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).