Phoebe - Sit Spot #612 - September 30, 2020

It took a while to identify

the first one, as it was not expected,

then there were 4 more

Eastern Phoebes.

September 30, 2020 10:30 a.m.

Sit 612  : Brush Pile W : Cloudy 

+13° (+11°) sw 28-42 kph 72% humidity 

Blue Jays,

Unidentified chirps,

(Traffic noises),

Wind in trees,

Tall Goldenrod blooming nearby,

Red Squirrel by my foot,

Daisy Fleabane blooming nearby,

Calico Aster blooming nearby,

Insects calling,

Black Squirrel,

Tree branches clicking together,

Crows,

Extras:

1:00 a.m. - Insect noises,

7:00 a.m. -

       (Traffic noise),

       Crows,

Along the  trails -

Insect calls,

White-tailed Deer, 

Phoebes,

Blue Jays,

Chickadees,

Robins,

Crows,

Little, low flying beige moths,

Kitchen Window and Bird Feeder - 

Blue Jays,

Chickadees,

Mourning Doves,

Goldfinches,

Red-breasted Nuthatch,

White-breasted Nuthatch,

Downy Woodpecker,

Black Squirrels.

Photo Site #6 - Close up of east Willow

Lily - Sit Spot #611 - September 29, 2020

Looks beat up

but

it was not even blooming yesterday.

September 29, 2020 4:10 p.m.

Sit 611  : Brush Pile W : Cloudy 

+18° (+18°) sw 13-20 kph  52% humidity 

Crows,

Nuthatch,

Chipmunk Chipping,

Blue Jays,

Insect calls,

Tall Goldenrod blooming nearby,

(Traffic noises),

Calico Aster blooming nearby,

Daisy Fleabane blooming nearby,

Extras:

1:00 a.m. - Rain on roof,

7:00 a.m. - (Traffic noises),

Along the trails -

Sulphur Butterfly,

Crows,

Insect calls,

Chickadees,

Low flying little beige moths,

Kitchen Window and Bird Feeder - 

Blue Jays,

Cardinal,

Chickadees,

Crows calling,

Flicker,

Goldfinches,

Red-breasted Nuthatch,

White-breasted Nuthatch,

Chipmunk,

Black Squirrels,

Gray Squirrels.

Photo Site #1 - East "Pond"

Indian Tobacco - White Ash - Sit Spot #610 - September 28, 2020

Seed Pods

Indian Tobacco

lobélie gonflée

(Lobelia inflata)

White Ash in foreground

frêne blanc

(Fraxinus americana)

September 28, 2020 10:20 a.m.

Sit 610  : Brush Pile W : Sunny 

+19° (+20°)  s 13-20 kph 88% humidity 

Crows,

Chipmunk Chipping,

Blue Jays,

(Jet, traffic noise),

(SkyWest Airlines flight 5139…),

Unidentified chirps,

Wind in trees,

Tall Goldenrod blooming nearby,

Daisy Fleabane blooming nearby,

Calico Aster blooming nearby,

Arrow-leaved Aster blooming nearby,

Dog barking in distance,

Extras:

3:00 a.m.- Crickets & insects calling, 

7:00 a.m.-

       Crickets & insects calling,

       (Traffic noises),

Along the trails -

Many Walnut leaves falling,

Cabbage White Butterflies,

Blue Jays,

Goldfinches,

Chickadees,

Crickets & insects calling,

Crows,

Garter Snake sunning on trail,

Sulphur Butterfly,

Kitchen Window and Bird Feeder - 

Blue Jays,

Chickadees,

Mourning Doves,

Goldfinches,

Red-breasted Nuthatch,

White-breasted Nuthatch,

Chipmunk,

Black Squirrels,

Red Squirrel.

Photo Site #7 - 

Sunrise time from 2nd Floor Window

Our Goat - Primrose - Sit Spot #609 - September 27, 2020

Our Goat, Alice

was 13 years old in May.

Life expectancy for Angora Goats is 10 years. 

Evening Primrose

having a second season.

See the seeds turned brown behind the flower.

September 27, 2020 10:40 a.m.

Sit 609  : Brush Pile W : Partly cloudy 

+21° (+23°)  sw 30-41 kph 73% humidity 

Blue Jays,

Wind in trees,

(Traffic noises),

Unidentified chirps,

Tall Goldenrod blooming nearby,

Canada Goldenrod blooming nearby,

Daisy Fleabane blooming nearby,

Calico Aster blooming nearby,

Arrow-leaved Aster blooming nearby,

Extras:

3:00 a.m. - Cricket & Insect calls,

7:00 a.m. -

       Cricket & Insect calls,

       (Traffic noise),

        Bats flying, 

Along the trails -

Crows,

Blue Jays,

Sulphur Butterfly,

Crickets calling,

Chickadees,

Robins, 

Bats flying in p.m. too,

Kitchen Window and Bird Feeder - 

Blue Jays,

Cardinal,

Chickadees,

Mourning Doves,

Goldfinches,

Red-breasted Nuthatch,

White-breasted Nuthatch,

Downy Woodpecker,

Chipmunk,

Black Squirrels,

Red Squirrel.

Photo Site #2 - East Willow

Aster - Sit Spot #608 - September 26, 2020

New England Aster

September 26, 2020 4:40 p.m.

Sit 608  : Brush Pile W : Sunny 

+26° (+30°)  sw 26-35 kph  48% humidity 

Wind in trees,

(Traffic noises),

Insect calls,

Prop Plane,

Canada Goldenrod blooming nearby,

Tall Goldenrod blooming nearby,

Daisy Fleabane blooming nearby,

Calico Aster blooming nearby,

Arrow-leaved Aster blooming nearby,

Extras:

1:00 a.m. - Insect calls,

6:50 a.m. -

       (Traffic noises),

        Crows,

Along the trails -

Many Walnut leaves falling,

Blue Jays,

Crows,

Crickets & insect calls,

Kitchen Window and Bird Feeder - 

Blue Jays,

Cardinal,

Mourning Doves,

Goldfinches,

Red-breasted Nuthatch,

White-breasted Nuthatch,

Downy Woodpecker,

Chipmunk.

Photo Site #3 - West Meadow Viewpoint

Praying Mantis - Sit Spot #607 - September 25, 2020

Praying Mantis

I was trying to get the Mantis in focus

with my iPhone and got this;

I decided to keep the photo as

I liked the way it turned out.

September 25, 2020 10:25 a.m.

Sit 607  : Brush Pile W : Sunny 

+19° (+19°) s 4-6 kph  68% humidity 

Blue Jays,

Downy Woodpecker,

Crows,

(Traffic noises),

Chipmunk Chipping,

Flicker,

Bees on Goldenrods,

Insect calls,

Canada Goldenrod blooming nearby,

Tall Goldenrod blooming nearby,

Calico Aster blooming nearby,

Arrow-leaved Aster blooming nearby,

 Daisy Fleabane blooming nearby,

Extras:

1:00 a.m.- Crickets & insects calling, 

6:50 a.m.- (Traffic noises),

Along the trails -

Robins,

Crows,

White-breasted Nuthatch,

Monarch Butterfly,

Cabbage White Butterfly,

Red Dragonflies,

Chipmunk Chipping,

Crickets & insects calling,

Garter Snake,

Chickadees,

Praying Mantis,

Kitchen Window and Bird Feeder - 

Blue Jays,

Mourning Doves,

Goldfinches,

Red-breasted Nuthatch,

White-breasted Nuthatch,

Chipmunk,

Black Squirrels,

Red Squrrels. 

Photo Site #5 - Front "Forest" Trail

Puffball - Caterpillar - Sunset - Sit Spot #606 - September 24, 2020

Giant Puffball Mushroom

Found by a trail that I walked yesterday

and where I did not see it yesterday.

How fast do they grow?

Did it grow this big in one day

or was I sleepwalking yesterday?

Dogwood Sawfly Larva

They have stripped one of our Dogwoods of all leaves.

Nice colours for sunset this evening.

September 24, 2020 10:40 a.m.

Sit 606  : Brush Pile W : Cloudy 

+19° (+20°)

Blue Jays,

Crows,

(Traffic noise),

Siren in distance,

Tall Goldenrod blooming nearby,

Canada Goldenrod blooming nearby,

Daisy Fleabane blooming nearby,

Arrow-leaved Aster blooming nearby,

Calico Aster blooming nearby,

Cricket & Insect calls,

Catbird,

Unidentified chirps,

Extras :

1:00 a.m.- Crickets & insects calling, 

5:50 a.m.- (Traffic noises),

Along the trails -

Crows,

Blue Jays,

Crickets,

Cardinal,

Flock of Blackbirds overhead,

White-breasted Nuthatch,

Insect calls,

Little low flying beige moths,

Chickadees,

Sulphur Butterfly,

Flicker,

Dogwood Sawfly,

Kitchen Window and Bird Feeder - 

Rusty Blackbird,

Blue Jays,

Cardinal,

Chickadees,

Mourning Doves,

Goldfinches,

Grackles,

Red-breasted Nuthatch,

White-breasted Nuthatch,

Chipmunk,

Black Squirrels,

Red Squrrels. 

Photo Site #2 - East Willow

Jack-in-Pulpit - Sit Spot #605 - September 23, 2020

Something took or ate all the berries

from this Jack-in-the-Pulpit.

This is the support structure under the seeds.

September 23, 2020 10:15 a.m.

Sit 605  : Brush Pile W : Sunny 

+15° (+15°) W 7-11 kph 82% humidity 

Crows,

Blue Jays,

Cricket & Insect calls,

Chipmunk Chipping,

(Jet, traffic noise),

(Republic Airlines Flight 8809...),

Robins,

Tall Goldenrod blooming nearby,

Canada Goldenrod blooming nearby,

Calico Aster blooming nearby,

Arrow-leaved Aster blooming nearby,

Daisy Fleabane blooming nearby,

Extras:

12:15 a.m.- Crickets &insects calling, 

6:50 a.m.-

       Crickets & insects calling, 

       Crows,

       (Traffic noises),

Along the trails -

Cricket & Insect calls,

Spring Peepers,

White-throated Sparrow,

Blue Jays,

Crows, 

Small low flying beige moths,

Bees buzzing around my head,

Many bats in p.m.,

(While trying to brush away bees

 from my head and hair, I accidentally 

 also brushed away my right hearing aid.

 I was not able to find it again in the

 Goldenrods, Asters, Dogbanes and Grass.)

Kitchen Window and Bird Feeder - 

Blue Jays,

Chickadees,

Mourning Doves,

Goldfinches,

Red-breasted Nuthatch,

White-breasted Nuthatch,

Song Sparrow on west side of kitchen,

Chipmunk,

Black Squirrels,

Gray Squirrels.

Photo Site #6 - Close up of the east Willow