Virgin's Bower - Sit Spot - July 29, 2020

Virgin's Bower aka Virginia Clematis

clématite de Virginie

(Clematis virginiana)

July 29, 2020 11:00 a.m.

Sit 550  : Brush Pile W : Partly cloudy 

+23° (+27°)  w 22-31 kph  70% humidity 

Cardinal,

(Traffic noises),

Goldfinches, 

Mosquitoes, 

White Vervain blooming nearby, 

Enchanters Nightshade blooming nearby, 

Daisy Fleabane blooming nearby ,

Extras:

5:50-

Many Crows calling, 

Mourning Doves, 

Cardinal, 

Along the trails -

Flicker,

Ambush Bug, 

Towhee, 

Cardinal, 

1st Virgin's Bower in bloom,

Catbird, 

1st Lesser Daisy Fleabane recognized, 

1st Water Horehound blooming, 

Indigo Bunting, 

1st Spotted Spurge blooming,

1st Blazing Star blooming,

Soldier Beetles,

Monarch Butterfly,

Fewer Gypsy Moths laying eggs today!

Kitchen Window and Bird Feeder -

Red-winged Blackbirds,

Blue Jays,

Cardinals,

Mourning Doves,

Flicker,

Goldfinches,

Grackles,

Rose-breasted Grosbeaks,

Hummingbird,

White-breasted Nuthatch,

Robin,

Chipping Sparrow,

Barn Swallows west side of kitchen,

Carolina Wren,

House Wren,

Chipmunk,

Rabbit,

Black Squirrels,

Red Squirrel.

Photo Site #4 - North Ridge Trail