Sit Spot - Spicebush - Prairie Smoke - April 30, 2020

April 30, 2020 9:17 a.m.

Sit 460 Brush Pile W : Cloudy with rain 

+11° (+9°) s 13-20 kph 95% humidity 

Crows,

Blue Jays,

Rain on tarp,

Cardinal,

Goldfinches,

Song Sparrow,

Towhee,

Flicker,

(A little traffic noise...)

Along the Trail - 

Turkey Vultures overhead,

Brown Thrasher singing,

Spring Peepers peeping,

American Toads trilling,

Spice Bush, planted last fall, starting to bloom,

Barren Strawberry starting to bloom,

Apricot Tree starting to bloom,

Leaves opening on Apple Trees.

Kitchen Window & Bird Feeder -

Red-winged Blackbird,

Blue Jays,

Cardinals,

Chickadees,

Mourning Doves,

Goldfinches,

Grackles,

White-breasted Nuthatch,

Robins,

Downy Woodpecker,

Red-bellied Woodpecker,

Chipmunk,

Black Squirrels,

Grey Squirrels,

Red Squirrel.

Photo  Site #1 - East Pond

Spicebush aka Northern Spicebush

benjoin

(Lindera benzoin)

Flower about the size of my smallest fingernail.

Prairie Smoke aka Three-flowered Avens

benoîte à trois fleurs

(Geum triflorum)

Leconte's Violet - Ground Ivy - Sit Spot - April 29, 2020

I cannot believe how many things are on my to do list and how few I can accomplish in one day. Running a day late on photos for this blog again. And then our Rogers account has gone into 
s   l   o   w     use again. Reduced speed means downloading at 0.07 mb/sec and uploading at 0.02 mb/sec.

April 29, 2020 10:19 a.m.

Sit 459 : Brush Pile W ; Cloudy 

+8° (+5°) e 19-28 kph 89% humidity 

Robins,

Cardinal,

House Wren,

Towhee,

Field Sparrow,

Gulls,

Flicker,

(Train, Traffic noises)

Red-winged Blackbirds,

Extras :

LeConte's Violet started blooming,

Garlic Mustard started blooming,

Along the trails:

Tree Swallows,

Bluebirds,

Flicker 

Brown Thrasher,

Crows,

Kitchen Window and Bird Feeder -

Red-winged Blackbird,

Blue Jays,

Cardinals,

Chickadees,

Cowbirds,

Mourning Doves,

Goldfinches,

Grackles,

White-breasted Nuthatch,

Chipping Sparrow,

Downy Woodpecker,

Red-bellied Woodpecker,

Chipmunk,

Black Squirrels,

Grey Squirrels.

Photo Site #4 - North Ridge Trail

Leconte's Violet

violette affine

(Viola affinis)

Ground Ivy

lierre terrestre

(Glechoma hederacea)

Plan B, Butterfly, Poison Ivy, & Sit Spot - April 28, 2020

A few of the 900 share boxes of food

leaving Plan B Organic Farm this week.

(Only about 250 out back in late February.)

Mourning Cloak Butterflies

have been flying for a few weeks. 

I finally got a photo.

Poison Ivy

may grow as a vine and climb trees

and put out branches too.

April 28, 2020 4:35 p.m.

Sit 458 : Brush Pile W : Partly cloudy 

+16° (+16°) E 11-17 kph 56% humidity 

Robins,

Crows,

Woodpecker drumming,

Cardinal,

(Jet, traffic noise)

(United Airlines flight 2304...)

Song Sparrow,

Red-winged Blackbirds,

Extras:

4:30 p.m. Eagle flying over Labyrinth,

Along the trails -

Flicker,

American Toads,  

Spring Peepers,

Mallards,
Mourning Cloak Butterfly,

Sweet White Violet started blooming,

Ground Ivy Started blooming.

Kitchen Window and Bird Feeder -

Red-winged Blackbird,

Blue Jays,

Cardinals,

Chickadees,

Mourning Doves,

Goldfinches,

Grackles,

Robins,

White-throated Sparrow,

Downy Woodpecker,

Chipmunk,

Black Squirrels.

Photo Site #3 - West Meadow Viewpoint

Red Trillium, Purple Dead Nettle, Sit Spot - April 27, 2020

Red Trillium

Not as large as last year

and

looks like some frostbite on the petals

Purple Dead Nettle

April 27, 2020 9:45 a.m.

Sit 457 : Brush Pile W : Sunny 

+8° (+5°) N 17-26 61% humidity 

Cardinal,

Flicker,

Red-winged Blackbirds,

Field Sparrow,

Song Sparrow,

House Wren,

(Prop Plane),

Crows,

Robins,

(Jet, traffic noise, Train),

(JetSuite Air flight 307...)

Extras:

Along the trails -

Towhee,

Turkey Vulture overhead,

Great Blue Heron flying overhead,

Kitchen window & Bird Feeder -

Red-winged Blackbird,

Blue Jays,

Cardinals,

Cowbirds,

Mourning Doves,

Goldfinches,

Grackles,

Juncos,

White-breasted Nuthatch,

Robins,

Chipping Sparrow,

Downy Woodpecker,

Red-bellied Woodpecker.

Photo Site #2 - East Willow

Sit Spot - April 26, 2020

April 26, 2020 9:46 a.m.

Sit 456 Brush Pile W : Cloudy with rain 

+6° (+2°) NE 28-36 kph 83% humidity 

Flicker,

Blue Jays,

Robins,

Red-winged Blackbirds,

Light rain on tarp,

Song Sparrow,

Wild Turkeys,

Many Honeysuckle leaves showing 

Field Sparrow,

Cardinal,

(Jet, traffic noise)

(JetSuite Air flight 307...)

Wind in trees,

Canada Geese flying overhead,

Crow,

House Wren,

Extras:

6:00 a.m.  Robins, Cardinals, & Wind Chimes

     singing and ringing in the rain

Red Squirrel in west bush,

Red Trillium finally open in the evening

Purple Dead Nettle blooming

(Forgot to note Periwinkle blooming yesterday)

Photos tomorrow . . .

Kitchen Window & Bird Feeder - 

Red-winged Blackbirds,

Blue Jays,

Cardinals,

Mourning Doves,

Goldfinches,

Grackles,

White-breasted Nuthatch,

Robins,

Red-bellied Woodpecker

Field Sparrow - 1st time below feeder.

Photo Site #1 - East Pond

Cowbird, Trout Lily, Sit Spot - April 25, 2020

Cowbird seen from Kitchen Window

Trout Lily

April 25, 2020 10:05 a.m.

Sit 455 Brush Pile W : Sunny 

+6° (+4°) NE 11-17 kph 60% humidity

Robins,

Song Sparrow,

Brown Thrasher!

Crows,

Red-winged Blackbirds, 

Blue Jays,

Extras:

6:00 a.m. Phoebe, Field Sparrow, 

     Red-winged Blackbirds, Crows calling,

9:50 a.m. 2 Sandhill Cranes 

     flew over west meadow, 

Along trails -

Field Sparrow, 

Gulls,

Towhee,

Rabbit.

Kitchen Window & Bird Feeder - 

Red-winged Blackbirds,

Blue Jays,

Cardinals,

Chickadees,

Cowbird

Mourning Doves,

Goldfinches,

Grackles,

White-breasted Nuthatch,

Downy Woodpecker,

Red-bellied Woodpecker,

Chipmunk,

Black Squirrels,

Grey Squirrels,

Red Squirrel.

New bloom - Trout Lily

Photo Site #4 - North Ridge Trail

Sit Spot & Some Extra Information - April 24, 2020

April 24, 2020 10:16 a.m.

Sit 454 : Brush Pile W : Cloudy 

+5° (+1°) : ne 20-31 : 54% humidity 

Song Sparrow,

Robins,

(Jet, traffic noise, Train)

(JetSuite Air flight 307...)

Wind in trees,

Trees creaking,

Cardinal.

Extras:

Along Trail -

White-throated Sparrow singing

Tree Swallows flying over meadow,

Gulls flying high overhead,

Cowbirds,

Towhee Singing  

Heard snort of White-tailed Deer ,

House Wren chattering,

Bluebirds calling,

Field Sparrow singing  

Crows flying over

From Kitchen Window & Bird Feeder -

Red-winged Blackbirds,

Blue Jays,

Cardinals,

Chickadees,

Cowbirds,

Crows,

Mourning Doves,

Goldfinches,

Grackles,

Juncos,

White-breasted Nuthatch,

Chipping Sparrow,

Downy, Woodpecker,

Red-bellied woodpecker,

Chipmunk,

Black Squirrels,

Great Squirrels,

Red Squirrel,

Rabbit.

Flowers blooming this week -

Hairy Bittercress,

Bloodroot,

Marsh Dandelion,

Red-seeded Dandelion,

Manatoba Maple started this week,

Scilla,

Red Trilliums,

Narrow-leaved Spring Beauty,

Willow  species by West Pond started,

Wild Ginger,

Daffodils,

Forsythia,

Lungwort,

Narcissus.

Plants with leaves growing  -

Honeysuckles,

Black Raspberries,

Red Raspberries,

Wild Currents,

Choke Cherries,

Black Cherries,

Mayapples,

Garlic Mustard,

Celendine,

Grape hyacinth,

Jack-in-the-Pulpit,

Early Meadowrue,

Pussytoes,

Sedge species,

Grass species,

Strawberry species,

Trout lilys

Violet species

Photo Site #3 - West Meadow Viewpoint