Wildlife Watch

Happy New Year! At this time of year, I like to review your wildlife reports from the past year. It has been a very different year in many ways. For much of 2022 we underwent high temperatures and severe drought. Even this winter has been warm. We have had no notable snow as I write … Read more

The winter of 2022 is predicted to be an irruption year for grosbeaks, winter finches and red-breasted nuthatches. Lucky us! An irruption of birds occurs in winters when the cone crop in Maine and Canada is insufficient to feed these birds that rely on it. The north looks to have a poor cone crop this … Read more

Fall in New England! Just the sound of that phrase brings visions of New England’s most glorious days. I feel very lucky to be living in this lovely town at this most lovely time of the year. A walk on a trail on a sunny fall day is a blissful experience. Its all about color. … Read more

The feeling of fall is definitely in the air. Its a lovely time of year, with colorful red maples changing into brilliant red and orange costumes, mushrooms popping up, and purple and white asters blooming in the meadows and woods. We may notice migrating birds passing by or arriving at our feeders for only a … Read more

September is an exciting month for birders; its hawk migration time.  Broad-winged hawks head south to Central and South America between September 1 and September 30. None of these hawks stay north in the winter. Mid-month sees the majority of broad-wings circling and gliding their way south. Broad-winged hawks migrate over land, avoiding flying over … Read more