Goatsbeard - Sit Spot #1173 - June 5, 2022

Yellow Goatsbeard

salsifis majeur

(Tragopogon dubious)

Sunday, June 5, 2022 11:15 a.m.

Sit 1173  :  Brush Pile W  :   Sunny 

+21° (+21°) S 19-29 kph 35% humidity 

Robin,

wind in trees,

(Motorcycle in distance),

(Prop Plane),

Extras:

5:05 a.m. -

   Tick #18 on my hand

   (On my clothes overnight?)

5:35 a.m. Dawn Chorus -

Crows,

Mourning Doves,

Along the Trails -

House Wren,

Towhee,

Baltimore Oriole 

Red-winged Blackbirds 

Crows,

Common Yellowthroat,

Robins,

Ebony Jewelwing Damselfly

Green Frogs,

White-tailed Deer Fawn in labyrinth,

Blooming Plants seen today:

Anemone, Canada

Avens, Wood 

Alexanders, Golden

Anemone, Canada 

Burning Bush

Buttercup, Tall 

Carrion Flower, Common

Celandine 

Chickweed, Mouse-ear

Cleavers 

Clover, Red

Clover, White

Columbine, Garden 

Columbine, Wild

Comfrey 

Dandelion 

Daisy, Oxeye 

Dogwood, Silky 

Fleabane, Common

Forget-me-nots 

Geranium, Wild

Goatsbeard, Meadow 

Goatsbeard, Yellow 

Grape, Riverbank 

Ground Ivy 

Hawkweed, Field 

Hawkweed, Orange 

Herb Robert 

Honeysuckle, Morrow's  

Johnny-jump-up

Lady's Slipper, Yellow 

Locust, Black

Loostrife, Dotted - 1st 

Magnolia, Fall

Medic, Black 

Mustard, Garlic 

Ninebark - 1st

Orchard Grass

Pansy

Phlox, Wild Blue

Raspberry, Black

Rocket, Dame's 

Smoke Tree

Spiderwort 

Strawberry, Woodland

Tulip Tree

Valerian, Garden

Wood Sorrel

Observations from Kitchen 

  and Kitchen Porch -

Red-winged Blackbird,

Blue Jays,

Cardinals,

Crows,

Hummingbird,

Baltimore Oriole,

Robin,

House Wren,

Grey Squirrel.

Photo Site #3 - West Meadow Viewpoint

Grape Flowers - Sit Spot #1172 - June 4, 2022

Riverbank Grape Flowers

Saturday, June 4, 2022 6:35 p.m.

Sit 1172  :  Brush Pile  :  Sunny 

+20° (+20°)  NW 29-31 kph 24% humidity 

Yellow-billed Cuckoo,

Cardinal,

Song Sparrow,

(Jet heard but not identified),

(iPhone running out of power),

Extras:

5:30 a.m. Dawn Chorus-

Crows,

Robins,

Common Yellowthroat,

House Wren,

Rose-breasted Grosbeak,

Along the late afternoon Trails -

House Wren,

Robins,

Red-winged Blackbirds, 

Cardinals, 

Crows, 

Towhee,

Common Yellowthroat,

Blooming Plants seen today:

Anemone, Canada

Avens, Wood 

Alexanders, Golden

Burning Bush

Buttercup, Tall 

Carrion Flower, Common

Celandine 

Chickweed, Mouse-ear

Cleavers 

Clover, Red

Clover, White

Columbine, Wild

Daisy, Oxeye 

Fleabane, Common

Geranium, Wild

Grape, Riverbank 

Ground Ivy 

Hawkweed, Field 

Hawkweed, Orange 

Herb Robert 

Honeysuckle, Morrow's  

Lady's Slipper, Yellow 

Locust, Black - 1st on property 

Medic, Black 

Mustard, Garlic 

Olive, Autumn

Pansy

Phlox, Wild Blue

Raspberry, Black

Rocket, Dame's 

Strawberry, Woodland

Valerian, Garden

Wood Sorrel

Observations from Kitchen 

  and Kitchen Porch -

Hummingbird,

Robin.

8 k run this morning

On phone with internet provider

   during much of afternoon.

Photo Site #2 - East Willow

Water Lily - Sit Spot #1171 - June 3, 2022

Fragrant Water-lily

nymphéa odorant

(Nymphaea odorata)

Friday, June 3, 2022 6:25 p.m.

Sit 1171  :  Brush Pile W  :  Partly Sunny 

+21° (+21°) S 19-29 kph  46% humidity 

(Jet - Alaska Airlines flight 657...),

Mosquitoes,

Crows,

Great Crested Flycatcher,

Unidentified bird calls,

Song Sparrow,

Extras:

5:30 a.m. Dawn Chorus -

Crows,

Robins,

Carolina Wren,

Along the RBG Trails -

   (Only waked Hendrie Valley

   and a very short walk

   at the Arboretum before

   running to escape a 

   thunderstorm with heavy rain!)

Wild flowers mostly in Hendrie Valley -

Anemone, Canada

Arrow-Wood, Southern - 1st

Asparagus  - 1st

Avens, Wood 

Blackberry, Common

Buttercup, Tall 

Celandine 

Chickweed, Mouse-Ear 

Cinquefoil, Common

Cleavers

Clover, White 

Cranberry, Highbush

Dandelion, Common 

Dock, Curled 

Fleabane, Common

Forget-Me-Not, True 

Geranium, Wild

Ground Ivy 

Groundsel, Common  

Henbit 

Honewort - 1st

Honeysuckle, Amur -1st

Lily, Bullhead

Maple, Mountain

Mustard, Garlic 

Pimpernel, Yellow

Raspberry, Black 

Solomon's Seal, False

Strawberry, Woodland

Water Lily, Fragrant 1st

Tick #17 in my hair,

Observations from Kitchen 

  and Kitchen Porch -

Hummingbird,

White-breasted Nuthatch,

Robin,

Carolina Wren.

Photo Site #1 - East Pond

Butterfly - Sit Spot #1170 - June 2, 2022

Canadian Tiger Swallowtail

Thursday, June 2, 2022 5:35 p.m.

Sit 1170  :  Brush Pile W  :   Partly Sunny 

+16° (+15°) W 15-23 kph  48% humidity 

Robins,

Cardinals,

Yellow-billed Cuckoo,

Crows,

(Traffic noises),

(Jet - Canadair Regional flight 5132...),

Mosquitoes,

Towhee,

Extras:

5:40 a.m. Dawn Chorus -

Robins,

Field Sparrow,

Crows,

Along the Trails -

Cardinal,

Crows,

House Wren,

Field Sparrow,

Bluebirds,

Canadian Tiger Swallowtail - 1st

Green Frogs,

Red-winged Blackbirds,

Crickets, 

Towhee, 

Tick #15 - on my neck,

Tick #16 on my arm

Blooming Plants:

Anemone, Canada

Avens, Wood 

Alexanders, Golden

Blackberry

Blue-eyed Grass

Buttercup, Tall 

Carrion Flower, Common

Celandine 

Chickweed, Mouse-ear

Cinquefoil, Silvery - 1st

Cleavers 

Clover, Red

Clover, White

Columbine, Garden 

Columbine, Wild

Comfrey

Daisy, Oxeye 

Dandelion, Common 

Dogwood, Silky

Fleabane, Common

Forget-Me-Not, True 

Geranium, Wild

Grape, Riverbank

Ground Ivy 

Hawkweed, Field 

Hawkweed, Orange

Herb Robert 

Honeysuckle, Morrow's  

Honeysuckle, Tartarian 

Iris, Maroon

Iris, Purple

Jack-In-The-Pulpit

Lady's Slipper, Yellow 

Lily-of-the-valley 

Marigolds - Bought yesterday 

Medic, Black 

Mustard, Garlic 

Olive, Autumn

Pansy

Peppergrass, Field 

 Periwinkle 

Phlox, Wild Blue

Pussytoes, Smaller 

Raspberry, Black

Rocket, Dame's 

Rocket, Yellow 

Solomon's Seal, False

Solomon's Seal, Giant

Speedwell, Common -1st

Speedwell, Thyme-Leaved 

Spiderwort 

Strawberry, Field

Valerian, Garden

Viburnum, Sweet

Wood Sorrel

Observations from Kitchen 

  and Kitchen Porch -

Red-winged Blackbirds,

Cardinals,

Mourning Doves,

Goldfinches,

Grackle,

White-breasted Nuthatch,

Field Sparrow,

Carolina Wren,

House Wren,

Red Squirrel.

 Photo Site #9 - 

Looking out from Brush Pile

Blackberry Flowers - Sit Spot 1169 - June 1, 2022

Blackberry

Wednesday, June 1, 2022 7:25 p.m.

Sit 1169  :  East Porch  :   Partly cloudy 

+21° (+24°) NW 13-20 kph 78% humidity 

House Wren,

Robins,

(Traffic noises),

Wind in trees,

Red-winged Blackbirds,

Extras:

5:40 a.m. Dawn Chorus -

House Wren,

Cardinal,

Crows,

Along the late evening Trails -

Mosquitoes,

Robins,

Ebony Jewelwing

Baby Robin

Crickets 

Green Frogs,

Red-winged Blackbirds,

Blooming Plants:

Anemone, Canada

Alexanders, Golden

Blackberry - 1st

Buttercup, Tall 

Celandine 

Chickweed, Mouse-ear

Clover, White

Columbine, Garden 

Columbine, Wild

Dandelion, Common 

Fleabane, Common

Forget-Me-Not, True 

Geranium, Wild

Ground Ivy 

Iris, Maroon

Iris, Purple

Jack-In-The-Pulpit

Johnny-jump-up

Lady's Slipper, Yellow 

Medic, Black 

Mustard, Garlic 

Olive, Autumn

Pansy

Periwinkle 

Phlox, Wild Blue

Pussytoes, Smaller 

Rocket, Dame's 

Solomon's Seal, Giant

Speedwell, Thyme-Leaved 

Spiderwort

Strawberry, Field

Strawberry, Woodland

Valerian, Garden - 1st

Wood Sorrel

Thunderstorm in afternoon

so I did not get out to do

all of my walk or regular sit spot.

Missed flowers and birds.

Also, first day without bird feeder

and I was off property most of the day

so only saw 2 squirrels from the kitchen.

Photo Site #8 - West Pond