9/15/2018, Great Blue Hill, Blue Hills Reservation, Milton, MA

ID: 4 ENTRY DATE: 20180915 TIME ARRIVED: 10:30:00 AM TIME LEFT: 1:00:00 PM

DATE COMMENT:

SUMMARY: Mostly cloudy (cloudy transitioning to sunny) skies, with flocks of gold finches on the slopes; fall not far away.

PLACE: Great Blue Hill, Blue Hills Reservation, Milton, MA

WEATHER COMMENT: Heavy overcast at start, possibly low ceiling or fog. As I was alking to car, the sun broke out - sunny rest of day. No rain; vegetation wet maybe from mist., warm temp.

WEATHER SKY - BLUE SKY PERCENTAGE: 50 WEATHER: SKY CLARITY: 100

WEATHER STATION REPORT: http://www.bluehill.org/Data/2018/september/sep15.txt

Pictures Taken For:
PICTURE POST: 1 iNaturalist: OTHER:

ROUTE TAKEN: Parked in north lot. Went up cutoff to Summit Rd., then Summit Rd to Summit. Down via main ski slope.

TERRAIN: Sloping terrain on highest hill in Boston metro area.

PHENOLOGY: The vegetation is saying fall is not far away. The temp. and humidity say otherwise. Some color visible in plants, especially ground cover. I saw brown birds and a goldfinch on ski slope. They may be readying to go south. Golden rods. BHO had deer mous

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EXTRA NOTES:
Local news talking about the number of dead and dying trees - blamed on the drought and gypsy moth damage.
Hurrcane Florence slammed in to the Carolinas, bringing lots fo rain.
Forest fires continue in California.

Publicado el 13 de octubre de 2018 a las 03:24 PM por ceaustin