We went for a picnic with friends out to Starrigavan. Â After eating, a group of us took a hike around Mosquito Cove trail. Â This evening after church, we went to McDonalds with friends. Â On the way home I stopped at Swan Lake to take a look, but I did not have my camera, so I was not able to take any photos.
Weather: Â There was some low clouds and fog in the morning. Â They started clearing off through late morning, and there were some cloud breaks before it became overcast. Â The rain held off until later in the evening.
Birds: Â At swan lake this evening I saw a Green-winged Teal and I am pretty sure there was also an American Wigeon. Â There were many Mallards with young in various stages of development.
Flora: It has been awhile since I hiked Mosquito Cove. Â I had forgotten how lush some of the mosses are along the trail.
The big thing of the day was slime molds. Â I think there were at least four different kinds of slime molds that we saw along the trail. Â Some of them were visible at more than one location.
Melissa was looking at the beach fringe at Mosquito Cove and noticed a Galium that did not seem to be cleavers or sweat scented bedstraw. Â After looking it up in the book when we got home, she concluded that it was probably little bedstraw.
Other Notes: Â Bear droppings were plentiful along the trail. Â A sign posted along the trail indicated that bear had been seen on the trail most days over the last week or so.
There were a couple of seiners making sets just off shore from the beach part of the Mosquito Cove trail loop.