Wednesday, July 08, 2020

Trumpet Creeper- Wild Mint - Sit Spot - July 8, 2020





Trumpet Creeper
bignone radicant
(Campsis radicans)






Wild Mint
aka Field Mint
menthe des champs
(Mentha arvensis)


July 8, 2020 11:20 a.m.
Sit 529 Brush Pile W : Sunny 
+29° (+38° = 100°F) S 7-11 kph 63% humidity 

Crows,
Towhees,
Field Sparrow,
Song Sparrow,
Unidentified chirps,
Dames Rocket blooming nearby,
White Avens blooming nearby,
Heal-all blooming nearby 
Agrimony blooming nearby  
Lopseed blooming nearby,
Downy Woodpecker on grapevine,
Northern Pearly-eye butterfly,
Tall Buttercup blooming nearby 
Yellow-billed Cuckoo,
Enchanters Nightshade blooming nearby,
Daisy Fleabane blooming nearby,
Catlings Avens blooming nearby,

Extras :

12:15 a.m. Fireflies  

5:45 House Wren,

Along the trails -
Peewee,
Warbling Vireo,
1st Trumpet  Creeper blooming,
1st Wild Mint blooming,
Cardinal,
Common Yellowthroat,
Catbird,
Song Sparrow  
Insect calls,
Field Sparrow,
Blue Jays,
Redstart,
1st Virginia Mountain Mint  blooming,

Kitchen Window and Bird Feeder -
Red-winged Blackbirds,
Blue Jay,
Cardinal,
Cowbird,
Mourning Doves,
Goldfinches,
Grackles,
Rose-breasted Grosbeak,
White-breasted Nuthatch,
Chipping Sparrow,
Downy Woodpecker,
House Wren,
Chipmunk,
Black Squirrels,
Grey Squirrels.

Side note: 
Fixed timing belt for lawnmower blades
for the second day in a row,
and
hit a stump and messed up the timing belt
for the third day in a row.


Photo Site #4 - North Ridge Trail





1 comment:

Jenn Jilks said...

I'm not sure I've heard of the plant!