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.

Posted on October 13, 2018 03:24 PM by ceaustin