Monthly Archives: January 2012
Red Fox, Lisbon Falls (Map 6)
January 27 Lisbon Falls Map 6 This red fox passed by the trail camera the other day. I think I have found its den and have moved the trail camera to that location which is not far from where this … Continue reading
Oriole? Windsor (Map 14)
Windsor, January 30 Could this be possible? Yesterday, while working in the woodpile in the late afternoon the call of an oriole rang out. Clear, consistent and numerous times I heard this bird, and then again this morning. The orioles … Continue reading
Stanton Bird Club president, Tom Hayward, is pleased to announce that there are three new members on the Board of Directors. Continue reading
Ice Fishing on East Musquash, Topsfield (Map 45)
It was windy but it looked like a nice day to ice fish. There are only two shacks on East Musquash Lake today.
Quoddy Nature News – Foxes
The Red fox has the widest range of any terrestrial carnivore, and, with over 50 recognized subspecies, it is found on most continents except South America, Antarctica and most of Africa. Continue reading
Snowy Morning in Windsor (Map 13)
Meanwhile, with the consistently warming storms I am often feeling ominous about the potential for heavy ice; we still have trees standing with damage from the ice storm of 1998 and they are a reminder of how damaging ice can be. Continue reading
Maine’s Black Bears – live video
The Wildlife Research Foundation has live video of Lugnut, an adult black bear, and her two newborn cubs online now. The cubs were born on January 16. This is an opportunity to learn a lot about Maine’s bears. I made … Continue reading
Quoddy Nature Notes – The Bittersweet Aspect of Bittersweet
The Bittersweet Aspect of ‘Bittersweet’ Bittersweet, of the genus Celastrus, is a handsome, climbing vine with dark green foliage in the summer and oodles of red berries that appear in the fall and persist all winter. According to one … Continue reading
Skowhegan (Map 21)
The photo I have attached is of our “Hemlar” tree. Years ago we planted the hemlock on the right. Several years later we planted the cedar and they now look like one tree. JF (It bet it’s a nice shelter … Continue reading
Windsor (Map 13)
January 3, 2012 In 2012, I hope to regain the resolve I once had about reporting here. I enjoyed the observing and writing so why did I stop? Just the “nature” of a busy lifestyle I guess… Windsor Maine (Map … Continue reading