October 19th. First heavy frost at 28 degrees. A few geese overhead.
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October 22nd. A rare Sun Pillar, though most often seen at this time of year and caused by light reflecting off ice crystals in the atmosphere.
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October 29th. Back on the trail after 6 days in New Hampshire.
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(Back to October 29th.) Pleasantly surprised to see two Red-winged Blackbirds (Agelaius phoneciceus) at the marsh, albeit far away, quiet, and soon gone. A long wait until they return mid-February.
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Still a little Red Maple (Acer rubrum) color.
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Floating fallen leaves.
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Now that's a leaf blower! Preparing the trail for the Ghost Run, coming soon.
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October 30th. Shortly after dawn.
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October 31st. Heavy frost at 27 degrees.
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Shelflike mushrooms on a dead tree.
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Underside. No sign of gills. ID?
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November 1st. Pre-dawn at Raymond Brook Marsh.
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What do you know, more "straggler" Red-winged Blackbirds (Agelaius phoeniceus) at the marsh.
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Juvenile or female? (Beak looks wrong for starling or cowbird.)
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Mid-afternoon walk from the Brownstone Bridge over River Road east to the Blackledge River Bridge.
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Lots of thallose Liverwort (Division Marchantiophyta) growing on the damp walls of the bridge abutments.
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A young Garter Snake (Thamnophis sirtalis), most likely killed by a bicycle. (I placed it in leaves for this photo.)
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The Blackledge River Bridge.
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