Table of Contents
AcknowledgmentsIntroductionJanuaryWeek 1: Winter Songbirds, Evergreen PlantsTrip of the Week: Deep Creek Lake areaWeek 2: Unusual Birds, Reindeer Moss, Gray SquirrelsTrip of the Week: The National AquariumWeek 3: Cranefly Orchids, Roadside Hawks, Coldest WeekTrip of the Week: Smithsonian Natural History MuseumWeek 4: Bald Eagles, Liverworts, "January Thaw"?Trip of the Week: Polar Bear Plunge, Sandy Point State ParkNotes from the Field: English Ivy and American RobinsFebruaryWeek 1: Prickly Pear Cactus, Miocene FossilsTrip of the Week: Flag Ponds Nature ParkWeek 2: Red-winged Blackbirds, Long-tailed SalamandersTrip of the Week: Caves of the Shenandoah ValleyWeek 3: Great Blue Herons, Yellow PerchTrip of the Week: Cross-country skiing, New Germany State ParkWeek 4: Skunk Cabbages, Maple SapTrip of the Week: Oregon Ridge Nature Center and ParkNotes from the Field: A Gathering of GeeseMarchWeek 1: Bluebirds, WaterfowlTrip of the Week: Middle Creek Wildlife Management AreaWeek 2: Wood Frogs, Mourning Cloak ButterfliesTrip of the Week: Woodcock walksWeek 3: Red Maples, Weeds, OspreyTrip of the Week: Fort Smallwood hawk watchWeek 4: Hepatica, Spring PeepersTrip of the Week: National Cherry Blossom FestivalNotes from the Field: Timberdoodles!AprilWeek 1: Wildflowers, BloodrootTrip of the Week: Wildflowers at your local parkWeek 2: American Toads, Migrant Birds, Spring BeautiesTrip of the Week: Great Falls of the Potomac and the C&O Canal towpathWeek 3: Rockfish (Striped Bass), Lesser Celandine, American Robins, Virginia BluebellsTrip of the Week: Susquehanna State ParkWeek 4: Canopy Closure, Lyre-leaved Rock Cress, Morel Mushrooms, Redbuds and DogwoodsTrip of the Week: The National ArboretumNotes from the Field: The Wildflowers of AprilMayWeek 1: Azaleas, Yellow Lady's Slipper Orchids, Prothonotary Warblers, Large-flowered TrilliumTrip of the Week: Thompson Wildlife Management AreaWeek 2: Black Locusts, Fantail Darters, May Worm Jubilee,Warbler MigrationTrip of the Week: Birding for neotropical migrantsWeek 3: Blackpoll Warblers, Multiflora Rose, Carpenter FrogsTrip of the Week: The Pine BarrensWeek 4: Diamondback Terrapins, Mountain Laurel, Shorebirds and Horseshoe CrabsTrip of the Week: Delaware Bay shorebirds and horseshoe crabsNotes from the Field: Phalaropes, Polyandry, and ProfligacyJuneWeek 1: Strawberries, Sweetbay Magnolias, Day Lilies, FawnsTrip of the Week: Shenandoah National ParkWeek 2: Gypsy Moths, Mulberries, Periodical CicadasTrip of the Week: Trap Pond State Park and Trussum PondWeek 3: Mockingbirds, Sea Nettles, Self-heal, RhododendronsTrip of the Week: Swallow Falls State Park and Cranesville BogWeek 4: Enchanter's Nightshade, Blueberries, Fireflies,Brown PelicansTrip of the Week: Chesapeake Bay islandsNotes from the Field: A Journey down a Swampy RiverJulyWeek 1: Least Terns, Annual Cicadas, Queen Anne's LaceTrip of the Week: Gettysburg National Military ParkWeek 2: Early Birds of Autumn, Lyme Disease, WildflowersTrip of the Week: Hemlock GorgeWeek 3: Cicada Killer Wasps, Black-eyed Susans, Hottest DaysTrip of the Week: Harpers Ferry for history and tubingWeek 4: Manatees, Showy FlowersTrip of the Week: Ohiopyle State ParkNotes from the Field: Cownose Rays and the ChesapeakeEcosystemAugustWeek 1: Asiatic Dayflower, Canada Geese, ShorebirdMigration, Red SpruceTrip of the Week: Dolly Sods WildernessWeek 2: Goldfinches, Bluefish, Herons, American LotusTrip of the Week: Gunpowder Falls State ParkWeek 3: Flowering Grasses, May Apple and Jack-in-the-Pulpit, Stinging NettlesTrip of the Week: Potomac River float trip; Dam Number Four Cave, C&O CanalWeek 4: Japanese Knotweed, Ragweed, Ghost CrabsTrip of the Week: Assateague Island National SeashoreNotes from the Field: The Turtles of MidsummerSeptemberWeek 1: Pawpaws, Nighthawks and BatsTrip of the Week: Rock Creek ParkWeek 2: Grasses, Neotropical SongbirdsTrip of the Week: Cape MayWeek 3: Broad-winged Hawk, Monarch Butterfly Migration,Tickseed SunflowerTrip of the Week: Jug Bay area, Patuxent RiverWeek 4: Chimney Swifts, Chestnut Oak AcornsTrip of the Week: South Fork of Shenandoah River for canoeing and canoe campingNotes from the Field: A Cold Green FireOctoberWeek 1: Fringed Gentian, Sharp-shinned Hawk MigrationTrip of the Week: Hawk MountainWeek 2: Stink Bugs, Canada Geese, Pokeweed FruitsTrip of the Week: Great Allegheny Passage by train and bicycleWeek 3: Wild Fruits, Prime Fall Color (Western Maryland),Cottony SeedsTrip of the Week: Old Rag Hike, Shenandoah National ParkWeek 4: Brook Trout, Prime Fall Color (Central Maryland)Trip of the Week: Appalachian Trail hikeNotes from the Field: Autumn RiverNovemberWeek 1: Witch Hazel, Water Clarity, Bald CypressTrip of the Week: Pocomoke River for canoeing and campingWeek 2: Whitetail Deer, Prime Fall Color (Eastern Shore),Norway MaplesTrip of the Week: The Waterfowl FestivalWeek 3: Ducks, Blue CrabsTrip of the Week: Bombay Hook National Wildlife RefugeWeek 4: Osage Oranges, Whitetail DeerTrip of the Week: Chincoteague National Wildlife RefugeNotes from the Field: Life and Death at the MarshDecemberWeek 1: Tundra Swans, Beefsteak PlantTrip of the Week: Bald eagles at Conowingo DamWeek 2: Asiatic Bittersweet, Christmas FernTrip of the Week: Blackwater National Wildlife RefugeWeek 3: Mistletoe, Club MossesTrip of the Week: United States Botanic GardenWeek 4: Winter Solstice, Saw-whet OwlsTrip of the Week: Christmas Bird CountNotes from the Field: VulturesAppendix of Common and Scientific NamesSelected BibliographyIndex