Getting off the beaten path is usually a good plan, but don’t neglect to look at the edge of the parking lot and along that beaten path on your way out to the honey hole. Many people, in their haste to get away from everyone else, miss the ones that are right under their noses.
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Great tip! I’ll report back if I get anything.
I had a couple of busy days this week, so couldn’t get to morel hunting (round 1) until yesterday. Pulled on some mid calf rubber boots so I could cross over to the other side of the creek. Alas, no morels. I will keep hunting periodically.
I did find some neat mosses, ferns, and IDed a couple native wildflowers that I didn’t know the names of, the Mayapple and Bristly buttercup.
Also used the sound ID feature of the Merlin bird ID app that I have. It’s so handy! Besides the birds I see and hear everyday (cardinals, titmice, wren, jays, etc) I discovered there were Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Pine Warbler, Louisiana Waterthrush, Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher, and White-throated Sparrow in the area. I thought I heard a Red-headed Woodpecker too, but it wouldn’t ID that. When I got back to the house, I saw the Redhead (I’ve nicknamed him/her Rudy) head to the suet feeder at least a dozen times.