Another .1 of moisture this afternoon putting us just under 2 inches for the month of May. One could not order the quality of weather we have recently enjoyed. More thunderstorms are predicted for the coming week. Moria hopefully will share her sighting on the big reservoir soon. Four herons, double-crested cormorant, an eared and pied-billed grebe are some of the highlights. More on birds: a grey catbird has arrived and is singing all over the place, and the eastern kingbird is back. Only two birds yet to show up are the nighthawk and the lark buntings, or locally known as the rain birds. Here are the recent flowers marking late spring: Astragalus gracilis, Astragalus adsurgens, Astragalus agrestis, Vicia Americana, Orobanche fasciculate, Linum lewisii, Oxytropis besseyi, Penstemon nitidus, Psoralea esculenta, Rosa arkansana, Senicio canus, Plantago patagonica, Eriogonum flavum, Arenaria hookeri, Lappula myositis, and Tragapogon dubious. It is fun to google these species to learn more about their natural history and range.
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