Or maybe Lindera benzoin?

my first impression was, yea, Cornus mas,

but the detailes do
look wrong to me

the young twigs tend to be very green (their bark/"skin")

flower buds tend to be very round, the red hue is untypicall

and those dot/lenti cells are off

here is a C mas for comparison ;-)

I've never seen Lindera benzoin but in pictures I'm seeing alternate branching, not opposite. If not C mas what about a maple?

What about one of the Forestiera (Swamp Privet) species? That has opposite leaves and similar flowers.

Looks like a good candidate from pictures. Never seen one myself.

Hmm, Swamp Privet (Forestiera acuminata)? Might have to see what kind of berries it produces to confirm. If so, they are supposedly edible.

If it is possible for you to go back there, blakrab, in a couple of weeks, take more pics and post them in this thread it could help to solve the puzzle. Bookmark this page for easy access later.

Hmm, or what about Forestiera pubescens (Elbow Bush)? Both in the same genus and very similar-looking...so not sure what the difference is?

Also makes sense that these berries are edible, as they are both in the Olive Family (Oleaceae).

(^ And sorry, wasn't able to make it back in time...)