Views
- It seems to snow just about every week, now. The coverage of the Old Hayfield has been holding steady.
- So has the Old Oak and fungus on the Sedge Meadow Trail.
- Scattered feathers on the snow told a story. A closer look suggested it was a Pigeon's story.
- Five minutes later, an Accipiter in the trees over head offered a different viewpoint.
- The weekend's snow was still deep and fluffy in sheltered shadows such as those of the "Appendix".
- The foot prints on the foot bridge there also demonstrated the popularity of the Maple Sugaring program.
- Both deep snow and bare pavement were met on the way to the Fern Glen.
- The Pond hosted Newts, Waterboatmen, and dragonfly nymphs in the shallows.
- A few stoneflies were walking around on the snow, too.
- In the Old Gravel Pit, peculiar forms caught my eye: Cheerios peppered with Springtails, which were widely encountered today, by the way.
- As I emerged into the Little Bluestem Meadow, my eye was drawn to something very small, but very square out in the snow.
- Yes, there was something there all right. A periscope?
- A mine detector? The Aliens' tool for crafting crop circles?
- Nope. A way to determine that the Scotch Pine Alleé is 330 feet in length.
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Birds
- 1 Turkey Vulture
- 1 Accipiter
- 3 Red-tailed Hawk
- 1 Mourning Dove
- 3 Blue Jay
- 5 American Crow
- 10 Black-capped Chickadee
- 3 Tufted Titmouse
- 1 Dark-eyed Junco
Insects
- Springtail
- 1 Stonefly
- 1 Water Boatman
- 1 Dragonfly (Nymph)
Other Animals
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