Daily Archives: May 20, 2011
Orchard Oriole – Pembroke (Map 37)
An immature male Orchard oriole was around the house for awhile. Didn’t eat any seeds or orange pieces, but did eat suet and slurped at the hummingbird feeders and foraged on the ground. I’ve never seen one around here before, … Continue reading
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Black Fly Report – May 20, 2011
The seemingly unending rain has helped to keep the black flies down but when they’re out, they are out in full force in most of the reports.
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Quoddy Nature Notes – A Snake!
Quoddy Nature Notes by Fred Gralenski The commonest snake we have here in the Quoddy region, as well as across the continental U.S., is the Common Garter snake Thamnophis sirtalis. There are about a dozen subspecies in North America, and … Continue reading