NY Department of Environmental Conservation: What's Happening on the Hudson River in December
Photo credit: NY Department of Environmental Conservation
The calendar says that winter arrives in December, but it doesn't account for year to year weather variation. December usually brings the first significant snowfall to the lower regions of the Hudson Valley, the first ice on the river and its tributaries, the first flurry of activity at our bird feeders, and the arrival of the first wintering bald eagles from Canada. Other years, the days are mild and autumn-like, and the river stays warm - high 40s, low 50s - throughout the month. If there is no snow or ice, songbirds are fickle about feeder offerings. In the High Peaks area of Essex County, ice should cover ponds and lakes while snow fills the woods this month. Ice fishing, cross-county skiing, and snowshoeing will begin even as residents of the lower Hudson, 300 miles south, may feel a warm southerly breeze on their faces while out fishing for hake and tomcod.
Posted by WILDNEWJERSEY at 12/1/2010 2:00 PM 
Categories: Wildlife
Tags: december hudson valley bald eagles hudson river coyote red fox Christmas Bird Count
Categories: Wildlife
Tags: december hudson valley bald eagles hudson river coyote red fox Christmas Bird Count
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