As I was out walking, I spotted new leaves emerging from the moss and duff below the large cedar and fir trees. My first sighting of the season.
The rattlesnake orchid is described as a native plant to this area by Wildflowers Of The Pacific Northwest.
 

 

Goodyera oblongifolia

Rattlesnake-Plantain

Basal rosette of thick leaves, erect flower stem. Leaves sessile, oblong tapering to base, entire, deep green usually with prominent white midvein and smaller white side veins, often white patches, but occasionally entirely plain green. Flower stem with few bracts, flowers held densely at top. Flowers white, tubular, with upper petals and sepals forming hood over lower. Grows in dry conifer forests in leaf compost at low to mid-elevations. Leaf rosettes often found without flowers.

Although I personally have not noticed this patch of native orchids blooming, I will continue to monitor this spot and others around the farm to see if I can document the find.