Here are some more DeKorte photos that Mickey Raine took last week at DeKorte of a robin and a catbird hanging out in the founatain at Jill’s Butterfly garden in honor of the last week of Spring. Welcome summer!

Red-winged Blackbird

Mickey Raine sent in some great photos he took last week at DeKorte Park to commemorate the last week of Spring. We’ll have more later.

Jill’s Garden Plaque

Cedar Waxwing

Baltimore Oriole

Michael Limatola, marsh warden at the Celery Farm in Allendale, pointing out the invasive plant porcelain berry.

There’s a good article in today’s Record outlining the damage that invasive plant species do to the environment and the struggle that naturalists face in convincing the public to purchase native species and pushing nurseries to ban the sale of invasives. Read the article here.