Tobacco - Sit Spot 1265 - September 5, 2022

I planted Tobacco seeds in the spring.

Two plants are now in flower.

I bought the seeds because I saw and liked the flowers.

Monday, September 5, 2022 10:50 a.m.

Sit 1265  :  Brush Pile W  :   Cloudy 

+15° (+15°) NE 9-14 kph 100% humidity 

(Jet - SkyWest Airlines flight 3857...),

Amazingly quiet!

Extras:

1:30 a.m. - Crickets singing

6:30 a.m. - Bats flying

6:40 a.m. -

Cloudy & very grey in east,

Almost no sounds other than traffic,

Squirrel chattering,

Pewee calling,

Along the Trails -

Very, very quiet,

Few Cricket calls,

Few Unidentified Insect calls,

Merlin app says Great Crested Flycatcher, 

  (Not expected but sounds correct.),

3 Micrathena Spiders,

Small brown/beige moths,

Blue Jay,

Crows cawing in distance,

Silent Catbird seen,

Pileated Woodpecker behind barn,

Goats out of pen again,

Blooming Plants seen today:

Alfalfa

Alexanders, Golden 

Aster, Arrow-leaved 

Aster, Azure

Aster, Flat topped 

Aster, Frost

Aster, Panicled 

Aster, Woodland

Beggar Tick

Black-eyed Susans

Blazing Star

Burnweed, Eastern

Campion, Rose

Carpet weed 

Catnip

Celandine 

Clover, Red 

Clover, White Sweet

Coneflower, Cut-leaf 

Coneflower, Grey-headed 

Coneflower, Purple 

Coneflower, Tall

Coneflower, Thin-leaved

Coreopsis, Lance-leaved 

Coreopsis, Tall

Cudweed, Fragrant 

Cup Plant

Daisy, Oxeye

Dock, Prairie

Evening Primrose, Common 

Fleabane, Daisy

Goldenrod, Canada 

Goldenrod, Grass-leaved

Goldenrod, Grey 

Goldenrod, Late

Goldenrod, Tall

Goldenrod, Zigzag

Grass, Big Bluestem 

Grass, Indian 

Ground Cherry, Clammy 

Heal-all 

Hemlock, Water 

Herb Robert 

Horseweed 

Knotgrass 

Knotweed, Virginia 

Lady's Thumb 

Lavender 

Lobelia, Great

Lopseed

Marigold

Mint, Chocolate

Mint,Wild

Mullein 

Nightshade, Black 

Pansies

Petunias

Phlox, Garden

pink, Deptford 

Plantain, Common 

Queen Anne's Lace

Ragweed, Giant 

Rocket, Dames 

Snapdragon, Dwarf

Speedwell, Long-leaved

Sunflower 

Tea, Oswego 

Thyme, Garden 

Tobacco

Touch-me-not, Spotted 

Trefoil, Birdsfoot 

Trumpet Creeper

water Plantain, Northern 

Wood Sorrel 

Yarrow

Zinnia

Seen or heard

from Kitchen our

Kitchen Porch

Hummingbird,

Pewee,

Rabbit,

Black Squirrel,

Grey Squirrel,

Red Squirrel.

Photo Site #4 -  North Ridge Trail

Spotted Jewelweed

aka Orange Touch-me-not

impatiente du Cap

(Impatiens capensis)

Sunday, September 4, 2022 10:50 a.m.

Sit 1264  :  Brush Pile W  :  Cloudy 

+20° (+20°) NE 9-14 kph 88% humidity 

Catbird,

(Traffic noises),

Unidentified Insect calls,

Tree Frog,

(Train),

Blue Jay,

Extras:

12:30 a.m. - Crickets singing

6:30 a.m. -

Crows,

Pewee,

Unidentified insects calling,

Crickets,

Bats still flying,

Along the Trails -

Crows,

Robins,

Goldfinches,

Pewee,

Crickets,

Unidentified Insect calls,

Blue Jays,

Chickadees,

Warbler, (Magnolia?)

Micrathena Spider,

Very large Toad,

8:00 p.m. -

Dark already,

Bats flying,

Blooming Plants seen today:

Alfalfa

Alexanders, Golden 

Aster, Arrow-leaved 

Aster, Azure

Aster, Flat topped 

Aster, Frost

Aster, New England - 1st on property 

Aster, Panicled - 1st

Aster, Woodland

Beggartick

Black-eyed Susans

Blazing Star

Burnweed, Eastern

Campion, Rose

Carpet weed 

Catnip

Celandine 

Clearweed 

Clover, Red 

Clover, White Sweet

Coneflower, Cutleaf 

Coneflower, Grey-headed 

Coneflower, Purple 

Coneflower, Tall

Coneflower, Thin-leaved

Coreopsis, Lance-leaved 

Coreopsis, Tall

Cudweed, Fragrant 

Cup Plant

Daisy, Oxeye

Dock, Prairie

Fleabane, Daisy

Goldenrod, Canada 

Goldenrod, Grass-leaved

Goldenrod, Grey 

Goldenrod, Late

Goldenrod, Tall

Goldenrod, Zigzag

Grass, Big Bluestem 

Grass, Indian 

Heal-all 

Hemlock, Water 

Herb Robert 

Horseweed 

Knotgrass 

Knotweed, Virginia 

Lady's Thumb 

Lavender 

Lobelia, Great

Lopseed

Marigold

Mint, Chocolate

Mint,Wild

Mountain Mint, Virginia 

Mullein 

Nightshade, Black 

Pansies

Petunias

Phlox, Garden

Queen Anne's Lace

Ragweed, Giant 

Rocket, Dames 

Snapdragon, Dwarf

Speedwell, Long-leaved

Spiderwort

Sunflower 

Tea, Oswego 

Tobacco

Touch-me-not, Spotted 

Trefoil, Birdsfoot 

Trumpet Creeper

Water Horehound, American

water Plantain, Northern 

Wood Sorrel 

Yarrow

Zinnia

Seen or heard

from Kitchen our

Kitchen Porch

Crows,

Hummingbird,

Pewee,

Grey Squirrel,

Red Squirrel.

Photo Site #3 - West Meadow Viewpoint

Wild Lettuce - Sit Spot #1263 - September 3, 2022

Canada Lettuce

aka Wild Lettuce

laitue du Canada

(Lactuca canadensis)

Saturday, September 3, 2022 5:30 p.m.

Sit 1263  :  Brush Pile W  :   Mostly Sunny 

+29° (+35°) SW 22-33 kph 52% humidity 

(Train)

(Traffic noises),

(Jet - Air Canada Jazz flight 820...),

Goldenrods blooming nearby,

Extras:

12:30 a.m. - Crickets singing

6:30 a.m. -

Pewee,

Crows,

13 km trail run this morning

Along the late afternoon trails -

Crows,

Insect calls,

Carolina Wren,

Micrathena Spider,

Monarch Butterfly,

Blue Jay,

Blooming Plants seen today:

Alfalfa

Alexanders, Golden 

Aster, Arrow-leaved 

Aster, Azure

Aster, Flat topped 

Aster, Frost

Aster, Woodland

Beggartick

Black-eyed Susans

Blazing Star

Burnweed, Eastern

Campion, Rose

Carpet weed 

Catchfly, Sweet William

Catnip

Clearweed 

Coneflower, Cutleaf 

Coneflower, Grey-headed 

Coneflower, Tall

Coneflower, Thin-leaved

Coreopsis, Lance-leaved 

Coreopsis, Tall

Cucumber, Wild

Cudweed, Fragrant 

Cup Plant

Daisy, Oxeye

Dock, Prairie

Fleabane, Daisy

Goldenrod, Canada 

Goldenrod, Grass-leaved

Goldenrod, Grey 

Goldenrod, Late

Goldenrod, Tall

Goldenrod, Zigzag

Grass, Indian 

Hemlock, Water 

Herb Robert 

Horseweed 

Knotgrass 

Lavender 

Live Forever

Lobelia, Great

Lopseed

Marigold

Mint, Chocolate

Mint,Wild

Motherwort 

Mountain Mint, Virginia 

Mullein 

Nightshade, Black 

Pansies

Petunias

Phlox, Garden

Queen Anne's Lace

Rocket, Dames 

Rose of Sharon

Snapdragon, Dwarf

Speedwell, Long-leaved

Tea, Oswego 

Tobacco

Touch-me-not, Spotted 

Trefoil, Birdsfoot 

Trumpet Creeper

Turtlehead

Vervain, White 

Water Horehound, American

Wood Sorrel 

Yarrow

Zinnia

Seen or heard

from Kitchen our

Kitchen Porch

Crows,

Hummingbird,

Pewee,

Rabbit,

Black Squirrel

Photo Site #2 - East Willow

Egrets - Sit Spot #1262 - September 2, 2022

Great Egrets

in RBG's Cootes Paradise

Hamilton, Ontario

Friday, September 2, 2022

Sit Spot 1262  :  East Porch  :   Sunny 

26° (+26°) SE 11-17 kph 34% humidity 

Pewee,

Mourning Dove,

(Traffic noises),

(Jet - Air Canada Jazz flight 932..),

Extras:

12:05 a.m. - Crickets singing

6:30 a.m. -

Unidentified Insects calling

Pewee,

Crows,

Carolina Wren,

Plants blooming at RBG -

Aster, Azure (Sky Blue) Aster, Flat-Topped Aster, New England Beggar Tick Black-Eyed Susan Buttercup, Tall * Celandine * Clearweed Clotbur, Common Clover, White * Coneflower, Tall Dandelion, Common * Fleabane, Daisy Galinsoga * Goldenrod, Blue-Stemmed Goldenrod, Canada Goldenrod, Hairy Goldenrod, Late Goldenrod, Tall Groundnut Hog Peanut Horehound, Water Horsebalm, Canada Hyssop, Yellow Giant (Catnip, G.H.) Joe-Pye Weed, Spotted Knotgrass, Common * Knotweed, Virginia (Jumpseed) Lobelia, Great Loosestrife, Purple * Motherwort * Obedient Plant Pilewort (American Burnweed) Ragweed, Common Silverrod Smartweed, Pale or Nodding Snakeroot, White Sow Thistle, Field * Sunflower, Pale Leaved Sunflower, Woodland Touch-Me-Not, Pale Touch-Me-Not, Spotted Trefoil, Birdsfoot * Water Plantain, Northern Yarrow, Common *

Another Micrathena Spider

I keep seeing more and more of them

Unidentified Caterpillar on Thimbleweed

Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022 10:10 a.m.

Sit Spot 1261  :  Brush Pile W  :   Sunny 

+14° (+14°) NW 6-9 kph  72% humidity 

Blue Jay,

Dog barking in distance,

(Traffic noises),

(Jet - Air Canada Rouge...

  Toronto - Phoenix),

Flicker,

Goldenrods blooming nearby,

Extras:

12:30 - Crickets Singing

6:30 a.m. -

Pewee,

Carolina Wren,

Mourning Dove,

Along the Trails -

Unidentified Insect calls,

Crickets,

Mourning Doves,

Crows,

Carolina Wren,

Blue Jay,

Pewee,

White-tailed Deer,

4 Micrathena Spiders, 

Catbird,

Blooming Plants seen today:

Alfalfa

Alexanders, Golden 

Aster, Arrow-leaved 

Aster, Azure

Aster, Flat topped 

Aster, Frost

Aster, Woodland

Beggartick

Black-eyed Susans

Blazing Star

Butter & Eggs 

Burnweed, Eastern

Campion, Rose

Carpet weed 

Catchfly, Sweet William

Catnip

Clearweed 

Clover, Red 

Clover, Sweet White 

Coneflower, Cutleaf 

Coneflower, Grey-headed 

Coneflower, Tall

Coneflower, Thin-leaved

Coreopsis, Lance-leaved 

Coreopsis, Tall

Cucumber, Wild

Cudweed, Fragrant 

Cup Plant

Daisy, Oxrye

Dock, Prairie

Fleabane, Daisy

Goldenrod, Canada 

Goldenrod, Grass-leaved

Goldenrod, Grey 

Goldenrod, Late

Goldenrod, Tall

Goldenrod, Zigzag

Grass, Big Bluestem 

Grass, Indian 

Ground Cherry, Clammy 

Heal-all

Hemlock, Water 

Herb Robert 

Horseweed 

Knotgrass 

Lady's Thumb, Spotted 

Lavender 

Lettuce, Wild 

Live Forever

Lobelia, Great

Lopseed

Marigold

Mint, Chocolate

Mint,Wild

Motherwort 

Mountain Mint, Virginia 

Mullein 

Nightshade, Black 

Pansies

Petunias

Phlox, Garden

Queen Anne's Lace

Ragweed, Giant

Rocket, Dames 

Rose of Sharon

Snapdragon, Dwarf

Speedwell, Long-leaved

Switchgrass

Tea, Oswego 

Thyme, Garden

Tobacco

Touch-me-not, Spotted 

Trefoil, Birdsfoot 

Trumpet Creeper

Turtlehead

Water Horehound, American

Water Plantain, Northern

Wood Sorrel 

Yarrow

Zinnia

Seen or heard

from Kitchen our

Kitchen Porch -

Crows,

Mourning Doves,

Goldfinches,

Hummingbirds,

Pewee,

Carolina Wren,

Black Squirrel,

Grey Squirrel,

Red Squirrel,

Garter Snake.

Photo Site #9 -

View from West Brush Pile