• August 12th: heard a barred owl out behind the blue heifer barn
  • September 6th: great horned owl on hillside above milkhouse
  • September 10th: heard and spotted a female northern cardinal in the tree by the back kitchen window
  • September 14th: white-tailed deer, eastern gray squirrel, fish in river, white-tailed fawn with spots, butternut and Chinese chestnut trees (Hogback/Limestone trip)
  • September 16th: killdeer (2) (Pleasant Valley area)
  • September 17th: heard a black-capped chickadee in the backyard this morning; 9 killdeer, 1 widow skimmer dragonfly, 1 snapping turtle, and 1 muskrat at the farm pond this afternoon/evening
  • September 18th: killdeer (4+), muskrat (1), European starling (20-25+), and turtle (species unknown)
  • September 21st: bald eagle(s) (1 adult and 1 juvenile?) flying near the pond, monarch butterfly
  • September 22nd: painted lady butterfly and eastern fox squirrel
  • September 26th: So many monarch butterflies fluttering about and feeding on goldenrod blossom nectar!
  • September 28th: female white-tailed deer, eastern cottontail
  • September 29th: female northern cardinal, possibly heard eastern phoebe
  • September 30th: brown thrasher, house sparrow (2), male northern cardinal
  • October 5th: red-bellied woodpecker on suet, eastern phoebe in black birch tree and on top of back porch light, tufted titmouse on suet
sep 11 2025 ∞
oct 5 2025 +