I was in Tilden Park today and did a short hike on a very muddy Tower Trail to Gillespie youth camp and along South Park Drive (which is now open to cars) and then into the Regional Parks Botanic Garden. Many more flowers are in bloom since I was last there a few weeks ago. Below are some photos and if you click read more you can see my bird list from today.
Tilden Regional Park Bird List Apr 15, 2012
10 species
Wild Turkey 1 heard only
Olive-sided Flycatcher 1 heard only
Steller’s Jay 2
Chestnut-backed Chickadee 1
Bushtit 4
Red-breasted Nuthatch 1 heard only
Spotted Towhee 1 heard only
Song Sparrow 1
Golden-crowned Sparrow 6
Dark-eyed Junco 4
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By: Flowers Very Good At Regional Parks Bot. Garden « Natural History Wanderings on May 6, 2012
at 4:57 PM
That purple fairy lantern is a new one on me. I’d never heard of it before. Excellent find.
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By: John Wall on April 16, 2012
at 1:47 PM
I can’t take much credit for finding it. It was in the bulb bed at the Regional Parks Botanic Garden.
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By: Sandy Steinman on April 16, 2012
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