21 degrees and sunny at the start
Bird Highlight: Great Blue Heron
Botany Highlight: Blue Beech
Blue-beech (Carpinus caroliniana)
Species list: great blue heron, red-tailed hawk, osprey, hairy woodpecker, blue jay, common raven, American crow, black-capped chickadee, ruby-crowned kinglet, American robin, northern cardinal. (11 species)
Alternate-leaved Dogwood (Cornus alternifolia)
Green Frog
Pholiota squarrosa (Shaggy Pholiota) Puffball
Late Goldenrod (Solidago gigantea)
Maple leaves
Lily-of-the-valley (Convallaria majalis)
Salmon
Miles Hearn
NATURE POETRY
Autumn has caught us in our summer wear.
– Philip Larkin (1922–86)