Sit Spot & Elm Flowers

March 20, 2020 8:52

Sit 419 : Brush Pile E, Cloudy 

+15° (+13°) SW 35-48 kph 92% humidity 

Rabbit,

Mourning Doves,

Red-winged Blackbirds,

Cardinals,

Crows,

Red-bellied Woodpecker,

Wind in trees,

(Traffic)

2 Mallards flying overhead 

Extras:

Turkey Vulture over road nearby

Chickadees,

Goldfinches,

White-breasted Nuthatch,

Downy Woodpecker,

Chipmunk,

Black Squirrels,

Grey Squirrels.

Photo Site #2 East Willow

American Elm Flowers

(From several years ago when

our Elms were alive. Time to

look again for Elms and flowers.)

Sit Spot - Fen Walk - Destruction - Mar. 19, 2020

March 19, 2020 9:14 a.m.

Sit 418 Brush Pile W : Cloudy 

+2° (0°) N 7-11 kph  88% humidity 

Cardinals,

Crows,

(Jet, traffic noise)

(FedEx Express flight 1914...)

Red-winged Blackbirds,

Robins,

Blue Jays,

2 Unidentified ducks flying overhead 

Red-bellied Woodpecker,

Extras:

6:50 a.m. Lots of Robins calling

    and Goldfinches, a Mourning Dove

    and one noisy Mallard Duck

@ Grand River- many Song Sparrows /

    still none at home

@ home...

Chickadees,

Juncos,

White-breasted Nuthatch,

Downy Woodpecker.

Around 11 a.m. Fleur-Ange and I started
a "short" walk to the
Brantford Perched Prairie Fen
near Kraemer's Way.

The fen and Skunk Cabbage Flowers

We decided to take a 
longer route back
to the car.

A massive gravel pit operation got in our way.

So our short walk turned into
about 8 km.

Sit Spot - March 18, 2020

March 18, 2020 9:03 a.m.

Sit 417 : Brush Pile W : Mostly Clear 

-2° (-5°) ne 9-14 kph  55% humidity 

Crows,

Cardinals,

Woodpecker drumming,

(Jet, traffic noise)

(Canadair EDV flight 5393...)

Robins,

Canada Goose flying overhead 

Extras:

Red-winged Blackbirds,

Blue Jays,

Chickadees,

Mourning Doves,

Goldfinches,

Grackles,

Juncos,

White-breasted Nuthatch,

Starlings,

Downy Woodpecker,

Red-bellied Woodpecker,

Chipmunk,

Black Squirrels,

Grey Squirrels.

Photo Site #4 - North Ridge Trail

Sit Spot, Coltsfoot Photos & Virus Information - March 17, 2020

March 17, 2020 4:00 p.m.

Sit 416 : Brush Pile W : Mostly cloudy 

+6° (+2°) W 28-37 kph  55 % humidity 

Crows,

Robins,

Wind in trees,

(Jet, traffic noise)

(GoJet Airlines flight 4583...)

Extras:

Woodcocks at dawn & dusk

Chickadees,

Goldfinches,

Juncos,

White-breasted Nuthatch,

Downy Woodpecker,

Grey Squirrel.

Photo Site #3 - West Meadow Viewpoint

Coltsfoot

Tussilage pas d'âne

(Tussilago farfara)

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Not sure I want this on my blog; however, we may forget about this someday and it might be interesting to look back, no matter how it all turns out. Remember this all started in a  province in China last December . . . .

Sit Spot & Silver Maple Tree Flowers- March 16, 2020

March 16, 2020 9:44 a.m.

Sit 415 : Brush Pile w : Sunny 

-2° (-8°) E 19-29 kph 49% humidity 

Woodpecker drumming,

White-breasted Nuthatch,

Robins,

(Crows,

(Jet, traffic noise)

( JetSuite Air flight 307...)

Extras:

(Caught up with looking at

   virus information on the internet

   so I missed getting out before

   sunrise.)

Red-winged Blackbirds,

Blue Jays,

Cardinals,

Chickadees,

Cowbird,

Mourning Doves,

Goldfinches,

Downy Woodpecker,

Black Squirrels,

Grey Squirrels.

Photo Site 2 - East Willow

Female Flowers of Silver Maple Tree

with my finger behind to help the camera focus