Waseeka

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.

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