Friday, July 17, 2020

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.)






1 comment:

Jenn Jilks said...

We've an infestation near here. I found just one, which I threw into the compost pot!