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April 02, 2014

Notes and Changes since last report

  • It was 55°F and partly cloudy with light breezes at 3:00 PM on April 2, 2014.
  • With this past winter's extensive snow and ice lingering on the trails, opening of the grounds has been delayed from April 1 until this coming Saturday, April 5.
  • This is the first report of this long awaited season.
  • What better way to start than with a butterfly - a mourning cloak?

The Trails

  • Snow banks were still lingering at the edge of Gifford House parking lot.
  • A slight fuzziness in the branches behind the Carriage House raised my hopes.
  • Yes, there was life stirring in the magnolia blossoms!
  • I promised myself I would look up their condition at this time in 2012 - that ridiculously early spring. There was no mention... the blossoms had already peaked the week before.
  • Though winter was long with a lot of snow, there was not much damage along the trails. A few old dead trees were leaning a little more than last season.
  • Shady spots in the woods still held on to patches of snow and ice.
  • The bottom of the Old Gravel Pit had only a few inches of water.
  • The Fern Glen pond was active with backswimmers and water striders on the surface.
  • At the back of the pond, marsh marigold was just unfurling its leaves.
  • Skunk cabbage nearby was flowering and pushing up its leaf rolls.
  • Motion on the opposite shore caught my eye: a mourning cloak coming in to bask! That made Spring official in my book.
  • The newt I'd seen was not to be found again, but there was a fat pollywog lazing in the sun.
  • And at the usual spot near shore, the usual painted turtle was ignoring the usual guy with the camera.
  • At the Acid Rain kiosk, a pretty large branch was down. Actually, it was more like half the tree. This was the most dramatic winter damage on the trails.
  • From there straight to the Wappinger Creek is the area I like to call the "Appendix". Trail marker 10 should remove any doubt. Half a dozen mallards were preening there today.
  • A little farther upstream, a pair of common mergansers almost slipped by unnoticed.
  • The low, late day sun added a little something to my favorite view from the bluff above the creek.
  • Two weeks ago, the hill at the Sedge Meadow Trail boardwalk was still under half a foot of snow.
  • The sound of red-winged blackbirds was all around, but when I zoomed in on tree full of them, they turned out to be brown-headed cowbirds.
  • Some birds are known to be more difficult to locate by their call than others, but ventriloquism?
Sightings