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Preliminary hunting bag limits approved for the 2026-27 year

HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania Board of Game Commissioners gave preliminary approval to the 2026-27 hunting and trapping seasons and bag limits. All 2026-27 season proposals include the Sundays that fall within the listed start and end dates. Also, seasons that previously ended on Saturdays ...

Birds breeding in the winter months? Eagles and owls do

In the depths of late winter, some birds are actually breeding such as bald eagles and owls for example. Many local photographers have captured prize-winning late-winter pictures of adult snow-covered eagles on their nests. Perhaps less known is that owls also are breeding and nesting now ...

Counting birds for community science bird project

There were eight of us from different walks of life. One of us was 80 years old, another just 20. We had one task: to count every bird we saw or heard during a cold, but sunny Saturday in December. We were Lycoming Audubon volunteers participating in the National Audubon Society’s ...

Reflections in Nature: The squirrel leads a remarkably long life in the wild

Here we are in the dead of winter with nighttime temperatures falling into single digits, and despite this I am seeing signs that the breeding season for wildlife has begun. On Jan. 15, Mary Alice and I watched three squirrels chasing each other. These wild chases are a sure sign that winter mating activity has begun for gray squirrels. The males chase females that are coming into estrus. The gymnastics of these chases are spectacular as the squirrels run up and around the tree trunks, running out on limbs and jumping from one tree to another at top speed, with a lot of chattering ...

River trip helped bring awareness to West Branch of Susquehanna

You may never see the West Branch of the Susquehanna River the same way after viewing the spectacular photography of Michael Kinney from his journey down this great waterway. Kinney captured breathtaking shots of various fish species idling underwater, birds roosting in woodlands and ...