Gypsy Moths - Bergamot - Sit Spot - July 17, 2020

Male Gypsy Moth

Female Gypsy Moth

Gypsy Moth Pupa Case

Wild Bergamot

July 17, 2020 11:30 a.m.

Sit 538 Brush Pile W  : Mostly Sunny 

+26° (+33°)

Towhee,

Blue Jays,

Field Sparrow,

Mosquitoes,

Cardinal,

Goldfinches,

Mourning Doves,

Unidentified chirps,

Catbird,

White Vervain blooming nearby,

Dames Rocket blooming nearby,

Daisy Fleabane blooming nearby,

Agrimony blooming nearby,

Lopseed blooming nearby,

White Avens blooming nearby,

(Traffic noises),

Flies,

Yellow-billed Cuckoo,

Red Squirrel,

Cicada,

Extras:

12:15 a.m. 5 or 6 fireflies from 2nd story window,

5:30 a.m.

       Crows,

       Robins,

       Field Sparrow,

       Pewee,

       Song Sparrow,

       5 or 6 bats flying,

Along the trails-

Many, many Gypsy Moths,

Turkey Vulture overhead, 

Bluebirds,

Catbird,

Monarch Butterfly, 

Chickadees, 

Common Yellowthroat, 

1st Indian Tobacco blooming, 

2 Monarch Caterpillars,

Kitchen Window and Bird Feeder -

Red-winged Blackbirds,

Mourning Doves,

Goldfinches,

Grackles,

Chipping Sparrow,

House Wren,

Chipmunk,

Black Squirrels.

Photo Site #1 - East "Pond"

(Gone for the summer and probably the fall too.)