23 degrees and sunny at the start.
Bird Highlight: American Black Duck
American Black Duck
Botany Highlight: Sky-blue Aster
Sky-blue Aster (Symphyotrichum oolentangiense)
Species list: mute swan, mallard, American black duck, gadwall, wood duck, red-tailed hawk, ring-billed gull, downy woodpecker, blue jay,, white-breasted nuthatch, house sparrow, northern cardinal, white-throated sparrow. (13 species)
Pale-leaved Sunflower (Helianthus decapetalus)
New England Aster (Symphyotrichum novae-angliae) with Monarch butterfly
Maple-leaved Viburnum (Viburnum acerifolium)
Sassafras (Sassafras albidum)
Purple-stemmed Aster (Symphyotrichum puniceum)
Red-tailed Hawk
PHOTOS by LILLIAN NATALIZIO
Big Bluestem
Wood Duck (male)
Red-tailed Hawk
Monarch Butterfly
Miles Hearn