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We had been wondering for a long time where they went, those birds that enjoy our Massachusetts habitats in summer, then vanish for winter. So we went south, to places like Bombay Hook Natonal Wildlife Refuge in Delaware. Historically – … Continue reading →

It all started with an idea. Perhaps, with all the wind and storm activity, we might find a Cave Swallow off the Scituate coast. No such luck at the first few stops. But we did find a tired Horned Lark … Continue reading →

It all began on Friday after the long car ride from Marshfield. Get to Jordan Pond, check the equipment and start shooting. Popovers would come later. The Bubbles demanded attention. So, too, did the leaves, the birds, the mushrooms, the … Continue reading →

I know, bad English, right? But it was with childlike wonder that I took our super-volunteer, Marilyn, into the woods of our sanctuary for a visit with the red-backed salamanders – 17 of them, in today’s coverboard survey run. Our … Continue reading →

We’re being invaded, from the south. If you look closely at this picture, you’ll find the culprit, a female Zabulon Skipper butterfly photographed by our property manager, David Ludlow, at the Daniel Webster Wildlife Sanctuary in late August. It’s quite … Continue reading →

We’ve had plenty of those bunny-in-the-sun kind of mornings recently. But something’s not right. You get out in nature with the sunrise and before you know it, you’ve mistaken a yellow-crowned night-heron juvenile for a black-crowned. No matter how hard … Continue reading →

Each summer, we set out to band the Osprey chicks of the South Shore. We start in Quincy… …hit Weymouth and Hingham… …Marshfield… …Duxbury Bay… …and Plymouth. Each year has its own stories. This year included a day-old chick at … Continue reading →

As I see it, the next time it snows, we have no right to complain. We just have to think back to this spring, to the Baltimore Checkerspots… …to the fledgling Northern Cardinals… …and to the Piping Plovers we saw … Continue reading →

Wow, just a few short days later, we have much more to report. In the great stock market of the forest, ferns are up. So, too, are the starflowers. At Wompatuck State Park, where the eastern hemlocks are under assault … Continue reading →

It’s spring! It’s spring! It’s SPRING! That means that it’s the season for turtle stacking… …using as many turtles as you like. ‘Tis the season when garter snakes emerge. And when turtles, even teeny tiny turtles, cross the road. ‘Tis … Continue reading →