Blackberry - Sit Spot - July 24, 2020

The nice thing about Blackberries

is

they come in huge numbers.

July 24, 2020 10:20 a.m.

Sit 545  : Brush Pile W : Cloudy 

+22° (+26°)  ne 4-6 kph  83% humidity 

Blue Jays,

Cardinal, 

Crows, 

Goldfinches, 

(Prop Plane),

Robins, 

Mourning Doves, 

White Vervain blooming nearby, 

Enchanters Nightshade blooming nearby, 

Agrimony blooming nearby,

Daisy Fleabane blooming nearby ,

Field Sparrow, 

Towhee, 

Lopseed blooming nearby, 

Extras:

5:50 a.m.- 

       Towhee,

       Pewee,

Along the trails-

Chickadees,

House Wren, 

Green Frogs, 

Flicker, 

Cicada, 

Common Yellowthroat, 

Song Sparrow,

1st Virginia Wild Rye blooming, 

American Black Current in fruit, 

Blackberries getting ripe,

Ambush Bugs,

Still more Gypsy Moths,

Soldier Beetles,

Crab Spider,

Kitchen Window and Bird Feeder -

Red-winged Blackbirds,

Cardinal,

Mourning Doves,

Goldfinches,

Grackle,

White-breasted Nuthatch,

Chipping Sparrow,

House Wren,

Rabbits,

Black Squirrels,

Gray Squirrels.

Photo Site #3 - West Meadow Viewpoint

Insect - Sit Spot - July 23, 2020

Maybe a Woolly Aphid of some kind

or

Maybe a scale insect

or ?

July 23, 2020 10:25 a.m.

Sit 544  : Brush Pile W : Cloudy 

+23° (+28°)  e 7-11 kph  78% humidity 

Yellow-billed Cuckoo,

Field Sparrow, 

Cardinal, 

Blue Jays, 

Mosquitoes,

Crows,

White Vervain blooming nearby, 

Enchanters Nightshade blooming nearby, 

Agrimony blooming nearby, 

Lopseed blooming nearby,

Daisy Fleabane blooming nearby, 

Extras:

5:45 a.m.-

       Crows,

       Cardinals,

Along the Trails-

Japanese Beetles, 

Towhee,

Robins, 

Mourning Doves, 

Field Sparrow, 

Redstart, 

Warbling Vireo, 

Phoebe, 

Green Frogs,

Kitchen Window and Bird Feeder -

Red-winged Blackbirds,

Cardinal,

Mourning Doves,

Goldfinches,

Grackle,

Rose-breasted Grosbeak,

White-breasted Nuthatch,

Chipping Sparrow,

House Wren,

Chipmunk,

Black Squirrels,

Gray Squirrels,

Red Squirrel.

Photo Site #2 -East Willow

Swamp Milkweed - Virginia Ctenucha Moth - Sit Spot - July 22, 2020

Swamp Milkweed

Virginia Ctenucha Moth

July 22, 2020 11:00 a.m.

Sit 543  : Brush Pile W : Cloudy 

+21° (+24°) se 6-9 kph 88% humidity

Cardinal,

Blue Jays, 

Mosquitoes, 

(Traffic noises),

White Vervain blooming nearby,

Enchanters Nightshade blooming nearby, 

Agrimony blooming nearby, 

Lopseed blooming nearby, 

Heal-all blooming nearby, 

Towhee, 

Extras:

1:00 a.m. - 1 Firefly and no bats flying,

5:50 a.m.

       Cardinal singing,

       Rain, 

Along the trails 

1st Brown-eyed Susan in bloom,

Song Sparrow, 

Crows, 

Mourning Doves,

Green Frogs, 

Common Yellowthroat, 

Catbird, 

Field Sparrow, 

Virginia Ctenucha Moth, 

Soldier Beetles, 

Japanese Beetles,

Ambush Bug, 

Yellow-billed Cuckoo, 

1st Teasel in bloom on property,

1st Swamp Milkweed in bloom,

1st False Nettle in bloom,

Barn Swallows,

Kitchen Window and Bird Feeder -

Red-winged Blackbirds,

Cardinal,

Mourning Doves,

Goldfinches,

Rose-breasted Grosbeak,

White-breasted Nuthatch,

Chipping Sparrow,

House Wren,

Chipmunk,

Black Squirrels,

Gray Squirrels.

Photo Site #5 - Front "Forest" Trail

Katydid - Sit Spot - July 21, 2020

Katydid species

1 of 8 "Bush Katydid" species in our area

July 21, 2020 5:10 p.m.

Sit 542  : Brush Pile W  : Partly cloudy 

+27° (+32°) se 7-11 kph 53% humidity 

Cardinal,

Mosquitoes,

Flies,

Unidentified chirps,

White Vervain blooming nearby,

Dames Rocket blooming nearby, 

Agrimony blooming nearby, 

Lopseed blooming nearby, 

Daisy Fleabane blooming nearby, 

Red Squirrel overhead,

Yellow-billed Cuckoo, 

Crows,

Mourning Doves, 

(Traffic noises),

Healall blooming nearby, 

Extras:

2:30 a.m. Neither Fireflies nor Bats flying,

6:45 a.m. 

       Crows,

       Cardinals,

Along the trails -

Bluebirds,  

Blue Jays, 

Black-billed Cuckoo, 

Northern Pearly-eye butterflies, 

Towhee, 

Green Frogs, 

Ambush bugs,

Soldier Beetles,

Katydid in p.m.

Kitchen Window and Bird Feeder -

Red-winged Blackbirds,

Cardinal,

Mourning Doves,

Goldfinches,

Grackle,

White-breasted Nuthatch,

Downy Woodpecker,

House Wren,

Chipmunk,

Black Squirrels,

Gray Squirrels.

Photo Site #7

Sunrise time from 2nd floor Window

I do not usually put up a full flower list very often; however, here is a list of wild flowers seen on our property or the nearby roads that I have run on in the last 10 days:
(The ones with a * are not native.)

Agrimony

Alfalfa *

Anemone, Canada

Asparagus *

Avens, Catling's *

Avens, White

Avens, Wood *

Basil, Wild

Bedstraw, Rough

Bellflower, Creeping *

Bergamot, Wild

Bindweed, Field *

Black-Eyed Susan

Bouncing Bet *

Bugloss, Viper's *

Butter-And-Eggs *

Buttercup, Tall *

Campion, White (Evening Lychnis) *

Carpenter's Square (Figwort)

Carpetweed *

Celandine *

Chickweed, Mouse-Ear *

Chicory, Wild *

Cinquefoil, Silvery *

Cinquefoil, Sulphur * (Rough-fruited)

Clover, Alsike *

Clover, Red *

Clover, White *

Clover, White Sweet *

Comfrey, Common *

Coneflower, Gray-Headed

Coneflower, Purple *

Coreopsis, Lance-leaved

Crown-vetch, Purple *

Culver's Root

Cup Plant

Daisy, Oxeye *

Dandelion, Common *

Dogbane, Spreading

Elecampane *

Evening Primrose, Common

Feverfew *

Fleabane, Daisy

Galinsoga *

Goatsbeard, Yellow *

Goldenrod, Early

Ground Cherry, Clammy

Heal-All

Hemp, Indian =(Hemp Dogbane)

Herb Robert *

Indian Tobacco

Knapweed, Brown *

Knapweed, Spotted *

Lettuce, Wild

Lily, Day *

Loosestrife, Fringed

Lopseed

Mallow, Indian * (Velvetleaf) *

Mallow, Musk *

Mayweed *

Meadow-Rue, Tall

Medick, Black *

Milkweed, Common

Mint, Wild

Motherwort *

Mountain Mint, Virginia

Mullein, Common *

Mustard, Garlic *

Nightshade, Bittersweet *

Nightshade, Eastern Black

Nightshade, Enchanter's

Parsnip, Wild *

Pineapple Weed *

Pink, Deptford *

Plantain, English *

Plantain, Red-Stemmed (Pale)

Queen Anne's Lace *

Raspberry, Purple-Flowering (S)

Rocket, Dame's *

Saint Johnswort, Common *

Saint Johnswort, Shrubby

Sow Thistle, Field *

Sow Thistle, Spiny-Leaved *

Spiderwort *

Stickseed, Virginia

Sunflower, Woodland

Tea, New Jersey

Tea, Oswego

Teasel *

Thimbleweed

Thistle, Bull *

Thistle, Canada *

Timothy * (Grass)

Touch-Me-Not, Spotted

Trefoil, Birdsfoot *

Trumpet Creeper

Vervain, Blue

Vervain, White

Vetch, Cow * (Tufted V.)

Vetch, Hairy * (Shaggy V.)

Willow Herb, Purple-Veined (P-leaved)

Wood Sorrel, Yellow

Yarrow, Common *