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May 16, 2015

Sightings

Hatchling Painted Turtles on the Trans-Canada Trail

Today, May 16, I saw two tiny Painted Turtles (hatchlings) on the Trans-Canada Trail east of the bridge at Lily Lake in the west end of Peterborough. Sophie Monkman Note: Baby Painted Turtles hatch out of eggs in the fall but don’t actually emerge fromj the ground until the following Read more…

By Drew Monkman, 10 yearsMay 16, 2015 ago
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The iconic sound of the Whip-poor-will in northern Peterborough County

I thought I would let you know that a Whip-poor-will was reported to me on May 6th on the east side of Gold Lake. The lady heard it at 3:00 am, and had not heard one for years. Suitable Whip-poor-will habitat was possibly created by the wind storms of recent Read more…

By Drew Monkman, 10 yearsMay 16, 2015 ago
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The American Crow’s way of saying “thank you”?

Interesting story….. My sister Judy and I both feed our local crows and both of us have had “gifts” brought in to us by our crows and left in the crow dish. At first we thought it was just an oddity…..but now we realize it was a thank you for Read more…

By Drew Monkman, 10 yearsMay 16, 2015 ago
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