Saturday, April 16, 2022

Goldfinch - Sit Spot #1123 - April 16, 2022







Male Goldfinch
almost in total spring colours



Saturday, April 16, 2022 10:25 a.m.

Sit 1123  :  Brush Pile W  :  Partly Sunny 

+4° (+3°) SW 4-6 kph 75% humidity 


Cardinals, 

Mourning Doves, 

Flicker, 

Crows, 

Wild Turkeys, 

(Traffic noises),

Dogs barking in distance,

(Jet - Sunwing Airlines flight 511...),


Extras:

6:50 -

Mourning Doves,

Robins,

Blue Jays,

Crows,

Red-winged Blackbirds,


Along the Trails -

Calling  or singing:

.  Blue Jays, 

.  Mourning Doves, 

.  Red-winged Blackbirds, 

.  Cardinal, 

.  Crows, 

.  Flicker, 

.  Song Sparrow, 

.  Red-bellied Woodpecker, 

.  Mallards, 

.  Gulls,

.  Field Sparrow, 

.  Chickadees, 

.  Wild Turkeys, 

.  Towhee, 

.  Turkey Vultures overhead,


Leaves opening/growing:

.  Lilac,

Black Raspberries, 

.  Choke Cherry, 

.  Early Goldenrod, 

.  White Clover, 

.  Garlic Mustard, 

.  Arrow-leaved Aster, 

.  White Avens, 

.  Dandelions,

.  Bull Thistle, 

.  Current sp.,

.  Trout Lilies, 

.  Teasel, 

.  Multiflora Rose, 

.  Tartarian Honeysuckle, 

.  Dames Rocket, 

.  Manatoba Maple Tree,

.  Sweet Viburnum, 

.  Herb Robert, 

.  Virginia Waterleaf, 

.  Violet sp.,

.  Prairie Smoke, 

.  Tulips, 

.  Daffodils, 

.  Day Lilies,

.  Celandine,

.  Wild Ginger, 

.  Ground Ivy, 

.  Stonecrop sp.,

.  Cup Plant, 

.  Black-eyed Susans,


Blooming:

.  Pussy Willow, 

.  Elm tree,

.  Hairy Bittercress, 

.  Scilla, 

.  Bloodroot, 

.  Snowdrops, 

.  American Hazel, 

.  Spring Beauties, 

.  Coltsfoot,

.  Red Maple,


Kitchen Window and Bird Feeder -

Blue Jays,

Cardinals,

Chickadees,

Goldfinches,

Song Sparrow,

Downy Woodpecker,

Grey Squirrel,

Red Squirrel.






Photo Site #6 - Close-up of East Willow






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