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12 New Locations to New York State Birding Trail

September 28, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Broderick Park in the City of Buffalo (DEC Photo)Twelve new locations have been added to the New York State Birding Trail. These new locations bring the total number of birding trail locations across the state to 344 and provide a wide variety of quality birding experiences for everyone, regardless of age, ability, identity, or background. [Read more…] about 12 New Locations to New York State Birding Trail

Filed Under: Nature, New York City, Recreation, Western NY Tagged With: Amherst Veterans Canal Park, Audubon Community Nature Center, Baltimore Woods Nature Center, Bird Island Pier, Bird Migration, birding, birds, Broderick Park, Buffalo, Buffalo Botanical Gardens, Buffalo Lakeside Commerce Park, Cazenovia Park, Chautauqua County, DEC, Delaware Park, Erie County, Jr. Centennial Park, Lake Erie, Long Island, Nassau County, New York State Birding Trail, Onondaga County, Ralph C. Wilson, Ship Canal Commons, South Park (Buffalo), State Parks, Theodore Roosevelt Sanctuary, Unity Island, Wildlife

Wildlife Gone Wild: Animal Intoxication

September 22, 2023 by Paul Hetzler Leave a Comment

Animal intoxicationHumans take pride in their unique, perhaps exalted, place among creatures. We’re the only animal that can point to triumphs like space travel, nerve gas, for-profit prisons, and plastic-filled oceans. Until recent times, we also thought we stood alone in our taste for addling our brains with drugs. Alas, we can no longer claim that distinction:  Dolphins, dogs, wallabies, waxwings, and loads of other species like to get loaded. [Read more…] about Wildlife Gone Wild: Animal Intoxication

Filed Under: Food, Nature Tagged With: birds, dolphins, Fruit, liquor, Marine Life, pets, small mammals, Wildlife

Very Active Fall Bird Migration Forecast for Friday

September 13, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Bird Migration MapHave you seen any waves of migrating birds lately? The blazing yellow that stretches through the map shown here shows us that heavy nighttime bird migration is expected through the Eastern U.S. after sunset Thursday evening, September 14. [Read more…] about Very Active Fall Bird Migration Forecast for Friday

Filed Under: Mohawk Valley, Nature, Recreation, Western NY Tagged With: Bird Migration, birding, birds, Wildlife

Keeney Swamp Wildlife Management Area

September 11, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

A Pond A Keeney Swamp WMA (courtesy DEC)Located in Allegany County, Keeney Swamp Wildlife Management Area is a designated Bird Conservation Area (BCA) in the aptly named town of Birdsall.

The 708-acre parcel, located about 13 miles northeast of the village of Angelica and six miles southwest of the Village of Canaseraga, includes nearly 530 acres of shrub swamp, emergent marsh, and open water wetlands and approximately 150 acres of brush and grassland. The area is primarily made up of wetland habitat and is home to a variety of waterfowl and song birds. [Read more…] about Keeney Swamp Wildlife Management Area

Filed Under: History, Nature, Recreation, Western NY Tagged With: Allegany County, amphibians, beavers, Bird Conservation Areas, birding, birds, Birdsall, Keeney Swamp WMA, waterfowl, wetlands, Wildlife

Cliffs Host Varied Flora and Fauna

September 10, 2023 by Guest Contributor Leave a Comment

Searchers look for the body of a man from Brooklyn in the karst below a cliff at Mohonk Preserve in February 2023On a recent hike up Eagle Mountain in Milton, Vermont, we climbed to a ledge overlooking Lake Champlain. Turkey vultures soared overhead, tilting back and forth on the breeze. A sheer cliff dropped to the forest below us, a lush variety of plants clinging to its face. Cliffs are defined as areas of exposed bedrock with a slope greater than 60 degrees. We tend to think of cliffs as solely geological features. But they also host distinct natural communities of plants and animals. [Read more…] about Cliffs Host Varied Flora and Fauna

Filed Under: Nature, Recreation Tagged With: bats, birding, birds, climbing, Geology, lichen, mosses, raptors, rock climbing, small mammals, snakes, wildflowers, Wildlife

City-Dwelling Wildlife Demonstrate Urban Trait Syndrome

September 4, 2023 by Editorial Staff 1 Comment

an eastern grey squirrel in Montreal scavenging for food in a garbage can (courtesy Wikimedia user Taxiarchos228City life favors species that are adaptable and not too fussy about what they eat, among other characteristics. A worldwide consortium of scientists calls the resulting collection of traits an “Urban Trait Syndrome.” Their study includes data from 379 cities on 6 continents, with the largest data set coming from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology’s eBird program. The work is published in Nature Communications. [Read more…] about City-Dwelling Wildlife Demonstrate Urban Trait Syndrome

Filed Under: History Tagged With: bats, bees, birds, Cornell Lab of Ornithology, insects, reptiles, Urban Ecology, Urban Forestry, Wildlife

Recent Wildlife Rescues & Encounters: Rattler, Owl, Eagle, Turtle & Rabid Fox

September 1, 2023 by Editorial Staff 1 Comment

Timber rattlesnake discovered at auto shop in Steuben County in July 2023In 1880, the first eight Game Protectors began serving to protect the natural resources of New York State. In 2022, Environmental Conservation Police Officers (ECOs) and Investigators across the state responded to more than 25,600 calls. What follows are recently reported incidents involving wildlife rescues: [Read more…] about Recent Wildlife Rescues & Encounters: Rattler, Owl, Eagle, Turtle & Rabid Fox

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Capital-Saratoga, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Nature, Western NY Tagged With: Bald Eagles, birds, Brookhaven, Columbia County, Craryville, DEC, ECOs, Essex County, fox, Long Island, owls, Painted Post, Pittstown, rabies, raptors, Rensselaer County, reptiles, Schaghticoke, small mammals, snakes, Stueben County, Suffolk County, turtles, Westport, Wildlife, Wildlife Rescues

Study: As City Heat Rises, Bird Diversity Declines

August 26, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Spotted Dove by Jaiyu Wu, Zhejiang University, China.Humans aren’t the only ones leaving town when city heat becomes unbearable. A study done on 336 cities in China concludes that heat-retaining buildings and paved surfaces are directly related to a loss in bird diversity. These findings from scientists at Zhejiang University and the Cornell Lab of Ornithology are published in the journal Science of the Total Environment. [Read more…] about Study: As City Heat Rises, Bird Diversity Declines

Filed Under: Nature Tagged With: birds, Climate Change, Science, Wildlife

American Woodcock: A Healthy Wetland Indicator Species

August 19, 2023 by Editorial Staff 1 Comment

Photo of American woodcock by Rich Sajdak.The American Woodcock — also known as the timberdoodle — is a bird of shrubby and wooded wetlands and uplands that belongs to the genus Scolopax. Woodcocks are unique birds known for their remarkable courtship displays, specialized feeding habits, and reliance on healthy wetland ecosystems. Their presence in wetland habitats serves as an indicator of environmental health and biodiversity. [Read more…] about American Woodcock: A Healthy Wetland Indicator Species

Filed Under: Nature Tagged With: birding, birds, wetlands, Wildlife, woodcock

A Wing and a Prayer: Saving Our Vanishing Birds

August 13, 2023 by Editorial Staff 1 Comment

A wing and a prayerAfter hearing the news in 2019 that nearly 3 billion birds have been lost in the United States and Canada during the past 50 years, Anders and Beverly Gyllenhaal traveled more than 25,000 miles across the Americas, chronicling the efforts of conservationists, scientists, and politicians to save bird species from extinction. [Read more…] about A Wing and a Prayer: Saving Our Vanishing Birds

Filed Under: Books, Events, Nature Tagged With: birding, birds, Climate Change, endangered species, Wildlife

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