Hi All,

Yesterday (6.17.06) I made a trip up to Brown's Lake Bog Preserve in Wayne 
county (south of Wooster, OH).

http://www.nature.org/wherewework/northamerica/states/ohio/preserves/art156.
html 


The birding was good, but slow.  Some of the highlights (in no particular 
order) included a pair of Red-headed Woodpeckers, a Barred Owl, Gray 
Catbirds, Wood Thrush, Red-eyed Vireos, Song Sparrow, White-breasted 
Nuthatch, Hairy Woodpeckers, Blue Jay and a Yellow-billed Cuckoo (heard 
faintly from a distance).

While the birding was good, the bog plants were awesome.

There were a variety of different species of ferns, but by far the most 
common was the cinnamon fern (Osmunda cinnamomea) growing throughout the 
woods leading back to the bog.

In the bog there were lots of Purple pitcherplants (Sarracenia purpurea) 
growing, but only a few were in bloom.

I was also able to find quite a few Roundleaf Sundews (Drosera 
rotundifolia).

I was able to find two or three Snakemouth Orchids (Pogonia ophioglossoides)

I also found an interesting tiny Shooting Star (Dodecatheon sp.).  The USDA 
Plant Database lists only one type of Shooting Star for Ohio called "Pride 
of Ohio" (Dodecatheon meadia), however most species of Dodecatheon show a 
multiple flower structure (corymb?), whereas this flower was extremely tiny 
and singular.  I'm assuming that it's just an unusual flower form of the 
species as most other members of the genus have a more western distribution.

I also found an interesting little pinkish flower that I didn't recognize.  
I've attached a photo (IMG_7739) of it in case others might recognize it.

Hope others had a good weekend.

Casey