Wilket Creek: Saturday, June 18, 2016

22 degrees and sunny at the start
Wilket Creek

Wilket Creek

Bird Highlight: Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Rose-breasted Grosbeak

Rose-breasted Grosbeak

Botany Highlight: Canada Hawkweed

Canada Hawkweed (Hieracium kalmii)

Canada Hawkweed (Hieracium kalmii)

Species list: ring-billed gull, downy woodpecker, great crested flycatcher, blue jay, black-capped chickadee, white-breasted nuthatch, red-breasted nuthatch, gray catbird, American robin, blue-grey gnatcatcher,  cedar waxwing, red-eyed vireo, warbling vireo, pine warbler, house sparrow, red-winged blackbird, baltimore oriole, brown-headed cowbird, northern cardinal, rose-breasted grosbeak, indigo bunting, American goldfinch, chipping sparrow, song sparrow.  (24 species)
Bitter Dock (Rumex obtusifolius)

Bitter Dock (Rumex obtusifolius)

Bittersweet NIghtshade (Solanum dulcamara)

Bittersweet NIghtshade (Solanum dulcamara)

Solomon Seal (Polygonatum pubescens)

Solomon Seal (Polygonatum pubescens)

Goat's Beard (Tragopogon dubius)

Goat’s Beard (Tragopogon dubius)

Cow Parsnip (Heracleum maximum)

Cow Parsnip (Heracleum maximum)

Basswood (Tilia americana)

Basswood (Tilia americana)

Common Privet (Ligustrum vulgare)

Common Privet (Ligustrum vulgare)

Queen Anne's lace (Daucus carota)

Queen Anne’s lace (Daucus carota)

june-18

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