Penny's Bend Preserve, 3-25-01 and 3-31-01:
 (with Sara Via and Richard Lewontin)
 
* means the plant was in flower

  Polydesmid millipede (3-25 only)
  Geophyllomorph centipede (3-25 only)
  Polygonia sp. - unidentified anglewing butterfly
  Anthocharis midea - Falcate Orangetip (3-31 only)
  Papilio glaucus - Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (3-31 only)
  Celastrina sp. - unidentified Spring Azure (3-31 only)
  Erynnis sp. - unidentified Duskywing (3-31 only)
  Bombylius major - Bee fly (3-31 only)
  Andrena erigeniae - bee (Claytonia specialist)
  Acris gryllus - Southern Cricket Frog (3-31 only)
  Storeria dekayi - Brown Snake
  Elaphe obsoleta - Black Rat Snake (3-31 only)
  Polioptila caerulea - Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
  Anomodon sp. - moss
  Dicranum sp. - moss
  Leucobryum sp. - moss
  Mnium sp.  - moss
  Fissidens sp. - moss
  Entodon seductrix - moss
  Hypnum sp.  - moss
  Bryoandersonia sp. - moss
  Thuidium sp. - moss
  Botrychium biternatum - Southern Grapefern
  Aesculus sylvatica - Painted Buckeye
  Hexastylis arifolia - Heartleaf Ginger (* on 3-31)
  Podophyllum peltatum - May-Apple
  Sanguinaria canadensis - Bloodroot
  Rhus radicans - Poison Ivy
  Matelea sp. - Milkweed Vine
  Anisostichus capreolata - Cross-Vine
  Saxifraga virginiensis - Early Saxifrage *
  Lonicera sempervirens - Trumpet Honeysuckle
  Lonicera japonicus - Japanese Honeysuckle
  Dicentra cucullaria - Dutchman's Breeches *
  Corydalis flavula - Yellow Corydalis *
  Claytonia virginica - Spring-beauty *
  Thalictrum thalictroides - Windflower *
  Erythronium umbilicatum - Trout Lily *
  Tipularia discolor - Cranefly Orchid
  Viola rafinesquii - Field Pansy *
  Dentaria concatenata - Toothwort *
  Baptisia sp. - Indigo


Randy's Addendum:

About twenty people turned out for the New Hope Audubon wildflower
walk at Penny's Bend Botanical Preserve (on Snow Hill Road north of
Durham) on 3/17/01. Expert botanical leadership was provided by the
capable crew of Carol Ann McCormick, Mark Peifer, and Liz Pullman.  
The regionally rare Dutchman's Breeches (Dicentra cucullaria) was  
just starting to bloom, a bit late for this species in my experience.
Other goodies were Bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis) and a single
Golden Corydalis (Corydalis flavula). Those two are uncommon in the  
Triangle, though not quite rare. Widespread spring wildflowers, 
Spring Beauty (Claytonia virginica), Windflower 
(Thalictrum/Anemonella thalictroides), and Toothwort (variously
called Dentaria/Cardamine lacinata/concatenata!) were blooming
abundantly as well. We observed many Trout Lilies (Erythronium
americanum) right along the trail. This species is larger and blooms
later than its more common relative, E. umbilicatum, which peaked
perhaps a week ago in the Triangle. The most spectacular sight of the
walk was a steep rocky slope sprinkled with hundreds, if not
thousands, of the powder-blue blossoms of Hepatica americana. The
pleasant weather was perfect for wildflower watching, but despite the
warmth we saw very few butterflies--no Falcate Orangetips or Spring
Azures, the usual companions of the early spring wildflowers.  
 
Patrick Coin 

field trip chair, New Hope Audubon Society 
Chapel Hill and Durham, NC 
http://www.newhopeaudubon.org/