The nicest flowering plant right now is the shrub snowberry, found in abundance at stake #12. One of the nicest spots along the trail is the glade at #14, while the deepest woods are between #20 and #23. A scarlet tanager is always singing near #23. In the past 2 days I’ve found 18 species of birds; most conspicuous by song are yellowthroat, catbird, song sparrow, veery, and redwing. Since the beginning of the growing season, I’ve recorded 88 species of plants in flower along the trail (I’m maintaining a record of their flowering phenology). The first berries (fruit) are appearing. Chipmunks are abundant along the trail, and occasionally a woodchuck, rabbit, or green frog appear, along with several species of butterflies.
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