Tick - University Course - Sit Spot #858 - June 3, 2021

Found this Deer Tick on my hand

at bedtime last night.

It was so small that I had to use the microscope

to make the ID.

Now I am wondering 

if there were others that I did not see.

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Thursday, June 3, 2021

Sit 858  : +18° (+18°) SW 4-6 kph 88% humidity 

Yellow-billed Cuckoo,

Red-winged Blackbirds,

Song Sparrow,

Chickadees,

Flicker,

Red Squirrel,

Cardinal,

Cowbird,

Crows,

Field Sparrow,

Common Yellowthroat,

Canadian Geese flying overhead,

Extras:

Yesterday at bedtime -

Deer Tick on my hand (#23),

Along the trails -

Mourning Doves,

Robins,

House Wren,

Garter Snake,

Grey Tree Frog, 

Green Frogs,

Common Yellowthroat,

Red-winged Blackbirds,

Indigo Bunting,

Field Sparrow,

Cardinal,

Cowbird,

Song Sparrow,

Goldfinches,

Flicker,

Yellow-billed Cuckoo,

Tick #24 - in my Beard,

Flowers Seen in bloom today -

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

Alexanders, Golden

Avens, Yellow

Blackberry, Common; (S)

Buttercup, Tall *

Carrion Flower, Common *

Celandine *

Chickweed, Mouse-ear *

Cleavers

Clover, White * 

Columbine, Garden *

Columbine, Wild

Comfrey, Common, *

Daisy, Oxeye *

Dandelion, Common *

Dogwood, Alternate-leaved (T)

Dogwood, Red Osier (S)

Fleabane, Common

Forget-Me-Not, True *

Geranium, Wild

Goatsbeard, Meadow *

Goatsbeard, Yellow *

Ground Ivy *

Hawkweed, Field *

Herb Robert *

Jack-In-The-Pulpit

Lady’s Slipper, Yellow

Medic, Black *

Mustard, Garlic *

Peppergrass, Field *

Periwinkle,*

Raspberry, Black

Rocket, Dame’s *

Rocket, Yellow *

Solomon’s Seal, False

Speedwell, Common

Spiderwort *

Strawberry, Woodland

Valerian, Garden *

Vetch, Hairy *

Wood Sorrel, Yellow

Cultivated Plants

Burning Bush *

Cranesbill, Bloody *

Iris *

Lily-0f-the-Valley *

Solomon Seal, Cultivated *

Kitchen Window and Bird Feeder -

Red-winged Blackbird,

Cardinals,

Cowbird,

Mourning Doves,

Goldfinches,

Grackles,

White-breasted Nuthatch,

Robin,

Downy Woodpecker,

Hairy Woodpecker,

Red-bellied Woodpecker,

Chipmunk

Black Squirrels,

Red Squirrel.

Photo Site #7 - 

Sunrise Time from 2nd Floor Window

Raining this morning . . .