Scarborough Bluffs (Lower): Saturday, November 5, 2016

10 degrees and sunny  at the start.

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Bird Highlight: Bufflehead
Buffleheads

Buffleheads

Botany Highlight: Cocklebur

Cocklebur (Xanthium strumarium)

Cocklebur (Xanthium strumarium)

Species list:  trumpeter swan, Canada goose, mallard, bufflehead, red-breasted merganser, ring-billed gull, rock pigeon, downy woodpecker,  blue jay, common raven, black-capped chickadee, white-breasted nuthatch, Carolina wren, American robin, ruby-crowned kinglet, northern cardinal, dark-eyed junco. (17 species)

Canada Wild Rye (Elymus canadensis)

Canada Wild Rye (Elymus canadensis)

Common Raven

Common Raven

New England Aster (Symphyotrichum novae-angliae)

New England Aster (Symphyotrichum novae-angliae)

Sandbar Willow (Salix exigua)

Sandbar Willow (Salix exigua)

Sea Buckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides)

Sea Buckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides)

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Wych Elm (Ulmus glabra)

Wych Elm (Ulmus glabra)

Trumpeter Swan

Trumpeter Swan

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Miles Hearn

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