Here We Go!
March 18, 2025
There's no turning back now. We may have a frosty night or two but the woods are on their way into spring no matter what .
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July 27-August 4 at Anson B. Nixon Park
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July 19-26 at Anson B. Nixon Park
Fledglings make a lot of racket, and none are louder than Red-tailed Hawks. One morning this week I heard a Red-tailed hawk calling repeatedly but I couldn't spot it. I thought it may be a Blue Jay imitating the hawk's call (they are very
Not a Slug or a Fly
The oak slug sawfly (Caliroa annulipes) is neither a slug or a fly. The first thing you notice is the leaves of this swamp oak, they look skeletonized. Turn the leaf over and you find club-shaped translucent worms coated in wet mucus like a slug. It's the
June 1-7 at Anson B. Nixon Park
Fledglings have started showing up, like the Bluebirds above they will follow their parents around for a week or so demanding to be fed. Sign up for Nature Walks at Anson B. Nixon Park — Tuesdays 9:30–10:30AM Sign up for Nature Walks at Anson B. Nixon Park — Tuesdays