Views
- It was again a pleasant, mild, Autumn afternoon.
- First stop was the Old Oak along the the Sedge Meadow Trail.
- I surprised more than scared a Wood Thrush and we both bobbed and twisted a while, each trying to get a better view with out providing one.
- The low light heightened the sense of descent as the Wappinger Creek Trail curved down from the bluff.
- Looking way ahead down the creek I noticed an unfamiliar vertical lump. Binoculars proved that it had noticed me too.
- Emerging from the Old Gravel Pit, I had to stop and gaze across the Little Bluestem Meadow at the Gifford House.
- The gardens there have not given up yet: hibiscus in red and yellow were still in full force.
- Something vaguely reminding me of morning glory was a nice detail of a larger composition.
- It was a quiet walk today, but a nice one as always.
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Birds
- 1 Mourning Dove
- 4 Chimney Swift
- 1 Red-bellied Woodpecker
- 3 Downy Woodpecker
- 1 Hairy Woodpecker
- 1 Northern Flicker
- 1 Pileated Woodpecker
- 8 Blue Jay
- 1 American Crow
- 8 Black-capped Chickadee
- 1 White-breasted Nuthatch
- 1 Wood Thrush
- 3 American Robin
- 2 Gray Catbird
- 1 Chipping Sparrow
Butterflies
- 3 Cabbage White
- 8 Clouded Sulphur
- 2 Orange Sulphur
- 1 Monarch
Mammals
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