Goldenrod - Sit Spot - August 16, 2020

 

Lance-leaved Goldenrod aka Grass-leaved Goldenrod

Note the black spots on the narrow leaves.

No other goldenrod has these.

August 16, 2020 10:50 a.m.

Sit 567  : Brush Pile W : Cloudy 

+23°  (+27°)  s 11-17 65% humidity 

Blue Jays,

(Jet, traffic noise),

(Wiggins Airways flight 7413…),

Chipmunk,

White Vervain blooming nearby,  

Virginia Knotweed blooming nearby, 

Daisy Fleabane blooming nearby,

Mosquitoes,

Prop Plane,

Extras:

12:15 - Crickets calling,

6:00 a.m. -

       Crickets still calling,

       Cardinals singing,

       Bats Flying,

Along the Trails - 

Barn Swallows,

Crows,

Rabbit,

Crickets,

Flicker,

Robins,

Mourning Doves,

Field Sparrow,

Towhee,

1st Lance-leaved Goldenrod blooming,

1st Tall Goldenrod blooming,

Kitchen Windows and Bird Feeder -

Cardinal,

Mourning Dove,

Flicker,

Goldfinches,

Grackle,

Rose-breasted Grosbeak,

White-breasted Nuthatch,

Robin,

Downy Woodpecker,

Red-bellied Woodpecker,

Chipmunk,

Black Squirrels,

Grey Squirrel,

Red Squirrel.

Photo Site #3 - West Meadow Viewpoint

(Hard to see the valley behind at this point.)