February 27 2014 Ramble Report

Todays
Ramble Report was written by Don Hunter. All of Don’s photos of today’s ramble
can be see here.

What
a difference a week makes.  Last Thursday
we gathered twenty-five strong, enjoying a balmy 60 degrees at the beginning of
the Ramble.  This morning the turn-out
was fourteen, somewhat smaller than the average Ramble crew, but the fourteen
were ready and willing Ramblers, dressed for the brisk 28 or so degrees that
greeted us when we stepped out of our vehicles. 
We all met at the Arbor, talking about the cold, while we gave everyone
a chance to arrive.  When it looked like
all had arrived, a reading was provided by Dale.

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February 20 2014 Ramble Report

Twenty five people gathered on this beautiful, spring-like
day. Apparently our

Ramblers at Bridge

collective chattering as we caught up with old
acquaintances we hadn’t seen since last Thanksgiving made such a din that it
upset a nearby Fish Crow (see below).

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Todays route:

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February 5 2014 SCNC Ramble

This Ramble Report was written by Don Hunter with a few additions by Dale Hoyt. The photos are by Don and Hugh Nourse.

On Wednesday, February 5, 2014, fourteen Ramblers gathered
at the Sandy Creek Nature Center to walk the trails, just as the overnight
rains were moving out of the area.  The emphasis
for the ramble was winter tree identification, with a dash of Marbled
Salamander.  We left the Education and
Visitor Center and walked north to the Kestrel Trail, right onto the Screech
Owl Trial, briefly on Cook’s Trail, then right on to the Hooded Warbler Trail,
then right on to the Pine Ridge Trail back to the Visitor Center.

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