Aphids - Sit Spot - August 10, 2020

Oleander Aphids on Swamp Milkweed Pod

(Each is about the size of a pin head.)

August 10, 2020 11:30 a.m.

Sit 561  : Brush Pile W : Sunny 

+29° (+38°=100.4 F) w 20-30 kph  65% humidity 

Blue Jay,

Unidentified chirps,

(Jet, traffic noise),

(Southwest Airlines flight 416...),

Song Sparrow,

White Vervain blooming nearby, 

Virginia Knotweed blooming nearby, 

Daisy Fleabane blooming nearby, 

Great Ragweed blooming nearby, 

Extras:

3:00 a.m.- Crickets calling, 

5:55 a.m

      Towhee, 

       Bats flying,

Along the trails -

1st Green Amaranth blooming,

Barn Swallows,

Swallowtail Butterfly, 

Goldfinches,

Cardinal, 

Robins, 

House Wren, 

1st Meadowsweet blooming, 

Flicker, 

Crickets, 

Catbird, 

Towhee, 

Cicada, 

Crows, 

Red-tailed Hawk, 

White-tailed Deer, 

Field Sparrow,  

Cabbage White Butterflies ,

Monarch Butterfly, 

1st Great Ragweed blooming, 

Grey Tree frog, 

Turkey Vulture, 

Little Wood-Satyr butterflies, 

Kitchen Windows and Bird Feeder -

Chickadees,

Mourning Doves,

Goldfinches,

Grackles,

Rose-breasted Grosbeaks,

Hummingbird,

Robin,

Chipping Sparrow,

House Wren,

Chipmunk,

Black Squirrels,

Grey Squirrels,

Red Squirrel.

Photo Site #2 - East Willow