Monthly Archives: June 2012
Brown Recluse, or not?
This large spider has taken up residency in our back room window, which is generally never opened. My husband and I need someone to settle the bet! Is s/he a Brown Recluse? I think it has many of the characteristics … Continue reading
Wednesday Bird Walk Series—Riverside Cemetery, Lewiston
The Stanton Bird Club of Lewiston and Auburn will host the fourth of seven twice-monthly bird walks on Wednesday, July 11. All walks are from 8-11 a.m., and are free and open to all. Leaders Stan and Joan DeOrsey ask … Continue reading
Paddling on Runaround Pond, Durham
Paddling on Runaround Pond, Durham Come join the Stanton Bird Club of Lewiston and Auburn for a paddle at Runaround Pond in Durham: Saturday, July 14, from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. Bonnie Soper (782-4910) will lead. Please bring your … Continue reading
Have You Seen Bats?
I’ve been comparing notes on bats with a reader in Boothbay. We’ve each seen one bat this year. Have you noticed a decline in the bat population in your area? I normally see them catching bugs when I leave the … Continue reading
No Black Fly Reports
There are no new black fly reports. I have three dogs (or three dogs have me) that bring them into the house in their hair. The windows are usually crawling with black flies trying to get out. The dogs were … Continue reading
Request: Where would you go?
I am hoping you could answer a couple of questions. I am traveling with my two daughters, ages 11 and 14. We are from MA and would like to go North to Maine to see Moose and other wildlife in … Continue reading
Livermore Falls (Map 11) Moose and Deer
My parents and I saw a young yearling moose crossing route 106 down in East Livermore a few days back. We also saw a mother deer and I was quite amazed at how many deer I have seen already this … Continue reading
Quoddy Nature Notes – Ferns
Ferns Ferns are not high on my study list. I don’t know why. Ferns have been around for a few hundred million years and have been tromped on and eaten by dinosaurs and everything since then, but somehow they … Continue reading
Gray Fox in Saco (Map 3)
Took this from inside the kitchen about 0700 Sunday morning. Several days before had heard a ruckus under this feeder, where the red and gray squirrels gather. Saw this fox chase something into a patch of ground cover about 10 … Continue reading
Black Fly Reports
Please leave your black fly reports in the comments section or send them to me at the reports email address.