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Archive for 22 April 2008

Earth Day Findings

Spring Azure
Spring Azure from April 2007

I came across a few new species during Earth Day today! The first find was a Double-crested Cormorant (CHECK) swimming in Red House Lake. It’s funny since I almost always first find them over at Quaker Lake . . . . but not this year! We have been working in the same area the past few days and it was nice finding my first Spring Azure (CHECK) fluttering around once the sun got high enough in the sky (yeah to seeing those azure blues)! Then at lunch I saw my first West Virginia White (CHECK) moving down the trail (with only a quick look)! By the end of the day there were multiple Whites flying around and all my co-workers thought I was nuts looking at those white-moth looking butterflies! Hey . . . how often do you get to look at a species of concern up close?
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Happy Earth Day

Common Merganser
Common Merganser pair

Happy Earth Day everyone and not only should we look at taking care of our earth on this one day but lets make sure we do this every day! Every little thing you do can help and this is a day to become aware of those little and big things that we can do to help global warming! (more…)