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Adirondack Naturalist: Red-shouldered Hawk
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Plants, animals, habitats and geology of the Adirondack Mountains in Northern New York. Saturday, October 13, 2012. Red-shouldered Hawk circling above DeGrasse on October 21, 2006 (note the wing tips pushed slightly forward, a typical soaring aspect for this species) -. 169; Dave Spier. Can be expected anytime from mid-March through early November in the Adirondacks, based on the combined eBird bar chart. Website along with a variety of photos. If you have The Sibley Guide to Birds. For a list of birds i...
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Adirondack Naturalist: August 2012
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Plants, animals, habitats and geology of the Adirondack Mountains in Northern New York. Thursday, August 16, 2012. Drive north on I-87 from Albany toward Canada and you pass through a long stretch of the eastern Adirondacks. Toward the north end of the park, between exits 32 and 33 (south of Keeseville. Watch for the long, glacially-polished cliff of Poke-O-Moonshine Mountain. The mountain's name is derived from the Algonquin words for broken. The north-south cliff is an up-thrown block of granitic gneiss.
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Adirondack Naturalist: Taylor Pond
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Plants, animals, habitats and geology of the Adirondack Mountains in Northern New York. Saturday, December 15, 2012. Taylor Pond, autumn shot, afternoon from near the dam - © Dave Spier. The Taylor Pond Wild Forest Unit Management Plan Final Draft has been released. A copy of the draft plan can be found on the D.E.C. website. A discussion of the final draft and it's key points can be found on The Adirondack Almanack. Taylor Pond, autumn shot, seen from the point about a mile west of the campground where ...
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Adirondack Naturalist: May 2013
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Plants, animals, habitats and geology of the Adirondack Mountains in Northern New York. Thursday, May 30, 2013. Brook Trout in an aquarium at The Wild Center in Tupper Lake. New Record Brook Trout. 169; Dave Spier. The DE.C. announced a new state record Brook Trout. Caught by Rick Beauchamp, who's from Mayfield, Fulton County, while he was fishing in Silver Lake, part of the Silver Lake Wilderness in Hamilton County, on May 16. The six-pound trout was 22.5 inches long. Or connect through my Facebook page.
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Adirondack Naturalist: September 2012
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Plants, animals, habitats and geology of the Adirondack Mountains in Northern New York. Monday, September 17, 2012. Austin Falls is on the Sacandaga River between Speculator and Wells in Hamilton County. Use Old State Rt. 8/30, which has vehicle access only at it's north end. The old bridge at the south end has been closed for a long time. Directions from the north. Lists it as 2.6 miles. The Adirondack Waterfall Guide. Says 2.7 miles. Take your pick. Directions from the south. Even though the white bala...
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Adirondack Naturalist: March 2012
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Plants, animals, habitats and geology of the Adirondack Mountains in Northern New York. Wednesday, March 28, 2012. Donna at the end of the Ferd's Bog boardwalk (Sept. 20 photo) - © Dave Spier. 169; Dave Spier. Anders Peltomaa recently posted a. Lists the site as 170 acres, but that likely includes the upland forest between Uncas Road and the boreal forest. Ferd's Bog is in the Pigeon Lake Wilderness of west-central Hamilton County. The. Questions and corrections may be sent to. Http:/ www.cnyhiking&#...
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Adirondack Naturalist: December 2011
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Plants, animals, habitats and geology of the Adirondack Mountains in Northern New York. Wednesday, December 28, 2011. Bundles of Eastern White Pine needles surround next-spring's bud at the tip of a twig. 169; Dave Spier. 1-5X macro lens at 2X on full-frame sensor twin macro flash]. 169; Dave Spier. To the Iroquois, the Eastern White Pine ( Pinus strobus. The date is unknown, but precedes white settlement of Upstate New York. Estimates range from 1100 A.D. to somewhere in the 1500's. The Tuscaroras, afte...
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Adirondack Naturalist: Grass-pink (Calopogon)
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Plants, animals, habitats and geology of the Adirondack Mountains in Northern New York. Thursday, June 27, 2013. 169; Dave Spier. Grass-pink ( Calopogon tuberosus. Has a misleading name due to its single, grass-like leaf that arises near the base and partially sheathes the stem. It's actually a native eastern orchid with an upside-down flower. The yellow-crested lip (called the Labellum) is uppermost. The University of Wisconsin provides an interesting description. Or connect through my. Other nature and...
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Adirondack Naturalist: December 2012
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Plants, animals, habitats and geology of the Adirondack Mountains in Northern New York. Saturday, December 15, 2012. Taylor Pond, autumn shot, afternoon from near the dam - © Dave Spier. The Taylor Pond Wild Forest Unit Management Plan Final Draft has been released. A copy of the draft plan can be found on the D.E.C. website. A discussion of the final draft and it's key points can be found on The Adirondack Almanack. Taylor Pond, autumn shot, seen from the point about a mile west of the campground where ...