Butterflies on my Finger
Common Ringlet
You always need to stay close to nature . . . . have you ever given a try to holding a butterfly on your finger?
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The Nature Conservancy
Spotted Salamander
Exciting News: The Nature Conservancy has recently published an article on Critical Linkages: Resolving the Conflict Between Roads and Wildlife. With permission TNC used video footage of the Spotted Salamanders that I have filmed here in Allegany State Park. They also used the above photo in the cover of the Massachusetts Nature Conservancy Newsletter.
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Tess at Swat
Tess and her first live bird!
Just over 100 days old and Tess is already enjoying bird banding! I can’t wait for her to get older and start to explore what nature has to offer her.
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Educational programing!!
I am at it again . . . . the park is a little short handed with naturalist leading nature hikes this summer. I have been barrowed from my department to be helping do educational programs on Wednesdays. If you’re in the Allegany . . . look for me on Wednesdays!!
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Green Frog
Sometimes my iPhone will amaze me in the great pictures it takes!!
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Babies are starting at SWAT
Had a great day at the SWAT –MAPS banding station this morning! We had a great assortment of birdies with woodpeckers, thrush, sparrows, finches, flycatchers and warblers!! Highlight was the Swainson’s Thrush which could be a first for this banding station but I knew that it would only be a matter of time till we got this species here.
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Sunset
Out on Red House Lake with Nicole, Patty and I!!
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First morning at SWAT
Started the morning at SWAT with a Blackburnian Warbler and Black-billed Cuckoo. It was hot and muggy so numbers were no huge!! But still great birds today.
Helpers included Jen, YNJ and YNJ’s girlfriend CR!! 
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red admiral
Anyone notice that here in Western New York we are having a big arruption (or migration) of the Red Admiral?? Last time I found as many Red Admirals was in back in 2001!!
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Swimming
Mackenzie enjoyed her swim today! Boy was it a hot one!
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May
You have to love this time of the year! Lots of Pollen today!
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Baby Mergansers
Common Merganser mom and babies
Today found a mother Merganser walking her babies down a drainage ditch. Mom quickly flew when I first saw them and babies followed (see following videos from my iPhone)
Willet at Red House Lake
Willet
On Monday (May 3rd) during my daily walk around Red House Lake with Mackenzie (dog) . . . we encountered 17 Willets (CHECK- first of the year) hanging out on the beach. This is my first time every seeing Willets within Allegany State Park.
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Yellow Warbler
Honestly . . . the yellow warbler is louder than all the other bird! No complaints, its just harder to identify the other birds hearing “Sweet-sweet-sweet-im-so-sweet” every two seconds!~!
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Todays Butterflies
Gray Comma
I had lots of butterflies flying around today. Gray Comma (CHECK), Tiger Swallowtail (CHECK), Juvenal Dusywing (CHECK) . . . . all first of the years today. The Clouded Sulphur, West Virginia White, Eastern Comma and Spring Azure have been seen previously.
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Common Loon
Look closer or you might miss the loons out on Red House Lake!
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Black-throated Green Warbler
All day long hearing “zee-zee-zee-zoo-zee”!!
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Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Look who has finally returned to the neighborhood!!
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Squirrel Corn
The Spring Flower are loving our April Showers!!
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Red Trillium
Almost forgot . . . Saw my first Red Trilliums today. Whites were numerous also!!
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Northern Parula singing
Have been hearing them for a while now but the Northern Parula and Yellow-throated Warbler was extra vocal while fish stocking today!!
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Butter Butt
Yellow-rumped Warblers have been CRAZY today! Singing all over the place!! Is it just me or is anyone else hearing them in the tree tops?
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Purple Martins Arrived
Saw multiple Purple Martins flying around Long Point State Park on Chautauqua Lake today. Love these birds!
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