9 degrees and sunny at the start.
Black-capped Chickadee
Botany Highlight: Flat-topped Aster
Flat-topped Aster (Doellingeria umbellata)
Species list: mallard, red-tailed hawk, belted kingfisher, hairy woodpecker, downy woodpecker, blue jay, black-capped chickadee, white-breasted nuthatch, American robin, hermit thrush, golden-crowned kinglet, ruby-crowned kinglet, yellow-rumped warbler, palm warbler, house sparrow, common grackle, northern cardinal, American goldfinch, dark-eyed junco, white-throated sparrow, song sparrow. (21 species)
Alternate-leaved Dogwood (Cornus alternifolia)
Heart-leaved Aster (Symphyotrichum cordifolium)
Jerusalem Artichoke (Helianthus tuberosa)
False Solomon’s Seal (Maianthemum racemosum)
Purple-stemmed Aster (Symphyotrichum puniceum)
Virginia Creeper (Pathenocissus inserta)
Black Maple (Acer nigra)
Canada Goldenrod (Solidago canadensis)
Miles Hearn