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...
Neat sighting! I love seeing Red Foxes! We've had our resident raccoon visiting us in the evenings lately. We also have another raccoon who seems to like...
Last Sunday afternoon, just as my friend and I stepped into the patio at the National Wildlife Visitor Center in Laurel, MD, a hawk came shooting across,...
The sightings here in Delaware; Birds, just to name a few: robin, redwings, goldfinch,lot of cardinals, blue jays,some titmice and chickadees,my neighbor's...
Mary, Thank you for the feedback on the hawk in our back yard. I haven't seen the bird in person lately, but there are numerous piles of feathers in the yard....
Rhonda and group, I have attached two photos of Sharp-shinned and Cooper's Hawks. The first one is of a sharp-shinned hawk at our feeders; the second is of a...
Hi, please forward this to anyone you know who wants to protect the environment and open space in CT. It is very important that the politicians in CT hear...
We went down to Occoquan NWR, then up to Beaverdam Resevoir in Loudoun county and finished off at the Dulles Wetlands. Highlights of the day were, 1 Common...
All, We had a morning visitor in our house today! A Carolina Wren found its way back into our sunroom and seemed very distressed this time around that he...
Amazing! Sure you don't have a "Welcome" sign out for him/her? Mary Alice Koeneke 14606 Stone Crossing Court Centreville, Virginia 20120-2901 mkoeneke@... ...
Please forward this to those who are interested !! Rhoda Bryan Delaware Eco-Alerts from Care2 <ecoalerts@...> wrote: Date: 5 Apr 2005 16:10:13 -0700 To:...
Hi all, Yesterday while hiking along the road to the dam at Liberty Reservoir in Baltimore Cty., a wild turkey flushed from behind some pine saplings along the...
All, While at the Loudoun County Arbor Day Festival at Banshee Reeks, we saw the following birds: White-breasted Nuthatch 2 Red-bellied Woodpeckers (1 male and...
All, Looks like the San Diego Zoo may again see another baby panda this year. I think the National Zoo is still on Panda Watch (at least the last I heard),...
Holly, Glad you saw the bald eagle pair in Loudoun County. Bald eagles are really making a comeback everywhere. Many have become very tolerant of human ...
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