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--_907851e0-6d0a-4433-9385-ac1c6b7de1cb_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I was disappointed to see the ravishes done to the Dynamite Trail at Clearl= and again. Time had healed the damage done previously about two years ago = and the habitat was once again almost back to what it should be. There wer= e no problems with drainage and the previous ditching job to me seemed to b= e doing its duty. Now there is a gaping deep ditch on either side partiall= y full of water. This runs a log distance and is good for mosquitos and dr= agonflies. A ditch that goes down five feet or so. The ground removed has= been thrown along the trail edge=2C leaving large mounds of wet sluge on t= op of the vegetation. Trees and other vegetation have been broken and remo= ved again way back beyond where it should be. Branches are broken and tre= es beat to pieces. I realize that this is not the fault of the trail assoc= iation but of our government with their regulations. Due to it being a tra= il for ATV use as well as walking and biking they are forced to remove vege= tation and to leave an unsightly mess behind. Not the nature walk that one= enjoys when you see this sort of thing. To add insult to injury=2C the n= ice birding area on the other side with the loop back out to the road has b= een modified also. This is private property and the owner seems to be doin= g a lot of clear-cutting. Removal of grass and trees from the field area a= nd woods edge and cutting of the lower limbs from the trees. This is the f= irst time in all of the years that I've been going there that I've seen any= one at the house along the rail trail. Hopefully=2C the cutter will keep t= o the edges of the field only and will not remove too much vegetation from = this wonderful area for migrants. This has in the past been one of my best= locations for migrants and for large numbers of species breeding over the = summer. =20 =20 Even with all of the disruption and activity I still had a blackpoll warble= r=2C numbers of yellow-rumped warblers=2C 13 black-capped chickadees=2C and= two blue-headed vireos. =20 At the Fauxburg Trail today=2C I had 5 yellow-rumped warblers=2C a common y= ellowthroat=2C two blue-headed vireos=2C a red-eyed vireo=2C 14 black-cappe= d chickadees=2C three red-breasted nuthatches=2C four black-throated green = warblers=2C five blackpoll warblers=2C a Cape May Warbler female in fall pl= umage=2C two golden-crowned kinglets=2C and a number of other species. I = also had my first hermit thrush in a long time. =20 James R. Hirtle Bayport=20 =0A= _________________________________________________________________=0A= Create a cool=2C new character for your Windows Live=99 Messenger. =0A= http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=3D9656621= --_907851e0-6d0a-4433-9385-ac1c6b7de1cb_ Content-Type: text/html; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html> <head> <style><!-- .hmmessage P { margin:0px=3B padding:0px } body.hmmessage { font-size: 10pt=3B font-family:Verdana } --></style> </head> <body class=3D'hmmessage'> I was disappointed to see the ravishes done to the Dynamite Trail at Clearl= and again. =3B Time had healed the damage done =3Bpreviously about = two years ago and the habitat was once again almost back to what it should = be. =3B There were no problems with drainage and the previous ditching = job to me seemed to be doing its duty. =3B Now there is a gaping deep d= itch on either side partially full of water. =3B This runs a log distan= ce and is good for mosquitos and dragonflies. =3B A ditch that goes dow= n five feet or so. =3B The ground removed has been thrown along the tra= il edge=2C leaving large mounds of wet sluge on top of the vegetation. = =3B Trees and other vegetation have been broken and removed again way back = beyond where it should be. =3B =3B Branches are broken and trees be= at to pieces. =3B I realize that this is not the fault of the trail ass= ociation but of our government with their regulations. =3B Due to it be= ing a trail for ATV use as well as walking and biking they are forced to re= move =3Bvegetation and to leave an unsightly mess behind. =3B Not t= he nature walk that one enjoys when you see this sort of thing. =3B&nbs= p=3B To add insult to injury=2C the nice birding area on the other side wit= h the loop back out to the road has been modified also. =3B =3BThis= is private property and the owner seems to be doing a lot of clear-cutting= . =3B Removal of grass and trees from the field area and woods edge and= cutting of the lower limbs from the trees. =3B This is the first time = in all of the years that I've been going there that I've seen anyone at the= house along the rail trail. =3B Hopefully=2C the cutter will keep to t= he edges of the field only and will not remove too much vegetation from thi= s wonderful area for migrants. =3B This has in the past been one of my = best locations for migrants and for large numbers of species breeding over = the summer. =3B <BR>  =3B<BR> Even with all of the disruption and activity I still had a blackpoll warble= r=2C numbers of yellow-rumped warblers=2C 13 black-capped chickadees=2C and= two blue-headed vireos.<BR>  =3B<BR> At the Fauxburg Trail today=2C I had 5 yellow-rumped warblers=2C a common y= ellowthroat=2C two blue-headed vireos=2C a red-eyed vireo=2C 14 black-cappe= d chickadees=2C three red-breasted nuthatches=2C four black-throated green = warblers=2C five blackpoll warblers=2C =3Ba =3BCape May Warbler fem= ale in =3Bfall plumage=2C  =3Btwo golden-crowned kinglets=2C and a = number of other species. =3B I also had my first hermit thrush in a lon= g time.<BR>  =3B<BR> James =3BR. Hirtle<BR> Bayport =3B<BR> <br /><hr />Create a cool=2C new character f= or your Windows Live=99 Messenger. <a href=3D'http://go.microsoft.com/?lin= kid=3D9656621' target=3D'_new'>Check it out</a></body> </html>= --_907851e0-6d0a-4433-9385-ac1c6b7de1cb_--
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