Despite the cold, gray, and drizzle 12 people came out to walk in Schenley Park yesterday morning.
Our best birds were a Baltimore oriole with a fledgling, northern rough-winged swallows, a scarlet tanager, gray catbirds and a rose-breasted grosbeak.
We also observed that deer tried to eat the Black Cohosh flowers and rejected them (they smell bad), Bottlebrush Buckeye is in full bloom near Panther Hollow Lake, and a rose-breasted grosbeak jumped up to eat Pale Touch-me-not seeds.
Yesterday’s walk was the last one on the schedule but many of you asked for more so I’m pleased to announce 4 more monthly walks — late July through late October — that will take us up to winter. (Most are the last Sunday of the month, but not in August.)
- Sunday, July 26: Meet at Bartlett Shelter. Let’s look at the park from a different angle and see what’s blooming in the meadow.
- Sunday, August 23: Meet at the Schenley Park Visitors Center. What’s changed at the lake since June? Late summer flowers and a hint of fall.
- Sunday September 27: Meet at Bartlett Shelter. It’s Great Race Day so we’ll avoid road closures and spend time at the quiet end of the park.
- Sunday, October 25: Meet at the Schenley Park Visitors Center for the last walk before winter sets in. Will the crows be back yet?
As always, the walks are 8:30am to 10:30am. Dress for the weather, wear comfortable walking shoes, and bring binoculars if you have them.
Click here for more information and updates if a walk is canceled for bad weather.
See you then!
(photo by Kate St. John)
Sounds like the walks are great and see some cool things…BTW, August 23rd is the bird picnic here…guess you won’t be able to come…. 🙁
Yes, Marcy, I will miss Aug 23, but I’m coming to your Banding Day in July and will bring Nodding Thistle seeds.
Cool….thanks…not many ask to have a thistle in their yard…only certain ones….
Hello Kate,
Very new to this site, but very interested. Recently retired and was on a Mushroom Hike with Adam Haritan. He sent me the link for “Learn your Land, which took me to your site. I’m really hoping to become part of the walking group, and see that you have a walk September 27 and October. Is it possible to get additional information and if so, could I bring my 10 year old niece with me.
Kind regards,
Sheila Brennen
Sheila, the details for the outings are on my blog’s events page at: http://www.birdsoutsidemywindow.org/events/. That’s the place where I’d post last minute changes — if there were any.
I usually post a reminder on the Monday before the walk.