Sit Spot - June 10, 2020

June 10, 2020 10:05 a.m.

Sit 501 : Brush Pile W : Cloudy 

+19° (+20°) e 6-9 kph  88% humidity 

Yellow-billed Cuckoo,

Mosquitoes,

(Traffic noises)

Wind in trees,

Cardinal,

Field Sparrow,

Many Dames Rockets blooming 

Riverbank Grape blooming,

Brown Thrasher,

Red-winged Blackbirds,

Extras :

Along the trails -

Many damselflies 

1 damselfly eating a mosquito  

Black-billed Cuckoo calling,

1st Hairy Beardtongue blooming,

Catbird,

Crows,

Towhees,

Song Sparrow,

Blue-winged Warbler  

House Wren,

Robin, 
Phoebe,

Kitchen Window and Bird Feeder -

Red-winged Blackbirds,

Blue Jays,

Cardinal,

Mourning Doves,

Goldfinches,

Grackles,

White-breasted Nuthatch,

Red-bellied Woodpecker,

Chipmunk,

Black Squirrel,
Grey Squirrel.

Photo Site #2 - East Willow

Cow Parsnip - Sit Spot - June 9, 2020

Cow Parsnip aka American Cow Parsnip

berce laineuse

(Heracleum maximum)

NOT Giant Hogweed!

CP - up to 2 metres tall

- umbles up to 20 cm

- 10 to 50 rays

GH - 4 to 5 meters tall

- umbles up to 50 cm

- 70 to 120 rays

- leaves up to 1.5 meters

June 9, 2020 4:35 p.m.

Sit 500 : Brush Pile W : Mostly Sunny 

+31° (+36°) se 15-23 kph 40% humidity 

Red-winged Blackbirds,

Redstart,

Mourning Doves,

Crows  

Unidentified chirps & bird songs 

(Traffic noises)

Cardinal  

Dames Rocket blooming,

Riverbank Grape blooming,

Extras :

Along the trails -

1st Cow Parsnips in full bloom,

Yellow-billed Cuckoo calling,

Highbush Cranberry in full bloom

Tree Swallows flying overhead 

1st Hairy-nerved Carrionflower blooms

Kitchen Window & Bird Feeder -

Goldfinch, 

Grackle,

Red-bellied Woodpecker

Chipmunk,

Black Squirrel,

Red Squirrel.

Photo Site #1 - East Pond

Damselfly - Hawkweed - Sit Spot - June 8, 2020

Ebony Jewelwing Damselfly

Orange Hawkweed

June 8, 2020 11:17 a.m.

Sit 499 : Brush Pile W : Sunny 

+ 18° (+18°) e 4-6 kph  51% humidity 

Common Yellowthroat,

Cardinal,

Catbird,

Red-winged Blackbirds,

Unidentified chirps & bird songs,

Song Sparrow,

Mosquitoes,

Extras:

Along the trails -

(Thanks to Bill Lamond

for morning help with

bird identifications!)

Bill’s List:

Yellow-billed Cuckoo

Black-billed Cuckoo

Red-bellied WoodpeckerHairy Woodpecker

Eastern Wood-Pewee

Willow Flycatcher

Great Crested Flycatcher

Warbling Vireo

Red-eyed Vireo

Blue Jay

Black-capped Chickadee

Tree Swallow

White-breasted Nuthatch

House Wren

Gray Catbird

Eastern Bluebird

American Robin

Cedar Waxwing

American Goldfinch

Field Sparrow

Song Sparrow

Eastern Towhee

Orchard Oriole

Baltimore Oriole

Red-winged Blackbird

Brown-headed Cowbird

Common Grackle

Blue-winged Warbler

Common Yellowthroat

American Redstart

Yellow Warbler

Northern Cardinal

Rose-breasted Grosbeak

Indigo Bunting

In addition I saw later,

Crows,

Turkey Vulture,

1st Orange Hawkweed blooming,

Kitchen Window & Bird Feeder-

Red-winged Blackbird,

Blue Jay,

Goldfinch,

Grackle,

White-breasted Nuthatch,

Red-bellied Woodpecker,

Chipmunk,

Black Squirrel,

Grey Squirrels,

Red Squirrels.

Photo Site #7

Sunrise Time from Second Floor Window

Crane fly - Deer - Sit Spot for June 7, 2020

Crane Fly

found in our bathroom

Two White-tailed Deer
seen from my western sit spot.
(Could not get my camera to focus
on the deer instead of on the tree branches.)

June 7, 2020 9:45 a.m.

Sit 498 : Brush Pile W : Partly cloudy 

+15° (+15°) n 6-9 kph  60% humidity 

House Wren,

Song Sparrow,

2 Whitetail Deer in meadow,

Flicker,

Mourning Doves,

Cardinal,

Mosquitoes,

Extras:

Along the  trails -

5:40 a.m. Mourning Doves calling,

       Phoebe singing,

       Grackles making noise

       Robins chirping,

       Warbling Vireo calling,

       Towhee Singing,

Brown Thrasher,

2 Whitetail Deer,

Insect calls,

Yellow Warbler,

Catbird, 

Kitchen Window & Bird Feeder-

Red-winged Blackbird,

Blue Jay,

Cardinal,

Goldfinch,

Grackle,

Rose-breasted Grosbeak,

Hummingbird,

White-breasted Nuthatch,

Red-bellied Woodpecker,

Chipmunk,

Rabbit,

Black Squirrel,

Red Squirrels.

Photo Site #4 - North Ridge Trail

Moon - Blackberry - Mayfly - Grape - Sit Spot - June 6, 2020

The Full Strawberry Moon

was just .3% past 

as it dropped behind the trees.

The Common Blackberry flowers

started to open yesterday.

A Spider was having

a Mayfly for breakfast.

A Riverbank Grape

started blooming yesterday.

Most are still not blooming today.

June 6, 2020 10:20 a.m.

Sit 497 Brush Pile W Partly Cloudy 

+22° (+23°) nw13-20 kph 48% humidity 

Crows,

Catbird,

Red-winged Blackbirds,

Mosquitoes,

Field Sparrow,

(Prop Plane, Traffic noise),

Unidentified chirps & bird songs,

Lots of Dames Rocket blooming nearby  

Extras :

Along the trails -

5:30 a.m. Phoebe calling  

White-tailed Deer in east meadow,

Yellow Warbler calling,

Goatsbeard flowers seem to be missing...?

     They usually stay a long time. Maybe

     they were eaten by deer?

Common Yellowthroat calling,

Towhee calling,

Common Speedwell blooming for at least 2 days,

Kitchen Window and Bird Feeder -

Red-winged Blackbirds,

Mourning Dove,

Goldfinch,

Grackle, 

White-breasted Nuthatch,

Red-bellied Woodpecker,

Chipmunk,

Black Squirrel,

Grey Squirrel.

Photo Site #5

Our front "Forest" Trail