Black Medick - Sit Spot - May 23, 2020

Black Medick

luzerne lupuline

(Medicago lupulina)
Look for the little tip
on the end of each leaflet
to distinguish it from
the small clovers.

May 23, 2020 10:05 a.m.

Sit 483 : Brush Pile W :Cloudy 

+19° (+20°)  sw 11-17 kph 81% humidity 

Flicker,

(Jet, traffic noise),

Unidentified chirps,

Crows,

Red-winged Blackbirds,

(American Airlines flight 653…),

American Toads trilling,

Robin,

Extras:

Along the trails-

Phoebe,

Golden-winged Warbler,  

Common Yellowthroat,

Blue-winged Warbler,

White-tailed Deer,

1st Orchard Oriole seen on property!

Kitchen Window and Bird Feeder -

Red-winged Blackbirds,

Blue Jays,

Cardinals,

Chickadees,

Mourning Dove,

Goldfinches,

Grackles,

Rose-breasted Grosbeak,

White-breasted Nuthatch,

Baltimore Oriole,

Chipping Sparrow,

Downy Woodpecker,

Red-bellied Woodpecker,

Chipmunk,

Black Squirrel,

Grey Squirrel,

Red Squirrel.

Photo Site 7 - 

Sunrise time from 2nd floor window

Plum - Asparagus - Sit Spot - May 22, 2020

American Plum

Wild Asparagus

May 22, 2020 10:25 a.m.

Sit 482 : Brush Pile W : Sunny 

+20°(+20°) sw 4-6 kph  52% humidity 

Common Yellowthroat,

Field Sparrow,

Crows,

Unidentified chirps,

Tree Frog

(Traffic noises)

Red Admiral,

Song Sparrow,

Gulls overhead,

1st Mosquitoes 

Extras:

Along the trails-

Turkey Vulture,

Cabbage Butterfly 

American Toads trilling,

House Wren,

Yellow Warbler,

Towhee,

Sweet Woodruff blooming,

American Plum blooming,

Kitchen Window and Bird Feeder -

Red-winged Blackbirds,

Blue Jays,

Cardinals,

Chickadees,

Goldfinches,

Grackles,

Rose-breasted Grosbeak,

White-breasted Nuthatch,

Baltimore Oriole,

Chipping Sparrow,

Red-bellied Woodpecker,

Chipmunk,

Black Squirrel,

Grey Squirrel,

Red Squirrel.

Photo Site #6:  Close-up of east Willow

Buds - Flowers - Snake - Sit Spot - May 21, 2020

Tartarian Honeysuckle Flower Bud

Apple Tree Flower

Milk Snake

May 21, 2020 10:20 a.m.

Sit 481 : Brush Pile W : Sunny 

+16° (+16°) E 6-9 kph 37% humidity 

Red-winged Blackbirds,

Goldfinches,

American Redstart close enough to see!

Crows,

Woodpecker drumming,

Chickadee,

Extras:

Along the trails -

Tree Swallows  

Pileated Woodpecker,

Brown Thrasher,

Bluebirds  

Kingbird

Spring Azure,

Yellow Warbler calling,

Towhee,

Catbird,

Apple Trees blooming 

Pear Tree blooming 

Rabbit,

Milk Snake on the trail,

Kitchen Window and Bird Feeder -

Red-winged Blackbirds,

Blue Jays,

Chickadees,

Grackles,

Rose-breasted Grosbeak,

White-breasted Nuthatch,

Baltimore Oriole,

Chipping Sparrow,

Red-bellied Woodpecker,

Chipmunk,

Rabbit,

Black Squirrel,

Grey Squirrel,

Red Squirrel.

Photo Site #5 - Front "Forest" Trail

Sit Spot - Numbers Game - Pear Tree - Oriole - May 20, 2020

May 20, 2020, 10:10 a.m.

Sit 480 Brush Pile W : Sunny 

+16° (+15°) e 20-30 kph  44% humidity 

Catbird,

Towhee,

Crows,

House Wren,

Along the Trails-

Phoebe,

Walnuts starting to leaf out,

Common Yellowthroat,

2 Rabbits,

Tree Swallows,

Bluebirds,

Blue-winged Warbler,

9:00 Spring Peepers still calling

Kitchen Window and Bird Feeder -

Red-winged Blackbirds,

Blue Jays,

Cardinals,

Chickadees,

Mourning Doves,

Goldfinches,

Grackles,

Rose-breasted Grosbeak,

White-breasted Nuthatch,

Baltimore Oriole,

Robin,

Red-bellied Woodpecker,

Chipmunk,

Black Squirrel,

Grey Squirrel,
Red Squirrel.

As of today, I am taking photos at 7 locations

around our property every day instead of 

the 4 that I have been doing. 

In order to amuse myself, I am going

to present one each day in random order instead

the sequential order that I have been using.

I am using the excel spreadsheet to make my

rotation random during each 7 day cycle.

I put numbers 1 through 7 in the left column.

I put random numbers in column two.

I did a sort of the columns using column 2

as the basis for sorting therefore I have my

numerals 1 - 7 in random order with no repeats.

(For those who noticed, yes the random numbers

changed after the sort, so they are not in

numerical order.)

Photo Site #2 - Eastern Willow

Our Pear Tree

Female Baltimore Oriole

Outside our Kitchen Window.

Baneberry - Sit Spot - May 19, 2020

Red Baneberry

actée rouge

(Actaea rubra)

May 19, 2020 4:05 p.m.

Sit 479 : Brush Pile W : Mostly Sunny 

+15° (+13°) NE 33-46 kph  58% humidity 

Crows,

Wind in trees,

Red-winged Blackbirds,

Cardinal,

Towhee,

Song Sparrow,

Unidentified chirps,

(Traffic noises)

House Wren,

Extras:

Along the trails -

2 Whitetail Deer in west 

Common Yellowthroat,

1st Pennycress blooming,
9:00 p.m. Spring Peepers calling again

Kitchen Window and Bird Feeder -

Red-winged Blackbirds,

Blue Jays,

Goldfinches,

Grackles,

Rose-breasted Grosbeak,

Baltimore Oriole,

Robins,

Chipping Sparrow,

Red-bellied Woodpecker,

Chipmunk,

Black Squirrel,

Grey Squirrel

Photo Site #7

Sunrise time from 2nd floor window

I now have 7 Photo Sites where I

will take daily photos.

Each blog I will put up one of the seven;

however, someday, in the future

I hope to make a time lapse video

of each of the spots.