Hiking PA: Middle Creek

 

Middle Creek

Parking: 

Middle Creek WMA Willow Point Parking Lot

The best time to visit is late February and early March. Tundra Swan is larger with white body, black beak and black feet. Snow goose is smaller with white body, black wing tips, and pink beak and feet. 

Early March:

                                Early February, the lake is frozen - there were fewer birds.

2021 March 8:

• Snow Geese: 90,000 (count of geese roosting on the lake this morning – weekend afternoon counts were over 120,000).
• Canada Geese: 1,500
• Tundra Swans: 1,050

2020 Migration Summary:

Peak numbers of the large waterfowl, by species and the date the high-count was recorded:
      Snow geese: 125,000 on 02/18/20
      Tundra swans: 3,000 on 02/07/20
      Canada geese: 3,000 on 02/03/20  

Relevant websites:

https://www.pgc.pa.gov/InformationResources/AboutUs/ContactInformation/Southeast/MiddleCreekWildlifeManagementArea/Pages/MigrationUpdate.aspx

Hiking NJ: Washington Crossing State Park

 Washington Crossing  State Park

Parking: Nelson House    River Dr, Titusville, NJ 08560

The Ferry House in a winter sunny day

Overlooking the Delaware River and Canal & Having fun

The open air theater

A creek in the park

          Running down to the playground

Hiking NJ: Institute Woods

 Institute Woods 

-- the IAS woods "protected against the noise and bustle of urban or commercial life.”

The suspension bridge

Parking: 500 Mercer Rd, Princeton, NJ 08540 (connected to the Battle of Princeton  & Clarke House Museum)

The corn field next to the woods

     In the woods                        The battle field

In the woods

The corn field next to the woods

Next to the Clarke House

Sunset 

Sunset

The abandoned house on the corn field 

Related websites

https://www.ias.edu/ideas/2007/institute-woods