Just a note about the Hawthorn Orchard Trails: Tonight, I went back to the Hawthorn Orchard and re-opened the North-South passage along the Eastern edge of the Hawthorn Orchard. This route connects the Northeast corner entrance to the Southeast corner entrance. At the muddy Northeast corner entrance, you will bear left (through the muddy pool…) to access this passage.
Be forewarned, it is extremely muddy. The North-South passage trail is very wet and muddy and requires at least calf-high muck boots. If you wear regular hiking boots, your shoes will become wet and muddy. There’s just no avoiding it this year, as wet as this spring has been. The North Ravine trail that connects the Northeast corner to the Northwest corner is not that muddy. To avoid most of the mud, you can enter the previously hidden trailhead close to the softball outfield fence (the Cornell Botanic Garden installed a trailhead sign at this location, and others). For those familiar, you will find that I made this entrance (and the entire North Ravine trail section) safer and more navigable Thursday night. Hope this helps make your visits to the Hawthorn Orchard a little more enjoyable. Good birding! Sincerely, Chris T-H -- Chris Tessaglia-Hymes PO Box 488 8 Etna Lane Etna, NY 13062 607-351-5740 -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
