Mass Audubon’s Waseeka Wildlife Sanctuary in Hopkinton is a gem. Wildflowers including Gaywings and starflower are blooming on the forest floor. Blueberry and sassafras are mid-level under white pines and oaks.
Fair Weather birders visited today and saw Osprey on the nest.
A green heron posed near the dike.
A red-bellied woodpecker delivered food to young in the nest. The stiff tail feathers are used to brace its tail against the tree.
Eastern wood-peewee, rose-breasted grosbeak, Eastern kingbird and Baltimore oriole are just a few of the 25 species seen in a short 1 mile walk.
Go to http://www.massaudubon.org/get-outdoors/wildlife-sanctuaries/waseeka for directions and a trail map.