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My daughter, Jane, and I parked at Baybridge Landing Wetlands Park at about 5 pm Thursday evening. A short walk brought us to the rock remnants of the bridge. Across the water another section of the bridge was visible. Jane climbed on the rocks. As it was just past low tide, we were surrounded by matted grasses rather than water. A kayaker was setting out with a plastic kayak which he said would not be harmed by the many rocks in the area. He regularly kayaks out into the river, following in and through water lanes within the reeds which lead to an island he pointed to as his destination. He said on one occasion he was surrounded by the tall reeds (rice?) when a deer bounded out and over him. We stopped frequently along the little path to identify plants: Autumn Olive, red berries on the bush, is an invasive runaway plant which the birds love when the berries are totally ripe. It can be eaten. Multiflora Rose (not the same as Rosa Rugosa which is also abundant in the area). Google describes it as very invasive. "Dense thickets of multiflora rose exclude most native shrubs and herbs from establishing and may be detrimental to nesting of native birds." Another plant was covered with a web which I could not identify. Back to the parking area, we identified by sound and/or sight a white-throated sparrow, Blue Jay, Black-capped Chickadee, and a Swamp Sparrow. Just at the circular drive at the entrance is a long, broad field, tinted orange in the late afternoon sun. Suddenly, a Northern Harrier swooped out of the grass and flew across the field, then out of sight toward the trailer park...an impressive sight!
Posted : 07/10/2022 12:12 pm
Jeanne, thank you for this lovely post, photo and descriptions. It seems you know your invasives -- I wonder if you find that they dominate some of the places you frequent?
Terry
Posted : 12/10/2022 6:30 pm