Howard County Bird Club
A Chapter of the Maryland Ornithological Society
Wildflower Walk
| Trip leader: Jo & Bob Solem | Date of trip: May 2, 2023 |
| Location: Gorman Stream Valley NRA (Eden Brook) | Number attending: 8 |
| Details: Early afternoon rain gave way to sunshine. PlantNet, iNaturalist, and Maryland Biodiversity Project are recommended as resources. (Only the birds are in phylogenetic order and use standardized common names.) | |
Plants (in bloom)
Golden Ragwort
Japanese Honeysuckle
Virginia Waterleaf
Kidney-leaved Buttercup
Wineberry
Trout Lily
Jack-in-the-pulpit
Purple Dead Nettle
Red Clover
Yellow Wood Sorrel
Garlic Mustard
Gill-over-the-ground
Japanese Stilt-grass
Lesser Celandine
Wild Garlic
Cleavers
Bedstraw
Star Chickweed
Common Fleabane
Anise Root.
Leaves only: Skunk Cabbage, Common Blue Violet, Virginia Bluebells, Spring Beauty, Virginia Creeper, Wild Ginger, Mayapple, Solomon’s Seal
Shrubs and ferns:
Spicebush
Multiflora Rose
Autumn Olive
Christmas Fern
Hay-scented Fern
Insects: Tent Caterpillar
Birds:
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Blue Jay
American Crow
Carolina Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
White-breasted Nuthatch
Carolina Wren
Chipping Sparrow
Baltimore Oriole
Ovenbird
Northern Cardinal