Wood Turtle
Have to love when you find a Wood Turtle!!
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Sharp-shinned Hawk
Last Bird of the Day! Great banding day!!
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Black-billed Cuckoo
Been a Cuckoo of a week!!
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Yellow-billed Cuckoo
So much fun today at Great Outdoors Days that I do every year! Caught a Yellow-billed Cuckoo this morning! This is the second time ever catching this species and this time I was sure to take a picture of it! Whoot what a great year I have been having with species banded.
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Pileated Woodpecker at the Banding Station
Had a Pileated Woodpecker at the MAPS banding station here in Allegany State Park this weekend. First bird of the season and boy was it an outstanding bird!!! This was also my first Pileated Woodpecker ever caught in one of my Mist-nets. Exciting times!
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ASP Geobash 6
This weekend (May 20-22nd) is the Allegany State Park Geobash Event. If you are a geocacher . . . . this is an event you dont’ want to miss! Last year we had 1140 people register making this the local MEGA event in the North East everyone comes to attned. For more info go to http://aspgeobash.com/
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Small Snapping Turtle
I helped a small snapping turtle across the road!! Wasn’t too concerned of it biting me!! Washed my hands good afterwords.
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Fish Stocking at Allegany
Had a great turn out today in Allegany State Park (30ish people) for Stocking Brook and Brown Trout (about 3500 fish). Little Clair even reached into the bucket and pulled one out to be released in Science Lake!! Good times seeing all the kids there today!!
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Tree Swallows and Cold Weather
The Tree Swallows are doing what they can with these cold temperatures. As I see snow flurries in the air the Swallows are gathering around the generator looking for some escaping heat. I really need to clean out the bird boxes and I hope we don’t find dead ones in there. What happens is they pile up into a box and the ones on the bottom get squished from the ones on top. I have found up to 9 dead tree swallows in a box. Hard times for these blue and white friends . . . . lets hope for warmer temperatures for them! (If you look hard at this photo you can see N. Rough Winged Swallows and a Barn Swallow).
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Common Loons
I counted 27 Common Loons on Red House Lake this morning! One flock had 22 birds in it the other 5 were scattered birds around the lake (prob ones that have been here the past few days).
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Canada Goose Nesting in an Osprey Platform
I was out earlier this week in Allegany State Park checking out the Osprey Platforms and happen to find this strange bird up in the nest. Could it seriously be a Canada Goose up there?? Next day returned and sure enough this Canada Goose is up in this Osprey Platform “NESTING”!! I am now starting to worry about these little guys jumping down . . . . ! Just never know what you might find in Allegany!!
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Bloodroot
Good day when you find wild bloodroot.
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Action Last Night
Lots of action happening in the vernal pools last night!
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Bonapart’s Gull’s arrived
Had 15ish Bonapart’s Gulls over on Red House Lake this morning! Mid April is typically when they arrive! Also yesterday had some Tree Swallows flying out on the lake.
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Mourning Cloak
My first of the year! Whoot! Saw on Sunday near the house!
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Purple Finch Singing
Loving this moment with a Purple Finch singing its heart out this morning.
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Looking outside!
Looking outside and it is sunny but still winter looking. Saw an American Kestrel in the park today! Whoot!!!
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Hermit Thrush
Seems a little early to me but had my first Hermit Thrush today (CHECK)! With the overnight snow last night, the birds were pushed over to the roadsides. That’s where I found a newly arrived Hermit Thrush!!
(BTW: Photo is from 2007 and wasn’t from todays bird)!
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Osprey arrived!
Right on schedule, the Osprey arrived in Allegany State Park today. I think someone forgot to tell them we are having 3-4 inches of snow tomorrow!!
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Snapping Turtle on Ice
Sometimes you come across pictures that need a re-visit!! Remember back in 2009 when I found this Snapping Turtle on the ice on Red House Lake? https://monarchbfly.com/2009/03/08/snapping-turtle-ice/
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Turkey Vulture
These guys were everywhere today. (CHECK)
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Eastern Phoebe
Had my first of the year Eastern Phoebe (CHECK) singing today here in Allegany State Park at the Administration Building. Whoot! Hope it doesn’t snow tonight (not good for the Phoebe)!!
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Is it too early for Salamanders?
People keep asking when it was time for the Spotted Salamander Migration. Actually could be most any day now but I think some of our vernal pools still need to thaw. Down in the valleys we could have had some movement last night but wasn’t able to find any evidence that it’s started yet!!
So any day now my friends!! (photo is from my favorite vernal pool here in Allegany State Park today.)
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Early Morning Display
Was one of those mornings . . . I was tired, it was raining and heard more sad news on Japan. I guess the greatest things happen when you least expect them. I walked out of the house and had 4 different American Woodcocks (CHECK) displaying in the yard (at the new house)!! OMG . . . . one took flight and I watch circle above my head up into the rainy sky until I couldn’t see it anymore! It landed where the dog poops and started going “Peent . . . . Peent . . . . Pent”!! If you want to see a video I did on the American Woodcock display, go to my Timberdoodle post back in 2008. (more…)
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