Backyard and Beyond

Starting out from Brooklyn, an amateur naturalist explores our world.

As John Burroughs said, “The place to observe nature is where you are.”

Green-Wood

PrunusCherries are starting to bloom.Trachemys scripta elegansAlthough still chilly, the morning sun was strong enough to begin heating these hard cases up.CrocusThe bulbs and corms, of course, are bursting with stored-up goodness. Junco hyemalisDark-eyed Junco, a winter bird, still hanging around.

Two weeks ago, when I was last in Green-Wood, the cemetery was all about the Common Raven, vocalizing basso profundo. I neither saw nor heard it today. Bereft of a mate, has it flown the borough? Mockingbirds, Jays, and Robins were making all the noise this morning. I noted two dozen species, with the highlight being my first Golden-crowned Kinglet of the year, and three Tree Sparrows. Pieris japonicaJapanese Andromeda.

mthew

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2 responses to “Green-Wood”

  1. Out Walking the Dog

    Lovely! Riverside Park is a little behing Green-wood, it would seem. When I was on the Cherry Walk last week, the trees were still completely bare. Winds off the Hudson keep it cool, but I’ll have to check it out again now that things are warming up.

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    1. mthew

      Depends on the variety of cherry, too. This was the only one I noticed, and there are many in the cemetery still looking… uh, dead…. But we are certainly on the cusp.

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