Prescribed Burn - Sit Spot #1480 - April 14, 2023

Princess Point Burn

to restore prairie habitat

Friday, April 14, 2023 4:50 p.m.

Sit 1480   :   Southwest corner   :   Sunny 

+28°(+28°)  W 4-6 kph                 23% humidity 

(Prop Plane),

Towhee,

Tree Frog,

Cardinal,

Song Sparrow,

Dog barking in distance,

Red-winged Blackbirds,

3:30 a.m. -

Stars shining,

Spring Peepers calling

American Toads trilling,

6:41 a.m. Sunrise -

Robin,

Field Sparrow,

Cardinal,

Phoebe,

Carolina Wren,

Chickadee,

Along the late afternoon trails -

Goldfinches,

Downy Woodpecker,

Red-winged Blackbirds,

Robins,

Chickadees,

Carolina Wren,

Song Sparrow,

Flicker,

Small brown/beige moths,

Unidentified butterfly,

1st Elm Tree blooming,

East Pond covered in pollen,

Choke Cherry leaves larger

Honeysuckle leaves larger 

Lilac leaves opening,

1st Trout Lilly flowers,

  (Saw 1 Trout Lily then 7 more

   then another group of 8 a few metres along;

   more than I remember from other years here!)

Sweet Viburnum leaves open,

Lots of pollen from Red Cedar,

1st Periwinkle blooming,

Tulip,

Whitlow Grass,

Hairy Bittercress,

Daffodils,

Narcissus,

Purple Dead-nettle,

Hyacinths,

Bats flying at dusk,

Seen or heard from Kitchen -

Red-winged Blackbird,

Blue Jays,

Cardinals,

Chickadees,

Cowbirds

Crows,

Mourning Doves,

Goldfinches,

White-Breasted Nuthatch,

Robins,

Downy Woodpecker,

Hairy Woodpecker,

Red-bellied Woodpecker,

Ladybugs.

Photo Site #1 - East Pond

with pollen on top