tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2662118368553266438.post4708729794994119677..comments2024-03-22T20:11:44.673-04:00Comments on Saratoga woods and waterways: One Warm DayJacqueline Donnellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13390548854179921303noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2662118368553266438.post-72869173526292783482014-12-03T09:07:13.681-05:002014-12-03T09:07:13.681-05:00Oh dear, my mother and I will have a hard time fin...Oh dear, my mother and I will have a hard time finding winterberry this year, I see. It was amazing last year. It is always a treat to go for a walk here with you.Virginiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00622481963038249396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2662118368553266438.post-4991101641178574542014-11-26T16:03:01.373-05:002014-11-26T16:03:01.373-05:00Uta, I think the Winterberry outdid itself last ye...Uta, I think the Winterberry outdid itself last year, rebounding from a dearth in 2012 that saw not a single berry on most shrubs in Saratoga County. There are a few berries on those gray branches I photographed this year, just not the explosion of fruiting we saw last year. At least there are viburnum berries this year, whereas I found hardly any last year.<br /><br />Yes, Furry, I'd also like to learn the mosses and ferns. I know a few but most I still have to search through my guides for their IDs. For mosses, the Princeton Field Guide Common Mosses of the Northeast and Appalachians (Karl McKnight, et.al.) is a good reference. For ferns, my friend Ed Miller has just put together a really nice handbook covering most of the ones we're likely to see. It's called Ferns of the Capital Region of New York and you can download it at https:tinyurl.com/EdMilerFernBook<br />(note that Ed Miller is spelled with one L in the link)Jacqueline Donnellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13390548854179921303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2662118368553266438.post-53156287733586480622014-11-25T08:08:54.856-05:002014-11-25T08:08:54.856-05:00I would so like to learn the names of mosses and f...I would so like to learn the names of mosses and ferns. Can you recommend any guides? I've found them very hard to come by here.The Furry Gnomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02485265576983125216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2662118368553266438.post-2427786716843018262014-11-25T05:36:56.593-05:002014-11-25T05:36:56.593-05:00I also do not have any Winterberry this year. The ...I also do not have any Winterberry this year. The migrating birds that come by my property will not have food next spring.Utanoreply@blogger.com