Butterfly - Sit Spot #1512 - May 16, 2023

Comma Butterfly

Tuesday, May 16, 2023 11:35 a.m.

Sit 1512.   :   Southwest Ravine    :   Light clouds

+20° (+20°)  SW 28-39 kph             32% humidity 

Common Yellowthroat,

Wind in trees,

Blue Jays,

Song Sparrow,

Oriole,

Yellow Warbler,

Extras:

1:00 a.m. -

Cloudy,

Very Quiet,

5:56 a.m. Sunrise -

Robins,

Blue Jays,

Crows,

Black-billed Cuckoo,

Chickadees,

Grosbeak,

House Wren,

Red-winged Blackbirds,

Along the Trails -

Blooms:

Apple Tree,

Apricot Tree,

Bleeding Heart,

Blue Violets,

Bluebell,

Celandine,

Cleavers,

Choke Cherry,

Coltsfoot,

Dandelions,

Dog Violet,

European Barberry,

European Red Currant,

Forget-me-nots, 

Fragrant Sumac, 

Garlic Mustard,

Golden Alexanders,

Gooseberry,

Ground Ivy,

Hawthorn species,

1st Honeysuckle,

Jack-in-Pulpit,

Kidney-leaf Buttercup,

Lilac, 

Lilly of the Valley, 

Magnolia, 

1st Mouse-ear Chickweed, 

Pear Tree,

Periwinkle,

Prairie Smoke, 

Purple Dead Nettle,

Quince,

Red Baneberry,

Smooth Serviceberry, 

Sweet White Violet,

Thyme-leaved Speedwell,

Tulips,

White Iris, 

White Violets,

White Trilliums,

Wild Black Current,

Wild Geranium,

Wild Strawberry,

Wood Strawberry 

Yellow Rocket, 

Yellow Violet,

Birds:

Blue Jays, 

Cardinal,

Carolina Wren,

Common Yellowthroat,

Field Sparrow,

Flicker,

House Wren,

Oriole,

Red-bellied Woodpecker, 

Red-winged Blackbird,

Robins,

Rose-breasted Grosbeak,

Song Sparrow,

Many, many Spring Azures flying today,

Comma butterfly,

Seen or heard from Kitchen -

Red-winged Blackbird,

Blue Jays,

Chickadees,

Crows cawing,

Black-billed Cuckoo calling,

Mourning Doves,

Goldfinches,

Grackles,

Rose-breasted Grosbeak,

White-breasted Nuthatch,

Robins,

Towhee,

Downy Woodpecker,

Red-bellied Woodpecker,

Carolina Wren,

House Wren,

Chipmunk,

Grey Squirrel.

Photo Site #6 -  Close-up of East Willow