Vacant lot by the Holland Tunnel

I was shopping a the 14th st garden center and I noticed I field behind which had a lot of goldenrod. The property was surrounded by Japanese Knotweed along the perimeter. However, the knotweed had not taken over a majority of the property yet was filled in the many different plants. The knotweed also kept out the tree-of-heaven which was encroaching on the edges, covered in spotted lantern fly.

The most interesting observation I made was a black-throated warbler which was eating mugwort seed off the plant on the sidewalk. Since it was an urban bird, I was able to get right up to it.

Flora observed:

• Mugwort
• Goldenrod
• Asters
• Clover
• Knotweed
• Poplar seedling
• Boneset
• Knotweed
• Queen Ann’s lace
• Evening primrose (only two)
• Prickly lettuce
• Various grasses
• Hemp dogbane

Fauna observed:

• Robin
• Sparrow
• Blackthroated green warbler

Posted on 03 October, 2022 04:08 by jasonbiegel