Another HWA Survey
Don’t forget our Hemlock Woolly Adelgid surveys, with another coming up tomorrow Friday, February 27. This is not what you want to see covering the trees of Chautauqua County, killing thousands and devastating parts of the landscape. Please join us and help find the bug before it’s too late! See more information here.
Read MoreNot a cat’s play toy
This is an Eastern Chipmunk. It is not a cat’s play toy. I did not witness its death but considering how much one of the local cats seems to enjoy hunting them in the area I found it plus the fresh, pungent aroma that feline left behind immediately next to the body I can surmise how it happened. Even if it was not that cat this occurs many, many times…millions upon millions…to small birds and mammals each day. Besides the death of wildlife why do we allow our small fur children to run amok in the dangerous outdoors? We all need to bring our cats in the house, no matter...
Read MoreWired world of swallows
Sometimes I think the swallows would hate a wireless world most of all. Tree, Barn, Northern Rough-winged, Bank, Cliff and a Purple Martin or two can still all be seen trying to head south. Aerial insectivores have to go where the food is flying or they’ll be in deep trouble. We need to rely more on them to clean our skies rather than chemicals which harm us all.
Read MoreKeep cats indoors
The “welcome” and “hunt safely” notices on this state game land in Pennsylvania are not for this feline. There are zero reasons to allow our furry friends, predators who kill several billion birds and small mammals each year, outdoors. Please keep them inside. Always.
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