10/11/10

Went through the day thinking it was 10/10/10 only to be told this evening that I was a day late.

Our red maple lost most of its leaves today, sparrows are filling up the yard with a nice influx of american trees. Rusty Blackbirds 60-70 continue to stage in a row of ash trees before heading to roost -- I watched them eating ash seeds tonight. Boocho Robins have arrived and descended on a neighbors mountain-ash.

Rare still air over the Portage Marsh during happy hour was good for picking out a couple of distant coots -- #156.