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Steve Davis | profile | all galleries >> Wildlife >> Flowers, Shrubs, Trees and Grasses >> Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge, May 25, 2021 tree view | thumbnails | slideshow

Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge, May 25, 2021

Mary, Kannan and I went to the WMWR in search of the Black-capped Vireo, but along the way we enjoyed the Spring wildflowers in bloom (and I used the iNaturalist app on my phone to ID many of them).
We started the morning at Lake Elmer Thomas dam.
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We started the morning at Lake Elmer Thomas dam.

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Kannan, looking for the Black-capped Vireo
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Kannan, looking for the Black-capped Vireo

Kannan and Steve
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Kannan and Steve

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Our next stop was the Mt Scott picnic area, which is below the mountain, on the S side of the road.
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Our next stop was the Mt Scott picnic area, which is below the mountain, on the S side of the road.

Kannan, taking a recording of the singing Black-capped Vireo
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Kannan, taking a recording of the singing Black-capped Vireo

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Our next stop was the Quanah Park Lake dam area; this is the view below, from the dam.
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Our next stop was the Quanah Park Lake dam area; this is the view below, from the dam.

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The remaining photos were taken with my phone--and I may have cropped some of them later. I used them to submit to the iNaturalist app to identify the plants. I am including the IDs we recorded:
lance-leaved coreopsis
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The remaining photos were taken with my phone--and I may have cropped some of them later. I used them to submit to the iNaturalist app to identify the plants. I am including the IDs we recorded:
lance-leaved coreopsis

antelope horn milkweed
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antelope horn milkweed

stiff greenthread
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stiff greenthread

wooly white
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wooly white

yellow salsify
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yellow salsify

rock spikemoss
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rock spikemoss

spiderwort bluejacket
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spiderwort bluejacket

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diamond-flowers
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diamond-flowers

silver wormwood
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silver wormwood

diamond-flowers
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diamond-flowers

plains prickly pear cactus
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plains prickly pear cactus

yellow stonecrop (sedum)
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yellow stonecrop (sedum)

nodding beardtongue
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nodding beardtongue

nodding beardtongue
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nodding beardtongue

whitemouth dayflower
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whitemouth dayflower

whitemouth dayflower
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whitemouth dayflower

wild four o'clock
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wild four o'clock

wild four o'clock
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wild four o'clock

wavyleaf thistle
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wavyleaf thistle

'asters and allies' is as close as inaturalist got, though experts may weigh in later
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'asters and allies' is as close as inaturalist got, though experts may weigh in later

common hedge parsley
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common hedge parsley

common hedge parsley
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common hedge parsley

slimflower scurfpea!
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slimflower scurfpea!

slimflower scurfpea
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slimflower scurfpea

slimflower scurfpea
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slimflower scurfpea

slimflower scurfpea
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slimflower scurfpea

indian blanket
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indian blanket

indian blanket
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indian blanket

texas paintbrush
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texas paintbrush

fourvalve mimosa
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fourvalve mimosa

clasping venus' looking glass
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clasping venus' looking glass

maybe bonfire moss
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maybe bonfire moss

common yarrow
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common yarrow

eastern american jack-o-lantern
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eastern american jack-o-lantern

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winecup mallow
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winecup mallow

common dandelion
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common dandelion

engelmann daisy
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engelmann daisy

engelmann daisy
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engelmann daisy

WMWRlandscape
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WMWRlandscape

roadside gaura
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roadside gaura

roadside gaura
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roadside gaura

plains coreopsis
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plains coreopsis

plains coreopsis
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plains coreopsis

canadian meadow garlic
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canadian meadow garlic

bigfruit evening primrose
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bigfruit evening primrose

bigfruit evening primrose
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bigfruit evening primrose

bigfruit evening primrose (spent blooms)
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bigfruit evening primrose (spent blooms)

bigfruit evening primrose
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bigfruit evening primrose

bigfruit evening primrose
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bigfruit evening primrose

bigfruit evening primrose
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bigfruit evening primrose

bigfruit evening primrose
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bigfruit evening primrose