Fall Garden BioBlitz, Tomorrow!
The weather looks like it will be wonderful, albeit warm, for the Fall Garden BioBlitz. A couple of tips:
1) Be mindful of the sun and the heat. Make sure to hydrate!
2) Fall bird migrations have brought the warblers to the garden! If you are able to 'stake out' a bird feeder for these yellowed-gems, you may see some birds that were not present in the spring and summer garden bioblitzes.
3) Fall moths are also out! Since moths like to fly at night, they are often easiest to find by turning on a porch light . . . and waiting for them to come to you, in the evening. If your house or apartment is painted a light color, you will be more likely to get night-flying moths coming to you. Moths like a porch light or street light, near a lighter-colored building. In fact, some of my best mothing has been done at gas stations and rest stops, at night.
4) If you happen to have access to fall-blooming Douglas Aster or goldenrod, those plants reliably attract a wide array of insects, that are eager to eat their final provisions of nectar and pollen, before they go into diapause (insect hibernation).
I'm so excited to see what you will find! I'll be monitoring our project page, all day. If you have any questions, problems, please reach out to me by commenting on this thread and/or by email (gail.langellotto@oregonstate.edu).
~Gail
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