I'm very behind on posting new content to the blog, but I'm finally getting those posts done covering various topics from this year so far. I'll be posting new material most days for the coming week or so until I do get caught up, and there'll be some more timely posts about recent observations in the mix as well.
This post was a bit rushed, so I didn't include all of the data I would have liked, but this should do until I update it later. I'd also like to note that as the COVID situation got serious in this area, I cut down on visits to public places and was always careful to distance myself from others using the vision trail when they approached by walking a good distance off the trail and remaining there a while after they had passed. Luckily, the trail had few others using it on the occasions when I was there.
Dates
January 30, 2020
10:33 a.m.; 2 hrs, 16 mins; 1 mile
46F.; overcast; light north breeze; some very fine misting rain
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February 16, 2020
10:05 a.m.; 2 hrs, 10 mins; 1 mile
start temp. 55 F.; overcast; some light breeze; some faint misting rain, then stopped
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March 8, 2020
8:42 a.m.; 1 hr, 42 mins; 1 mile
45-55 F.; sunny and mixed sky; light breeze
March 10, 2020
12:56 p.m.; 1 hr, 10 mins; 1 mile
76 F.; sunny
March 23, 2020
8:02 a.m.; 3 hrs, 3 mins; 1 mile
68-77 F.; sunny, then cloudy; light breeze
March 28, 2020
9:20 a.m.; 2 hrs, 45 mins; 1.5 miles
77-83 F.; cloudy; breezy
Birds
Inca Dove - 2 / 0 / 1, 0, 0, 0
Mourning Dove - 3 / 3 / 6, 2, 3, 3
Chimney Swift - 0 / 0 / 0, 0, 0, 12
Killdeer - 0 / 0 / 0, 0, 1, 0
Anhinga - 0 / 0 / 0, 0, 1, 0
Turkey Vulture - 4 / 1 / 0, 2, 0, 0
Red-shouldered Hawk - 2 / 1 / 0, 2, 0, 0
Red-tailed Hawk - 1 / 0 / 0, 0, 0, 0
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - 2 / 1 / 0, 1, 0, 0
Red-headed Woodpecker - 4 / 5 / 7, 3, 6, 4
Red-bellied Woodpecker - 4 / 5 / 2, 2, 3, 4
Downy Woodpecker - 2 / 2 / 4, 1, 1, 0
Pileated Woodpecker - 1 / 2 / 1, 1, 1, 1
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| Pileated Woodpecker - 3/23 |
Northern Flicker - 1 / 1 / 0, 0, 1, 0
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| Northern Flicker - 3/23 |
Eastern Phoebe - 0 / 4 / 0, 0, 0, 0
Eastern Kingbird - 0 / 0 / 0, 0, 0, 1
White-eyed Vireo - 0 / 0 / 0, 0, 4, 3
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| White-eyed Vireo - 3/23 |
Blue-headed Vireo - 1 / 0 / 0, 0, 0, 0
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| Blue-headed Vireo - 1/30 |
Yellow-throated Vireo - 0 / 0 / 0, 0, 1, 1
Blue Jay - 8 / 7 / 7, 4, 11, 5
American Crow - 8 / 2 / 3, 1, 2, 2
Fish Crow - 0 / 3 / 7, 0, 4, 3
(video: Fish Crow - 2/16)
crow sp. - 0 / 3 / 0, 0, 0, 0
Carolina Chickadee - 5 / 3 / 4, 1, 3, 4
Tufted Titmouse - 5 / 5 / 3, 2, 3, 3
Purple Martin - 0 / 0 / 0, 0, 0, 2
Barn Swallow - 0 / 0 / 0, 0, 0, 2
Golden-crowned Kinglet - 2 / 0 / 0, 0, 0, 0
Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 7 / 1 / 4, 2, 3, 2
Brown-headed Nuthatch - 4 / 1 / 1, 0, 0, 1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - 0 / 0 / 0, 0, 0, 3
Carolina Wren - 7 / 2 / 6, 6, 5, 5
European Starling - 0 / 3 / 3, 0, 3, 1
Brown Thrasher - 1 / 3 / 6, 4, 6, 4
Northern Mockingbird - 5 / 5 / 8, 5, 10, 6
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| Northern Mockingbird - 1/30 |
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| ditto |
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| Northern Mockingbird - 3/28 |
Eastern Bluebird - 9 / 7 / 6, 6, 5, 6
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| female Eastern Bluebird - 1/30 |
Hermit Thrush - 0 / 0 / 0, 0, 1, 0
Wood Thrush - 0 / 0 / 0, 0, 0, 1
(video: songs of Wood Thrush, Carolina Wren, Northern Cardinal)
American Robin - 24 / 6 / 8, 1, 2, 0, 0
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| American Robin - 1/30 |
Cedar Waxwing - 20 / 16 / x, 10, 7, 0
House Sparrow - 3 / 2 / 3, 1, 1, 2
House Finch - 2 / 2 / 0, 1, 1, 0
American Goldfinch - 3 / 2 / 12, 3, 2, 0
Chipping Sparrow - 9 / 7 / 10, 7, 6, 6
Dark-eyed Junco - 10 / 14 / 4, 2, 2, 0
White-throated Sparrow - 24 / 12 / 19, 8, 6, 6
(video: White-throated Sparrow - 2/16)
Song Sparrow - 1 / 1 / 0, 0, 0, 0
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| Song Sparrow - 1/30 |
Eastern Towhee - 2 / 2 / 1, 0, 0, 0
Red-winged Blackbird - 1 / 0 / 0, 0, 0, 0
Orchard Oriole - 0 / 0 / 0, 0, 0, 1
(video: singing of Orchard Oriole and Brown Thrasher)
Brown-headed Cowbird - 0 / 0 / 0, 0, 5, 1
blackbird sp. - 0 / 0 / 3, 0, 0, 0
Worm-eating Warbler - 0 / 0 / 0, 0, 1, 0
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| Worm-eating Warbler - 3/23 |
Louisiana Waterthrush - 0 / 0 / 0, 0, 3, 0
Blue-winged Warbler - 0 / 0 / 0, 0 , 1, 0
Black-and-white Warbler - 0 / 0 / 0, 0, 1, 0
Orange-crowned Warbler - 2 / 0 / 1, 0, 1, 0
Common Yellowthroat - 0 / 0 / 0, 0, 1, 0
Hooded Warbler - 0 / 0 / 0, 0, 4, 1
Northern Parula - 0 / 0 / 0, 0, 3, 1
Pine Warbler - 9 / 9 / 4, 6, 3, 4
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| female-type Pine Warbler -- 1/30/20 |
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| ditto |
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| ditto |
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| ditto |
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) - 9 / 2 / 15, 4, 4, 2
Black-throated Green Warbler - 0 / 0 / 0, 0, 2, 0
Northern Cardinal - 19 / 16 / 12, 6, 15, 16
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| male Northern Cardinal - 1/30 |
passerine sp. - 0 / 13 / 0, 0, 0, 0
Mammals
Gray Squirrel
Fox Squirrel
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| Fox Squirrel - 3/28 |
Herps
Cope's Gray Treefrog
Cottonmouth
Pond Slider
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| Pond Slider - 3/28 |
....and probably others ...
Fishes
sucker/redhorse sp.
shiner/minnow (Cyprinid) sp.
Western Mosquitofish
Blackstripe/Blackspotted Topminnow
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| Blackspotted(?) Topminnow - 3/28 |
Bluegill
Longear Sunfish
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| Longear Sunfish - 3/28 |
Spotted Bass
Butterflies
checkered-skipper sp.
Fiery Skipper
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| Fiery Skipper - 3/28 |
Orange Sulphur
Cloudless Sulphur
Red-banded Hairstreak
Carolina Satyr
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| Carolina Satyr - 3/28 - They were abundant on this day. |
...and probably others...
Moths
Virginia Creeper Sphinx
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| Virginia Creeper Sphinx - 3/28 |
...and others...
Damselflies & Dragonflies
Ebony Jewelwing
Common Green Darner
clubtail spp.
Blue Corporal
Blue Dasher
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| female-type Blue Dasher - 3/28 |
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| male Blue Dasher - 3/28 |
Variegated Meadowhawk
Eastern Pondhawk
...and others...
Wildflowers
Field Pansy (Viola bicolor)
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| Field Pansies (Viola bicolor) - 2/16 |
other violet (Viola) spp.
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| violet sp. - 3/10 |
woodsorrel (Oxalis) spp.
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| Oxalis sp. - 3/10 |
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| Oxalis sp. - 3/10 |
buttercup (Ranunculus) sp.
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| Ranunculus sp. - 3/10 |
wakerobin (Trillium) sp.
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| wakerobin sp. - 3/10 |
spiderwort (Tradescantia) sp.
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| spiderwort - 3/10 |
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| spiderworts - 3/28 |
Lyreleaf Sage (Salvia lyrata)
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| Lyreleaf Sage - 3/10 |
False Garlic (Nothoscordum bivalve)
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| False Garlic - 3/10 |
Hustonia spp.
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| Hustonia sp. - 3/10 |
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| bluet (Hustonia) sp. - 3/10 |
dewberry sp. (Rubus)
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| Rubus blossom - 3/10 |
Henbit (Lamium amplexicaule)
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| Henbit - 3/10 |
toadflax (Nutallanthis) sp.
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| toadflax - 3/28 |
Venus' Looking-Glass (Triodanis) sp.
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| Venus' Looking-Glass - 3/23 |
...among others...
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| 3/28 |
The post for this location covering April-July will but up within a few days
As always, if you spot any incorrect ID or have suggestions for those I'm unsure about, feel free to let me know.
Great post. I always enjoy reading and seeing your pics. Keep it up.
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