Sightings
Increasingly rare Common Nighthawk over Stony Lake
At 7:20 pm this evening, just ahead of the storm, I heard and then saw a single Common Nighthawk near Dodworth Island on Stony Lake. Observer: Rob Welsh
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Signature birds of spring in the Cavan Hills
A morning walk on David and Ghan Frank’s property on Stewart Line (near Cavan) today produced the following species of note: Wilson’s Warbler, Mourning Warbler, Indigo Bunting, Scarlet Tanager, Wood Thrush, Veery, Great Crested Flycatcher and Eastern Wood-pewee. Alder Flycatchers were calling along Stewart Line, west of County Road 10. Read more…
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Spring butterflies along the Lang-Hastings Rail-trail
Today’s harvest of butterflies along the Lang-Hastings Rail-trail near Keene included a Meadow Fritillary, a Cherry Gall Azure , a Juvenal’s Duskywing and a West Virginia White. Observers: Michael Gillespie and Jerry Ball
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Some wonderful butterfly sightings
More butterflies and a few new birds May 18 – Three West Virginia White butterflies on Bass Lake Rd by Nogies Creek May 19 – Several Bobolinks calling around the county May 20 – Three Black Swallowtails and four Clouded Sulphurs around the intersection of Base Line and Nelson Read more…