Col Sam Smith Park: Tuesday, June 7, 2016

16 degrees and sun \ cloud mix at the start
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Bird Highlight: Killdeer

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Botany Highlight: White Campion

White Campion (Silene latifolia)

White Campion (Silene latifolia)

Species list: red-necked grebe, double-crested cormorant, mute swan, Canada goose, mallard, gadwall, turkey vulture, sharp-shinned hawk, killdeer, spotted sandpiper, herring gull, ring-billed gull, common tern, Caspian tern, rock pigeon, mourning dove, chimney swift, eastern kingbird, willow flycatcher, tree swallow, barn swallow, cliff swallow, American crow, gray catbird, American robin, cedar waxwing, European starling, red-eyed vireo, warbling vireo, yellow warbler, house sparrow, red-winged blackbird, Baltimore oriole, common grackle, brown-headed cowbird, American goldfinch, song sparrow.  (37 species)
Tartarian Honeysuckle (Lonicera tatarica)

Tartarian Honeysuckle (Lonicera tatarica)

Cedar Waxwing

Cedar Waxwing

Austrian Pine (Pinus nigra)

Austrian Pine (Pinus nigra)

Red-necked Grebe

Red-necked Grebe

Evidence of Red Squirrel activity around Norway Spruce cones (Picea abies)

Evidence of Red Squirrel activity around Norway Spruce cones (Picea abies)

Baltimore Oriole

Baltimore Oriole

Fragrant Sumac (Rhus aromatica)

Fragrant Sumac (Rhus aromatica)

Field Bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis)

Field Bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis)

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