Sit Spot & Pileated Woodpecker Evidence

March 31, 2020, 5:54 p.m.

Sit 430 : Brush Pile W : Cloudy

+4º (0º) ne 19 - 28 kph 98 % humidity

Robins,

Woodpecker drumming,

Red-winged Blackbirds,

Song Sparrow,

Crows,

(Traffic noises)

Cardinal,

Extras:

5:50 a.m. Spring Peepers from all directions

6:30 a.m. Wild Turkeys and Robins calling

White-tailed Deer

Blue Jays,

Chickadees,

Mourning Doves,

Goldfinches,

White-breasted Nuthatch,

Downy Woodpecker

Red-bellied Woodpecker

Black Squirrel

Grey Squirrel

Evidence of Pileated Woodpecker (Nest building?)

Photo Site #1 - East Pond

Boy Scouts?

Pileated Woodpecker Digging Deep

Maybe a new nest site?

Sit Spot & Rhubarb - March 30, 2020

March 30, 2020, 9:54 a.m.

Sit 429 : Brush Pile W : Cloudy 

+6° (+2) w 26_39 kph 83% humidity 

Song Sparrow,

Mallard,

Cardinal  

Crows,

Mourning Doves,

Red-winged Blackbirds,

Blue Jays,

(Jet, traffic noise),

(JetSuite Air flight 307...)

Extras:

2:00 p.m. Phoebe calling!

Chickadees,

Goldfinches,

White-breasted Nuthatch,

Black Squirrels,

Grey Squirrels 

Rabbit & White-tailed Deer 

     on Game Camera.

Our Rhubarb is up!

Photo Site #4 - North Ridge Trail

Very Early Rhubarb Leaves

Sit Spot & First Coltsfoot of the Season - March 29, 2020

March 29, 2020 9:03 a.m.

Sit 428 : Brush Pile E Cloudy with rain 

+5° (+2°) e 15-23 100% humidity 

Cardinal,

Crows,

Raindrops on tarp,

Blue Jays,

(Rain on iPhone so could 

not access keyboard for 10

minutes)

Extras:

Red-winged Blackbirds,

Chickadees,

Goldfinches,

Grackles,

White-breasted Nuthatch,

Robins,

Song Sparrow,

Black Squirrels,

Grey Squirrels,

Coltsfoot blooming !

Highwinds all afternoon and into evening.

Hard to hear any birds.

Spring Peepers could be heard by west pond.

Photo Site #3 - West Meadow Viewpoint

Coltsfoot

Sit Spot and a Moss - March 28, 2020

March 28, 2020 9:13 a.m 

Sit 427 : Brush Pile E : Cloudy with rain 

+3° (0°) NE 11-17 95% humidity 

Mourning Doves,

Woodpecker drumming,

Crows,

Song Sparrows,

Red-winged Blackbirds,

Blue Jays,

Unidentified chirps,

Rooster,

Wind in trees,

Raindrops on tarp,

Mallards,

(Traffic noises)

Extras:

5:50 Spring Peepers and American Woodcocks calling

6:50 Wind chimes almost drowning out Robins,                

        Cardinals & Spring Peepers

5 White-tailed Deer 

Chickadees,

Goldfinches,

Juncos,

White-breasted Nuthatch,

Downy Woodpecker,

Red-bellied Woodpecker,

Rabbit,

Black Squirrels,

Grey Squirrel.

Photo Site #2 -  East Willow

Unidentified Moss

Sit Spot & Red Trillium Shoots - March 27, 2020

March 27, 2020 10:04

Sit 426 : Brush Pile W : Cloudy 

+2° (0°) NW 4-6 kph 85% humidity 

Crows,

Woodpecker drumming,

Song Sparrow,

Chickadees,

Cardinal,

(Neither jets nor traffic today!)

Extras:

6:45 a.m. Robins, Cardinals, Mallards, 

     and Spring Peepers calling

10:30 a.m. Tundra Swans flying overhead 

Early afternoon: Wood Frogs, Chorus Frogs, &

     Spring Peepers all calling

Rabbit in west meadow

Red-winged Blackbirds

Mourning Doves,

Goldfinches,

Juncos,

White-breasted Nuthatch,

Downy Woodpecker,

Red-bellied Woodpecker,

Chipmunk,

Black Squirrels,

Grey Squirrels,

Red Trilliums shoots getting larger

Spring Beauty leaves up

Saw first butterfly of season - 

      probably Question-mark but maybe Comma

Photo Site #1 - East Pond

Red Trillium Shoots

Sit Spot & Hairy Bittercress - March 26, 2020

March 26, 2020 9:12 a.m. 

Sit 425 : Brush Pile W : Sunny 

+5° (+4°) s 5-7 kph  78% humidity 

Blue Jays,

Cardinals,

Red-winged Blackbirds,

Unidentified chirps,

(Jet, traffic noise)

Mourning Doves,

Robins,

Cowbirds,

Gulls,

Crows,

(JetSuite Air flight 307...)

Extras:

6:45 - Robins and Cardinals incredibly loud!

Killdeer,

Song Sparrows,

TREE SWALLOW on bird house!

Chickadees,

Goldfinches,

Juncos,

White-breasted Nuthatch,

Starlings,

Red-bellied Woodpecker

Chipmunk,

Coyote on Stelth Cam

Black Squirrels,

Grey Squirrels,

Rabbit

White-tailed Deer on Stealth Cam

Photo Site #4 -North Ridge Trail

Hairy Bittercress

Cardamine hérissée

(Cardamine hirsuta)

Close up photo of hairs on leaf stems

Sit Spot, Breakfast, First Leaves - March 25, 2020

March 25, 2020 9:45 a.m.

Sit 424 : Brush Pile W : Sunny 

(Weather app not working)

Song Sparrow,

Cardinal,

Woodpecker drumming,

Honeysuckle leaves opening,

Flicker,

(Train, Jet, traffic noise)

Crows,

(Jet Suite Air flight 307...)

Extras:

6:10 a.m. only American Woodcock calling,

6:50 a.m. Robins, Mallards, Cardinals, &

        Wild Turkeys calling

Red-winged Blackbirds,

Blue Jays,

Chickadees,

Mourning Doves,

Goldfinches,

Juncos,

White-breasted Nuthatch,

Red-bellied Woodpecker,

Chipmunk,

Black Squirrels,

Grey Squirrels,

Red Squirrel,

Rabbit.

Photo Site #3 - West Meadow Viewpoint

Apple Crumble for Breakfast

First Shrub Leaves - Honeysuckle Species

Sit Spot - March 24. 2020

March 24, 2020 3:17 p.m.

Sit 423 : Brush Pile W : Cloudy 

+4 ° (+2°) se 9-14 kph  81% humidity 

Cardinals,

Robins,

(Train, Jet, traffic noise)

Unidentified chirps,

Crows,

(JetSuite Air flight 307...)

Gulls.

Extras:

Robins, Cardinals, Woodcock & a Mallard 

chattering @ 6:40 this morning 

Red-winged Blackbirds,

Blue Jays,

Chickadees,

Mourning Doves,

Grackles,

Juncos,

White-breasted Nuthatch.

Starlings,

Downy Woodpecker,

Red-bellied Woodpecker,

Song Sparrow,

Chipmunk

Black Squirrels,

Grey Squirrels,
1 White-tailed Deer

Photo Site #2 - East Willow

Photo of Red Maple Tree Flowers 

taken a few years ago.

They are blooming now but 

the flowers I have seen are too high up to photograph. 

Fleur-Ange saw this deer

that the dog and I both missed.

It was across the valley to the south

of our property.

Snowy Sit Spot - March 23, 2020

March 23, 2020 9:30 a.m.

Sit 422 : Brush Pile E : Cloudy with snow 

0° (-4°) NE 11-17 kph  97% humidity 

Red-winged Blackbirds,

Blue Jays,

(Jet, traffic noise)

(JetSuite Air flight 307...),

Red-bellied Woodpecker,

Crows,

Extras:

Cardinals,

Chickadees,

Mourning Doves,

Goldfinches,

Grackles,

Juncos,

White-breasted Nuthatch,

Robins,

Downy Woodpecker, 

Chipmunk,

Black Squirrels,

Grey Squirrels.

Photo Site #1 - East Pond

 

Along the Trail

View from my brush pile.
I do not like how it looks here
but I cannot seem to take it off.

Sit Spot - March 22, 2020

March 22, 2020 9:35 a.m.

Sit 421 : Brush Pile W : Sunny 

-4° (-8°) ne 11-17 kph  63 % humidity 

Woodpecker drumming,

Cardinals,

Crows,

Mourning Doves,

Chickadees,

Red-winged Blackbirds,

(Jet, very little traffic )

(JetSuite Air flight 307...)

Eastern Bluebirds,

Prop Plane

Extras:

6:10 a.m. American Woodcock & Great Horned Owl 

7:00 a.m. Wild Turkeys & Robins,

Blue Jays,

Goldfinches,

Grackles,

White-breasted Nuthatch,

Downy Woodpecker,

Red-bellied Woodpecker,

Chipmunk,

Grey Squirrels.

Photo Site #4 - North Ridge Trail

Sit Spot - March 21, 2020

March 21, 2020 21 9:14 a.m.

Sit 420 ; Brush Pile W : Sunny 

-7° (-13°) n 13-20 69% humidity 

Crows,

Red-winged Blackbirds,

Cardinals,

Goldfinches,

(Jet, traffic noise) 

Extras:

Song Sparrow,

Tree Sparrow,

Blue Jays,

Chickadees,

Mourning Doves,

Grackles,

Juncos,

White-breasted Nuthatch,

Starlings,

Downy Woodpecker,

Red-bellied Woodpecker.

Photo Site #3 - West Meadow Viewpoint