Just wanted to take a moment and tell you all that as Jeremy and I were coming back from dinner tonight, we had a red fox run across the road in front of our...
I found this article on National Geographic's website, and thought I would pass this along. This is really a wonderful success story, especially since the...
Well, Bush has slyly stuck the drilling for oil in ANWR into his federal budget for 2003. Now more than ever, please send letters to your representatives...
American Black Bear By: Holly Koppel The American black bear is a species that suffers from many misconceptions about its habits and temperament. When young,...
Just a quick note about a hawk sighting we had yesterday. Our apartment development has a large island (somewhere on the order of 45 yards long, and maybe 20...
I am not certain if allof you are aware of President Bush's campaign to weaken the Endanagered Species Act in the name of "Homeland Security" but this is an...
Jeremy, That is sure what it sounds like! They are related to sharpies but bigger as you saw. They also feed on other birds so they tend to hang out around ...
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A story in today's Washington Post. The gray wolves are about to be downlisted from Endangered to Threatened, an action that will permit their killing if they...
I found this to be a very interesting article, but I thought it seemed a little onesided towards the end. It is a good idea to consider what the increase in...
I thought I'd also mention that this past weekend, a red fox was trapped near an apartment complex in Maryland. Luckily a good smaritan who happened to live...
Hi all! In the midst of our usual depressing news about wildlife, here was a story done in the Washington Post today that put a smile on my face. --Holly ...
And here's yet another update on the situation going on at the National Zoo. Frankly, to me this sounds like one big cover up of a mistake that they have ...
I agree. The wildlife in ANWR will have the same problem if the bill for drilling for oil there passes. The politicians think they're doing the wildlife a...
Some very interesting developments here at the apartment today! It has been snowing in Northern Virginia all weekend - non-stop since around 2am this morning....
Aren't mockers great!!! They do tend to rule the roost when they are around but was good to hear he left most of the birds alone. We didn't have mockers...
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Feb 17, 2003 2:48 am
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I saw a small little bird trying to make it's way under the front of our house in back of the bushes - it let me get very close to it. My dad said it was a Nut...
Very cool! Haven't seen a nuthatch in ages. We are buried in nearly 2 feet of snow here in Northern Virginia, and we have yet to see a snow plow. They're...
Canadian Lynx By: Holly Koppel The Canadian lynx, a species that has been hunted extensively for years, is now starting to show signs of serious declines in...
Jeremy, Nice pic of the sapsucker. They are such a hard bird to find, usually quiet. I find them mostly by seeing them fly by. No hawks seen down here but...
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Feb 18, 2003 2:03 am
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This storm has made the past couple of days terrific for wildlife watching, especially for birding. I was amazed at how many birds were venturing out into the...
Just wanted to add to this post that the squirrels did finally make a return yesterday morning as everything around here started to melt. And yes, they were...
Here's an interesting article that ties in to what I wrote about in my Atlantic salmon report (report #21). A lot of people don't think much about eating...
Hello Wildlife Watchers! I was treated first thing this morning to a black color phase gray squirrel happily chomping away on peanuts at our peanut feeders...
I love squirrels. That's a permanent color morph - genetic. I have noticed that the black morph gray squirrels, originally introduced to Washington, DC in...
What with all our cold and snowy weather, I had a sign of spring yesterday. When I got home from work, I saw a male Grackle in the top of the cedar tree behind...
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Mar 1, 2003 11:38 am
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Good point. Our grackles came back last week, and I barely had the time to stop and think about it. The robins picked the wrong time to come back to ...
Here was an interesting article published in the Washington Post. I seriously doubt we have flying squirrels in our backyard as our gray squirrels run the...
Hello wildlife watchers! Signs of spring are slowly starting to show up here on the East Coast of the U.S., and that means more opportunities for wildlife...
A reminder to all, March 14, 2003 is the 100th anniversary of our National Wildlife Refuge system. The first refuge was Pelican Island in Florida established...
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Yesterday we went to Blackwater refuge in Maryland to check out the wintering birds. Was a great trip, we found 20 Bald Eagles, with 10 being adult birds and...
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