News from the Friends of Reinstein

Nature Sightings

The window for vibrant fall colors is closing after the heavy rainfall and high winds yesterday. Many people have come out to enjoy the wonderful fall colors this past week. If you took any photos you would like to share, please post them on our facebook page. You can still find some color out by the champion beech tree. Many of the sugar maples are showing off golden yellow colors. American beech leaves are showing some reddish brown colors, but many are still green. Ducks and geese may drop in for a quick rest in the ponds while they make their way south. An Osprey was spotted in flight over the preserve the other day. Swamp milkweed and common milkweed seed pods are opening and letting their fluffy seeds float away in the wind. Milkweed bugs have been aggregating on milkweed seedpods. Red Squirrels and gray squirrels are busy gathering black walnuts. Look for square-shaped scratch patterns on the ground from wild turkeys in search of beech nuts and insects.