- 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 
- October 18th:  1 killdeer at farm pond 
- October 20th:  heard house sparrows, 1 blue jay, 1 male northern cardinal, at backyard feeder 
- October 21st:  1 red-bellied woodpecker, 5 house sparrows at backyard feeder, possibly heard Canada geese in flight, Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 9 PM, rain/thunder beginning around 8:30 PM. 
- October 22nd:  1 male northern cardinal in hydrangea (and visiting feeder), 2 house sparrows between backyard feeder and black birch tree, 1 male red-bllied woodpecker at backyard feeder, 7-8 Canada geese flying over in V-formation 
- October 26th:  house sparrow (3), white-breasted nuthatch (1), in backyard 
- October 29th:  red-bellied woodpecker (1), house sparrow (3), northern cardinal (1 male) 
         sep 11 2025 ∞
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