30 April 2013, 15:45 CDST

Art Fleming Trail
88ºF W 16mph,  Sunny
High: 89ºF Low: 45ºF Precip: 0.00"

Tree with Flowers

Dainty Blue flowers in the meadow

Spider in the trail

 

Water Levels:
1st Bridge - 6¼"
2nd Bridge - ½"
4th Bridge - 1"
Short Marshy Bridge - 2½"
Long Marshy Bridge - ¾"

Observed:
1 - Grackle
1 - Black & White Warbler
2 - Cardinals

29 April 2013, 16:00 CDST

Art Fleming Trail
79ºF SW 13mph Sunny
High: 80ºF Low: 45ºF Press: 29.85 Steady, Hum: 59%, Precip: 0.12"

Eastern Cottontail Sylvilagus floridanus

Observed one by the Daffodil patch and another on the trail past the short-cut trail

A new type of Algae at the 1st Bridge.
Water level is 6"

Scat on the Bridge








Found a thigh bone on the trail.










A lot of burrowing on the trail








Ants













Six-Spotted Tiger Beetle Cicindela sexguttata
Saw 2












Maple leaves are all out
Oaks still in flower

Water levels:
2nd Bridge - Trickle
3rd Bridge - Flow stopped
4th Bridge - 1" Flowing
Short Marshy Bridge - 2 5/8"
Long Marshy Bridge - ¾"

Animals Observed:
2 - Mourning Doves
1 - Robin in Woods
1 - Wood Thrush
2 - Eastern Cottontail Rabbits
2 - Six-Spotted Tiger Beetles

26 April 2013, 13:20 CDST

Art Fleming Trail
68ºF SW 11 mph Cloudy
High: 74ºF Low: 36ºF, Press: 30.31" Steady, Hum: 50%, Precip: 0.00"

1st Bridge Water Level - 6½"


Raccoon Foot Prints at 2nd Bridge

2nd Bridge - ½"
4th Bridge - 1"

Flying Insect on Flower














Birds Observed:
1 - Crow being chased off by 2 Robins over Blueridge Dr
4 - Robins in the Meadow
4 - Robins in the woods
1 - Cardinal
1 - Black & White Warbler

24 April 2013, 12:16 CDST

Art Fleming Trail, Danville IL
42ºF Calm Rainy
High: 67ºF Low: 38ºF Press: 30.09 Rising, Hum: 62% Precip: 0.43"

Rain Water running off of the hill down the trail to the 1st Bridge.

Water level at the bridges:
1st - 9"
2nd - 2¾"
4th - 2½"

Moss ready to spore.













Observed:

• 2 - Robins in the Meadow
• 2 - Robins in the Woods
• 2 - Cardinals
• 2 - Sparrows
• 1 - Woodpecker
• 1 - Small Unidentified Bluish/Grey bird foraging in the trail.
• Probable candidate Cerulean Warbler

Various trail maintenance needs to be done. All foot bridges needs to be replanked. Marshy Bridge needs completion. Trash needs to be picked up on the perimeter for at least 8' into the brush.

23 April 2013, 10:00 CDST

Art Fleming Trail
67ºF SSW 14mph, Overcast/Rain
High:  63ºF Low: 53ºF Press: 29.97 Falling, Hum: 66%, Precip: 0.00"

Algae returning to the 1sty Bridge Stream.

Purple Flower

Bramble

22 April 2013, 14:12 CDST

Art Fleming Trail, Danville IL
69ºF, SSE 7 mph, Sunny
High: 74ºF Low: 30ºF Press:30.07" Rising, Hum: 38%, Precip: 0.00"

 

Earth Day

1st Bridge 6½"

• Water Hog Louse
• Long Black Millipede-like
• Brown/Gray crustaceans

I observe more flying insects

The big oak

1st Bridge - 6½"

• Water Hog Louse
• small long black worm-looking millipede
• Brownish/gray crustacean

2nd Bridge - ¼" in steam. It does have deep pools.

 

4th Bridge - 1¼"

Spring Beauty, Claytonia Virginia

 Fern

 

Nettle














Observed

• 1 - Robin in the Meadow
• 2 - Male Cardinals fighting in the brush. They flew out and nearly hit me.
• 1 - Robin in the Woods
• 1 - Chickadee
• more flying insects



21 April 2013, 11:40 CDST

Art Fleming Trail, Danville IL
61ºF ESE 9mph, Upper Level Haze.
High: 63ºF Low: 30ºF Press: 30.36" Steady Hum: 46% Precip: 0.00"

Raccoon Tracks by the 1st Bridge.
Water Depth 7"

 Remains of a tasty meal by the 4th Bridge. Looks like it was a dove.

Possum tracks by the 4th bridge.

Cutleaf Toothwort, Cardamine concatenata

 Wood Anemone, Anemone quinquefolia

 Toadshade; Red Trillium, Trillium sessile

Sessile Bellwort, Uvularia sessilifolia

 

Set up a terrarium in the House

2-Robins in woods
2-Robins in meadow

20 April 2013, 15:05 CDST

Art Fleming Trail, Danville IL
48ºF, Sunny
High: 56ºF Low: 30ºF Press: 30.3" Steady Hum: 53% Precip: 0.01"

Cherry Tree in yard in full bloom.














The water level at the 1st bridge is 7¼" Clear and steady. The green algae is gone and what is left is covered with silt.

Dandelions are quit plentiful in the Meadow.

19 April 2013, 14:05 CDST

Art Fleming Trail, Danville IL
42ºF W 23mph, Overcast, Flurries
High: 44ºF Low: 38ºF, Press: 29.8 Rising, Hum: 75%, Precip: 1.5"

Water Level :

1st bridge - 7½"
2nd Bridge - 1½"
4th Bridge - 2"

Fern

Yellow Flower

Fern in meadow











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Moss

17 April 2013, 15:05 CDST

Art Fleming Trail, Danville IL
73ºF SSE 15mph, Overcast,
High: 80ºF Low: 45ºF Press: 29.9" Falling, Hum: 83%, Precip: 1.11"
Thunderstorm last night

Steam Levels:
1st Bridge: 7½", Swift and Murky
2nd Bridge: 1½", Swift and Clear
4th Bridge: 2", Swift and Clear

Common Dandelion Taraxacum officinale

White 5 pellets

Common Blue Violet Viola sororia













White Flower 4 pellets

Water carving out channels in the trail

Saw
2 - Cardinals
2 - Mourning Doves
1 - Red Bellied Wood Pecker

15 April 2013, 15:36 CDST

Art Fleming Trail, Danville IL
64ºF S 16mph, Rainy
High: 79ºF Low: 38ºF Pressure: 29.85 Steady, Humidity: 82%, Precipitation: 0.01"

Streams up with quick flow and murky.


Worms are coming up out of the ground. This one was partially eaten .

Common Blue Violet Viola sororia












As I walk down the trail I see more shrubs with leaves and some of the tree crown are starting to bud leaves. Also there are many large patches of May Apples.

A natural dam and waterfall on the main stream.

Moss covered grape vines.

Clover in the perimeter of the woods.











2 - Robins in the woods
I heard a few birds singing and calling but they where being very illusive to find.

13 April 2013 17:00 CDST

Art Fleming Trail, Danville IL
55ºF P.Sunny
High: 63ºF Low: 38ºF Pressure: 29.97in Humidity: 55% Precipitation: 0.00

First tree in the woods with leaves.

 Hard to tell at this stage but the leave litter points to either White Oak Quercus alba or Bur Oak Quercus macrocarpa.

At the First Bridge there is a drainage pipe under the trail and a ground squirrel ran into it.

 

Spotted a Carolina Chickadee and a Wood Thrush Hylocichla mustelina.

Pinkish-White Flower









As I was on the short-cut trail I spotted a Rabbit.