Scarborough Bluffs (Upper): Monday, October 17, 2016

17 degrees and raining at the start.

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Bird Highlight: Dark-eyed Junco
Dark-eyed junco

Dark-eyed junco

Botany Highlight: Black Walnut

Black Walnut (Juglans nigra)

Black Walnut (Juglans nigra)

Species list:  mallard, ring-billed gull, rock pigeon,  blue jay, black-capped chickadee, white-breasted nuthatch, American robin, hermit thrush, European starling, palm warbler, house sparrow, northern cardinal, dark-eyed junco, white-throated sparrow, white-crowned sparrow. (15 species)

Jerusalem Artichoke (Helianthus tuberosus)

Jerusalem Artichoke (Helianthus tuberosus)

Missouri Willow (Salix eriocephala)

Missouri Willow (Salix eriocephala)

Sugar Maple (Acer saccharum)

Sugar Maple (Acer saccharum)

Autumn Olive (Elaeagnus umbellata)

Autumn Olive (Elaeagnus umbellata)

Zigzag Goldenrod (Solidago flexicaulis)

Zigzag Goldenrod (Solidago flexicaulis)

European Pussy Willow (Salix caprea)

European Pussy Willow (Salix caprea)

Cosmos (Cosmos bipinnatus)

Cosmos (Cosmos bipinnatus)

Heart-leaved Aster (Symphyotrichum cordifolium)

Heart-leaved Aster (Symphyotrichum cordifolium)

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Miles Hearn

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