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Low
Temp. 39
High Temp. 43 |
| Rain
all day and night. In 24 hours, 3.9 inches |
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Low
Temp. 38
High Temp. 40 |
| PHOTO
Small ponds have overflowed their banks.
Honeysuckle leaves showing green, Mourning dove is back
on nest. |
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High Temp. 41 |
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Temp. 40
High Temp. 45 |
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Low
Temp. 32
High Temp. 42 |
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Ice skims on puddles, snow flurries in
the afternoon. Northern Flicker
seen at Lusitania. |
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Low
Temp. 30
High Temp. 52 |
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Low
Temp. 38
High Temp. 56 |
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Temp. 38
High Temp. 52 |
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A warm, spring-like day. Cowbirds are back.
At least 5 tree swallows were seen today. |
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Low
Temp. 43
High Temp. 58 |
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PHOTO
Filbert flowers at Kingsley Park are open. Look
for tiny red stars on some twigs (see 4/12 photo) |
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Temp. 41
High Temp. 58 |
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Low
Temp. 39
High Temp. 48 |
| Three
nesting boxes for tree swallows are in place near Little
Fresh Pond, and one near Black's Nook. |
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Low
Temp. 38
High Temp. 49 |
| PHOTO
Crabapple leaves and weeping willow leaves
are visible. |
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Low
Temp. 40
High Temp. 42 |
| PHOTO
Rosettes of dandelion
and burdock leaves and numerous tiny seedlings have appeared
among the ubiquitous garlic mustard leaves on the north
side of FP. |
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Low
Temp. 48
High Temp. 61 |
| First
warbler of 2004 at FP: Pine warbler seen in white pines
at Kingsley Park. |
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Low
Temp. 41
High Temp. 63 |
| Two
inches of rain since Tuesday |
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Low
Temp. 37
High Temp. 52 |
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Low
Temp. 36
High Temp. 72 |
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Low
Temp. 36
High Temp. 72 |
| PHOTO
Ruby-crowned kinglets, palm warblers, yellow-rumped
warblers at Black's Nook. Forsythia
in flower. |
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Low Temp.
44
High Temp.
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PHOTO
Norway maples, cottonwoods in flower.
Tree swallows are inspecting the nest boxes.
Unseasonably
warm. POEM
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Low
Temp.49
High Temp.72 |
| Tansy,
Yarrow, stinging nettle and Queen Anne's Lace are growing. |
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Low
Temp.43
High Temp. 61 |
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PHOTO
Black
cherry, ash-leaved maple, horse chestnut leaves, opened.
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Low
Temp. 49
High Temp. 80 |
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PHOTO
The mourning dove which resumed nesting
on April 2 has 2 large babies. Ash flower buds about
to open.
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Low
Temp. 43
High Temp. 63 |
| On
Beech Path there are Canada mayflowers, wood anemones
and false solomon seal coming up. |
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Low
Temp. 42
High Temp.65 |
| Garlic
mustard is blooming |
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Low
Temp. 38
High Temp.47 |
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Low
Temp.40
High Temp. 53 |
| A
chickadee is building a nest in "Box 4" which
faces the Pond inside the fence. Tree swallows are inspecting
the other three boxes. |
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Low
Temp. 45
High Temp. 54 |
| PHOTO
Shadbushes
blooming, white oaks blooming, red oaks leafing out (See
4/28 photo) |
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Poison ivy leaves opening. |
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Today
at noon a little brown bat was seen fluttering over Black's
Nook, catching insects. Black-crowned night heron seen. |
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High Temp.. |
| PHOTOYellow
warblers, catbirds, and Baltimore orioles have returned.
Black cherry trees in flower. Ground ivy flowering. Rain
in April: 9.57 inches. |
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