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June 06, 2012
… bloom. European skipper made it's appearance. The Trails Right in the Gifford House parking lot Common … parasitize wasps and bumble bees. Along the edge of the field, privet - a garden escapee - was proving very … shale columbine was forming seed pods. Along the trail purple-flowering raspberry was getting ready to …
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June 20, 2012
… and berries were forming on some early bloomers. The Trails A lap around Gifford House parking lot was in … to be seeking shade of a milkweed leaf in the front Old Hayfield. What do lightning bugs do during the day? … in the shade. In the shady tunnel of the Sedge Meadow Trail's board walk, a red admiral was feeding on a truly …
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June 13, 2012
… a few gray, wet days, but activity seemed low. The Trails On the other hand, as I strolled back towards … the base of the watershead poster on the Wappinger Creek trail. Compare its whiter blossom to that of the other … looper . I almost left without noting the ubiquitous field and roadside inhabitant, hop clover . And …
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May 30, 2012
May 30, 2012 Notes and changes since last report After morning rain, it was around 75°, partly … should have been a better day for butterflies. The Trails Behind the Carriage House, beauty-bush and … its minute flowers . Out on the Wappinger Creek Trail, 10 mallards were almost oblivious to me. …
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May 16, 2013
… large yellow lady's-slipper was just starting. The Trails Behind the Carriage House, the peculiar … the umbels . Blooming by the bench at the edge of the field was common barberry , a relative of the more …
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July 25, 2012
… never have been noticed. The split in the Cary Pines Trail at the end of the Scotch Pine Alleé was a good … had joined the ranks of the blooming. The Sedge Meadow Trail was very much alive with birds, butterflies and well, … landed right in front of me. To paraphrase Glassberg in his field guide, in pictures there is a similarity to the …
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October 24, 2012
… I'd looked down at earlier from the edge of the back Old Hayfield. The path up to the Carriage House was thick … bush of a paler pink. But it was the Cary Pines Trail that I followed, where a pair of oak seedlings …