Friday, June 02, 2023

Woodpecker - Sit Spot #1529 - June 2, 2023






Pileated Woodpecker
(about 20 metres from our house)



Friday, June 2, 2023 6:45 p.m.

Sit 1529   :   East Porch   :   Sunny 

+30° (+33°) N 7-11 kph 36% humidity 


Robins, 

Tree Frog,

Carolina Wren,

(Traffic noises),

House Wren,

Warbling Vireo,

(Jet - Amazon Air flight 2384...),

Field Sparrow,


Extras:

12:20 a.m. -

Moon shadows,

Tree Frogs calling,


3:30 a.m. -

Cloudy,

1 or 2 Tree Frogs calling,


5:44 a.m. Sunrise -

Crows,

Robins,

Red-winged Blackbirds,

Mourning Doves,

(Merlin App -),

(Cardinal),

(Warbling Vireo),


Along the RBG Trails -

1st Anemone, Canada

1st Arrow-Wood, Southern

Avens, Wood 

Blackberry, Common

Blueberry, Early Low

Buttercup, Kidneyleaf

Buttercup, Swamp

Buttercup, Tall 

Celandine 

Cherry, Black

Chickweed, Common  

Chickweed, Mouse-Ear 

1st Cinquefoil, Common

Cleavers

Clover, White 

Cranberry, Highbush

1st Crowfoot, Cursed

Dandelion, Common 

Dead-Nettle, Purple 

Dogwood, Red-Osier

Forget-Me-Not, True 

Geranium, Wild

Ground Ivy 

Henbit 

Honewort

1st Honeysuckle, Amur 

1st Iris, Yellow 

Locust, Black 

Mayapple 

1st Mayflower, Canada

Medick, Black 

Mustard, Garlic 

1st Parsnip, Cow

Pimpernel, Yellow

1st Pineapple Weed 

Raspberry, Black

Rocket, Dame's 

Rocket, Yellow 

Shepherd's Purse 

Solomon's Seal, False

Solomon's Seal, Star-Flowered False

Speedwell, Corn 

Speedwell, Thyme-Leaved 

1st Swallowwort 

Toadflax, Star


Seen or heard from Kitchen -

Red-winged Blackbird,

Cardinal,

Cowbird,

Crows,

Mourning Doves,

Goldfinches,

Grackles,

Hummingbird,

Robins,

Red-bellied Woodpecker,

Carolina Wren,

House Wren,

Black Squirrel,

Grey Squirrel.






Photo Site #7 - Sunrise time from 2nd Floor Window






Thursday, June 01, 2023

Spurge - Sit Spot #1528 - June 1, 2023






Cypress Spurge



Thursday, June 1, 2023 10:15 a.m.

Sit 1528   :   Brush Pile W   :   Sunny 

+25° (+29°) N 6-9 kph           50% humidity 


(Jet - WestJet flight 2580...),

Mosquitoes,

(Traffic noises),

Chickadees 

Song Sparrow,


Extras:

2:10 a.m. -

Moon Shadows,

Tree Frogs calling,


4:00 a.m. -

1 Tree Frog calling,

Thin Clouds,


5:44 a.m. Sunrise -

Distant Crows cawing,

Robins,

Red-winged Blackbirds,

House Wren,

Field Sparrow,

White-breasted Nuthatch ,

(Merlin App -),

(Warbling Vireo),

(Carolina Wren),


Along the Trails - 

Blooms:

Autumn Olive,

Black Medic,

Black Raspberry,

Bleeding Heart,

Blue-eyed Grass,

Burning bush,

Celandine,

Chives,

Cleavers,

Comfrey,

1st Common Blackberry,

Common Fleabane, 

1st Cypress Spurge by roadside,

Dames Rocket,

Dandelions,

Deep Magenta Iris,

False Solomon's Seal,

Field Hawkweed, 

Field Peppergrass,

Forget-me-nots, 

Garden Columbine,

Garlic Mustard,

Golden Alexanders,

Ground Ivy,

Herb Robert,

Lilly of the Valley, 

Marigolds,

Mock Strawberry,

Morrow's Honeysuckle, 

Mouse-ear Chickweed,

Pagoda Dogwood,

Periwinkle,

Red Columbine,

Robin's-plantain Fleabane,

Solomon's Seal,

Spiderwort,

Sweet Viburnum,

Tall Buttercup,

Thyme-leaved Speedwell,

1st Tulip Tree flowers opening,

White Clover,

Wild Geraniums, 

Wild Strawberry,

Wood Avens,

Wood Sorrel, 

Wood Strawberry, 

Yellow Lady's Slipper,

Yellow Rocket, 


Birds:

Cardinal,

Carolina Wren,

Chickadees,

Crows,

House Wren,

Hummingbird,

Oriole,

Pileated Woodpecker,

Red-eyed Vireo,

Red-winged Blackbirds,

Robins,

Warbling Vireo 

Yellow Warbler,


Seen or heard from Kitchen -

Red-winged Blackbird,

Cardinal,

Mourning Doves,

Grackles,

Hummingbird,

White-breasted Nuthatch,

Robins,

Field Sparrow,

Song Sparrow,

Pileated Woodpecker,

Red-bellied Woodpecker,

House Wren,

Black Squirrel,

Grey Squirrel.





Photo Site #6 - Close-up of East Willow