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April 01, 2020


Morpho species

Notes and Changes since last report

  • It was 51°F, Partly cloudy and breezy at 2:00 PM on April 1, 2020.
  • Eastern commas were out in a number of locations today.
  • This week's trail report covers the Wappinger Creek Trail side of the trail system.
  • Just a reminder: the deck overlooking the Wappinger Creek is temporarily closed for safety during the Corona virus outbreak.
  • Some of our smaller parking areas have been full lately, especially around noon.

The Trails

  • The trailhead at Gifford House was ever so slightly greener than last week.
  • I nearly had to run along the front Old Hayfield with a brilliant blue tree swallow dive bombing me to protect its nest box.
  • It hit me in the head, knocking my hat off and itself out. It was actually a species of morpho, a genus of butterflies typical of central American rain forests.
  • It's amazing what will be reported on April Fool's Day...
  • Farther ahead, the Sedge Meadow Trail was just a little greener than last week.
  • The honeysuckle didn't look much different, though.
  • A red-winged blackbird was being very difficult.
  • It wasn't until the return trip that the wing bars were in view.
  • In the meantime, ten of them flew across the open Sedge Meadow where tussock sedge was growing taller.
  • The back Old Hayfield looked exactly the same as last week.
  • But closer inspection along the edges revealed bedstraws coming up.
  • On the way to the Old Pasture, garlic mustard was coming up through the leaf litter. There are recipes for garlic mustard pesto. Let us eat our invasives into control.
  • Along the side of the trail through the Old Pasture was a little colony of a club moss.
  • There seemed to be two forms one weeping and one more erect.
  • Just as the path drops to the creek, there was a piece of absolutely green rotting wood.
  • The Wappinger Creek was still running full.
  • At the bottom of the hill, Pennsylvania sedge was starting to bloom!
  • The leaves of Japanese barberry were looking mature now.
  • Mysterious trout lily leaves were pushing up from the forest floor. How will their flowers be this year?
  • A favorite spot along the creek has been experiencing erosion due to its popularity.
  • The trees and their roots make for many interesting ways to frame views of the creek.
  • In the floodplain, invasive lesser celendine was blooming and looking a lot like our native marsh marigold.
  • Each plant has a dense network of roots and tiny tubers. Just one plant is a challenge to remove. A colony...
  • Next week: The Cary Pines Trail side of the trail system.

Sightings

Birds
  • 1 Ring-necked Pheasant
  • 1 Turkey Vulture
  • 2 Red-tailed Hawk
  • 1 Red-bellied Woodpecker
  • 1 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
  • 1 Eastern Phoebe
  • 2 Blue Jay
  • 1 Tree Swallow
  • 1 Black-capped Chickadee
  • 1 Tufted Titmouse
  • 1 White-breasted Nuthatch
  • 1 Carolina Wren
  • 2 Golden-crowned Kinglet
  • 1 Eastern Bluebird
  • 1 Cedar Waxwing
  • 2 Song Sparrow
  • 10 Red-winged Blackbird
  • 1 American Goldfinch
Butterflies
  • 1 Eastern Comma
Plants
  • 1 Lesser celandine
  • 1 Pennsylvania sedge