16 degrees and sunny at the start.

Bird Highlight: Black-crowned Night Heron

Black-crowned Night Heron (immature)

Botany Highlight: Blue Beech

Blue Beech (Carpinus caroliniana)

Species list: double-crested cormorant, black-crowned night heron, Canada goose, mallard, American black duck, Cooper’s hawk, red-tailed hawk, ring-billed gull, hairy woodpecker, downy woodpecker,  blue jay, white-breasted nuthatch, black-capped chickadee, American robin, house sparrow, red-winged blackbird, common grackle, northern cardinal, American goldfinch. (19 species)