Thimbleweed - Sit Spot - June 27, 2020

Thimbleweed aka Tall Anemone

anémone de Virginie

(Anemone virginiana)

Close up of Thimbleweed Flower

June 27, 2020 3:40 p.m.

Sit 518 Brush Pile W Mostly cloudy 

+27° (+36°) w 20-31 kph  72% humidity 

Towhee,

(Traffic noises),

Unidentified chirps,

Mosquitoes,

Yellow-billed Cuckoo,

Large Brown bird flying low in meadow -

       maybe Wild Turkey?

White Avens blooming nearby,

Dames Rocket blooming nearby,

Extras:

During my 10 k run on the road in a.m.,

Thought I heard a Bobolink - 1st in years,

Pileated Woodpecker on Bethel Church road,

Lots of Chicory blooming,

1st Mayweed blooming,

1st Field Bindweed blooming,

1st Field Sow Thistle blooming,

1st Yarrow blooming,

1st Queen Anne’s Lace blooming,

Black Mustard blooming (1st last Saturday),

Along the trail - 

Blue Jays,

1st Enchanters Nightshade blooming 

1st Thimbleweed blooming,

Indigo Bunting,

Robins,

Kitchen Window and Bird Feeder -

Red-winged Blackbirds,

Blue Jay,

Cardinal,

Mourning Doves,

Goldfinches,

Grackles,

White-breasted Nuthatch,

Red-bellied Woodpecker,

Chipmunk,

Black Squirrel,

Red Squirrel.

Photo Site #3 - West Meadow Viewpoint