Hurricane Ivan cleared away in time to bring us a crispy cool morning to forage with our friends from the New York Mycological Society and picnic afterwards. We found a large variety of mushrooms, although not a great volume any particular species. After a picnic with a wonderful assortment of dishes, salads, pickles, fresh tomatoes, cheeses, walnuts and home-made desserts, we had a mushroom identification session at the sorting table with the knowledgeable and affable Dennis Aita of the NY club. Among the mushrooms found were: Amanita brunnescens var. pallida, Amanita citrina, Amanita fulva, Amanita virosa; Austroboletus gracilus, Boletus badius, Boletus parasiticus, Gyrodon meruloides, Leccinum aurantiacum, Leccinum scabrum, Strobilomyces floccosus, Tylopilus felleus,; Calostoma cinnnabarina; Cantharellus cinnabarinus; Collybia maculata; Cortinarius alboviolaceus, Cortinarius iodes; Entoloma strictius; Gymnopilus spectabilis; Scleroderma citrinum; Hydnellum sp., Hydnum repandum; Lactarius deceptivus, Lactarius hygrophoroides; Russula aeruginea, Russula compacta, Russula laurocerasi, Russula variata; Paxillus involutus; Laccaria laccata; Mycena inclinata; Tricholomopsis sulfureoides, Xerula furfuracea;
Daedaleopsis confragosa, Ganoderma tsugae, Piptoporus betulinus, Trametes versicolor; Trichaptum biformis; Stereum complicatum;
Clavariopsis kunzei, Clavicorona pyxidata, Clavulina cristata; Dacrymyces palmatus; Bisporella citrina; Leocarpis fragilis.