The common raven is one of my favorite birds and I am thankful that raven populations have increased in recent decades. While historians believe ravens were common throughout the Mid-Atlantic region centuries ago, persecution and especially the widespread destruction of our forests during the ...
In an effort to prioritize safety and minimize impacts to visitors to the Montour Preserve, neighbors and local communities and the wildlife that calls the region home, Talen Energy has been carefully planning and making modifications to its impending Spillway Upgrade Project near Lake ...
Turkey hunting is about hurry-up-and-wait. You can spend hours waiting for birds to arrive, waiting for them to wander into range and give you a shot. Then, in a matter of seconds, you need to decide if the bird is a potential target, whether it is clear beyond and get a clean shot. It would be foolish not to take advantage of anything that will give you the edge. Enter the red dot. Red dots for hunting are not new, nor is the idea of using them for hunting turkey. However, there are still plenty of people who will hit the woods in the coming weeks without this valuable piece of ...
Spring bird migration is in full swing. If you are nerdy enough, you can use the Bird Cast app to learn each night the number of birds migrating over Lycoming County. For example, overnight on April 24, the answer was 963,500 birds. Migrating birds can fly as high as 10,000 feet — or as ...
A photographic look at Saturday's Trout Run stream cleanup efforts by volunteers and Susquehanna Trout Unlimited Chapter.
Mary Alice and I have been watching a bald eagle’s nest and wondering whether the young eaglets had hatched out as yet. The game commission’s Breeding Atlas stated that the eggs are laid between March 31 and April 17, with the eggs hatching 35 days later. The young will begin to fly within three months. In the autumn, the young will leave their parents’ care and be on their own. Although our bald eagle population has been increasing and sightings are not as rare, Mary Alice and I are still excited when we see one. The name bald is a misnomer because the bald eagle’s head is ...
