Carrion Flower - Sit Spot #1168 - May 31, 2022

Common Carrion Flower

Tuesday, May 31, 2022 4:30 p.m.

Sit 1168  :  Brush Pile W  :  Few clouds 

+30° (+36°) 

Common Yellowthroat,

Trees creaking in wind,

Wind in trees,

Cardinal,

Extras:

5:30 a.m. Dawn Chorus -

Crows,

Cardinals,

Mourning Doves,

House Wren,

Along the trails -

Yellow-billed Cuckoo,

Common Yellowthroat,

Cardinal, 

House Wren 

Red-winged Blackbirds 

Willow Flycatcher 

Towhee 

Wild Turkey 

Mourning Doves 

Oriole 

Crows

Damselfly 

Mourning Cloak Butterfly

Rabbit

Blooming Plants:

.  Anemone, Canada 1st on property 

.  Avens, Wood 

.  Alexanders, Golden

.  Blue-eyed Grass

.  Burning Bush

.  Buttercup, Kidney-leaf 

.  Buttercup, Tall 

.  Carrion Flower, Common - 1st

.  Celandine 

.  Chickweed, Mouse-ear

.  Cleavers 

.  Clover, Red - 1st

.  Clover, White - 1st

.  Columbine, Garden 

.  Columbine, Wild

.  Comfrey

.  Daisy, Oxeye 

.  Dandelion, Common 

.  Fleabane, Common

.  Forget-Me-Not, True 

.  Geranium, Wild

.  Grape, Riverbank 1st 

.  Ground Ivy 

.  Hawkweed, Field 

.  Hawkweed, Orange - 1st

.  Herb Robert 

.  Honeysuckle, Morrow's  

.  Honeysuckle, Tartarian 

.  Iris, Maroon

.  Iris, Purple

.  Jack-In-The-Pulpit

.  Lady's Slipper, Yellow 

.  Lilac

.  Lily-of-the-valley 

.  Medic, Black 

.  Mustard, Garlic 

.  Olive, Autumn

.  Pansy

.  Peppergrass, Field 

 . Periwinkle 

.  Phlox, Wild Blue

.  Pussytoes, Smaller 

.  Raspberry, Black

.  Rocket, Dame's 

.  Solomon's Seal, False

.  Solomon's Seal, Giant

.  Speedwell, Thyme-Leaved 

.  Strawberry, Field

.  Strawberry, Woodland

.  Valerian, Garden - 1st

.  Viburnum, Sweet

.  Wood Sorrel

Kitchen Window and Bird Feeder -

Red-winged Blackbird,

Cowbird,

Mourning Doves,

Grackle,

Rose-breasted Grosbeak,

Robin,

Chipmunk,

Grey Squirrel,

Red Squirrel.

(Bird Feeder taken down for the summer

 due to bird virus going around.

 We will miss our bird friends!)

Photo Site #7 - 

Sunrise time from 2nd Floor Window

Daisy - Sit Spot #1167 - May 30, 2022

Oxeye Daisy

Monday, May 30 2022 10:10 a.m.

Sit 1167  :  Brush Pile W  :   Sunny 

+24° (29°) SW 22-33 kph 65% humidity 

Mosquitoes,

Towhee,

House Wren,

Cardinal,

Crows,

(Jet - Sunset Aviation flight 703...),

Wind in trees,

(Traffic noises),

Robins, 

(Construction noises),

Song Sparrow,

Extras:

6:40 a.m. Dawn Chorus -

Crows,

Red-winged Blackbirds,

Robins,

Along the Trails -

Many mosquitoes out this morning,

Red-winged Blackbirds, 

Willow Flycatcher, 

Oriole, 

Blue Jays, 

Crows, 

House Wren, 

Killdeer, 

Web worms on Cherry,

Common Yellowthroat,

Robins,

Towhee,

Yellow Warbler,

Crickets, 

Green Frogs, 

Blooming Plants:

Avens, Wood 

Alexanders, Golden

Blue-eyed Grass

Burning Bush

Buttercup, Tall 

Celandine 

Chickweed, Mouse-ear

Columbine, Garden 

Columbine, Wild

Daisy, Oxeye 

Dandelion, Common 

Fleabane, Common

Forget-Me-Not, True 

Geranium, Wild

Goatsbeard, Meadow 

Ground Ivy 

Hawkweed, Field 

Herb Robert 

Honeysuckle, Morrow's  

Iris, Purple?

Jack-In-The-Pulpit

Lilac

Lily-of-the-valley 

Medic, Black 

Mustard, Garlic 

Olive, Autumn

Pansy

Peppergrass, Field 

Periwinkle 

Phlox, Wild Blue

Pussytoes, Smaller 

Raspberry, Black

Rocket, Dame's 

Solomon's Seal, False

Solomon's Seal, Giant

Speedwell, Thyme-Leaved 

Strawberry, Field

Strawberry, Woodland

Viburnum, Sweet

Wood Sorrel

Kitchen Window and Bird Feeder -

Red-winged Blackbird,

Blue Jays,

Cardinals,

Grackle,

White-breasted Nuthatch,

Red-bellied Woodpecker,

Grey Squirrel,

Red Squirrel.

Photo Site #6 - Close-up of East Willow

Vanessa & Leroy

Starting to accept each other

with caution

Sunday, May 29, 2022 5:30 p.m.

Sit 1166  :  Brush Pile W  :   Partly cloudy 

+24° (+27°) S 17-26 kph 50% humidity 

Cardinal 

Crows 

(Traffic noises),

(Jet - SkyWest Airlines flight 3245...),

Song Sparrow 

Wind in trees,

Extras:

5:50 a.m. Dawn Chorus -

Cardinal,

House Wren,

Robins,

Yellow-billed Cuckoo

Along the Trails -

Red-winged Blackbirds?

Mourning Doves 

White-breasted Nuthatch,

Cardinal 

Carolina Wren 

Willow Flycatcher 

Blue Jays 

Towhee 

Rose-breasted Grosbeak?

Blooming Plants:

.  Alexanders, Golden

.  Barberry, Common

.  1st Burning Bush

.  Buttercup, Tall 

.  Celandine 

.  Chickweed, Mouse-ear

.  Columbine, Garden 

.  Columbine, Wild

.  Daisy, Oxeye 

.  Dandelion, Common 

.  Fleabane, Commom

.  Forget-Me-Not, True 

.  Geranium, Wild

.  Ground Ivy 

.  Hawkweed, Field 

.  Herb Robert 

.  Honeysuckle, Morrow's  

.  Iris, Purple

.  Jack-In-The-Pulpit

.  Lilac

.  Lily-of-the-valley 

.  Medic, Black 

.  Mustard, Garlic 

.  Olive, Autumn

.  Pansy

.  Peppergrass, Field 

.  Periwinkle 

.  Phlox, Wild Blue

.  Pussytoes, Smaller 

.  Raspberry, Black

.  Rocket, Dame's 

.  Solomon's Seal, False

.  Solomon's Seal, Giant

.  Speedwell, Thyme-Leaved 

.  Strawberry, Field

.  Strawberry, Woodland

.  Viburnum, Sweet

Kitchen Window and Bird Feeder -

Red-winged Blackbird,

Blue Jays,

Cardinals,

Chickadee,

Cowbird,

Mourning Doves,

Grackle,

Red-breasted Nuthatch,

White-breasted Nuthatch,

Baltimore Oriole

Chipmunk,

Grey Squirrel.

Photo Site #5 - Front "Forest" Trail

Goats - Sit Spot #1165 - Saturday, May 28, 2022

Did a 10 k run this morning.
Did more prep for goats coming this afternoon.
Got 3 new young goats in late afternoon.
One already got through my new fence.

Virginia, the short eared goat ( for Virginia Woolf); 

her twin sister, the long eared goat, Vanessa 

(for Virginia Woolf's sister Vanessa Bell); 

and Sally, the little brown & white goat 

(for Sally Seton, a character in Virginia Woolf's book "Mrs. Dalloway".) 

All names from Fleur-Ange.

Saturday, May 28, 2022 5:55 p.m.

Sit 1165 : Brush Pile W : Partly Sunny 

+21° (-+22°) W 15-23 53% humidity 

Song Sparrow 

(Jet -Air Canada Jazz flight 855 . . .)

Wind in trees,

Yellow-billed Cuckoo,

Catbird,

Towhee 

Extras:

5:40 Dawn Chorus:

Robins,

Red-winged Blackbirds,

Crows,

Phoebe,

Field Sparrow,

House Wren,

Along the Trails -

Red-winged Blackbirds,

Crows 

Oriole 

Mourning Doves 

Yellow-billed Cuckoo

Crickets 

Tree Swallows 

Cardinal 

Song Sparrow 

Towhee 

Chickadees 

Blooming Plants:

Buttercup, Tall 

Celandine 

Chickweed, Mouse-ear

Columbine, Wild

Crowfoot, Hooked

Daisy, Oxeye - 1st 

Dandelion, Common 

Fleabane, Common

Forget-Me-Not, True 

Geranium, Wild

Ground Ivy 

Hawkweed, Field

Herb Robert 

Honeysuckle, Morrow's  

Jack-In-The-Pulpit

Lilac

Lily-of-the-valley 

Medic, Black 

Mustard, Garlic 

Olive, Autumn

Pansy

Peppergrass, Field 

Raspberries, Black - 1st

Rocket, Dame's 

Solomon's Seal, False

Solomon's Seal, Giant

Speedwell, Thyme-Leaved 

Strawberry, Field

Strawberry, Woodland

Tulips

Violet, Common

Kitchen Window and Bird Feeder -

Red-winged Blackbird,

Blue Jays,

Cardinals,

Chickadee,

Cowbird,

Mourning Doves,

Grackle,

Red-breasted Nuthatch,

White-breasted Nuthatch,

Red-bellied Woodpecker,

Red Squirrel,

Photo Site #4 - North Ridge Trail 

Honeysuckle - Sit 1164 - May 27, 2022

Glaucous Honeysuckle

Friday, May 27, 2022 5:15 p.m.

Sit 1164  :  Brush Pile Wm  :  Sunny 

+22° (+25°) SW 24-33 kph  65% humidity 

Crows in distance,

House Wren,

Chipmunk,

Mosquitoes,

(Jet - Air Canada Jazz flight 889...),

(Train),

Song Sparrow,

Towhee,

Blue Jay,

Extras:

Along RBG Trails -

1st Anemone, Canada

1st Aniseroot

Baneberry, White

Blueberry, Early Low

1st Buckeye, Ohio

Buttercup, Kidneyleaf

Buttercup, Tall  

Celandine  

1st Cherry, Black  

Cherry, Choke  

Chickweed, Common   

Chickweed, Mouse-Ear  

1st Cicely, Sweet

1st Cinquefoil, Common

Cleavers

Columbine, Wild

Crowfoot, Hooked (H.Buttercup)

Currant, Wild Black  

Dandelion, Common  

Dead-Nettle, Purple  

Fleabane, Common

Forget-Me-Not, True  

Ground Ivy  

Groundsel, Common   

1st Honeysuckle, Glaucous  

Honeysuckle, Morrow's    

Honeysuckle, Tartarian    

1st Maple, Mountain  

Mayapple 

Medick, Black  

Mustard, Garlic  

1st Pimpernel, Yellow

Pussytoes, Field

Pussytoes, Parlin's

Rocket, Dame's  

Rocket, Yellow  

Sarsaparilla, Wild

Solomon's Seal, False

Solomon's Seal, Star-Flowered False

Speedwell, Thyme-Leaved  

Viburnum, Sweet

Violet, Common

1st Wood Betony

Wood Sorrel, Yellow

Extras:

Along 5:00 p.m. Trails -

Robins,

Green Frogs,

House Wren,

Song Sparrow,

Skipper sp. Butterfly,

Common Yellowthroat,

Crows,

Crickets,

.  Blue-eyed Grass 

Kitchen Window and Bird Feeder -

Red-winged Blackbird,

Cardinals,

Chickadee,

Cowbird,

Grackle,

Gull flying overhead

Rose-breasted Grosbeak,

Red-breasted Nuthatch,

White-breasted Nuthatch,

House  Sparrow,

Red-bellied Woodpecker,

Grey Squirrel,

Red Squirrel.

Photo Site #3 - West Meadow Viewpoint