Pine Siskins

Landed with a huge flock of Goldfinches on Sunday 11/18/12.

Brown Creeper

Upper Nuese Greenway

Monday 11/12: 75 degrees. Last bike ride of the year?

Weymouth Woods-Sandhills Nature Preserve

Saw many Golden-crowned Kinglets and Red-breasted Nuthatches. First Hermit thrush of the year.

Fall Mushrooms

Red-Spotted Newt

Saw this on the White Oak greenway yesterday:

Red eft - terrestrial stage of the red-spotted newt.

New Yard Bird

Yard bird number 80: Red-Breasted Nuthatch

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We have heard these birds in the greenway and surrounding areas for over a week. Saw them today at the feeder.

Barred Owl

We have a female Barred owl in the neighborhood again. Last time we heard one was about 3 years ago. The last few day we saw her in the greenway and we  heard her wake up last night.

Yard Birds: Migrant Addition

Had one last Ruby-throated Hummingbird on10/11.

Saw a Yellow-billed Cucko in the front yard on 10/8.

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker pair arrived on 10/13 and have stayed. Also saw a Golden-Crown Kinglet.

The first Yelllow-Rumped Warbler was seen 10/14. Also saw Blue-Headed Vireo.

Heard first White-Throated Sparrow singing 10/18.

Yard September 28, 2012

Ailanthus Webworm Moth

Eastern Tailed Blue

Air Shrimp Catterpillar

Palomena prasina nymph

Black and Yellow Longhorn Beetle

Pilot Mountain State Park 9/21/2012

Yard Early September

Assassin Bug (Pselliopus barberi) nymph

Obedient Plant (Physostegia virginiana)

Lupine Bug

Plant Bug (Neurocolpus sp)

Jumping Spider

Cabbage Looper Moth

Cardinal Flower

Lupine Bug Nymph

Yard August 13, 2012

Hypericum

Basil Flowers

Crab Spider

Phlox

Eupatorium

Webworm caterpillar

Lupine Bug

Mallow

Green Headed Coneflower

Milkweed

Assassin Bug

River Oats

Sliver Spotted Skipper