Yellow Violet - Sit Spot 817 - April 24, 2021

Downy Yellow Violet

one of scores found today

April 24, 2021 3:15 p.m.

Sit 817  : Brush Pile W : Mostly Sunny 

+16° (+16°) se 11-17 kph  34% humidity 

1st Grey Tree Frog calling,

(Prop Plane),

Goldfinch "potato chip chip" calls,

Cabbage White Butterfly,

Wind in trees,

Tree branches creaking,

Red-winged Blackbirds calling,

Red-bellied Woodpecker calling,

(Traffic noises in distance),

Cardinal singing,

Blue Jay screaming,

Towhee calling,

Extras:

Along the trails in p.m. -

Red-winged Blackbird,

Rooster, 

Field Sparrow,

Chickadees, 

Goldfinches,

White Cabbage Butterfly,

Small brown/beige moths,

Cardinals,

Cowbirds seen on road,

Turkey Vultures seen from road,

1st Dryad’s Saddle Mushroom

Wild Flowers seen -

Meadow-rue up & showing flower buds,

1st Trout Lilies blooming on property,

Many, many Yellow Violets 1st blooming,

1st LeConte Violets found blooming,

1st Mouse-eared Chickweed blooming,

Three-flowered Avens,

Hairy Bittercress,

Bloodroots,

Domestic Cherry Tree species,

Daffodils,

Common Dandelion,

Marsh Dandelion,

Red-seeded Dandelion,

Purple Dead Nettle,

Grape Hyacinth,

Ground Ivy,

Forsythia Shrub,

Magnolia,

Scilla,

Common Shadbush,

Spicebush,

Spring Beauty,

Sweet White Violet,

Wild Strawberry,

Red Trillium,

Common Violet,

English Violet (Sweet Blue),

Wild Ginger,

Kitchen Window and Bird Feeder -

Red-winged Blackbirds,

Cardinals,

Mourning Doves,

Goldfinches,

Grackles,

Red-breasted Nuthatch,

White-breasted Nuthatches,

Robins,

Song Sparrow,

Downy Woodpecker,

Red-bellied Woodpecker,

Chipmunk,

Black Squirrels,

Grey Squirrels,

Red Squirrel,

Boxelder Bug in house.

Ran a slow 10 kilometres this morning.

Took it easy in afternoon.

Photo Site #3 - West Meadow View

Trees and Grasses turning green slowly

Trout Lily - Sit Spot #816 - April 23, 2021

Toothwort from woodlot next door

April 23, 2021 8:55 a.m.

Sit 816  : Brush Pile W : Sunny 

+1° (-2°) SW 11-17 kph 75% humidity 

Field Sparrow,

(Traffic in distance),

Crows in distance,

Chickadees,

Cardinal,

Towhee,

Grey Squirrel,

Woodpecker tapping,

Extras:

Along the Trail -

Red-winged Blackbirds,

Field Sparrow,

Cardinal,

Rooster,

Mourning Doves,

Robins,

Field Sparrow,

Tree Swallow on Bluebird house,

Mourning Cloke Butterfly,

Turkey Vultures circling,

Flowers seen blooming -

Three-flowered Avens,

Hairy Bittercress,

Bloodroots,

Domestic Cherry Tree species,

Daffodils,

Common Dandelion,

Marsh Dandelion,

Red-seeded Dandelion,

Purple Dead Nettle,

Grape Hyacinth,

Ground Ivy,

Forsythia Shrub,

Magnolia,

Scilla,

Common Shadbush,

Spicebush,

Spring Beauty,

Sweet White Violet,

Wild Strawberry,

Red Trillium,

Common Violet,

English Violet (Sweet Blue),

Wild Ginger,

In woodlot next door -

Red Trilliums,

Trout Lilies,

Sharp-lobed Hepaticas,

Spring Beauties,

Giant Blue Cohoshes,

Toothworts,

Coltsfoots,

Kitchen Window and Bird Feeder -

Blue Jays,

Cardinals,

Mourning Doves,

Goldfinches,

Grackles,

White-breasted Nuthatches,

Robins,

Chipping Sparrow,

Black Squirrels,

Grey Squirrels.

        Cleaned out grapevines, raspberry canes

and a few small trees from the beginning

of the labyrinth.

        Also I took out the stump east of the house

more by accident than on purpose as I

wanted to saw off the top a bit but the 

stump started to fall apart so I gave it

a push and down it went.

Photo Site #7 -

Sunrise time from 2nd Floor Window

Red Trilliums - Sit Spot #815 - April 22, 2021

Red Trillium Patch

before and after the snow

April 22, 2021 10:00 a.m.

Sit 815  : Brush Pile W : Mostly cloudy 

0° (-5°) W 19-29 kph 74% humidity 

(Construction noises),

Crows,

Wind in trees,

Tree branches creaking,

4 Turkey Vultures circling,

Extras:

6:28 a.m. Sunrise

Robins & Red-winged Blackbirds singing,

Along the trails -

Donkey braying,

Rooster crowing,

Red-winged Blackbirds calling,

Chickadees calling,

Blue Jays screaming,

Bluebirds 

Crows cawing,

Cardinals singing,

Robins chirping,

Song Sparrow singing,

Towhee alarm,

p.m. 5 Turkey Vultures circling 

40-50 Red-wing Blackbirds in trees

Flowers seen blooming -

Three-flowered Avens,

Hairy Bittercress,

Bloodroots,

Domestic Cherry Tree species,

Daffodils,

Common Dandelion,

Marsh Dandelion,

Red-seeded Dandelion,

Purple Dead Nettle,

Grape Hyacinth

Ground Ivy,

Forsythia Shrub,

Magnolia,

Manitoba Maple Tree,

Scilla,

Common Shadbush,

Spicebush,

Cypress Spurge,

Sweet White Violet,

Wild Strawberry,

Red Trillium,

Common Violet,

English Violet (Sweet Blue),

Wild Ginger,

Kitchen Window and Bird Feeder -

Blue Jays,

Cardinals,

Chickadees,

Mourning Doves,

Goldfinches,

Grackles,

Juncos,

Red-breasted Nuthatch,

White-breasted Nuthatches,

Robins,

Chipping Sparrow,

Song Sparrow,

Downy Woodpecker,

Red-bellied Woodpecker,

Black Squirrels,

Grey Squirrels.

Photo Site #4 - North Ridge Trail

Morning Snow - Sit Spot #814 - April 21, 2021

Sunrise this morning . . .

April 21, 2021 3:45 p.m.

Sit 814  : Brush Pile W : Cloudy 

+1° (-4°) W 19-29 kph 69% humidity 

White-tailed Deer 30 m east,

Woodpecker drumming,

Wind in trees,

(Traffic noises),

Blue Jays screaming,

(Jet  - American Airlines flight 1877...),

Manitoba Maple blooming,

Snow clumps falling on tarp,

Extras:

Along the Trails -

SNOW in a.m.

Robin,

Blue Jays,

Woodpecker drumming,

Red-winged Blackbirds,

Red-tailed Hawk circling over Southwest ravine ,

Canadian Geese flying in distance,

Cardinals singing,

Fleur-Ange saw a Wild Turkey by the road,

Flowers seen blooming -

Hairy Bittercress,

Domestic Cherry Tree species,

Common Dandelion,

Forsythia Shrub,

Magnolia,

Manitoba Maple Tree,

Common Shadbush,

Spicebush,

Spring Beauties,

Wild Strawberry,

Red Trillium,

Common Violet,

English Violet (Sweet Blue),

Kitchen Window and Bird Feeder -

Blue Jays,

Cardinals,

Mourning Doves,

Goldfinches,

Juncos,

White-breasted Nuthatches,

Robins,

Chipping Sparrow,

Song Sparrow,

Downy Woodpecker,

Red-bellied Woodpecker,

Black Squirrels,

Grey Squirrels,

Red Squirrel.

Photo Site #9 - 

Looking Out from the West Brush Pile

3:45 in afternoon

still a tiny bit of snow left from the morning

Teasel - Sit Spot #813 - April 20, 2021

Teasel Leaves beginning to expand

April 20, 2021 9:55 a.m.

Sit 813   : Brush Pile W : Mostly cloudy 

+3° (-2°) W 26-35 kph  65% humidity 

Towhee calling,

Red-bellied Woodpecker in distance,

(Construction noises),

Manitoba Maple blooming,

Wind in trees,

Cardinals singing,

Field Sparrow singing,

(Quiet today - perhaps because weather 

    change coming? Snow in forecast.)

 

Extras:

Along the Trails -

Chickadees,

Robins,

Rooster,

Goldfinches,

Crows,

Red-winged Blackbirds,

Juncos,

Some Hawthorns starting to leaf out,

Bluebirds being silent,

Field Sparrows singing,

Snow in the afternoon,

Flowers seen blooming -

Three-flowered Avens,

Hairy Bittercress,

Bloodroots,

Domestic Cherry Tree species,

Coltsfoot,

Daffodils,

Common Dandelion,

Marsh Dandelion,

Red-seeded Dandelion,

Purple Dead Nettle,

Grape Hyacinth

Ground Ivy,

Forsythia Shrub,

Hyacinth,

Magnolia,

Manitoba Maple Tree,

Scilla,

Sedge species,

Common Shadbush,

Spicebush,

Spring Beauties,

Cypress Spurge,

Sweet White Violet,

Wild Strawberry,

Red Trillium,

Common Violet,

English Violet (Sweet Blue),

Wild Ginger,

Kitchen Window and Bird Feeder -

Red-winged Blackbird,

Blue Jays,

Cardinals,

Chickadees,

Cowbirds,

Mourning Doves,

Goldfinches,

White-breasted Nuthatches,

Robins,

Chipping Sparrow,

Downy Woodpecker,

Black Squirrels,

Grey Squirrels.

Photo Site #5 - Front "Forest" Trail