5 degrees and sunny at the start.
Bird Highlight: American Tree Sparrow
American Tree Sparrow (photo: M Jarrett)
Botany Highlight: Linden
Linden (Tilia cordata)
Species list: trumpeter swan, Canada goose, mallard, American black duck, red-breasted merganser, red-tailed hawk, ring-billed gull, rock pigeon, blue jay, black-capped chickadee, white-breasted nuthatch, golden-crowned kinglet, house sparrow, American goldfinch, American tree sparrow. (15 species)
Lichen
Buffleheads
Dog-strangling Vine (Vincetoxicum rossicum)
Canada Geese
Catnip (Nepeta cataria)
American Black Duck
Mollusks
Bank Swallow colony
Miles Hearn