Small-leaved Lynden - Sit Spot #1559 - July 2, 2023

Small-leaved Linden Tree

Sunday, July 2, 2023 10:45 a.m.

Sit 1559   :   Brush Pile W   :   Cloudy with rain 

+23°(+29°)  E 2-3 kph           83% humidity 

Mosquitoes!!!

Rain on tarp,

(Jet - Aeromexico flight 693...),

Extras:

2:15 a.m. -

Cloudy,

Very still,

Fireflies flashing,

Bats flying,

3:35 a.m. -

Cloudy,

Quiet,

Few Fireflies flashing,

5:45 a.m. Sunrise -

Cloudy,

House Wren,

Robins,

(Merlin App -)

(Red-winged Blackbirds),

(Common Yellowthroat),

(Song Sparrow),

(Chickadee),

Along the Trails -

Blooms:

Alfalfa,

Alsike Clover,

Birdsfoot Trefoil,

Black Medic,

Black-eyed Susan,

Blue Vervain,

Catalpa Tree,

Celandine,

Comfrey,

Common Mullein,

Common Valerian,

Coreopsis,

Cow Vetch,

Creeping Bellflower,

Daisy Fleabane,

Dandelion,

Feverfew,

Field Hawkweed, 

Foxglove Beardtongue,

Geranium, 

Ground Ivy, 

Hairy Vetch,

Hemp Dogbane,

Herb Robert, 

Long-leaved Speedwell,

Marigolds,

Meadow Evening Primrose,

Milkweed,

Monkey Flower,

Motherwort,

Narrow-leaved Vetch,

Northern Bush Honeysuckle,

Oswego Tea,

Oxeye Daisy,

Petunia, 

Red Clover,

Red-stemmed Plantain,

Rose Campion,

1st Shrubby St.Johnswort,

1st Small-leaved Linden,

Smooth Bedstraw,

Spiderwort,

Spreading Dogbane,

Sweet William Catchfly,

Tall Buttercup,

Tall Meadow Rue,

Thimbleweed,

Thyme,

Timothy Grass,

White Avens,

White Clover,

Wild Basil,

Wood Sorrel,

Yarrow,

Yellow lily,

Birds:

Carolina Wren,

Robins,

Rose-breasted Grosbeak,

White-breasted Nuthatch, 

Large Coyote in east lawn - midafternoon,

Green Frogs calling from west pond,

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Rain all day so missed some flowers and birds

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Along Powerline Road -

1st Basswood,

1st Orange Day Lily,

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Seen or heard from Kitchen -

Flicker,

Goldfinch,

Grackle,

Rose-breasted Grosbeak,

White-breasted Nuthatch,

Robins,

Downy Woodpecker,

Carolina Wren,

House Wren,

Chipmunk.

Photo  Site #1 - East Pond

Still breeding lots of mosquitoes

For the last few years it has been dry

by the end of June

Wild Basil - Sit Spot 1558 - July 1, 2023

Wild Basil

Saturday, July 1, 2023 2:50 p.m.

Sit 1558   :   Brush Pile W   :   Mostly Sunny 

+30°(+36°)  W 7-11 kph        49% humidity 

Crows,

Towhee,

(Traffic noises),

Cardinal,

Song Sparrow,

(Unidentified Jet),

Woodpecker tapping,

Extras:

12:05 a.m. -

Cloudy,

Quiet,

Fireflies flashing,

3:30 a.m. -

Cloudy,

(Airplane in distance),

Fireflies flashing,

5:45 a.m. Sunrise -

Carolina Wren,

House Wren,

Robins,

Crows,

Field Sparrow,

(Merlin App -),

(Red-winged Blackbird),

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5.4 k walk with "running" group

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Along the Afternoon Trails -

Blooms:

Alfalfa,

Alsike Clover,

Birdsfoot Trefoil,

Black Medic,

Black-eyed Susan,

Blue Vervain,

Canada Anemone,

Catalpa Tree,

Celandine,

Clammy Ground Cherry,

Comfrey,

Common Mallow,

1st Common Mullein,

Common Speedwell,

Common Valerian,

Coreopsis,

Cow Vetch,

1st Creeping Bellflower on property,

Daisy Fleabane,

Dandelion,

Deptford Pink,

Enchanter’s Nightshade,

English Plantain,

Feverfew,

Field Hawkweed, 

Foxglove Beardtongue,

Geranium, 

Ground Ivy, 

Hairy Vetch,

Hemp Dogbane,

Herb Robert, 

Long-leaved Speedwell,

Lopseed,

Marigolds,

Meadow Evening Primrose,

Milkweed,

Mock Strawberry,

Monkey Flower,

Motherwort,

Mouse-ear Chickweed,

Narrow-leaved Cattail  

Narrow-leaved Vetch,

Northern Bush Honeysuckle,

Oswego Tea,

Oxeye Daisy,

Petunia,

Red Clover,

Red Osier Dogwood,

Red-stemmed Plantain,

Rose Campion,

Slender Vetch,

Smooth Bedstraw

Spiderwort,

Spirea,

Stringy Stonecrop,

Sulphur Cinquefoil,

Sweet William Catchfly,

Tall Buttercup,

Tall Meadow Rue,

Thimbleweed,

Thyme,

Timothy Grass,

Tulip Tree,

White Avens,

White Clover,

White Vervain,

Wild Basil,

Wood Avens,

Wood Sorrel,

Yarrow,

Yellow Avens,

Yellow lily,

Birds:

Blue Jay,

Carolina Wren,

Crows,

Field Sparrow,

Goldfinch,

Robins,

Rose-breasted Grosbeak,

Towhee,

White-breasted Nuthatch 

Green Frogs in west pond

Seen or heard from Kitchen -

Cardinal,

Chickadee,

Crows,

Goldfinch,

Rose-breasted Grosbeak,

White-breasted Nuthatch,

Robins,

Field Sparrow,

Song Sparrow,

Towhee,

Downy Woodpecker,

Carolina Wren,

House Wren.

Photo Site #9 - 

Looking out from West Brush Pile