Red Elder - Sit Spot #1326 - April 9, 2024

Red Elder

Volunteer in our Yard

Tuesday, April 9, 2024 2:30 p.m.

Sit 1326.  :   Brush Pile W   :    Mostly cloudy 

+21°(+21°)  S 25-38 kph         47% humidity 

(Traffic Noises), 

(Jet - Air Canada Jazz flight 705...),

   (Toronto - Cincinnati),

Wind in trees,

Cardinal,

Bluebirds,

Extras:

2:05 a.m. -

Cloudy,

Spring Peepers,

6:48 a.m. Sunrise Chorus -

Robins,

Song Sparrow,

Carolina Wren,

Red-winged Blackbird,

Cardinal,

Field Sparrow,

Morning Activities -

To Hospital in Hamilton

   for blood tests,

Stopped at Costco for gas & fish oil,

Afternoon Activities -

Afternoon nap

3 km Trail Walk with Marigold,

   Song Sparrow,

   Bluebirds 

   Red-winged Blackbirds,

   Red-bellied Woodpecker, 

   Goldfinches,

   1st Field Sparrow of season,

   Flicker 

   Cardinal 

   Robins

   Field Sparrow 

   Blue Jay, 

Wood Frogs,

Water Striders,

1st Spring Azure butterfly,

Small brown/beige moths

Red Squirrel, 

Crows,

Leaves emerging:

   Lilac,

   Cherry Trees,

   Autumn Olives,

   Black Raspberries,

   Honeysuckles,

   Wild Ginger, 

   Arrow-leaved Asters,

   1st Red Elder in yard,

       (Not sure how it got here),

Flowers:

   Bloodroot, 

   Hairy Bittercress, 

   Whitlow Grass, 

   Spring Beauty, 

   Blue Scilla,

   1st White Scilla,

   Forsythia,

   Purple Dead Nettle, 

   Pussy Willows,

   Daffodils,

   Narcissus,

   1st Red Tulip,

   1st Blue Hyacinth

Seen or Heard from Kitchen,

Red-Winged Blackbirds,

Blue Jay,

Chickadees,

Mourning Doves,

Goldfinches,

Robins,

Starling,

1st Towhee of the season,

Ladybugs in kitchen,

Black Squirrel,

Grey Squirrel,

Red Squirrel.

Trail Series #88