23 degrees and threatening rain at the start.
Northern Flicker
Botany Highlight: Giant Foxtail
Giant Foxtail (Setaria faberi)
Species list: mallard, Cooper’s hawk, mourning dove, ruby-throated hummingbird, northern flicker, hairy woodpecker, great crested flycatcher, blue jay, black-capped chickadee, white-breasted nuthatch, red-breasted nuthatch, gray catbird, American robin, northern cardinal, American goldfinch. (15 species)
Curled Dock (Rumex crispus)
Sycamore Maple (Acer pseudoplatanus)
Late Goldenrod (Solidago gigantea)
Barnyard Grass (Echinochloa crusgalli)
Lamb’s Quarters (Chenopodium album)
Common Privet (Ligustrum vulgare)
Great Burdock (Arctium lappa)
Spiny-leaved Sow Thistle (Sonchus asper)
Japanese Hops (Humulus japonicus)
Beech Drops (Epifagus virginiana (photo: Lee Bell)
