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| Thimbleberry flower |
Marie, Collin, and
I (Maddie) monitored the three Hannegan pass transects. The snow has long since
melted in all of these transects and the flowers are blooming prolifically. The
difference in phenology between the lowest and highest Hannegan pass transects
is much less now than it was a month ago. Many tall, herbaceous, and shrubby
flowering plants were blooming such as cow parsnip, fireweed, goats beard, thimbleberry,
salmon berry, foam flower, and columbine. Bleeding heart had faded at the lower
transects, but was at peak bloom at the highest transect. Despite the abundance
of flowers, only a couple bumblebees were spotted, possible because of a
partially clouded sky and breezy conditions.
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