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...
Glenn Koppel
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Mar 2, 2003 11:18 pm
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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...
Glenn Koppel
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Mar 2, 2003 11:19 pm
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Well, it looks like the corruption and general lack of animal care at the National Zoo has gone on for longer than any of us had ever imagined. Details about...
As we traversed ever so slowly along a winding path on this cold winter's morn, with the brilliant sun reaching toward the earth, it's blinding rays stopped...
We have three small ponds six foot from our front door....and all winter we have been watching 4 bluebirds that frequent these ponds... They have stayed all...
I htought the list might be interested in this - I have only seen photos of the Red Knot migration along Deleaware Bay and it is spectacular - hopefully this...
Something that people may not be aware of as another consquence of war.... A new war in Iraq will have massive environmental implications and will place...
Holly and I went to Mason Neck State Park (Virginia) today, and I thought I'd share some of the highlights. To start off, we were a little worried when we...
I was wondering if anyone here may be able to help me identify some birds I saw today. My husband and I were driving on Route 78 in New Jersey and saw a huge...
We spent the day out birding Saturday, up at Banshee Reeks and Beaverdam in Loudoun county and a side trip all the way down to Dyke Marsh along the Potomac in...
Glenn Koppel
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Mar 10, 2003 12:15 am
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Yes, it soudns like a flock of Snow Geese. They winter along the coast of NJ in nice numbers, I remember seeing thousands at Brigantine when I lived there....
Glenn Koppel
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Mar 11, 2003 2:21 am
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More signs of spring are showing every day down here. Today I heard both Robins and Cardinals singing when I left for work. And, since I leave before the sun...
Glenn Koppel
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Mar 13, 2003 2:18 am
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I've also been noticing more signs of spring too. There have been more house sparrows out and about in D.C. which I hadn't seen for awhile. And on the way...
Jeremy, Boy this is a tough one. Doesn't look dark enough to me to be a Bald Eagle, seems more the color of a Red shoulder. But, I don't see banding on the ...
Glenn Koppel
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Mar 13, 2003 11:51 pm
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A20442-2003Mar13.html Happy 100th birthday to our National Wildlife Refuge system, and may it have many, many...
We went to our local regional park today (may go to Occoquan Bay National Wildlife Refuge tomorrow), and thought we'd list some of our sightings. We saw some...
Due to circumstances beyond our control, there has been a temporary lapse in Endangered Species Reports. They will begin again this weekend with a report on...
Indeed, this is very good news. But the vote narrows every time, and this is too close for comfort. Keep your eyes and ears open; we may need to do this...
Enter your vote today! A new poll has been created for the wildlife-watchers group: What would you like to see as part of this group? o More wildlife...
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Mar 20, 2003 7:07 pm
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In the meantime, I am working on a very special endangered species report called "Animals of ANWR" which will explain in more detail what the debate is about...
We spent the day birding in Loudoun county today and had lots of good birds. Several were mentioned on previous posts but here is our list of good things: ...
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