Marie Winn's Central Park Nature News

Seen by the Early Birders yesterday

Photos by Eleanor Tauber-- taken on Wednesday July 2, 2008

Flicker at Hernshead

Wild Turkey near Maintenance Meadow

Reminder: News relating to Central Park in the Dark can now be found at
http://www.cpind.blogspot.com

One great day in the park

Photos taken on June 30, 2008 by
MURRAY HEAD

Red-winged Blackbird escorting Great Egret out of nesting territory

Baby Raccoons are showing up everywhere in Central Park-- I'd say in unprecedented numbers.

Creepy crawlies in the park

Note: Technical problems solved.]

Donna Brown sends this intriguing note and the photo above: [I'm not sure which gate she means when she says "screech owl gate." I have a feeling that's not an original Vaux and Olmsted name.]

Marie,

The millipedes are spawning by the screech owl gate, and on the wall, on the ground-- It's pretty creepy crawlie.

xooxD

Technical problems

A big problem with my blogging program, both with this page and with my new Central Park in the Dark page. Just when a lot of good things are happening! Hope to be back soon.

If you can get to my Home Page, you can click on the Central Park in the Dark Page and see this morning's NY Times review.I must admit it's pretty thrilling.

New page on this website

In order to keep to the original mission of this page--providing a day-by-day look at nature unfolding in Central Park, I've added a new page to this website . Its URL is CPinD.blogspot.com, and it can be accessed by clicking its link on the site's Home Page. Here you'll find various stuff connected to the new book, reviews, articles, publicity events etc. You can return to the Nature News by clicking on the words RETURN to HOME PAGE and then to Nature News.

And many thanks to Cal Vornberger, who helped attach the new blog to the website

***********Back to the Park***********

Meanwhile, the Central Park Mothers [rhymes with authors] have roused from their winter torpor. Soon there will be beautiful Underwings at the Moth Tree at 74th Street near the Boathouse. As for now, they are observing early arrivals at their black light set up in the Shakespeare Garden. For instance, above, Hypena [Plathypena] scabra. Hugh McGuinness, who identified it for me, calls it "the master of disguise".