As you follow the trail into the woods, you'll pass wineberry and raspberry bushes as well as wild grape and wild roses. The flowering roses scent the air. These thickets are favorites of catbirds and cardinals, which often sing while hidden among the branches. The trees around you are mostly oaks, locust, and black cherry. In the woods, look for Canada mayflower, false Solomon's seal, nodding trillium, sessile bellwort, wood anemone, Indian pipe, and turk's-cap lily.
Indian pipe is a white, waxy plant of a single stem topped with a single white flower.
The plant gets its nourishment from decayed material in tree roots. The trail makes a sharp right turn to follow along the side of a reverting field. Check the bird-feeding station for sparrows and finches. Also, the meadow is an active area for wildlife, even though much of it goes undetected. Tunneling among the roots of these plants are meadow mice, voles, shrews, and moles.