Enter your vote today! A new poll has been created for the wildlife-watchers group: What would you like to see more of on this list? o Endangered Species...
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May 1, 2002 1:46 pm
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We were out tonight and while not quite dark, we did hear a Great Horned Owl in EC Lawrence park tonight around dusk. He hooted several times and while not...
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May 2, 2002 2:07 am
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While I was out, I saw something I could not identify. Anyone out there have any ideas? Glenn thinks it may be a Carolina Wren, and I think he's right, but...
Jeremy, There is also the possibility of it being a House Wren, they don't usually show the eye strip. The have a short tail though so I think you had a ...
Glenn Koppel
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May 2, 2002 10:13 pm
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The Florida Pather By: Holly Koppel The Florida panther, a subspecies of the cougar, is one endangered species in Florida that stands a good chance of ...
Today Jeremy and I went to Mason Neck for a little bit of wildlife watching. We saw a lot of birds while we were walking in the woods (in addition to all the...
We spent the weekend at Chincoteague birding. Lots of good stuff, a more detailed report will follow. But, Saturday night we went out in the rain and managed...
Glenn Koppel
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May 6, 2002 9:31 am
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Today was a beautiful clear day in New Jersey! The skies were blue and smog-free, the wind was blowing quite strongly, and it was a perfect temperature (around...
Sounds like you got some good birds out there today! Jeremy, Glenn, Mary Alice, and I headed out to Banshee Reeks Park in Leesburg, VA this morning for their...
Hi everyone! Jeremy and I had a wildlife rescue on Friday. We were walking along the woods outside where I work and we had found an Eastern Box Turtle. We...
If anyone wants to see the vulture, her picture is on our site: http://www.hollyandjeremy.com/photos/wildlife/birds/blackVulture2.jpg or, alternately ...
Hi everyone! Our poll, "What would you like to see more of on this list?" will be ending on May 15th, so if you haven't had a chance to fill it out, please...
The Harpy Eagle By: Holly Koppel In the rainforests of South America lives a bird whose name comes from ancient Greek mythology. This is the harpy eagle, a...
I forgot to mention in that last post that I saw some sort of diving duck :) and many Mallards along the shore. Had to mention that 'cos it was bugging me that...
We spent the day Saturday birding as part of International Migratory Bird Count Day. We birded the entire day in Loudoun County, VA compiling a pretty nice...
Glenn Koppel
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May 13, 2002 8:59 pm
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The following wildlife-watchers poll is now closed. Here are the final results: POLL QUESTION: What would you like to see more of on this list? CHOICES AND...
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May 16, 2002 7:27 am
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Good morning Wildlife-Watchers group! I don't have many wildlife sightings to speak of, but I do have a (sort of) goose story. I know many people are mad at...
Janet, The geese in our area are plentiful enough, but not so numerous as you mention around you - I haven't seen a gosling in years. You can usually find...
Plymouth Red Bellied Turtle By: Holly Koppel Driving through the suburban areas of Massachusetts, you would never guess that you are currently sharing space...
There was an article in the paper today about the Canadian Geese population, and as of now I cannot find it online to link it, but I will try later in the day....
While I have yet to find that AP article online to share with the group, I did find these three links while rummaging through archives of a website of mine. ...
Holly, What a neat article! Saw some turtles in Florida too that people called Red Bellied but would be a different one. Like the idea of turtle crossings. ...
Glenn Koppel
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May 22, 2002 9:00 pm
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All, I am pleased to announce the official launch of the new Wildlife Watchers homepage at: http://www.hollyandjeremy.com/wildlife As this page is compliant...
Hi everyone! Hope everyone had a good weekend! Jeremy and I did some wildlife watching this weekend and boy did we get some good wildlife in! On Saturday, we...
... Not really per se... but I did notice many more bird calls that usual outside our house. Oh, I saw a woodpecker (black with some white on it) in our...
Washington Post had a good article this morning on global climate changes at our poles - more specifically the artic region in this hemisphere. The link is...
From today's paper. Follow this link http://www.app.com/app2001/story/0,21133,571751,00.html or read below: Shorebird count wanes in N.J. Published in the...
Black Footed Ferret By: Holly L. Koppel When John James Audubon and his naturalist friend Reverend John Bachman were working on their book The Quadrupeds of...
Holly, Nice article, liked the end message about trying to repel laws that are outmoded and dangerous to animals. It's time for all states to look at there...