Wood Warblers

Basswood

Two looks at winter basswood twigs

Sambucus

Two species of elderberry in winter

Yellow Poplar

The fall fruit and winter twig of a tuliptree (Liriodendron tulipifera)

Warblers

A few sketches showing the diversity of warblers.

Yellow Warbler Nest

Some notes and sketch of a yellow warbler nest at the Nature Center at Shaker Lakes, the sketch appeared in The Ohio Cardinal a publication of the Ohio Ornithological Society.

Vol. 32, No. 1  Fall 2008

Northern Catalpa

Northern catalpa (Catalpa speciosa)

American Beech

American beech (Fagus grandifolia) - unmistakable cigar-shaped terminal bud!

Witch-hazel

Twig of witch-hazel (Hamamelis virginiana) illustrated in mid-December

Winter Twigs

Top to Bottom: red osier dogwood (Cornus stolonifera), pawpaw (Asimina triloba), musclewood (Carpinus caroliniana), Eastern cottonwood (Populus deltoides) and American basswood (Tilia americana)