Monarch Butterfly - Sit Spot - July 15, 2020

We often only see 1 or 2 Monarch Butterflies

each day in our meadow

in spite of hundreds of milkweed plants.

July 15, 2020 10:45 a.m.

Sit 536  : Brush Pile W : Mostly Sunny 

Cardinal,

Chickadees,

Goldfinches,

Woodpecker drumming,

Mosquitoes,

(Jet)

Crows,

(NetJets flight 573...)

Mourning Doves,

Redstart,

White Avens blooming nearby,

White Vervain blooming nearby,

Agrimony blooming nearby,

Lopseed blooming nearby,

Daisy Fleabane blooming nearby,

Enchanters Nightshade blooming nearby,

Healall blooming nearby,

Extras:

12:15 a.m. 3 or 4 fireflies still blinking

5:45 a.m.

       Crows,

       Mourning Doves,

       Field Sparrow,

       Warbling Vireo,

Along the Trails -

1st Woodland Sunflower blooming,

Many, many Gypsy Moths flitting about,

Catbird,

Downy Woodpecker,

House Wren,

Towhee,

Monarch Butterfly,

Bluebird,

Cicada,

Garter Snake ,

Flicker,

Robins,

Cabbage White Butterflies

Northern Pearly-eye Butterflies,

Hummingbird in evening in garden

Kitchen Window and Bird Feeder -

Red-winged Blackbirds,

Cardinal,

Cowbirds,

Mourning Doves,

Goldfinches,

Grackle,

White-breasted Nuthatch,

Robins,

House Wren,

Chipmunk,

Rabbit,

Black Squirrels,

Red Squirrels.

Photo Site #4 - North Ridge Trail