Research Year Two: Three Photos
The field season has officially started in Northern NH! Male Common Yellowthroat warbler (COYE): This fellow is defending a small territory in a patch of open...
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Tagged: Nature Observations
Rugby Morning #2
Guess where I went this morning? Breaking in the new spot. Additionally, I saw Magnolia, Yellow, and Common Yellowthroat warblers, and heard Black Throated...
Wolf Pine @ Fox Park: Silence?
I have an extremely brief update on my Wolf Pine tree; I did my loop and heard nothing. All I found was an enormous explosion of Beech leaves. Yes, a peeper...
Pre-dawn Fox Park Lot Walk (Birding by Ear)
Walking through the 'burbs in the dark can be exciting. About an 45 minutes before sunrise, I walked to the base area of Fox park and found these 15 birds.
Hunting for Trees = BIRDS
Today, I went lurking about Langdon Woods in search of as many trees as possible. I took over 300 photos of bark, leaves, and twigs, aiming to highlight the...
MEGA LANGDON
Well. There comes a time when one remembering the right things at the right time equates to a high-stakes venture in academia. Below is a gallery of photos...
Fox Park to Langdon: Morning Birds!
Without further ado: This morning, I went birding across the campus starting at sunrise. Below is the species list, and two ID shots- Ruby-crowned kinglet and...
The Big Len List
This morning at 7am, very few birds were singing. Behind the Rugby field in a solid rain, a small group of people stood with their noses to the sky. This is...
Langdon Woods with Kurt: Plants!
Today- after an extremely productive 7am trip with the vertebrate zoology class mind you- I nipped over to Langdon Woods in the rain to learn about the the...
Addendum to "Secret Beach Area" Natural History Class Walk
"by Christopher Myrick - Thursday, April 20, 2017, 5:38 PM Bomber day in the woods. We saw a dead frog and a dead turtle. Multiple little insect varieties and...
Fox Park #18: 4/19/17, In Class Roamings
At around 9:35 yesterday morning, the natural history class gathered in Fox Park under an amazing clear sky and a light wind. Instead of going into the level...
Fox Park #16 and #17: 4/16/17,Big Toad: Small Vireo. Yay.
I was in and out of Fox park today as well as yesterday, so I will not put a time. The sun was hot (77F), the skies were clear, and the birds were singing.
Fox Park #14: 4/10/17, "1 if by land, 16 if by ear"
Just a quick sit spot walk through. Every bird was found be ear first, or only by ear. They are singing! Wah hoo! Phoebe Crow Blue jay Carolina wren Chickadee...
Fox Park #15: 4/12/17, “1 if by land, 17 if by ear”
Again, Just getting through the small backlog of sit spots. All by ear, many with a visual confirmation at some point. Species Count: Mourning Dove 1 Eastern...
Bird Observations Today- Langdon Woods
This is in lieu of a wonderful 2 hour walk around PSU property during my natural history class. Firstly- open the below link to see the 25 species we...
Parking Lot/Sit Spot @ Fox Park #12: 4/3/17, Owling 2 Hours Before Sunrise
It was very dark when I left the parking lot variant of my sit spot, and still it still is. Was it worth it? Maybe. I entered the parking lot around 4:35am...
Wolf Pine @ Fox Park #11: 4/1/17, It Is A Snow-Show, Debunking The Melanistic Dogamount
I slipped and slid my way into Fox park Saturday, 4/1/17 at about 4pm. About 7 inches of snow had appeared on the ground over the last 24 hours, which (for the...
Parking Lot/Sit Spot @ Fox Park #10: 3/31/17, Whoo's Clues
I entered the Fox Park parking lot at approximately 5:30, about an hour before sunrise. 32 degrees, partly cloudy, and very dark and supremely quiet. I didn't...
Beaver Dam @ Quincy Bog #1: 3/30/17, The World Has Gone Mad
The first year PSU natural history class wandered into the middle of Quincy Bog onto the local beaver lodge at about 10am today, 3/30/17. We had came to this...
Wolf Pine @ Fox Park #9: 3/26/17, Everyone Is On Vacation
I walked into Fox park Sunday afternoon, 3/26/17, after "spring" break. Please note, however, neither the suburbs of Boston or Fox Park have turned the...
Wolf Pine @ Fox Park #8: 3/16/17, Someone Bumped The Snow Machine
I decided to snowshoe into Fox Park at about 6:30am Thursday, 3/16/17. Firstly, the forest sounded like it is in shock; dead quiet. No crows or bluejays, only...
Sit spot #N.1: The GHO Talk
Great horned owls. Except for the only exception feasible- Which is of course the Great Grey Owl who has decided to move to southern NH from its previous home...
Wolf Pine @ Fox Park #7: 3/12/17, Surprise! It's Cold
Arrived at Fox Park at about 1:30 today, 3/12/17, under a deceiving blue sky and some light scattered clouds. A prohibitive 10 degrees and ~0 degrees with wind...
Wolf Pine @ Fox Park #6: 3/10/17, Theoretical Owls and Real Tree Bark
I hit the trails at 5 am sharp Friday 3/10/17. Nice morning, some cloud cover but a reasonable temperature for prospective chipmunks for jaunt out of the...
Wolf Pine @ Fox Park #4: 3/5/17, Noon-ish time
This is the kind of day it is today. Not a cloud in the light blue sky, the sun casting sharp shadows from the bare branches. A bit blustery, and cold- I'd...
Wolf Pine @ Fox Park #3: 3/3/17, Noon-ish time
I walked into Fox Park on 3/3/17. Note how I could walk right in; the snow has settled and melted into a single layer that had been frozen the night before.
Wolf Pine @ Fox Park #2 (2/27/17)
I wandered into my sit spot last Monday evening, before sun down- slightly overcast, well above freezing. Upon entering the park, significantly warmer air...
Wolf Pine @ Fox Park #1 +Bonus Winter Birds
Today and yesterday, 2.19.17 - 2.20.17, have officially kicked off my first real visits to my "sit spot" (required for all adventure ed students at PSU) and...