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February 25, 2016
The Celery Farm Is Soaked (plus an Eagle Sighting)
Looked out the window this morning to see the path from the Franklin Turnpike parking lot to the Warden's Watch surrounded on both sides by water.
In other words, the shoreline of Lake Appert comes up to the path. (In photo above, the path is in the middle of the photo.
I have been too swamped to walk the trails but I am sure they are wet and in some places totally flooded. I do know that the path from the Spillway to the Warden's Watch is under several inches of water.
The lake appears to be draining well — my backyard and neighbor Lorie's backyard were not flooded as they had been in the past.
On another note, I was on the phone with Stiles Thomas around 8:15, and as I looked out the back window, I saw a large bird…
I exclaimed "Bald Eagle" and raced to the front door in time to see an adult Bald Eagle fly above the barn, American flag and Fell House before heading south. No time to grab a camera, but what a sight.
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Thats because he looks up to you… :- )
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The CF was indeed a mess today. I walked MOST of the way around but stopped at the Scout Platfrom–which seems to be the part of the CF that gets the most water after heavy rains. Sadly–we lost yet ANOTHER great snag–the one bordering Blue Heron Pond which was a favorite perch of GREEN HERONS and many other birds. I wish it was possible to *plant* snags!
Also–the small bridge leading to the BH Pond is washed out.
On the birdy front–saw my first 2 CF KILLDEER of the year as well as several Common MERGANSERS flyover. The lake held Continuing HOODED MERGS and a drake WOOD DUCK. 2 COOPER’S HAWKS were at Greenway. -
One of those sites burned into memory. No photo this time, but your words help the imagination to see.
Smiles -
very cool.. Tesh always says to me before I go to the farm, “Don’t forget to look up”. He is right.
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You described it really well. Easy to visualize. Thanks.
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Jim Wright
Thats because he looks up to you… :- )
RF
The CF was indeed a mess today. I walked MOST of the way around but stopped at the Scout Platfrom–which seems to be the part of the CF that gets the most water after heavy rains. Sadly–we lost yet ANOTHER great snag–the one bordering Blue Heron Pond which was a favorite perch of GREEN HERONS and many other birds. I wish it was possible to *plant* snags!
Also–the small bridge leading to the BH Pond is washed out.
On the birdy front–saw my first 2 CF KILLDEER of the year as well as several Common MERGANSERS flyover. The lake held Continuing HOODED MERGS and a drake WOOD DUCK. 2 COOPER’S HAWKS were at Greenway.
Diane
One of those sites burned into memory. No photo this time, but your words help the imagination to see.
Smiles
sally teschon
very cool.. Tesh always says to me before I go to the farm, “Don’t forget to look up”. He is right.
Monica Cardoza
You described it really well. Easy to visualize. Thanks.