Crisp lower 50's this morning, with bursts of wind coming out of the Northeast strong enough to blow plumes of dust and dry grass across the road and send crows and hawks along the freeway wheeling as they tried to take flight.

Wildlife Spotted in Garden this Week:

• American Toad
• Black-capped Chickadee
• Blue Jay
• Cedar Waxwing
• Eastern Chipmunk
• Goldfinch
• Green Frog
• Grey Squirrel
• Grey Tree Frog
• House Finch
• Monarch Butterfly
• Mourning Dove
• Northern Cardinal
• Nuthatch
• Pileated Woodpecker
• Red-headed Woodpecker
• Robin
• Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Natives Blooming in Garden:

• Aster (unknown variety)
• Black-eyed Susan
• Daisy Fleabane
• Elm-leafed Goldenrod
• Purple Coneflower
• Rough Blazing Star
• Showy Goldenrod
• Sneezeweed
• Turtlehead
• Woodland Sunflower