יומן של The House at Turtle Pond

יוני 24, 2021

The year of trees - simple list of trees noted (to be updated as I make new observations)

Basswood / American Linden
Tilia americana
(Linden Family, Mallow Family)
Native

Bebb's Willow
Salix bebbiana (willow family)
Native

Birch

Blue Spruce

Common Buckthorn
Rhamnus cathartica
(Buckthorn family)
NON-NATIVE
INVASIVE

Common Juniper
Juniperus communis L.
(Juniper or cypress family)
Native

Cottonwood
Populus delotides
(Willow family)
Native

Eastern Hop Hornbeam / Ironwood
Ostrya virginiana (birch family)
Native

Eastern Red Cedar
Juniperus virginiana
(Cypress Family)
Native

Eastern White Cedar
Thuja occidentalis
(Cypress family)
Native

Eastern White Pine
Pinus strobus
(Pine family)
Native

Elm

Fir

Flowering Raspberry
Rubus odoratus
(Rose family)
Native

Highbush Cranberry/ Crampbark
Viburnum trilobum Marshall
(Honeysuckle family)
Questionably Native!

Sugar Maple
Acer saccharum

Nannyberry
Viburnum lentago
(Muskroot / Honeysuckle family)
Native

Ninebark
Physocarpus opulifolius
(Rose family)
Native

Prickly Wild Rose
Rosa acicularis
(Rose family)
Native

Pussy Willow
Salix discolor
(Willow family)
Native
(planted 2021)

Red Oak
Quercus rubra L.
(beech family)
Native

Red Osier Dogwood
Cornus stolonifera
(Dogwood family)
Native
Red Pine

Red-berried Elderberry
Sambucus racemosa
(Muskroot family/ Honeysuckle family)
Native

Serviceberry
Amelanchier Canadensis
(Rose family)
Native

Shagbark hickory/ Shellbark Hickory
Carya ovata
(Walnut Family)
Native

Showy Mountain Ash
Sorbus decora
(Rose family)
Native

Silky Dogwood
Cornus obliqua
(Dogwood family)
Native

Spicebush
Lindera benzoin
(Laurel family)
Native

Staghorn Sumach
Rhus typhina
(Sumac family)
Native

Weeping Willow
Salix babylonica
(Willow family)
NON-NATIVE

White Ash
Fraxinus americana (olive family)
Native

Winterberry
Ilex verticillata
(Holly family)
Native

(List also at https://canada.bearne.com/rural-life/trees-and-shrubs-at-the-house-at-turtle-pond/)

הועלה ב-יוני 24, 2021 10:57 אחה"צ על ידי gina_bearne gina_bearne | 0 תגובות | הוספת תגובה

אפריל 7, 2021

Birds we have seen on or from our land

I am, as far as possible, taking photos and posting observations to i-naturalist of all our bird and animal sightings on or from our land.

However, I'm currently only using the camera on my 'phone, which has up to 8x zoom - not enough to capture a record of everything we see.

I had previously started a list on my blog ( https://canada.bearne.com/birds-we-have-seen/ ). As of today, that list includes 60 different species (and I have yet to identify the various gulls we see, one of this year's tasks!)

  • American Crow
  • American Goldfinch
  • American Robin
  • Bald Eagle
  • Baltimore Oriole
  • Belted Kingfisher
  • Black-capped Chickadee
  • Blue Jay
  • Bobolink
  • Brown-headed Cowbird
  • Bufflehead
  • Canada Goose
  • Cedar Waxwing
  • Chipping Sparrow
  • Common Grackle
  • Common Loon
  • Common Merganser
  • Common Raven
  • Dark-eyed Junco
  • Double-crested Cormorant
  • Downy Woodpecker
  • Eastern Phoebe
  • Evening Grosbeak
  • Golden Eagle
  • Great Blue Heron
  • Green Heron
  • Grey Catbird
  • Gull
  • Hairy Woodpecker
  • Hooded Merganser
  • House Finch
  • House Sparrow
  • House Wren
  • Indigo Bunting
  • Mallard
  • Merlin
  • Mourning Dove
  • Mute Swan
  • Northern Cardinal
  • Northern Flicker
  • Osprey
  • Pileated Woodpecker
  • Red Tailed Hawk
  • Red-bellied Woodpecker
  • Red-winged Blackbird
  • Ring Neck Duck
  • Rose-breasted Grosbeak
  • Ruby Throated Hummingbird
  • Ruddy Duck
  • Ruffed Grouse
  • Scarlet Tanager
  • Song Sparrow
  • Spruce Grouse
  • Turkey Vulture
  • White-breasted Nuthatch
  • White-crowned Sparrow
  • White-throated Sparrow
  • Wild Turkey
  • Wood Duck
  • Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
  • Yellow-throated Vireo
הועלה ב-אפריל 7, 2021 09:14 אחה"צ על ידי gina_bearne gina_bearne | 0 תגובות | הוספת תגובה

מרץ 11, 2021

The year of trees - the beginning (1)

So, today I started to catalogue the trees on our 2.25 acres of land.

Having grown up in the UK and emigrated only 11 years ago, I don't feel I have a good knowledge of Ontario's trees yet, which is why I have set myself this challenge. I am also awed by the diversity around us.

I started by photographing most of our evergreens today. But few have cones left and it's not that easy! I'm hoping that over time I'll find more clues to the ones that are confusing me.

As Spring takes hold and leaves and buds emerge I will start on the deciduous trees.

It will be fascinating to see just how many different species co-exist on this small plot.

הועלה ב-מרץ 11, 2021 11:46 אחה"צ על ידי gina_bearne gina_bearne | תגובה 1 | הוספת תגובה

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