Posts Tagged ‘Fall’

Brief Fall Update by , Ranger

October 21st, 2011

Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers, Northern Flickers, Winter Wrens, and Ruby-crowned Kinglets have all been seen here at the Museum. We’re still waiting to see the first White-throated Sparrow of the season. The cool weather brought in by a cold front yesterday had the local birds feeding heavily at the Bird Feeders in Catch the Wind. Even though [...] Read the rest of this entry »

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The Look of the Wetlands by , Ranger

October 27th, 2010

Descending down the boardwalk into the Wetlands… It’s worth the hike. Read the rest of this entry »

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Turning the Corner by , Ranger

September 4th, 2010

Although it’s September, it was more than two weeks ago that I began to feel the change. Something was different. Oh sure, the temperatures were in the eighties for a few days and it felt really, really nice, but that’s not what I mean. We’ve crossed a line, internal triggers have been tripped, a biological [...] Read the rest of this entry »

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Late Season Herps by , Ranger

October 20th, 2009

The first couple of weeks in October were rather cloudy and wet. Whenever the sun did show itself, the turtles of the Wetlands took advantage of it by hauling out and basking in its warm rays. Young and old alike were out on all available perches. Mostly Yellow-bellied Turtles, but even a large snapper was [...] Read the rest of this entry »

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