Monthly Archives: February 2019

Signs of Winter 14: More on White-tailed Deer!

(Click here to listen to an audio version of this blog!) White-tailed deer form large herds in the winter. These herds are made up of several family units that had been relatively independent of each other throughout the spring, summer … Continue reading

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Signs of Winter 13: Where the Wild Things Are Not!

(Click here if you would like to listen to an audio version of this blog!) The World Wildlife Fund for Nature (the “WWF”) released a report this fall (October 2018) that analyzed the 2014 populations of 17,000 vertebrate animal species … Continue reading

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Signs of Winter 11: The Great Backyard Bird Count!

(Click here to listen to an audio version of this blog!) Starting tomorrow (February 15th) and running until Monday (February 18) the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology, Birds Studies Canada and the National Audubon Society are sponsoring their annual “citizen’s science” … Continue reading

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Signs of Winter 10: Winter Hummingbirds!

(Click here to listen to a audio version of this blog!) Here in Western Pennsylvania, no matter how much we might want them, there are no hummingbirds in our yards and gardens during our winter months. Our hummingbirds left back … Continue reading

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