Sit Spot & Some Extra Information - April 24, 2020

April 24, 2020 10:16 a.m.

Sit 454 : Brush Pile W : Cloudy 

+5° (+1°) : ne 20-31 : 54% humidity 

Song Sparrow,

Robins,

(Jet, traffic noise, Train)

(JetSuite Air flight 307...)

Wind in trees,

Trees creaking,

Cardinal.

Extras:

Along Trail -

White-throated Sparrow singing

Tree Swallows flying over meadow,

Gulls flying high overhead,

Cowbirds,

Towhee Singing  

Heard snort of White-tailed Deer ,

House Wren chattering,

Bluebirds calling,

Field Sparrow singing  

Crows flying over

From Kitchen Window & Bird Feeder -

Red-winged Blackbirds,

Blue Jays,

Cardinals,

Chickadees,

Cowbirds,

Crows,

Mourning Doves,

Goldfinches,

Grackles,

Juncos,

White-breasted Nuthatch,

Chipping Sparrow,

Downy, Woodpecker,

Red-bellied woodpecker,

Chipmunk,

Black Squirrels,

Great Squirrels,

Red Squirrel,

Rabbit.

Flowers blooming this week -

Hairy Bittercress,

Bloodroot,

Marsh Dandelion,

Red-seeded Dandelion,

Manatoba Maple started this week,

Scilla,

Red Trilliums,

Narrow-leaved Spring Beauty,

Willow  species by West Pond started,

Wild Ginger,

Daffodils,

Forsythia,

Lungwort,

Narcissus.

Plants with leaves growing  -

Honeysuckles,

Black Raspberries,

Red Raspberries,

Wild Currents,

Choke Cherries,

Black Cherries,

Mayapples,

Garlic Mustard,

Celendine,

Grape hyacinth,

Jack-in-the-Pulpit,

Early Meadowrue,

Pussytoes,

Sedge species,

Grass species,

Strawberry species,

Trout lilys

Violet species

Photo Site #3 - West Meadow Viewpoint