far northern Door County (Ellison Bay/north)
----------------------------------------------
Ovenbird
Cedar Waxwing
Ruby-Throated Hummingbirds (3 arrived in the last 48 hrs!)



Peninsula State Park today
----------------------------------------------
Brown-headed Cowbirds - HUGE influx
Solitary Sandpiper
Eastern Kingbird
Baltimore Oriole



There is an absolutely stunning mix of flowers blooming @ Peninsula State Park 
right now. At Welcker's Point, a breathtaking mix of Forget-Me-Nots, Bellwort 
and Big White Trillium are all blooming at their peak; there isn't a square 
inch of ground that doesn't have something blooming! Combined with the 
newly-leafed out trees and shrubs, it is absolutely jubilant. :)

The Forget-Me-Nots are at their peak right now throughout the park and paint a 
pale blue cloud in this pretty patchwork on the forest floor. :) Trilliums are 
co-mingled with them everywhere. Along Skyline Road and Shore Road, near Svens 
Bluff, you will find Periwinkles, Lily Of The Valley, and Forget-Me-Nots mixed 
together. 

Finally the Dwarf Lake Irises are also blooming throughout the Weborg 
Marsh/Weborg Point area. You'll have great luck finding them near Sunset Trail 
and Hemlock Trail in the Weborg Marsh area. Just wander around. :)

I've never seen the flowers blooming in this order nor this fervently at 
Peninsula before. If you can snag loose from work and visit in the next week, 
it'd be well worth the sight! =)


Karin Hankwitz
Liberty Grove
Northern Door County

Twitter: @dcnaturenut

####################
You received this email because you are subscribed to the Wisconsin Birding 
Network (Wisbirdn).
To UNSUBSCRIBE or SUBSCRIBE, use the Wisbirdn web interface at: 
//www.freelists.org/list/wisbirdn.
To set DIGEST or VACATION modes, use the Wisbirdn web interface at: 
//www.freelists.org/list/wisbirdn.
Visit Wisbirdn ARCHIVES at: //www.freelists.org/archives/wisbirdn.
[wisb] New arrivals - Door County

Other related posts:
