Milestone Bog, August 8
Little ladies tresses in the grasses, Bush clover waving in the wind, Sickle leaved silkgrass and Early sweet everlasting on the paths, with Downy goldenrod peeking out. Faded yarrow still on the verges. There is WaterWillow/ Swamp loostrife in the ditches, faded steeplebush and American Burnweed.
63 degrees at 3 pm, winds
August 10
See First solidago on road to Bunny Mellon beach ( 29A). Beach Plum picking at Pout Ponds (and August 16 and 22)
August 13- I woke at 5:30 before the sunrise. Watched terns rising and sanderlings darting at water's edge "down front". Three ravens caucussed. Black-bellied plovers skirted the waves. Biked to Low Beach, hiked on the beach to Tom Nevers and back. An arctic tern amidst the flock. The aroma of the Sweet Pepper (Clethra alnifolia is diminishing)
August 15: Kayak to Quaise Point, Medouie Marsh . Piping plovers and a roseate tern were the specials.
August 20: Eel Point Hike. Hiked out on the beach and back next to the marsh. Always amazed at how the marsh changes from year to year. What used to be a sandy road is becoming part of the marsh. Juvenile yellow-crowned night heron and a little blue heron were the birds highlights. Osprey still here. The Sturgeon Moon rises after sunset, and the sunrises are now (conveniently) around 6 am.
August 23: Black Swallowtail on the verbena bonariensis in the garden.
Kayak to Medouie Marsh, Island Creek: 60 black-bellied plovers, 4 dowitchers, 2 Whimbrels and a green heron. Egrets roosting. Osprey still here. The sweet pepper is complete
August 24: a bat on the window and the Milky Way at night. End of 5 weeks with kids and grandkids.
Weather
Mean temperature in August 69.3 (as of August 24) 1.34 inches of rain (high of 83, low of 56.8)
Last year 68 degrees, 4.62 inches of rain (high of 79.9 and low of 58.5)
July 2023 70.7, .80 rain, high of 85.9 and low of 61.5
July 2024 70.8, 3.19 inches rain, high of 83 and low of 57
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| Whimbrel |
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| Short-billed Dowitcher |
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| Black Swallowrail |
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| Ruddy Turnstone |
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| American Oystercatcher |
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| Piping Plover |
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| Ruddy Turnstone |
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| Little Blue Heron |
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| Little Blue Heron |
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