23 degrees and sunny at the start.
Bird Highlight: Blue Jay
Blue Jay
Botany Highlight: Himalayan Balsam
Himalayan Balsam (Impatiens grandulifera)
Himalayan Balsam (Impatiens grandulifera)
Himalayan Balsam (Impatiens grandulifera)
Species list: mallard, northern flicker, hairy woodpecker, downy woodpecker, blue jay, black-capped chickadee, white-breasted nuthatch, American robin, northern cardinal, American goldfinch. (10 species)
Panicled Aster (Symphyotrichum lanceolatum)
Pale Jewelweed (Impatiens pallida)
Pale Jewelweed (Impatiens pallida)
Daisy Fleabane (Erigeron annuus)
Late Goldenrod (Solidago gigantea)
Bottlebrush Grass (Elymus hystrix)
Pinkweed (Persicaria pensylvanica)
Forget-me-not (Myosotis scorpiodes)
Miles Hearn
NATURE POETRY
September strews the woodlot o’er
With many a brilliant color;
The world is brighter than before,
Why should our hearts be duller?
– Thomas W. Parsons (1819–92)