New Plants - Sit Spot #1459 - March 22, 2023

Last week - dirt

This week - plants

Wednesday, March 22, 2023 4:30 p.m.

Sit 1459   :   Brush Pile W   :   Cloudy 

+8° (+6°) S 14-20 kph 71% humidity 

Crows in distance,

(Traffic noises),

(Jet - United Airlines flight 1953...),

Extras:

12:40 a.m. -

Cloudy,

Quiet,

7:21 a.m. Sunrise -

Crows,

Cardinal, 

Red-winged Blackbirds 

Along the late afternoon trails -

Red-winged Blackbirds,

Crows,

Robins,

Donkey braying,

Goats bleating,

Seen or heard from Kitchen -

Red-winged Blackbird,

Blue Jays,

Cardinals,

Chickadees,

Crows,

Mourning Doves,

Juncos,

White-breasted Nuthatch,

Robins,

Downy Woodpecker,

Red-bellied Woodpecker,

Boxelder Bug in kitchen,

Lady Bug in kitchen,

Black Squirrel,

Grey Squirrel.

Photo Site #4 - North Ridge Trail

Swans - Sit Spot #1458 - March 21, 2023

Lots of Tundra Swans overhead

I only managed this one photo

of part of one flock

Tuesday, March 21, 2023 10:15 a.m.

Sit 1458   :   Brush Pile W   :   Mostly cloudy.

+3° (-1°)     SW 20-30 kph     65% humidity 

Crows,

Red-winged Blackbirds,

(Traffic noises),

Robins,

Tundra Swans flying overhead,

Cardinal,

Extras:

1:50 a.m. -

Cloudy,

Quiet,

7:22 a.m. Sunrise -

Cardinal,

Chickadee,

Mourning Doves,

Crows,

Goldfinches,

Red-winged Blackbirds,

Robins,

Black Squirrel,

Along the Trails -

Tundra Swans - 6 flocks overhead,

Black Squirrel,

Crows,

Red-winged Blackbirds,

Cardinal,

Carolina Wren,

Unidentified Gull flying overhead,

Robins,

Red-bellied Woodpecker,

Blue Jays,

Fleur-Ange saw 1st Killdeer on road in p.m.

Seen or heard from Kitchen -

Red-winged Blackbird,

Blue Jays,

Bluebirds,

Cardinals,

Chickadees,

Crows,

Mourning Doves,

Goldfinches,

Grackle,

Juncos,

White-breasted Nuthatch,

Robins,

Starling,

Downy Woodpecker,

Boxelder Bug in kitchen,

Lady Bug in kitchen,

Black Squirrel,

Grey Squirrel.

Photo Site #3 - West Meadow Viewpoint

Art work in progress

Tracks - Sit Spot #1458 - March 20, 2023

Bird Tracks in Snow

Monday, March 20, 2023 10:35 a.m.

Sit 1458   :   Brush Pile W   :   Sunny 

0° (-6°) SW 30-41 kph 59% humidity 

Red-winged Blackbirds,

Cardinals,

Crows, 

(Traffic noises),

(Jet - WestJet flight 1246...),

Extras:

2:20 a.m.

Light clouds,

Quiet,

Some stars showing,

7:24 a.m. Sunrise -

Cardinal,

Robin,

Red-winged Blackbird,

Goldfinch,

Mourning Dove,

Crow,

Along the Trails -

Red-winged Blackbirds,

Cardinal,

Chickadees,

Mourning Doves,

Crows,

Bluebirds,

3 White-tailed Deer,

Robins,

5:24 p.m. - Vernal Equinox

Seen or heard from Kitchen -

Red-winged Blackbird,

Blue Jays,

Cardinals,

Chickadees,

Crows,

Mourning Doves,

Goldfinches,

Grackle,

Red-bellied Woodpecker,

Boxelder Bug in kitchen,

Lady Bug in kitchen,

Black Squirrel,

Grey Squirrel.

Photo Site #2 - East Willow

Insect Writing - Sit Spot #1457 - March 19, 2023

Insect Message 

or Insect Art?

Sunday, March 19, 2023 10:20 a.m.

Sit 1457   :   Brush Pile W   :   Cloudy 

-5° (-13°)    W 30-39 kph       73% humidity 

Wind in trees,

Tree branches clicking,

(Jet - Air Canada Jazz flight 675...),

Cardinal singing,

Chickadees Fee-bee calls,

(Traffic noises),

Blue Jays,

Extras:

3:40 a.m. -

Cloudy,

Quiet,

Light breeze,

Fresh snow on the ground,

7:26 a.m. Sunrise

Grey Squirrel,

Juncos,

Cardinal,

Snowing heavily,

Along the Trails -

Chickadees,

Black Squirrel,

Red-winged Blackbirds,

Crows,

Several cm of new snow,

   - very light and fluffy,

Rabbit tracks,

Deer tracks,

Coyote tracks,

White-breasted Nuthatch,

Robins,

Mourning Doves,

Seen or heard from Kitchen -

Red-winged Blackbird,

Blue Jays,

Cardinals,

Chickadees,

Crows,

Mourning Doves,

Goldfinches,

Grackle,

Juncos,

White-breasted Nuthatch,

Downy Woodpecker,

Black Squirrel,

Grey Squirrel.

Photo Site #1 - East Pond Site

Day Lillies - Sit Spot #1456 - March 18, 2023

Day Lilies 

poking out of the ground

Saturday, March 18, 2023 5:45 p.m.

Sit 1456  :  Brush Pile W  :  Cloudy

-5° (-13°)   W 30-41 kph.   79% humidity

(Traffic noises),

(Jet - American Airlines flight 669…),

Wind in the trees,

Extras:

3:30 a.m. -

Cloudy,

Quiet,

7:28 a.m. Sunrise -

Crows,

Cardinal,

Black Squirrel,

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8 km walk on road

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Along the late afternoon Trails -

Many Robins in west meadow sumacs,

First snow then sunshine then snow . . .,

Very icy on part of trails,

Muddy on other parts of the trails,

Seen or heard from Kitchen -

Red-winged Blackbird,

Blue Jays,

Cardinals,

Chickadees,

Crows,

1st House Finch of the season,

Canada Geese flying overhead,

Goldfinches,

Grackle,

Juncos,

Red-breasted Nuthatch,

White-breasted Nuthatch,

Downy Woodpecker,

Red-bellied Woodpecker,

Caroline Wren,

Boxelder bug in kitchen,

Ladybug in kitchen,

Black Squirrel,

Grey Squirrel.

Photo Site #9 -

Looking out from West Brush Pile