Along the Way
- The one iris last week in the Gifford Gardens was joined by more this week.
- I needed assistance IDing the Chionodoxa and Helleborus.
- But the Scilla and snowdrops I knew well enough - I have them in my yard.
- As I headed off down the Scotch Pine Alleé, I noted that it looked - and felt - more like March than April.
- Not surprisingly, the Old Gravel Pit was deep today.
- Even more impressive was the view looking back.
- Thanks to a steel cable tether, the foot bridge by the "Appendix" was only shifted a bit and was still quite functional.
- The Wappinger Creek Trail looked more like a creek bed.
- Farther along, the foot bridge by trail marker #9 appeared unmoved.
- My favorite view from the bluff showed the Creek still quite full.
- At the Sedge Meadow Trail's board walk, the view was not at all remarkable.
In the Fern Glen
- First stop was the bridge to look downstream.
- And of course upstream.
- Jan Leete had snapped almost the same shot near peak water.
- After all that would you believe there was still some snow left at the deck? Compare to 2 weeks ago.
- Last week's painted turtle was still sunning itself under overcast skies.
- Last week's barred owl called again.
- Last week's marsh marigold buds had opened.
- Changing hats for a moment, I pulled up some of the winter's posts & burlap. Some were still wet & heavy.
- And that was enough for one day.
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Birds
- 1 Mourning Dove
- 1 Barred Owl
- 1 Pileated Woodpecker
- 3 Blue Jay
- 2 American Crow
- 5 Black-capped Chickadee
- 1 Carolina Wren
- 4 Golden-crowned Kinglet
- 14 American Robin
- 1 Chipping Sparrow
- 1 Field Sparrow
- 10 Dark-eyed Junco
- 1 Northern Cardinal
- 1 Red-winged Blackbird
- 1 Common Grackle
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