Aspen - Sit Spot#879 - June 24, 2021

Trembling Aspen

1st to have spring flowers

one of 1st trees to have leaves

one of 1st to loose leaves to caterpillars

Thursday, June 24, 2021 11:15 a.m.

Sit 879  : Brush Pile W : Sunny 

+23° (+25°) SW 6-9 kph 47% humidity 

Blue Jays making lots of noise here 

   for past two days; maybe a nest nearby?

Red-winged Blackbirds,

Mosquitoes,

(Train),

Wind in trees,

Goldfinches,

Crows,

Extras:

3:00 a.m. -

Cool breezes / Fireflies / Moon Shadows

5:30 a.m. -

House Wrens,

Robins,

Crows,

Along the Trails -

Pewee,

Robins,

Mourning Doves,

Grackle,

Field Sparrow,

Crows,

Common Yellowthroat,

1st Enchanter’s Nightshade flowers,

Baltimore Oriole,

Towhee,

Pileated Woodpecker in evening,

Rat in barn trap  (#15)

Other Flowers Seen in bloom today -

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

Alfalfa *

Asparagus *

Avens, White

Avens, Wood *

Beardtongue, Foxglove

Black-eyed Susan

Buttercup, Tall *

Catalpa, Northern * (T)

Cattail, Narrow-leaved

Celandine *

Chickweed, Mouse-ear *

Cinquefoil, Sulphur *

Clover, Alsike *

Clover, Red *

Clover, White * 

Comfrey, Common, *

Coreopsis, Lance-leaved,

Daisy, Oxeye *

Dandelion, Common *

Dead-nettle, Spotted *

Dogwood, Gray (S),

Dogwood, Silky, (S),

Evening Primrose, Meadow

Fleabane, Common

Fleabane, Daisy

Goatsbeard, Meadow *

Ground Cherry, Clammy,

Ground Ivy *

Hawkweed, Field *

Hawkweed, Orange *

Herb Robert *

Honeysuckle, Northern Bush (S)

Lopseed

Medic, Black *

Milkweed, Common

Motherwort *

Mustard, Garlic *

Rocket, Dame’s *

Rose, Multiflora * (S)

Saint Johnswort, Shrubby

Sowthistle, Spiny-leaved *

Spiderwort *

Stonecrop sp *

Sumac, Staghorn (S)

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,

Cowbird,

Dove, Mourning

Goldfinches,

Grackle,

Grosbeak, Rose-breasted,

White-breasted Nuthatch,

Chipmunk,

Squirrel, Red.

Photo Site #6 - Close up of East Willow