*indicates the wildflower is blooming.
* Grass Widow: Olsynium douglasii var. douglasii -Moderate bloom, probably peeking in 7-10 days at the lower elevations.
* Western Buttercup: Ranunculus occidentalis var. occidentalis -One or two in bloom........numerous leaves.
* Spring Whitlow-grass: Draba verna -Numerous.
* Smooth Prairie Star: Lithophragma glabrum -Beginning to bloom (showy bloom along old highway at Major Creek).
* Brittle-leaved Saxifrage: Micranthes fragosa - Not in bloom but flower heads extending upwards and noticeable
* Northwestern Saxifrage: Micranthes integrifolia - Not in bloom but flower heads extending upwards and noticeable
* Rusty-hair Saxifrage: Micranthes rufidula - Beginning to bloom.
* Columbia Desert Parsley: Lomatium columbianum -Numerous plants, mostly flowers with leaves just beginning to poke out.
* Klickitat Desert Parsley: Lomatium klickitatense - Only in bloom at the base of the cliffs at the western edge of Catherine Creek.
* Salt & Pepper or Piper's Desert Parsley: Lomatium piperi -Numerous bloom.
Poet's Shooting Star: Dodecatheon poeticum -Leaves developing with a few flowers in bud.
* Gold Stars: Crocidium multicaule -Sparse bloom.
Meadow Death-camas: Toxicoscordion venenosum var. venenosum -A few plants 3-4 inches high in the field above the parking lot.
Candy Flower: Claytonia sibirica -Many plants at the corral.
Bitter Root: Lewisia rediviva -Many plants, some nibbled by deer. Should be an excellent bloom in May.
Line-leaf Montia: Montia linearis -Numerous but flowers only in bud.
Upland Larkspur: Delphinium nuttallianum -A few well-developed plants seen near the creek.
Meadow Nemophila: Nemophila pedunculata -Many with well developed leaves near the power lines.
False Agoseris: Nothocalais troximoides -A few plants seen.
1. 2 western meadowlarks
2. 4 western bluebirds