The Lonesome Whip-poor-will

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    May Day in the Mountains

    Birds and blooms at seven or eight thousand feet.

    Jared Del Rosso
    1–2 minutes
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    Back on May 1, I visited a few open spaces in Jefferson County, Colorado. I noted birds, of course, but was really after wildflowers. It’s early — not much is blooming (except the remarkable pasque flowers). Still, one of my favorite plants, Spearleaf Stonecrop, looked the part.

    Willow Pinecone Gall. Spot the bird. ID the bird.
    Ruby-crowned Kinglet. So uncommon to see the crown flared.
    Prairie Pasqueflower (Pulsatilla patens)
    Birds and blooms at seven or eight thousand feet.
    Darling little plants. Spearleaf Stonecrop (Sedum lanceolatum)

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