More thunderstorms and flooding
I would say “another day, another thunderstorm” but we get multiple events in a matter of hours lately. We’re well past water capacity in a number of areas in the Chautauqua-Allegheny region as flood advisories and flash flood warnings are already posted in places getting even more heavy rain now. Lightning is flashing intermittently as I type this. Stubborn and “stuck” patterns are becoming more and more common thanks to climate change and our jet stream. We need a trough in the west and a ridge in the east soon please. Be safe out there and remember…turn...
Read MoreHellbender (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis)
As September nears we’re busy nonstop in the office and the field seven days a week but, in the back of our minds, we’re all thinking about Hellbender (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis) season and the survey work to be done in the coming weeks. Those rocks won’t flip themselves…
Read MoreSouthwest/California drought
I shouldn’t complain about the overabundance of water in the Chautauqua-Allegheny region as I am well aware we are in far better shape than our friends in the Southwest, California especially. These United States Drought Monitor maps tell the ongoing disturbing story. Our weather patterns continue to be too stagnant in all seasons, a likely side effect from how we are altering our global climate.
Read MoreCommon Green Darner (Anax junius) dragonfly nymph
Extraterrestrial? No, and at this point not even terrestrial – this dragonfly nymph looks to be a Common Green Darner (Anax junius) which we found during the RTPI/SUNY College Lodge BioBlitz.
Read MoreBlack Bullhead (Ameiurus melas) & Brown Bullhead (Ameiurus nebulosus)
These are a couple of entirely different catches from the RTPI/SUNY College Lodge BioBlitz photographed in Meet Your Neighbours form by Twan – the Black Bullhead (Ameiurus melas) and the Brown Bullhead (Ameiurus nebulosus). In this case I can assure you the objects are much smaller than they appear which makes their splendid features, unseen by the human eye in hand, all the more startling. Can you see ALL the barbels?
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