Greenhouse - Sit Spot #1341 - April 24, 2024

Planting new lettuce among more mature plants

Wednesday, April 24, 2024 5:00 p.m.

Sit 1341    :   Brush Pile W   :   Cloudy 

+8° (+6°)     NE 14-21 kph      57% humidity 

Squirrel chewing on Walnut,

Towhee,

(Traffic Noises),

(Jet - American Eagle flight 3429...),

   (Chicago - Toronto),

Extras:

12:25 a.m. -

Cloudy,

Quiet,

3:15 a.m. -

Partly Cloudy,

Moon Shadows,

Quiet,

6:23 Sunrise Chorus -

Cardinal,

Mourning Dove 

Red-winged Blackbird,

Field Sparrow,

Morning Activity -

Box washing at Plan B Organic Farm,

Afternoon Activities -

Shopping at Costco,

   Dropped off hearing aids for repair,

Afternoon nap,

3 km Afternoon Trail Walk with dog,

   Mourning Dove 

   Goldfinches,

   Red-winged Blackbirds,

   Field Sparrow, 

Fresh deer tracks by east pond,   

Dog barking in distance,

Seen or Heard from Kitchen -

Red-Winged Blackbirds,

Cardinal,

Crows,

Mourning Dove,

Goldfinches,

Field Sparrow,

Starling,

Red-Bellied Woodpecker,

Red Squirrel.

Digital Painting - Sit Spot #1340 - April 23, 2024

April 23 Digital Painting

Tuesday, April 23, 2024 5:05 p.m.

Sit 1340   :   Brush Pile W   :    Cloudy with light rain 

+15° (+13°) SW 36-54 kph      50% humidity 

Wind in trees,

Tree branches squeaking,

Rain on tarp,

Extras:

12:05 a.m. -| Quiet,

2:00 a.m.   -| Moon Shadows,

                    | High thin clouds,

6:25 a.m. Sunrise Chorus -

Cardinal,

Towhee,

Red-winged Blackbirds,

Mourning Dove,

Field Sparrow,

Morning Activities -

Short dog walk,

To Gym,

   Got credit for time I was away,

   Did 2 k Treadmill walk,

   Managed .8 k run but had to stop

      to go to toilet,

Afternoon Activities -

Naturopath visit,

Work on digital painting,

3 k afternoon trail walk in rain,

   Carolina Wren,

   Wind in trees,

Almost no blooming flowers 

   due to wind & rain

   so did not record,

Seen or Heard from Kitchen -

Red-Winged Blackbirds,

Blue Jay,

Cardinal,

Chickadees,

Mourning Dove, 

Goldfinches,

Robins

Field Sparrow,

White-throated Sparrow,

Towhee,

Grey Squirrel,

Red Squirrel.

Trail Series #102

Greening - Sit Spot # 1339 - April 22, 2024

Willows are Greening in the Valley

Monday, April 22, 2024 11:40 a.m.

Sit 1339    :   Brush Pile W   :   Sunny 

+9° (+8°)      W 8-13 kph        28% humidity 

Blue Jay,

Chickadees, 

Extras:

12:04 a.m. -| Clear,

2:10 a.m.   -| Quiet,

4:35 a.m.   -| Moon Shadows,

6:26 a.m. Sunrise Chorus -

Crows,

Red-winged Blackbirds,

Chickadees,

Robins,

Field Sparrow,

Towhee,

(Merlin App),

(Swamp Sparrow),

Morning Activities -

To Chiropractor in Dundas,

3 km Mourning Trail Walk,

   Goldfinches,

   Red-winged Blackbirds,

   Mourning Dove,

   Turkey Vulture overhead, 

   Field Sparrow, 

   Cowbirds,

   Blue Jay, 

   Crows,

   Tree Swallows,

   Carolina Wren,

Spring Azure butterfly,

Cabbage White Butterflies 

Many Red Admiral Butterflies 

Flower seen blooming:

   Bloodroot,

   Blue Scilla,

   Daffodils,

   Dandelions,

   Forsythia,

   Garlic Mustard, 

   Ground Ivy,

   Hairy Bittercress,

   Manitoba Maple,

   Narcissus,

   Periwinkles, 

   Prairie Smoke,

   Purple Dead Nettle,

   Red Tulip,

   Shadbush sp.

   Spicebush,

   Spring Beauty,

   Violet,

   Wild Ginger,

Afternoon Activities -

Ordered a Drone & Birkenstocks,

5 km Road Walk,

Cut down more Autumn Olives

   until saw ran out of power,

Afternoon nap,

1 km evening dog walk,

(Fleur-Ange found our bird record sheet),

Seen or Heard from Kitchen -

Crows,

Red-Winged Blackbirds,

Chickadees,

Goldfinches,

Blue Jay,

Robins,

Field Sparrow,

Towhee,

Mourning Doves,

Carolina Wren,

White-Breasted Nuthatch,

Bumblebee,

Black Squirrel,

Grey Squirrel.