We went up to PA yesterday to look for some unusual birds that are being seen lately. We saw most of them, it was a spectacular birding day! At Caledonia...
In the hopes of repeating our day in Gettysburg yesterday with daylight flying Short eared Owls (30) and Rough legged Hawks, we went up to Montressor Rd in...
Ever since I started feeding birds here in Delaware since 1996 we have always had a large flock of mixed age red-winged blackbirds (mostly male) stopping by...
Hi all, This is my first post to the list. I went on my daily walk at the reservoir near my home (in Baltimore Co., MD) and saw the remains of a little shrew...
Hi all, Last night we had an interesting visitor in the house. It started when the dogs began barking in the living room. I got up from the computer, looked ...
Rudy, Welcome to the list! I don't think I've ever seen a shrew yet, we have seen many mice though! Do you think the shrew had been hit by the car before it...
Hi Holly, Thanks. That's a good question and one that I think about whenever I come across a dead critter on that road. The shrew was on the asphalt road ...
Dear Friends of the Orangutan, Several weeks ago, I promised a second installment of my update from Nyaru Menteng Orangutan Reintroduction Project in Borneo....
You may have heard on the news that the DC Police and Arlington County Police have had a great deal of success using 'Bait Cars' to catch would-be car thieves...
Last Sunday I found Skunk Cabbage coming up alongside a stream at the National Wildlife Visitor Center in Laurel, MD (on the Patuxent National Wildlife...
I've noticed that we've had Grackles at our feeders this past week, and the Goldfinches are starting to look a little less drab. Holly ... From: rb2422000...
All, I found this article yesterday about environmental groups seeking to add the Polar Bear to the Endangered Species List. Holly "Group Seeks Protection for...
We were down around the Potomac Saturday 2/12. The best bird was the Lesser Black Backed Gull at Neabsco Creek, Redheads at Mason Neck SP and Burke Lake and a...
Holly and I came home tonight to find a Carolina Wren flying around our sunroom! We have a sunroom attached on the other side of what used to the rear sliding...
If you are interested in this matter, Please go the NRDC (Natural Resouce Defense Council's) website www.nrdcaction.org and go to the Action site. Please...
Letter from the Desk of David Challinor March 2005 Years ago when the southwest corner of Connecticut was still rural, a farmer near our house unsuccessfully...
We had one of our first signs that spring is really on its way this morning when we saw a Great Blue Heron flying over the car. This is the first heron we've...
I have been meaning to post my sightings of woodchucks - I saw several of them out on the side of I-70 in Maryland on my way home from work last week! Also...
Saturday was an event day at the National Wildlife Visitor Center (Patuxent National Wildlife Refuge) in Laurel, MD -- the celebration of the Birthday of the...
Mary Alice Koeneke's post just reminded me that I also saw a woodchuck yesterday morning while driving to the National Wildlife Visitor Center in Laurel,...
Wow, sounds like you had quite a day out there! It's been awhile since we've been to Patuxent, might have to go there for the Art Show! I forgot to mention in...
All, Once again ANWR is back up for a vote in the Congress and Senate. As you may recall, we have been actively fighting bills authorizing the government to...
Interesting that you should mention the Coopers hawk with the small head. We've had one similar to that - coloring of a female or juvenile - often flying over...
That's pretty cool; who needs a bug-zapper, eh? The best thing about the apartment Holly and I used to live in was its proximity to several good patches of...
Hi all, I went to the Arctic ANWR website and was startled that the Arctic Staff Refuge staff have no position, and do not personally promote or oppose...
I think it is great that you feed mealworms. They are an excellent source of protein for the bird species that would normally eat insects when the insect...
This afternoon we took one of our dogs for a walk at a nearby park. As we pulled into the parking area, we saw a Red Fox running across the field in front of...
Yesterday, as I left the house to run an errand - I noticed that several of my spring bulbs were ripped out of the ground and laying on the sidewalk. When I...
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