9/8/2018, Great Blue Hill, Blue Hills Reservation, Milton, MA
ID: 5 ENTRY DATE: 20180908 TIME ARRIVED: 3:00:00 PM TIME LEFT: 6:00:00 PM
DATE COMMENT:
SUMMARY: Start of color in some trees.
WEATHER COMMENT: Light breeze from north, 60s, rain showers Thursday afternoon
WEATHER SKY - BLUE SKY PERCENTAGE: 0 SKY CLARITY: 0
WEATHER STATION REPORT: http://www.bluehill.org/Data/2018/september/sep08.txt
Pictures Taken For:
PICTURE POST: 1 iNaturalist: 1 OTHER: 0
ROUTE TAKEN: Parked in main lot - walked up N. Dot Tr, to Summit Road to Summit. Down via main ski slope.
TERRAIN: Slopy terrain on highest hill in Boston metro area.
PHENOLOGY: Vegetation in trees mostly green - some with start of color. Much of the ground vegetation is colors, like cat brier and grasses.
CONVERSATIONS: Talked with people at tower top about visibility.
EXTRA NOTES:
Observations
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White Wood Aster (Eurybia divaricata)Observer
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Found along the Red Dot Path near the parking lot within Blue Hills Reservation.
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Fungi Including Lichens (Kingdom Fungi)Observer
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Found along the northern portion of the Red Dot Trail within Blue Hills Reservation.
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White Oaks (Section Quercus)Observer
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This may be a white oak. Found under a bear oak. The leaves are very different, though - more like a white oak. Is it possibly a Chestnut Oak? Found along the circuit path on Great Blue Hill.
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Eastern Chipmunk (Tamias striatus)Observer
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Found on the summit of Great Blue Hill within Blue Hills Reservation.
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Flat-topped Goldenrod (Euthamia graminifolia)Observer
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Found near the ski slopes on Great Blue Hill.
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