Dogwood Extension Trail
Arrived at Sterling Nature Center at a quarter to one. Visited with Jim DeAngelo, who identified a butterfly and a wildflower that I had previously photographed on the Auburn-Fleming Trail.
Blue Jays flocked around the Center's bird feeders, and I spotted an Eastern Kingbird nearby.
At 1 PM, our group of six stepped off being led by Jim.
The highlights were a Pileated Woodpecker (flew right ovehead), Ruby-crowned Kinglet (three), Northern Rough-winged Swallow (flying over Lake Ontario by Bluff Trail).
Jim pointed out several of the flora that graced the forest floor.
Trout Lily
Red Trillium
Sharp-Lobed Hepatica
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On the Bluff Trail we encountered two walkers.
Overlooking the bluffs Jim pointed out how large rocks were pushed ashore by the thick winter ice.
Along the trail there was a Morning Cloak Butterfly. Jim noted that they winter over as an adult.
Another great day for birding.
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