Mill Stream Run Reservation - Sugar Bush Trail

After all the rain I should have been prepared for the worst but I was not..... So many mosquitoes! I even got a mosquito bite on my "trigger" finger that swelled enough it was difficult to move it.

This snake (probably a garter) was probably the most interesting observation of the day. I had stopped to look at a mushroom and happened to spy it in the leaves.

You can see it was quite wet and dark at the park, but the slugs seemed to enjoy it more than me!

I saw a lot of evidence of woodpeckers, but only a few birds were out and about in the drizzle, including this blue jay. 

I am so accustomed to seeing raccoons in trash cans and such, that I was surprised to see this one up a tree in the woods.

This is a white-breasted nuthatch.

I think this is a Swainson's thrush, and if so that is a new bird species for me.

Lastly, we almost always have a chipmunk. Toby calls these "chipmonkey cheeks".