At the entrance to Little Island is the remains of Pier 54. Here’s a bit of history on it. There is more parkland being built in the river.
Hudson River
Little Island Plants
The plantings are lovely.
Little Island Landscape
The landscaping that is on the Little Island structure. There are new vistas at every turn.
Little Island Structures
The new manmade park, Little Island, in the Hudson River near where we live is immensely popular. There are benches and now that masks are off in the open we can use them. There are food vendors and live performances. Unfortunately they all sold out at the moment. More to come…
Doodletown
We went on a terrific field trip to Doodletown on Saturday. We saw many wonderful birds spotted by a sharp group of birders. Marc found a Five-lined Skink. I spotted the Worm-eating warbler. Everyone contributed sightings. The American Wisteria was blooming allover the place. It was a glorious day.
The full birds report will eventually be posted on the Linnaean NY website Field Trip Reports page.
I didn’t bring really long lens, consequently, the bird images are very grainy.
Cerulean Warbler (Setophaga cerulea), Doodletown 5/15/2021 
Cerulean Warbler (Setophaga cerulea), Doodletown 5/15/2021 
Cerulean Warbler (Setophaga cerulea), Doodletown 5/15/2021 
Hooded Warbler (Setophaga citrina), Doodletown 5/15/2021 
Worm-eating Warbler (Helmitheros vermivorum), Doodletown 5/15/2021 
Olive-sided Flycatcher (Contopus cooperi), Doodletown 5/15/2021 
Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater), Doodletown 5/15/2021 
Orchard Oriole (Icterus spurius), Doodletown 5/15/2021 
Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea) male andn female, Doodletown 5/15/2021 
Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea), Doodletown 5/15/2021 
Japanese Wineberry (Rubus phoenicolasius), Doodletown 5/15/2021 
American Wisteria (Wisteria frutescens), Doodletown 5/15/2021 
Japanese Angelica Tree (Aralia elata), Doodletown 5/15/2021 
Horse-chestnut Tree (Aesculus hippocastanum), Doodletown 5/15/2021 
Tulip Tree (Liriodendron tulipifera), Doodletown 5/15/2021 
Doodletown 5/15/2021 
Doodletown Brook 5/15/2021 
Doodletown Brook 5/15/2021 
June Cemetery, Doodletown 5/15/2021 
Doodletown Brook 5/15/2021 
View towards Hudson River at Doodletown 5/15/2021 
Iona Island in the Hudson River5/15/2021 
Doodletown Brook 5/15/2021
Cold Spring
After digging out the car we drove to The Riverview Restaurant on Fair Street, off Main Street in Cold Spring, New York, and had a lovely lunch while overlooking the Hudson. Next we drove to have a quick look at Foundry Dock Park. Our final stop was an attempt to find the waterfall at Indian Brook Falls but I could not find the trail head in the snow. I’ll try again in the Spring. (check out the links)
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays
Cold Spring 12/19/2020 
Cold Spring 12/19/2020 
Foundry Park, Cold Spring 12/19/2020 
Foundry Park, Cold Spring 12/19/2020 
From the car on the way home. Cold Spring 12/19/2020
