tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1194066715822423007.post6994324942606097801..comments2023-12-22T12:05:09.831-05:00Comments on An Adirondack Naturalist in Central New York: At Last!Ellen Rathbonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17684750034177425795noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1194066715822423007.post-85925611344504469162009-04-29T09:40:00.000-04:002009-04-29T09:40:00.000-04:00"Pleased, pleased, pleased to meetcha" is the ches..."Pleased, pleased, pleased to meetcha" is the chestnut-sided warbler, also described as "see, see, see Miss Beecher." These mnemonics can be so helpful in remembering which birdsong is which...although there are still some that are so similar that I just throw up my hands in dispair of ever keeping them apart!Ellen Rathbonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17684750034177425795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1194066715822423007.post-41335725831383302802009-04-28T20:53:00.000-04:002009-04-28T20:53:00.000-04:00What a great photo of red maple! And the catkins...What a great photo of red maple! And the catkins you thought were sweet gale? Yes, I believe they are. I also caught them on camera today, as well as their vivid pink puffy girlfriends, the pistillate flowers on a separate shrub. Stop by and take a look. And tell me again which bird sings "pleased, pleased, pleased to meetcha." I heard it today near the river.Jacqueline Donnellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13390548854179921303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1194066715822423007.post-13471575920731907312009-04-28T19:55:00.000-04:002009-04-28T19:55:00.000-04:00Oh the trilium is lovely~great photo of it too. U...Oh the trilium is lovely~great photo of it too. Unbelievable what this weather has done to force the flowers into bloom.corinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08792989576662056473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1194066715822423007.post-9703276915147649502009-04-28T17:28:00.000-04:002009-04-28T17:28:00.000-04:00After my Saturday bike ride, I discovered that I h...After my Saturday bike ride, I discovered that I had a thin layer of pollen on me. Scary-early for that stuff.TourProhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06235624788140843847noreply@blogger.com