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Observations from the past month of days....

Tim at Kokiwanee 11/14:  Well, all the leaves are down and the yellowing leaves of violets, Virginia creeper and wild ginger are poking through the golden carpet.  Before the cold and snow comes it's still a great time to walk the trails and appreciate the distant hills and ravines that had been hidden by the foliage through the summer.  Right now I can stand in the Tailwaters parking lot and look north to see our Kissing Falls, then turn around and look south across the Salamonie River and see the her twin, the falls at Hominy Ridge in the state forest.

Ron and Judy Green at Asherwood 11/4:  Tim's note:  Ron Green, Mississinewa Audubon Club, took pictures of a yellow-bellied sapsucker and a red-bellied woodpecker during the group's outing to Asherwood Nature Preserve in Wabash County.  Judy reports a brown creeper was also seen.

Tim at Tel-Hy 10/22:  Wow!  This weekend was perfect for a drive in the country with all the bright reds and yellows.  Leaves are past their peak over at Kokiwanee, but here at Tel-Hy they are still an eye-popping feast of yellows and golds.  Note:  a couple of the trails are now lined with logs and branches to keep you from getting lost. Enjoy!

Steve at Dustin 10/19:  For those of you who were listening to the unknown bird on the deck at Dustins tonight - I listened to the bird calls CD and it sure seems like the calls we were hearing were for a Great Blue Heron.  Now, if somebody can figure out why it was making those sounds, we'll be sittin' pretty!"

Cub Scout Pack 3171 of Waterloo, Indiana at the Fogwell Forest fungus hike 10/1: Tim's note:  the scouts were an enthusiastic part of the fungus hike, and we were sorry they had to leave early for another activity.  Den leader Matt Lennon sent in some of the picture phone images, taken during their visit, which show the huge variety of fungi they saw:  [one] [two] [three] [four] [five] [six] [seven] [eight] [nine] [ten] [eleven] [twelve] [thirteen] [fourteen] [fifteen]