Click here to see the blooming flower list: http://www.wissahickonnatureclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Wissahickon-Jennings-Prairie-29-July-2022.docx
Butterflies Seen: Monarch, Viceroy, Tiger Swallowtail, Spicebush Swallowtail, Least Skipper, Summer Azure, Orange Sulphur, Cabbage White, Little Wood Satyr, Red-spotted Purple, Silver-spotted Skipper
Photos by Kate St. John
Birds Seen:
Mourning Dove 1
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 2
Turkey Vulture 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 1
Eastern Wood-Pewee 4
Acadian Flycatcher 2
Yellow-throated Vireo 1
Red-eyed Vireo 2
Blue Jay 3
Tufted Titmouse 1
Purple Martin 1 Female flying over the prairie.
Tree Swallow 2
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1
House Wren 2
Gray Catbird 8
Eastern Bluebird 2
Wood Thrush 4
American Robin 4
Cedar Waxwing 2
American Goldfinch 9
Field Sparrow 2 One sitting high in a tree and singing.
Song Sparrow 7
Swamp Sparrow 3
Eastern Towhee 3
Common Grackle 1
Common Yellowthroat 5
Hooded Warbler 1
Yellow Warbler 2
Scarlet Tanager 1
Indigo Bunting 3
Photos submitted by Monica Miller.
Leader: Dick Nugent
July 29, 2022 10:00 AM
Outings are free and open to the public. Bring your friends. Trails are wheelchair accessible. Wear a hat and sunscreen. Bring binoculars, field guides, water and a lunch. After lunch, those who are interested can follow us to the Moraine Butterfly Trail to add to our list of flowering species.
Directions From Pittsburgh: take I-79 North to Exit 99, New Castle/ Butler. Drive east on Route 422 roughly 5.8 miles to the Prospect Exit. Turn left (north) onto Route 528. Continue on Route 528 for about 7 miles. Meet in the Jennings Prairie Parking Lot on the left (west) side of the road. (Not the Environmental Center).
