Sit Spot - February 5, 2020

February 5, 2020 4:30 p.m.

Sit 475 : Brush Pile W : Cloudy 

-3° (-7°) e 11-17 kph  60% humidity 

(Jet, traffic noise)

(United Airlines flight 295...)

No bird noise at all at sit spot!

Extras:

Coyote on hill to south, 

Blue Jays,

Cardinals,

Chickadees,

Crows,

Goldfinches,

Red-tailed Hawk,

White-breasted Nuthatch,

Red-bellied Woodpecker,

Black Squirrels,

Grey Squirrels,

Found hipbone (young Deer?) on trail.

Photo Site #3 - West Meadow Viewpoint

Sit Spot - February 4, 2020

February 4, 2020 : 2:51 p.m.

Sit 574 : Brush Pile W : Cloudy 

+2° (-2°) nw 15-23 kph  69 % humidity 

Goldfinches,

(Jet, traffic noise)

(Atlantic Southeast Airlines flight 4238...)

Extras :

Crows,

2 Whitetail Deer - near West Sit Spot 

Rabbit in west meadow 

Blue Jays,

Cardinals,

Chickadees,

Mourning Doves,

White-breasted Nuthatch,

Downy Woodpecker,

Red-bellied Woodpecker,

Black Squirrels,

Grey Squirrels.

Photo Site #2 - East Willow

Sit Spot - February 3, 2020

February 3, 2020 8:50 a.m.

Sit 573 : Brush Pile E : Sunny!

+2° (-3°) w 19-29 kph  87% humidity 

Many, many Blue Jay Calls!

Crows,

Chickadees. -  fee bee calls,

(Jet, traffic noise)

(Atlantic Southeast Airlines flight 4366...)

Extras:

Cardinals,

Goldfinches,

Red-bellied Woodpecker,

Black Squirrels,

Grey Squirrels,

Screech Owl @ West Pond,

Rabbit @ old chicken coop.

Photo Site #1 - East Pond

Same Site Yesterday

Sit Spot - February 2, 2020

February 2, 2020 9:21 a.m.

Sit 572 : Brush Pile E : Cloudy with snow 

0° (-4°) s 11-17 kph  95% humidity 

Snowflakes on tarp

(Jet)

Crows,

Dogs barking in distance,

Extras:

Blue Jays,

Cardinals,

Chickadees,

Goldfinches,

Juncos,

White-breasted Nuthatch,

Black Squirrels,

Squirrel tracks in snow,

Rabbit tracks in snow.

Photo Site #4 - North Ridge Trail

Sadie on Fox Den Trail

Sit Spot - February 1, 2020 + RBG Flower Names

February 1, 2020 5:18 p.m.

Sit 571 : Brush Pile W : Cloudy with snow 

-1° (-5°) s 11-17 87% humidity 

(Jet, traffic noise)

(JetSuite flight 307...)

Red Squirrel,

Crow,

Extras:

Cardinals,

Chickadees,

Light snow in late afternoon 

(I ran 16k in a.m. &

  Fleur-Ange was busy with granddaughter 
  so bird feeder did not get much attention.)

Photo Site #3 - West Meadow Viewpoint

Our donkey Leroy in from the cold and snow

The list of yesterday's blooms at the RBG:

Wild Flowers Chickweed, Common *

Groundsel, Common *

Cultivated Flowers Witch Hazel, 'Aurora' *

Witch Hazel, 'Barmstedt Gold'*

Witch Hazel, 'Brandis' *

Witch Hazel, 'Cyrille'*

Witch Hazel, 'Heinrich Bruns'*

Witch Hazel, 'Jelena' *

Witch Hazel, 'Orange Beauty' *

Witch Hazel, 'Pallida'*

Witch Hazel, 'Primavera' *

Witch Hazel, 'Rochester'*

Witch Hazel, 'Westerstede'*

Witch Hazel, 'Winter Dawn'*

Witch Hazel, Chinese 'Brevipetala'*

Witch Hazel, Chinese 'Wisley Supreme'*

I had never seen the ones printed in red in January before yesterday!