Dodder - Sit Spot #1228 - July 30, 2022

Common or Swamp Dodder

The yellow stems are parasitic on other plants.

Saturday, July 30, 2022 3:20 p.m.

Sit 1228  :  Brush Pile W  :  Mostly cloudy 

+24° (+27°) W 13-20 kph 47% humidity 

Crows,

(Jet - Air Canada Jazz flight 979...),

(Traffic noises),

Blue Jays,

Catbird,

Spongy Moths,

White Vervain blooming,

Extras:

5:25 a.m. -

Venus shining brightly,

At least 3 bats flying

5:50 a.m. - Dawn Chorus -

Black-billed Cuckoo,

Field Sparrow,

Cardinal,

Goldfinch,

Along the afternoon Trails -

Crows,

Catbird,

Male Spongy Moths,

Blue Jays,

Blooming Plants seen today:

Agrimony 

Alfalfa

Artichoke, Jerusalem

Aster, Upland White 

Basil, Wild 

Bedstraw, Smooth (Hedge)

Bergamot

Black-eyed Susans

Buttercup, Tall

Calendula

Campion, Rose

Carpet weed 

Catnip

Celandine

Chickweed, Mouse-ear 

Cinquefoil, Silvery

Clover, Red

Clover, White

Clover, White Sweet 

Coneflower, Cutleaf (Outhouse Plant)

Coneflower, Grey-headed 

Coneflower, Purple

Coneflower, Thin-leaved

Cucumber, Wild

Culver’s Root

Cup Plant

Daisy, Oxeye 

Daylily

Elecampane 

Evening Primrose 

Feverfew

Fleabane, Daisy

Geranium 

Goldenrod, Early 

Ground Cherry, Clammy

Hairbell

Heal-all

Hemlock, water 

Horseweed 

Hosta sp.

Indian Tobacco 

Jumpseed 

Knotgrass 

Knotweed, Virginia 

Lady's Thumb, Spotted 

Lamb’s Quarter

Lettuce, Wild 

Loosestrife, Fringed

Lopseed 

Marigold

Meadowsweet

Medic,Black 

Mint,Wild

Morning Glory

Motherwort 

Mountain Mint, Slender 

Mountain Mint, Virginia 

Mullein,

Mustard, Garlic

Nasturtium 

Nightshade, Bittersweet 

Nightshade, Enchanters

Obedient Plant

Onion, Nodding

Pansies

Phlox, Garden

Plantain, Common 

Plantain, English 

Plantain, Red-stemmed 

Poppy, Flanders

Queen Anne's Lace

Raspberry, Purple-flowering

Rocket, Dames

Rose of Sharon

St.John's wort, Common 

St. John's wort, Shrubby

Snapdragon, Dwarf

Sow Thistle, Spiny

Speedwell, Long-leaved

Spiderwort 

Stonecrop, Two-row (Dragon’s Blood)

Tea, Oswego 

Teasel

Thimbleweed 

Thistle, Bull

Thyme, Gardenl

Tomato, Garden

Touch-me- not, Spotted 

Trefoil, Birdsfoot 

Trumpet Creeper

Vervain, White 

Virgin’s Bower - 1st

Wood Sorrel 

Yarrow

Along Waterfront Trail -

Spurge, Flowering,

Bouncing Bet,

Wild Parsnip,

Seen or heard

from Kitchen or

Kitchen Porch -

Cardinal,

Field Sparrow,

Black-billed Cuckoo.

Photo Site #3 - West Meadow Viewpoint