Christmas Weekend Snow

Six inches!

First winter snow

Saturday: 1 inch.

Falls Lake Dam

Winter Birds Arrive

Today a huge flock of yellow-rumped warblers visited the backyard, along with white-throated sparrows and 2 sapsuckers.

Fall

The Fall Field Crickets were singing yesterday.

Last week saw the last of the caterpillars.

Last Hummingbird seen Oct 3rd.

The Swifts did not return tonight (3 adults, 4 kids).

Temps in the 40s tonight.

Monarch Caterpillars

Borer and Bee

Second round of Black Swallowtail Catterpillars

The backyard hosted some migrants...

Some birds migrated through the backyard today. Male Redstart, Female Summer Tanager, Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher, Im. Yellow-throated Warbler.

Also: Saw a migrating Nighthawk last night.

Hummingbird Moth Caterpillars

Southern Flying Squirrel

Discovered flying squirrels nesting in one of our bird nest boxes! Saw possible young peeking out yesterday afternoon.

Blue Jay Point Mushrooms

Black Swallowtail Caterpillars

Lyric Cicada

Southeastern Dog-Day Cicada

Cicadas

Heard Dog Day Cicadas today.

Here is a Swamp Cicada I found dead yesterday.

Delta Flower Scarab

Two Cuckoos Cooing

Two Yellow Billed Cuckoos moved through our yard this morning.

Native Hypericum

Eastern Cottontail Rabbit Nest