Warm (low 80s), sunny and calm
A beautiful day with warm temps brings us beautiful summer
flowers with a smattering of summer birds. Our most notable sighting was of the Barn swallows that have
nested here for years in the past.
We were thrilled to see that this year is no different. There are several nests very close to
the main offices of the Hudson Highlands Nature Museum’s Outdoor Discovery
Center. The one most easily viewed
and photographed is located under the eaves of the service garage at the end of
the upper visitors’ parking area. 
We watched for some time as
the parent would fly off leaving at least two hungry mouths gaping into the
empty air. She would return and
all would be well…..at least for the moment. After several minutes, the bird would leave once again in
search of nutrition for her hungry brood and the mouths were again open wide
and reaching to the sky.
The other sign that summer is
surely here was the presence of Monarchs feeding on the nectar of the Milkweed
blossoms. We mentioned the
dependency of the monarchs on this singular plant in recent blog entries and
said we’d keep you informed as to the progress the monarchs were making. First the blossoms, then the Monarchs
feeding and next, we’ll be looking for the not yet seen larval caterpillars to
appear, feeding on the leaves.
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