Walk Around Chestnut Hill Resevoir

On October 1st, I went on a walk around the Chestnut Hill Reservoir and along a side street near it. I noticed a variety of plants, mosses, animals such as squirrels and chipmunks, and insects during this hour-long walk. I also learned that Hen of the Woods is a type of fungi.

Posted on October 1, 2020 08:51 PM by gardnesq gardnesq

Observations

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What

Common Greenshield Lichen (Flavoparmelia caperata)

Observer

gardnesq

Date

October 1, 2020 04:25 PM EDT

Description

On October 1st, I went on a walk around the Chestnut Hill Reservoir and along a side street near it. I noticed a variety of plants, mosses, animals such as squirrels and chipmunks, and insects during this hour long walk. I also learned that Hen of the Woods is a type of fungi.

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What

Eastern Chipmunk (Tamias striatus)

Observer

gardnesq

Date

October 1, 2020 09:10 AM EDT

Description

On October 1st, I went on a walk around the Chestnut Hill Reservoir and along a side street near it. I noticed a variety of plants, mosses, animals such as squirrels and chipmunks, and insects during this hour long walk. I also learned that Hen of the Woods is a type of fungi.

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What

Poison Ivies and Oaks (Genus Toxicodendron)

Observer

gardnesq

Date

October 1, 2020 01:50 PM EDT

Description

On October 1st, I went on a walk around the Chestnut Hill Reservoir and along a side street near it. I noticed a variety of plants, mosses, animals such as squirrels and chipmunks, and insects during this hour long walk. I also learned that Hen of the Woods is a type of fungi.

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What

Hen of the Woods (Grifola frondosa)

Observer

gardnesq

Date

October 1, 2020 10:05 AM EDT

Description

On October 1st, I went on a walk around the Chestnut Hill Reservoir and along a side street near it. I noticed a variety of plants, mosses, animals such as squirrels and chipmunks, and insects during this hour long walk. I also learned that Hen of the Woods is a type of fungi.

Photos / Sounds

What

Blanketflowers (Genus Gaillardia)

Observer

gardnesq

Date

October 1, 2020 09:00 AM EDT

Description

On October 1st, I went on a walk around the Chestnut Hill Reservoir and along a side street near it. I noticed a variety of plants, mosses, animals such as squirrels and chipmunks, and insects during this hour long walk. I also learned that Hen of the Woods is a type of fungi.

Photos / Sounds

What

Burdocks (Genus Arctium)

Observer

gardnesq

Date

October 1, 2020 09:16 AM EDT

Description

On October 1st, I went on a walk around the Chestnut Hill Reservoir and along a side street near it. I noticed a variety of plants, mosses, animals such as squirrels and chipmunks, and insects during this hour long walk. I also learned that Hen of the Woods is a type of fungi.

Photos / Sounds

What

Black-eyed Susans and Coneflowers (Genus Rudbeckia)

Observer

gardnesq

Date

October 1, 2020 09:20 AM EDT

Description

On October 1st, I went on a walk around the Chestnut Hill Reservoir and along a side street near it. I noticed a variety of plants, mosses, animals such as squirrels and chipmunks, and insects during this hour long walk. I also learned that Hen of the Woods is a type of fungi.

Photos / Sounds

What

Eastern Black Carpenter Ant (Camponotus pennsylvanicus)

Observer

gardnesq

Date

October 1, 2020 09:55 AM EDT

Description

On October 1st, I went on a walk around the Chestnut Hill Reservoir and along a side street near it. I noticed a variety of plants, mosses, animals such as squirrels and chipmunks, and insects during this hour long walk. I also learned that Hen of the Woods is a type of fungi.

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