Slug/Berries/Leaves - Sit Spot #982 - October 5, 2021

Slug on Willow Herb Leaf

False Solomon Seal Berries

Thicket Creeper Leaves on Black Cherry Tree

Tuesday, October 5, 2021 10:05 a.m.

Sit 982  : Brush Pile W : Cloudy 

+15° (+15°) NE 6-9 kph : 94% humidity 

Blue Jays,

Possible Towhee,

(Traffic noises in distance),

Insect calls,

(Jet - Lennox Airways flight 430...),

Chipmunk,

Mosquitoes,

Robin,

House Wren,

Crows,

Extras:

2:45 a.m. - Crickets singing,

7:10 a.m. -

Carolina Wren,

Crows,

(Traffic noises),

Unidentified bird chirps,

Along the trails (Birds & Blooming Flowers today) - 

Blue Jays,

White-breasted Nuthatch,

Crows,

Black-eyed Susan

Thin-leaved coneflower

Goldfinches

Insect calls

Arrow-leaved Asters

New England Aster

Tall Goldenrod

Carolina Wren

Panicled Aster

Heart-leaved Aster

Zigzag Goldenrod

Catnip

Morning Glory

Galinsoga

Horseweed

Alsike Clover

Queen Anne’s Lace

Daisy Fleabane

Red-tailed Hawk

Unidentified Slime Mould,

Yellow Wood Sorrel

Heal-all 

Flicker

White-throated Sparrow

Herb Robert

Basil

Willow Herb

Slug on the Willow Herb

Pennsylvania Smartweed

Wild Mint

Chocolate Mint

Spiderwort

Nasturtium

Garden Thyme

White Wood Aster

Blue-stemmed Goldenrod

Lance-leaved Coreopsis

Whitetail Deer

Tall Coreopsis

Virginia Mountain Mint

Red Clover

White Cabbage Butterfly

Kitchen Window and Bird Feeder -

Blue Jays,

Chickadees,

Goldfinches,

Chipmunks,

Red Squirrel.

Photo Site #1 - East Pond Site

Road - Sit Spot #981 - October 4, 2021

Along Bethel Church Road

Where I run or walk most days

Monday, October 4, 2021 10:35 a.m.

Sit 981  : Brush Pile W : Cloudy 

+15° (+15°) NE 7-11 kph 100% humidity 

Mosquitoes!,

Crows,

Blue Jays,

(Jet - Lennox Airways flight 430...),

Raindrops on tarp,

Extras:

1:30 a.m. -

Wind in the trees,

Rain on the room,

6:30 a.m. -

Rain,

Crickets singing,

Other insects calling,

Along the trails -

White-throated Sparrow,

Blue Jays, 

Crows, 

Goldfinches, 

Carolina Wren, 

Robins,

Flicker, 

Crickets,

Other Insect calls,

White-tailed Deer, 

Fleur-Ange saw an American Woodcock,

& Grey Squirrel, 

Kitchen Window and Bird Feeder -

Cardinal,

Chickadees,

Goldfinches,

White-breasted Nuthatch,

Downy Woodpecker,

Chipmunks,

Red Squirrel.

Photo Site #9 -

Looking out from the West Brush Pile

Dryad's Saddle - Sit Spot #980 - October 3, 2021

Dryad's Saddle Growing

Sunday, October 3, 2021 10:10 a.m.

Sit 980  : Brush Pile W : Cloudy 

+ 19° (+20°) W 4-6 kph 94% humidity 

Crows,

Unidentified bird calls,

Many Mosquitoes!

Blue Jays,

(Jet - Republic Airlines Flight 4889...),

Extras:

7:10 a.m. -

Chickadees,

Crows,

Mosquitoes up to 2nd floor,

Gun shots in distance?

Along the trails -

Terrible Mosquitoes!,

Crows,

Blue Jays,

Kitchen Window and Bird Feeder -

Blue Jays,

Chickadees,

Goldfinches,

Red-breasted Nuthatch,

White-breasted Nuthatch,

Downy Woodpecker,

Chipmunks,

Photo Site #8 - West Pond  Site

Run/Mantis/Mushroom - Sit Spot #979 - October 2, 2021

10 k run with bonus violin player at end

Another Praying Mantis from our west meadow

Puffball slowly aging

Saturday, October 2, 2021 5:10 p.m.

Sit 979  :  Brush Pile W : Cloudy 

+23° (+26°) S 19-29 kph 61% humidity 

Blue Jays,

Insect calls,

Mosquitoes,

People voices in distance,

Crows,

(Traffic in distance),

(Jet - Delta Airlines flight 1650...),

(Train),

Extras:

7:00 a.m. -

Goldfinches,

Red Squirrel, 

(Traffic noises),

Along the 4:50 p.m. trails -

Chipmunk,

Goldfinches,

Red Squirrels,

Insect calls,

Crows,

Sulphur Butterfly 

Flicker,

Many Honeybees in the 13 hives

   that our beekeeper has here,

Praying Mantis,

Only about 10% Goldenrods still blooming,

Kitchen Window and Bird Feeder -

Goldfinches,

White-breasted Nuthatches,

Chipmunks,

Red Squirrel.

Photo Site #7 -

Sunrise Time from 2nd Floor Window

foggy morning

Arboretum - Sit Spot # 978 - October 1, 2021

Photos from  Arboretum walk

Friday, October 1, 2021 4:25 p.m.

Sit 978  : Brush Pile W : Mostly Clear 

+22° (+22°) W 15-23 kph 43% humidity 

Blue Jays,

(Prop Plane),

(Truck backup alarm),

(Construction noises),

Chipmunk,

Mosquitoes,

(Jet - Delta Airlines flight 684...),

Goldenrod flowers blooming nearby,

Extras:

1:15 a.m. - Silent, stars shining,

6:55 a.m. -

Blue Jay,

(Traffic noises),

(Truck back-up alarm),

Along the 4:00 p.m. Trails -

Red Squirrel,

Mosquitoes!,

Insect calls,

Blue Jays,

Cabbage White Butterflies,

Crows,

Garter Snake,

Kitchen Window and Bird Feeder -

Chickadees,

Goldfinches,

Chipmunks,

Red Squirrel.

Photo Site #6 - Close up of East Willow