Lambton Woods: Friday, October 14, 2016

9 degrees and partly cloudy at the start.

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Bird Highlight: Great Egret
Great Egret

Great Egret

Botany Highlight: Tree of Heaven

Tree of Heaven (Ailanthus altissima)

Tree of Heaven (Ailanthus altissima)

Species list:  great egret, Canada goose, mallard, American black duck, red-tailed hawk, turkey vulture, herring gull, ring-billed gull, red-bellied woodpecker,  hairy woodpecker, downy woodpecker, blue jay, black-capped chickadee, white-breasted nuthatch, American robin, ruby-crowned kinglet, golden-crowned kinglet, house sparrow, red-winged blackbird, common grackle, northern cardinal, American goldfinch, white-throated sparrow, song sparrow. (24 species)

White Elm (Ulmus americana)

American Beech (Fagus grandifolia)

Blue Jay

Blue Jay

Wild Ginger (Asarum canadense)

Wild Ginger (Asarum canadense)

Winged Euonymus (Euonymus alata)

Winged Euonymus (Euonymus alata)

Chickadee (photo: Lilian Natalizio)

Chickadee (photo: Lilian Natalizio)

Red-bellied Woodpecker (photo: Lilian Natalizio)

Red-bellied Woodpecker (photo: Lilian Natalizio)

Red-bellied Woodpecker (photo: Lilian Natalizio)

Red-bellied Woodpecker (photo: Lilian Natalizio)

Forget-me-not (Myosotis sylvatica)

Forget-me-not (Myosotis sylvatica)

Red-osier Dogwood (Cornus servicea)

Red-osier Dogwood (Cornus servicea)

Wild Parsnip (Pastinaca sativa)

Wild Parsnip (Pastinaca sativa)

White Ash (Fraxinus americana)

White Ash (Fraxinus americana)

oct-14

Miles Hearn

 

 

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