Nature

North Central Park

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The first set is from the Ravine and Butterfly Gardens in Central Park (map). A few of these gave me a bit of trouble to identify.

  • Ravine, Central Park 5/28/2020
  • Canadian Columbine (Aquilegia canadensis), Central Park 5/28/2020
  • Eastern Daisy Fleabane (Erigeron annuus), Central Park 5/28/2020
  • Virginia Waterleaf (Hydrophyllum virginianum), Central Park 5/28/2020
  • Virginia Waterleaf (Hydrophyllum virginianum), Central Park 5/28/2020
  • Glacial striations near Butterfly Gardens, Central Park 5/28/2020
  • Foxglove Beard-tongue (Penstemon digitalis), Central Park 5/28/2020
  • English Plantain (Plantago Lanceolata), Central Park 5/28/2020
  • Chokecherry (Prunus virginiana), Central Park 5/28/2020

The second set of flowers are in the Conservatory Garden. I am stuck on the last two. Does anyone know what they are called?

A friend, Fritz, from the Butterfly Club in NYC helped me identify the red daisy like flower. It is Great Masterwort (Astrantia major ‘Rubra’).

  • Central Park Conservatory 5/28/2020
  • water drops, Central Park 5/28/2020
  • Ivy-leaved Toadflax (Cymbalaria muralis) macro, Central Park 5/28/2020
  • Lilac (Syringa vulgaris), Central Park 5/28/2020
  • Weigela florida, Central Park 5/28/2020
  • Rose Family (Rosaceae), Central Park 5/28/2020
  • Great Masterwort (Astrantia major ‘Rubra’), Central Park 5/28/2020
  • Great Masterwort (Astrantia major ‘Rubra’), Central Park 5/28/2020

Jamaica Bay NWR

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After visiting Ward Pound Ridge Reservation in the morning of June 21st we drove down to Jamaica Bay in he afternoon and saw an additional 25 species of birds for the day in an hour. The jet speed antics of the Tree Swallows are such fun to watch.

  • Rosa rugosa, Jamacia Bay NWR 5/21/2020
  • White Campion (Silene latifolia), Jamacia Bay NWR 5/21/2020
  • Great Egret (Ardea alba), Jamacia Bay NWR 5/21/2020
  • Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus), Jamacia Bay NWR 5/21/2020
  • Canada Goose (Branta canadensis), Jamacia Bay NWR 5/21/2020
  • Tree Sparrow (Spizella arborea), Jamacia Bay NWR 5/21/2020
  • Tree Sparrow (Spizella arborea), Jamacia Bay NWR 5/21/2020
  • Tree Sparrow (Spizella arborea), Jamacia Bay NWR 5/21/2020

Ward Pound Ridge Res

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On the second day with the rental car, after a later than desired start, we arrived at the Ward Pound Ridge Reservation around 9:30 am on May 21st.

The highlight of the day was the Pileated Woodpecker deep in the woods on the FH trail by Fox Hill. It was very far away. I was lucky to get a blurry couple of photos at 600mm. We saw about 26 species of birds, but not many butterflies. Tiger Swalllowtails, Cabage Whites, Silver-spotted Skipper, and a Mourning Cloak.

The second gallery is landscapes and plants. I would like to know the names of all the insects. I sent some of the pictures to bugguide.net.

Tomorrow I’ll show part two of the trip – Jamaica Bay.

  • Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus), Ward Pound Ridge 5/21/2020
  • Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus), Ward Pound Ridge 5/21/2020
  • Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis), Ward Pound Ridge 5/21/2020
  • Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura), Ward Pound Ridge 5/21/2020
  • Pearl Crescent (Phyciodes tharos), Ward Pound Ridge 5/21/2020
  • Tiny grasshopper on Buttercup(Ranuncula), Ward Pound Ridge 5/21/2020
  • Spider, Ward Pound Ridge 5/21/2020
  • Tiny fly, Ward Pound Ridge 5/21/2020
  • Eastern Chipmunk (Tamias striatus), Ward Pound Ridge 5/21/2020

Doodletown

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We rented a car to free our wings for a bit. Doodletown is an hour out of New York City by the Hudson River. It is a steep walk on dirt paths past old foundations of a hamlet.

The first set is flora and landscapes and the second is avian. The highlight of the day was the nesting Redstart. The indigo bunting was one quick shot from the back.

  • Doodletown Brook 5/20/2020
  • Green leaves, Doodletown 5/20/2020
  • Dame’s Violet or Rocket (Hesperis matronalis ), Doodletown 5/20/2020
  • Scarlet Tanager (Piranga olivacea), Doodletown 5/20/2020
  • Moissy fence, Doodletown 5/20/2020
  • The Timp Brook dam, Doodletown 5/20/2020
  • old house wall, Doodletown 5/20/2020
  • Silver-Spotted Skipper (Hesperia comma) on Dame’s Violet or Rocket (Hesperis matronalis ), Doodletown 5/20/2020
  • Doodletown Brook 5/20/2020
  • Doodletown Brook 5/20/2020
  • Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea), Doodletown 5/20/2020
  • Scarlet Tanager (Piranga olivacea), Doodletown 5/20/2020
  • Scarlet Tanager (Piranga olivacea), Doodletown 5/20/2020
  • American Redstart Warbler (Setophaga ruticilla) nest, Doodletown 5/20/2020
  • American Redstart Warbler (Setophaga ruticilla) nest, Doodletown 5/20/2020
  • American Redstart Warbler (Setophaga ruticilla) nest, Doodletown 5/20/2020

Battery Park

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Last Sunday’s walk: I love the Irish Hunger Memorial and the artificial rocks tucked away in Teardrop Park.

  • Irish Hunger Memorial, Battery Park City 5/17/2020
  • Irish Hunger Memorial, Battery Park City 5/17/2020
  • Teardrop Park, Battery Park City 5/17/2020
  • Hudson River, Battery Park City 5/17/2020

I took these with my cell on the Battery Park City Esplanade. If I got the names of any of the flowers wrong please let me know.

  • Iris, Battery Park City 5/17/2020
  • Pansy (Viola), Battery Park City 5/17/2020
  • Columbine (Aquillegia ‘magpie’), Battery Park City 5/17/2020
  • Forget-me-not (Myosotis), Battery Park City 5/17/2020
  • Solomon’s seal (Polygonatum), Battery Park City 5/17/2020
  • Star-of-Bethlehem (Ornithogalum umbellatum), Battery Park City 5/17/2020
  • ? Battery Park City 5/17/2020
  • Wild Phlox (Phlox divaricata) Battery Park City 5/17/2020
  • Wood Anemone (Anemone nemorosa), Battery Park City 5/17/2020
  • Camas (Camassia quamash), Battery Park City 5/17/2020
  • Garden Phlox (Phlox paniculatga), Battery Park City 5/17/2020
  • Sweet William (Dianthus barbatus), Battery Park City 5/17/2020
  • Anemone, Battery Park City 5/17/2020