Meadowhawk - Caterpillar - Sit Spot - August 12, 2020

 

Ruby Meadowhawk Dragonfly

Monarch Caterpillar

With my fingers below for size reference.

August 12, 2020 3:30 p.m.

Sit 563  : Brush Pile W : Mostly Sunny

(iPhone not working so no "official" weather)

Hot, no breeze at sit spot

(Prop Plane),

Mosquitoes,

Towhee,

White Vervain blooming nearby,

Daisy Fleabane blooming nearby,

Virginia Knotweed blooming nearby,

(Jet, Traffic noise),

Unidentified chirps,

(Train),

Extras:

12:30 a.m. - Crickets calling,

6:15 a.m. - 

       (Very noisy train),

       Goldfinches,

       White-breasted Nuthatch,

       Crows,

Along the trails-

Pewee,

Sulphur Butterfly, 

Crickets,

Grasshoppers,

Crows,

Ruby Meadowhawk Dragonflies,

Monarch Caterpillar, 

House Wren, 

Soldier Beetles,

Ambush Bugs,

Barn Swallows in p.m. over west meadow

Kitchen Windows and Bird Feeder -

Blue Jays,

Goldfinches,

Grackles,

Rose-breasted Grosbeaks,

Black Squirrels,

Grey Squirrels,

Red Squirrel.

Photo Site #3 - West Meadow Viewpoint