9 degrees and light rain at the start
Marie Curtis Park
Bird Highlight: belted kingfisher
Photo: Ken Sproule
Botany Highlight: trembling aspen
Trembling Aspen (Populus tremuloides)
Species list: mute swan, mallard, turkey vulture, spotted sandpiper, ring-billed gull, belted kingfisher, northern flicker, hairy woodpecker, downy woodpecker, tree swallow, blue jay, American crow, black-capped chickadee, brown thrasher, American robin, ruby-crowned kinglet, European starling, house sparrow, red-winged blackbird, brown-headed cowbird, northern cardinal, American goldfinch, chipping sparrow, white-throated sparrow, song sparrow. (25 species)
Day Lily (Hemerocallis fulva)
White Pine (Pinus strobus)
Manitoba Maple (Acer negundo)
Japanese Knotweed (Fallopia japonica)
Hedge Parsley (Torilis japonica)
Coltsfoot (Tussilago farfara)
Teasle (Dipsacus)
Red Osier Dogwood (Cornus servicea)
