The conditions looked promising, nice southerly breeze, partly overcast skies but the Hawks didn't get the memo. An American Kestrel went through, a really nice male. The odd Turkey Vulture and that was it. As we were leaving an Osprey flew down Stony Valley on the North side of Second Mountain. There were a few Pewee's calling and just as we were getting in the car a movement caught my eye and it was warblerish. Turned out to be a male Nashville, and a male Black-throated Green, but wait, theres more. A Yellow-throated Vireo followed by something we never got more than a glimpse of. Nice.
Anyway. There were these nice looking yellow flowers on the way down and Morris identified them as Tickseed Sunflowers. I took a few shots of them.
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| Tickseed Sunflower |
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| Tickseed Sunflower |
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| Tickseed Sunflower |
This Great Spangled Frittilary was kind enough to sit still for a few milliseconds so I could take a picture. Don't know what the flower is. [edit.] Apparently the flower is called Common Boneset
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| Great Spangled Frittilary |
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