24 June 2025
Earlier than my outing on Sunday 22 June I noticed orange cones ready to line the street close to the Schenley Park Customer Middle. “No Parking June 24 – June 25” and “No Parking June 26.” No purpose given.
Yesterday I came upon why. There’s going to be a film shoot in Schenley and Frick Parks that may shut quite a lot of trails right this moment by means of Thursday, 24-26 June.
Aside from the golf course and Oval, most of Schenley will likely be closed.
A part of Frick will likely be closed, too, primarily the 9 Mile Run space. Does the 25-26 June closure of “Decrease Frick Park car parking zone” imply the Hutchinson entrance? I can’t inform.
Information from the Sunday 22 June outing: There have been simply two of us on Sunday however Julie and I noticed some attention-grabbing stuff together with this shut take a look at duckweed from the floor of Panther Hole Lake.
We additionally had attractiveness at fledgling blue jays and realized that their head plumage is grey whereas their father or mother’s is blue. Right here’s what we noticed.
Schenley Park–Decrease Hole Run Path, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, US
Jun 22, 2025 8:25 AM – 9:50 AM, 24 species
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) 1
Crimson-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) 2
Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus) 1
Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) 5
Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) 1 Seen in profile perched on CL 32WNW spout
Japanese Wooden-Pewee (Contopus virens) 1
Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) 9 2 fledglings flying properly however nonetheless begging
Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor) 1
Northern Tough-winged Swallow (Stelgidopteryx serripennis) 2
White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis) 1
Northern Home Wren (Troglodytes aedon) 2
Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) 2
Grey Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) 4
Wooden Thrush (Hylocichla mustelina) 2 Heard
American Robin (Turdus migratorius) 17
Home Sparrow (Passer domesticus) 4
Home Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus) 1
American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) 1
Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina) 2 Agitated by the presence of a feminine cowbird
Music Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) 7
Crimson-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) 6
Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater) 1 Feminine
Widespread Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula) 6
Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) 6 Caught an enormous caterpillar on n mulberry tree and carried it off to kill it
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