End of May

Common Yellowthroat, Nantucket Field Station, May 28

Black bellied plovers, May 28

More people are arriving on the island and we have had two straight days with the temperature above 60 degrees!  Although Josh and I saw the first golden heather at a warm protected spot at Stump Pond (close to where we saw our first mayflowers), the moors are not golden yet!  

But during our walk at the Field Station,  there were more common yellowthroats singing than there were robins!  That is a first for me.  2 Oystercatchers and 2 willets and a snowy egret were in the marsh along with these plovers.

Great Egret, May 28, Field Station

Pine Warbler, May 28, Middle Moors

 I tried to hike the Milestone Bog, but it is closed for chemical application.

Wild Geranium,  Sqaum Farm, May 26

Canada Mayflower, May 26
Maianthemum canadense, Squam Farm

Golden Heather, May 24 Stump Pond