Acknowledgments
Introduction
January
Week 1: Winter Songbirds, Evergreen Plants
Trip of the Week: Deep Creek Lake area
Week 2: Unusual Birds, Reindeer Moss, Gray Squirrels
Trip of the Week: The National Aquarium
Week 3: Cranefly Orchids, Roadside Hawks, Coldest Week
Trip of the Week: Smithsonian Natural History Museum
Week 4: Bald Eagles, Liverworts, "January Thaw"?
Trip of the Week: Polar Bear Plunge, Sandy Point State Park
Notes from the Field: English Ivy and American Robins
February
Week 1: Prickly Pear Cactus, Miocene Fossils
Trip of the Week: Flag Ponds Nature Park
Week 2: Red-winged Blackbirds, Long-tailed Salamanders
Trip of the Week: Caves of the Shenandoah Valley
Week 3: Great Blue Herons, Yellow Perch
Trip of the Week: Cross-country skiing, New Germany State Park
Week 4: Skunk Cabbages, Maple Sap
Trip of the Week: Oregon Ridge Nature Center and Park
Notes from the Field: A Gathering of Geese
March
Week 1: Bluebirds, Waterfowl
Trip of the Week: Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area
Week 2: Wood Frogs, Mourning Cloak Butterflies
Trip of the Week: Woodcock walks
Week 3: Red Maples, Weeds, Osprey
Trip of the Week: Fort Smallwood hawk watch
Week 4: Hepatica, Spring Peepers
Trip of the Week: National Cherry Blossom Festival
Notes from the Field: Timberdoodles!
April
Week 1: Wildflowers, Bloodroot
Trip of the Week: Wildflowers at your local park
Week 2: American Toads, Migrant Birds, Spring Beauties
Trip of the Week: Great Falls of the Potomac and the C&O Canal towpath
Week 3: Rockfish (Striped Bass), Lesser Celandine, American Robins, Virginia Bluebells
Trip of the Week: Susquehanna State Park
Week 4: Canopy Closure, Lyre-leaved Rock Cress, Morel Mushrooms, Redbuds and Dogwoods
Trip of the Week: The National Arboretum
Notes from the Field: The Wildflowers of April
May
Week 1: Azaleas, Yellow Lady's Slipper Orchids, Prothonotary Warblers, Large-flowered Trillium
Trip of the Week: Thompson Wildlife Management Area
Week 2: Black Locusts, Fantail Darters, May Worm Jubilee,Warbler Migration
Trip of the Week: Birding for neotropical migrants
Week 3: Blackpoll Warblers, Multiflora Rose, Carpenter Frogs
Trip of the Week: The Pine Barrens
Week 4: Diamondback Terrapins, Mountain Laurel, Shorebirds and Horseshoe Crabs
Trip of the Week: Delaware Bay shorebirds and horseshoe crabs
Notes from the Field: Phalaropes, Polyandry, and Profligacy
June
Week 1: Strawberries, Sweetbay Magnolias, Day Lilies, Fawns
Trip of the Week: Shenandoah National Park
Week 2: Gypsy Moths, Mulberries, Periodical Cicadas
Trip of the Week: Trap Pond State Park and Trussum Pond
Week 3: Mockingbirds, Sea Nettles, Self-heal, Rhododendrons
Trip of the Week: Swallow Falls State Park and Cranesville Bog
Week 4: Enchanter's Nightshade, Blueberries, Fireflies,Brown Pelicans
Trip of the Week: Chesapeake Bay islands
Notes from the Field: A Journey down a Swampy River
July
Week 1: Least Terns, Annual Cicadas, Queen Anne's Lace
Trip of the Week: Gettysburg National Military Park
Week 2: Early Birds of Autumn, Lyme Disease, Wildflowers
Trip of the Week: Hemlock Gorge
Week 3: Cicada Killer Wasps, Black-eyed Susans, Hottest Days
Trip of the Week: Harpers Ferry for history and tubing
Week 4: Manatees, Showy Flowers
Trip of the Week: Ohiopyle State Park
Notes from the Field: Cownose Rays and the ChesapeakeEcosystem
August
Week 1: Asiatic Dayflower, Canada Geese, ShorebirdMigration, Red Spruce
Trip of the Week: Dolly Sods Wilderness
Week 2: Goldfinches, Bluefish, Herons, American Lotus
Trip of the Week: Gunpowder Falls State Park
Week 3: Flowering Grasses, May Apple and Jack-in-the-Pulpit, Stinging Nettles
Trip of the Week: Potomac River float trip; Dam Number Four Cave, C&O Canal
Week 4: Japanese Knotweed, Ragweed, Ghost Crabs
Trip of the Week: Assateague Island National Seashore
Notes from the Field: The Turtles of Midsummer
September
Week 1: Pawpaws, Nighthawks and Bats
Trip of the Week: Rock Creek Park
Week 2: Grasses, Neotropical Songbirds
Trip of the Week: Cape May
Week 3: Broad-winged Hawk, Monarch Butterfly Migration,Tickseed Sunflower
Trip of the Week: Jug Bay area, Patuxent River
Week 4: Chimney Swifts, Chestnut Oak Acorns
Trip of the Week: South Fork of Shenandoah River for canoeing and canoe camping
Notes from the Field: A Cold Green Fire
October
Week 1: Fringed Gentian, Sharp-shinned Hawk Migration
Trip of the Week: Hawk Mountain
Week 2: Stink Bugs, Canada Geese, Pokeweed Fruits
Trip of the Week: Great Allegheny Passage by train and bicycle
Week 3: Wild Fruits, Prime Fall Color (Western Maryland),Cottony Seeds
Trip of the Week: Old Rag Hike, Shenandoah National Park
Week 4: Brook Trout, Prime Fall Color (Central Maryland)
Trip of the Week: Appalachian Trail hike
Notes from the Field: Autumn River
November
Week 1: Witch Hazel, Water Clarity, Bald Cypress
Trip of the Week: Pocomoke River for canoeing and camping
Week 2: Whitetail Deer, Prime Fall Color (Eastern Shore),Norway Maples
Trip of the Week: The Waterfowl Festival
Week 3: Ducks, Blue Crabs
Trip of the Week: Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge
Week 4: Osage Oranges, Whitetail Deer
Trip of the Week: Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge
Notes from the Field: Life and Death at the Marsh
December
Week 1: Tundra Swans, Beefsteak Plant
Trip of the Week: Bald eagles at Conowingo Dam
Week 2: Asiatic Bittersweet, Christmas Fern
Trip of the Week: Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge
Week 3: Mistletoe, Club Mosses
Trip of the Week: United States Botanic Garden
Week 4: Winter Solstice, Saw-whet Owls
Trip of the Week: Christmas Bird Count
Notes from the Field: Vultures
Appendix of Common and Scientific Names
Selected Bibliography
Index
