What kind of tree is this ?

[keegs]

Thanks Dave,

This one particular cluster of alder I was referring to is in an area of lower elevation with limited exposure, about 200' from a stream. It's at the edge of a field and apparently was kept cut back. But the area hasn't been cut for a few years now. It didn't take long for them to get re-established.

We enjoy the wild-life enormously.

 

[dave1949]

Thanks Dave,

This one particular cluster of alder I was referring to is in an area of lower elevation with limited exposure, about 200' from a stream. It's at the edge of a field and apparently was kept cut back. But the area hasn't been cut for a few years now. It didn't take long for them to get re-established.

We enjoy the wild-life enormously.

I don't doubt it would be a good idea to keep them within the bounds you want. You know how it goes in Maine, the trees take over if you let them.

What I notice alot in dense stands of shrubby trees are small, quiet song birds that spend the whole summer down in those thickets. You wouldn't even know they are around otherwise. I can never seems to 100% identify the birds looking in bird guides.

Dave.

 

[keegs]

I don't doubt it would be a good idea to keep them within the bounds you want. You know how it goes in Maine, the trees take over if you let them.

What I notice alot in dense stands of shrubby trees are small, quiet song birds that spend the whole summer down in those thickets. You wouldn't even know they are around otherwise. I can never seems to 100% identify the birds looking in bird guides.

Dave.

Hence the need for a tractor and hog...maybe in a few years....

Our visits to Maine so far have been primarily taken up with getting the house in order but just in passing I've noticed some differences in the birds. The bobolink is one I don't ever recall seeing here in Jersey. This may have more to do with the difference in the two environments than the location though. The red wing blackbirds at our Maine place are in much greater numbers than what we see here in Jersey and we live close by a lake here where there are lots of marshy areas. The Maine red wings seem to be much chattier and have a much louder call too.

On one of my first trips up after we bought the place, a very large raptor bird (may have been a harrier but I'm not real sure) seemed to be playing tag with our Airedale. They chased each other all around the big field for a good few minutes. I think the Airedale was a bit more than that bird wanted to take on but he seemed to be trying to give it a go.

It'll be nice to spend some more time taking it all in.

 

[dave1949]

Keegs,

I think red wing blackbirds are quite the pest in some areas. But, for my sorry ears, the males have one of the nicest calls. There's alot of things in the woods I don't hear well, maybe it's time to get a Game Ear They're only 1/4 the cost of a Belltone hearing aid. I am probably missing a lot of bird calls.

On the other hand, there are many things I don't miss hearing at all

Dave.