November 5th. A walk east from Cook Hill Road in Lebanon.

 

Rock Doves or Domestic Pigeons (Columba livia) gather in and around the vents atop the silo.

 

 

 

 

 

A Rock Dove amid European Starlings (Sturnus vulgaris) atop a barn vent.

 

More Starlings in a tree nearby. These are juveniles or non-breeding adults.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Heading east.

 

 

 

American Robin (Turdus migratorius).

 

Woolly Alder Aphids (Paraprociphilus tessellatus) gather in fall, using their waxy tendrils as protection from frost and predators.

 

The tendrils are extruded from glands on their bodies.

 

Approaching the marshy section.

 

Harbinger of Spring: Next year's Skunk Cabbage (Symplocarpus foetidus) will overwinter in this stage.

 

 

 

A male Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus).

 

Beyond the marsh, a view over the exit stream down towards the power lines.

 

 

 

 

 

Heading back west through the marsh.

 

 

 

November 7th. A birthday "busman's holiday" trip to Rocky Neck State Park and lots of bird pictures: https://www.flickr.com/photos/stanmalcolm/albums/72177720312508007

 

November 8th. Bald-faced Hornet (Dolichovespula maculata) nest at the Route 85 trailhead.

 

The bottom of the nest has been damaged but some female wasps may still be overwintering inside.

 

A fraction of the Canada Geese (Branta canadensis) at Cranberry Bog today.

 

 

 

Lots of Mallards (Anas platyrhynchos) too.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

November 9th. An immature Cooper's Hawk (Accipiter cooperii), probably the same one I saw on October 30th.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

November 10th. A walk east from Route 207 to the powerlines. Sow Bug or Pill Bug or Rolly Poly - a terrestrial Isopod found under bark of a fallen tree.

 

An oak leaf still in full color.

 

Heading east, not a lot of color left.

 

American Beech (Fagus grandifolia) keeps its dry leaves through winter.

 

Tree Clubmoss or Ground Pine (Lycopodium obscurum).

 

This one with a nearly bare yellowish spore cone.

 

 

 

My destination.

 

 

 

Sun had just set when I got back to Route 207.

 

November 11th, Veteran's Day. Remembering my service in Korea 51 years ago: https://www.performance-vision.com/Korea/index.htm

 

Pine Siskin (Spinus pinus), one of several passing through the marsh. Thanks to Russ Smiley for the ID.