I spent an hour or so along the Rail Trail at Ice House Road in Lebanon on June 14 & 15, 2017. I was sorry I couldn’t join the walk there led by Jeff and George recently, but this was second best.
Orange and black birds were everywhere — orioles and redstarts to be specific. Here is a tiny American Redstart leaping off a branch.
There were two Baltimore Oriole nests and deep inside the young were being fed. Here are some of the oriole photos I took.
Not to be outdone, American Redstarts put on a good show.
Male and female Yellow Warblers made an appearance.
And there were some less colorful birds like a Warbling Vireo, Grey Catbirds, Kingbird, and Flycatcher, most likely a Least.
Along the Rail Trail snapping turtles were laying eggs. This was very near the spot where I photographed snapping turtles mating years ago.
Also along the trail were hundreds of columbine, perhaps escapes from gardens?
On the way home, I got a porcupine.
