Shield Bug - Sit Spot #876 - June 21, 2021

Shield Bug

eating a caterpillar

Monday, June 21, 2021 3:50 p.m.

Sit 876  : Brush Pile W : Sun/Cloud/Rain/Wind

+27° (+32°) W 35-50 kph  51% humidity 

Wind in trees,

Blue Jays,

Tick on my hand (#39),

Red-tailed Hawk,

Extras:

2:00 a.m. -

Thunderstorm with rain,

Some fireflies still out,

5:35 a.m. -

Rain,

House Wren singing in rain,

Cardinals singing,

Field Sparrow singing too,

Along the trails -

Another Rat in barn trap (#12)

Also another Chipmunk in trap (#3),

(Emergency trip to town for dog food),

p.m. Walk -

1st Thyme-leaved Sandwort flower found,

Peewee,

1st Black-eyed Susan blooming,

Common Yellowthroat,

Thousands of Caterpillars,

1st Spreading Dogbane blooming,

1st Staghorn Sumac blooming,

Field Sparrow,

Shield Bug eating caterpillar,

Towhee,

Robin,

Another Rat in barn trap (#13),

Supper time tick on arm (#40),

After supper - another tick (#41),

Other Flowers Seen in bloom today -

*= not native (T)=tree (S)=shrub

Alfalfa *

Avens, White

Avens, Wood *

Beardtongue, Foxglove

Buttercup, Tall *

Catalpa, Northern * (T)

Cattail, Narrow-leaved

Celandine *

Chickweed, Mouse-ear *

Cinquefoil, Silvery *

Cinquefoil, Sulphur *

Clover, Alsike *

Clover, Red *

Clover, White * 

Columbine, Wild

Comfrey, Common, *

Coreopsis, Lance-leaved,

Daisy, Oxeye *

Dandelion, Common *

Dead-nettle, Spotted *

Dock, Curled *

Dogwood, Gray (S),

Dogwood, Silky, (S),

Fleabane, Common

Fleabane, Daisy

Ground Cherry, Clammy,

Ground Ivy *

Hawkweed, Field *

Hawkweed, Orange *

Hemp, Dogbane,

Herb Robert *

Honeysuckle, Northern Bush (S)

Medic, Black *

Milkweed, Common

Motherwort *

Peppergrass, Field *

Rocket, Dame’s *

Rose, Multiflora * (S)

Spiderwort *

Stonecrop sp *

Thimbleweed

Timothy, (G)

Trefoil, Birdsfoot *

Tulip Tree

Valerian, Garden *

Vetch, Cow *

Vetch, Hairy *

Wood Sorrel, Yellow

Yarrow, Common

Cultivated Plants

Campion, Rose *

Day Lily, Yellow *

Honeysuckle  sp. *

Loosestrife, Dotted *

Magnolia, “Fall” *

Speedwell, Long-leaved *

Spirea species *

Kitchen Window and Bird Feeder -

Red-winged Blackbirds,

Blue Jays,

Cardinals,

Chickadee,

Dove, Mourning

Goldfinches,

Grackle,

Grosbeak, Rose-breasted,

White-breasted Nuthatch,

Robin,

Chipmunk,

Squirrel, Black,

Squirrel, Grey.

Photo Site #3 - West Meadow Viewpoint