April 19, 2025 5:26pm
I spent some time in Centennial Woods last week following the brook to look for frogs. Stopping by my phenology site, I saw it had completely transformed since my last visit. It was raining heavily for much of the time I was there, and the stream was flowing fast. While I saw very few wildflowers in the woods, ferns and moss carpeted the stream banks and fallen trees. There was a lot of new growth on the trees and ground.
Centennial Woods as a whole felt a lot more filled with life. When the rain let up, I heard and saw many birds including an American goldfinch, yellow-bellied sapsuckers, winter wren, and brown creeper.
