Connecticut Ornithological Association/Audubon Alliance for Coastal Waterbirds Shorebird Identification Workshop
Here’s Audubon Connecticut’s Patrick Comins talking to a great group of attendees at the Connecticut Ornithological Association shorebird identification workshop this past Saturday in Milford, Connecticut. He and Sean Graesser led them into the field to find some uncommon species including Red Knot and the Western subspecies of Willet. These types of education and conservation events are all part of what we contribute to as a part of the Audubon Alliance for Coastal Waterbirds throughout the northeast.
Read MoreNEPARC Annual Meeting
Last week I got the opportunity to attend my first NEPARC (Northeast Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation) annual meeting held at Allegany State Park in Salamanca, New York. For those that aren’t familiar with the not for profit, NEPARC is a regional subset of PARC or Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation. This organization forms inclusive partnerships with like-minded professionals and citizens that are dedicated to the conservation of amphibians, reptiles and their respective habitats throughout each region of the United States and beyond. PARC interacts with...
Read MoreSky over RTPI
Are you excited for some blue skies, Northeast?! This did not turn out to be a supernova but this recent photo certainly looked like it, even if momentarily, in the RTPI sky. Western New York sure knows how to make some vivid clouds. It’s Thursday morning but let’s start thinking about the gorgeous weekend and what we’ll do outside right now. Hello, sun!
Read MoreNortheast percent of normal precipitation May-July 2014
As more heavy rain and thunderstorms are impacting us locally today here’s the Northeast Regional Climate Center map for percent of normal precipitation in the Northeast from May 1 through July 31. Yep, this doesn’t include the inches and inches of rain falling in our region in the last few days! Suffice it to say the Great Lakes have seen enough water for now…and the rest of the month…and maybe until around Halloween…
Read MoreRed Admiral butterfly and neonicotinoids
Please be mindful of what you’re using in your yard or garden and keep bees, birds and butterflies like this Red Admiral in mind. I have seen a lot of needless and costly spraying of various chemicals by residents, commercial operations and municipalities all over the Northeast this spring and summer. Most folks do not know what they are using could be killing so many other forms of life besides the weeds they’re targeting and probably hurting themselves in the process. Neonicotinoids need to go!
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