Sit Spot - Spicebush - Prairie Smoke - April 30, 2020

April 30, 2020 9:17 a.m.

Sit 460 Brush Pile W : Cloudy with rain 

+11° (+9°) s 13-20 kph 95% humidity 

Crows,

Blue Jays,

Rain on tarp,

Cardinal,

Goldfinches,

Song Sparrow,

Towhee,

Flicker,

(A little traffic noise...)

Along the Trail - 

Turkey Vultures overhead,

Brown Thrasher singing,

Spring Peepers peeping,

American Toads trilling,

Spice Bush, planted last fall, starting to bloom,

Barren Strawberry starting to bloom,

Apricot Tree starting to bloom,

Leaves opening on Apple Trees.

Kitchen Window & Bird Feeder -

Red-winged Blackbird,

Blue Jays,

Cardinals,

Chickadees,

Mourning Doves,

Goldfinches,

Grackles,

White-breasted Nuthatch,

Robins,

Downy Woodpecker,

Red-bellied Woodpecker,

Chipmunk,

Black Squirrels,

Grey Squirrels,

Red Squirrel.

Photo  Site #1 - East Pond

Spicebush aka Northern Spicebush

benjoin

(Lindera benzoin)

Flower about the size of my smallest fingernail.

Prairie Smoke aka Three-flowered Avens

benoîte à trois fleurs

(Geum triflorum)