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This blog is a way of sharing some of the things we see and are working on at the Fletcher Wildlife Garden (FWG). Contributions of photos taken at the FWG and information about them are welcome. Please send them to fletcher@ofnc. Be sure to provide the full name of the photographer and permission to use the photo on our blog.
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The Birch Grove, the Old Field and the edge of the Ash Woods were the hotspots for warbler activity. I saw the following species, sometimes 3 or 4 or more of each, sometimes just a single bird: wilson's warbler, pine warbler, common yellowthroat, yellow-rumped warbler, magnolia warbler, palm warbler (in photo), black-throated green, nashville warbler and mourning warbler. There were others that I couldn't ID, they were flitting around high up in the treetops, and it was impossible to focus on them.
I also saw at least three ruby-throated hummingbirds. They were nectaring at obedient plant in the BYG and catnip elsewhere in the garden (the catnip was also attracting a lot of bumblebees).
At one point, I watched one hummingbird hover around the black elderberry, where it eventually landed for a nano-second, and later, I saw a hummingbird show some interest in evening primrose.
Turning to insects for a minute: hundreds and hundreds of bumblebees,
... asian ladybeetles including quite a few larvae (photo), a few potter wasps, a dogwood calligrapher beetle, stinkbugs, etc.
The obedient plant in the BYG (and also in the Butterfly Meadow) is very attractive to insects. I caught this sweatbee just as it was beginning to emerge.
And finally, this little chipmunk was taking five, and looking quite peaceful.
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