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Old 10-11-2012, 04:28 PM
 
Location: Near the Coast SWCT
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October 13, 2012 Update. I'm heading up RT8 tomorrow so I hope to have a couple of pics. I would say Fairfield is Moderate. This map is pretty accurate. They only use a 5 day average of reports. This way it weeds out the mistakes between peak and moderate.

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Old 10-11-2012, 04:31 PM
 
Location: Near the Coast SWCT
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This was near Shelton yesterday. This is actually peak. Next stage is fading. But overall, the area is moderate. We are turning QUICK this year thanks to the cool nights!

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Old 10-11-2012, 05:42 PM
 
Location: Coastal Connecticut
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The difference between Newtown and Milford is drastic right now. Just drove between the 2 yesterday.
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Old 10-11-2012, 05:47 PM
 
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The difference between Newtown and Milford is drastic right now. Just drove between the 2 yesterday.

Maybe I didnt pay attention in previous years but how are specific towns more drastic than others this year? I noticed that too. And the towns are close or same elevation.

Maybe the "type" of trees that turned sooner this year?
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Old 10-11-2012, 06:10 PM
 
Location: On the Great South Bay
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October 13, 2012 Update. I'm heading up RT8 tomorrow so I hope to have a couple of pics. I would say Fairfield is Moderate. This map is pretty accurate. They only use a 5 day average of reports. This way it weeds out the mistakes between peak and moderate.

New England Foliage Map - Yankee Foliage - Your Source for New England Fall Foliage
Cool map. IMO, I would color Long Island yellow (turning) instead of orange (moderate) as most trees here are still green. However, you do see yellow here and there and you can sense something is changing.

Unfortunately, I have not been to Connecticut recently so I am just guessing that right along the Sound coast there probably is still alot of green, similar to Long Island. I think the shore is a bit warmer than further inland. Just a guess.

Love October! Great time of the year.
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Old 10-11-2012, 06:37 PM
 
Location: Somewhere on the Moon.
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Unfortunately, I have not been to Connecticut recently so I am just guessing that right along the Sound coast there probably is still alot of green, similar to Long Island. I think the shore is a bit warmer than further inland. Just a guess.
You guessed correctly!

The coast is definitely warmer than inland, but the area where things turn bad (from my perspective, I hate the cold and winter ) is not too far inland. In fact, I live in Stamford and there's a marked difference between Shippan (the most southern peninsula in the city) and High Ridge (the most northern area of the city). In the winter months, it often snows in High Ridge while downtown and the coast gets rain. Many times, that's how you can tell who lives in the northern part of the city, since the roof of their cars have snow while everything else is just wet. It takes around 15-30 minutes to go from downtown to High Ridge, depending on traffic, of course.

Also, a few years ago a truck filled with tropical parakeets got into an accident on I-95, and many of the birds escaped and settled along the coast. I haven't seen them in Cummings Park, where there used to quite a colony of them. Anyway, they stayed along the coast and manage to survive all the winters there. I guess the warmer nature of the coast had something to do with that.
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Old 10-11-2012, 06:54 PM
 
Location: Near the Coast SWCT
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Cool map. IMO, I would color Long Island yellow (turning) instead of orange (moderate) as most trees here are still green. However, you do see yellow here and there and you can sense something is changing.

Unfortunately, I have not been to Connecticut recently so I am just guessing that right along the Sound coast there probably is still alot of green, similar to Long Island. I think the shore is a bit warmer than further inland. Just a guess.

Love October! Great time of the year.
Yes, 2nd best time of year for sure. Yes, the warm waters affect anyone near it. Its amazing sometimes only coasties understand.


File a report for Long Island. Just click the link and file. Its free and easy and tell them where you think the best place to see colors is.
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Old 10-12-2012, 05:40 AM
 
Location: USA East Coast
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You guessed correctly!

The coast is definitely warmer than inland, but the area where things turn bad (from my perspective, I hate the cold and winter ) is not too far inland. In fact, I live in Stamford and there's a marked difference between Shippan (the most southern peninsula in the city) and High Ridge (the most northern area of the city). In the winter months, it often snows in High Ridge while downtown and the coast gets rain. Many times, that's how you can tell who lives in the northern part of the city, since the roof of their cars have snow while everything else is just wet. It takes around 15-30 minutes to go from downtown to High Ridge, depending on traffic, of course.

Also, a few years ago a truck filled with tropical parakeets got into an accident on I-95, and many of the birds escaped and settled along the coast. I haven't seen them in Cummings Park, where there used to quite a colony of them. Anyway, they stayed along the coast and manage to survive all the winters there. I guess the warmer nature of the coast had something to do with that.
Yes, there is a huge difference between inland areas and areas along the coast in CT and Long Island. My colors east of New Haven are still about 75/25 green. That rain/snow line is worse in SW CT as opposed to SE CT because you guys have that elevation that goes up quick from the coast. We in southeast CT have a bigger coastal plain and the elevation goes up much more gradual from the coast inland.

As far as the tropical parakeets....we have them too along the eastern CT coast. However, the story of the "truck filled with birds" as been twisted a bit:

A truck with parakeets did have an accident and many birds escaped - but these are not the resident "monk" parrots you see along the Connecticut/New Jersey coast. Monk parrots are South American birds that spend their winters (our summers) along the Connecticut, New Jersey, DE, ect coast. Because winters are mild along the coast of the Tri-State/Middle Atlantic, in some years the birds stay longer (some say them have seen them all winter in mild years). If you look closely the next time you see them - you'll notice the smaller (escaped) parakeets...and the larger "monks". The smaller parakeets only number a few hundred.
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Old 10-12-2012, 06:32 AM
 
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The difference between Newtown and Milford is drastic right now. Just drove between the 2 yesterday.
Agreed. The drive from NW Wilton to even Greenwich was more akin to Vermont to NYC. Extremely dramatic variation in foilage- even intra-county.
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Old 10-12-2012, 02:59 PM
 
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