Scarborough Bluffs (Upper): Saturday, October 15, 2016

13 degrees and sun \ cloud mix at the start.

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Bird Highlight: Carolina wren
Carolina wren (photo: wikipedia)

Carolina wren (photo: wikipedia)

Botany Highlight: Red Raspberry

Red Raspberry (Rubus odoratus)

Red Raspberry (Rubus odoratus)

Species list:  Canada goose, mallard, turkey vulture, ring-billed gull, rock pigeon, mourning dove, hairy woodpecker, downy woodpecker,  blue jay, common raven, black-capped chickadee, white-breasted nuthatch, red-breasted nuthatch, carolina wren, American robin, hermit thrush, European starling, palm warbler, house sparrow, common grackle, northern cardinal, white-throated sparrow, white-crowned sparrow, song sparrow. (24 species)

Heart-leaved Aster (Symphyotrichum cordifolium)

Heart-leaved Aster (Symphyotrichum cordifolium)

Cocklebur (Xanthium strumarium)

Cocklebur (Xanthium strumarium)

Cucumber Vine (Echinocystis lobata)

Cucumber Vine (Echinocystis lobata)

Spindle Tree (Euonymus europaea)

Spindle Tree (Euonymus europaea)

Star-flowered False Solomon Seal (Maianthemum stellatum)

Star-flowered False Solomon Seal (Maianthemum stellatum)

Crown Vetch (Securigera varia)

Crown Vetch (Securigera varia)

Black Walnut (Juglans nigra)

Black Walnut (Juglans nigra)

Garlic Mustard (Alliaria petiolata)

Garlic Mustard (Alliaria petiolata)

oct-15

Miles Hearn

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