Spring --> Summer?

Since I've been back from Arizona, I've been going out to some local areas once in a while.  In some ways, it feels more like summer than spring now.

WOOD THRUSHES are back and filling the woods with their excellent songs:

The ACADIAN FLYCATCHERS are back on their breeding grounds:

If you think this looks like a bumblebee, I wouldn't say you're wrong.  However, it's a bumblebee-mimic... it's actually a species of Robber Fly:

The last remnants of spring have been some late migrants... species that don't tend to pass through until later than all the others.  In that category is MOURNING WARBLER.  Although sneaky, this male popped up for a second:

If you know your plants, you know NOT to walk into this... it's a mix of Poison Ivy and Stinging Nettle:

I have to say though that the weather has been quite delightful.  Here's a warm evening stroll: