Saturday, May 25, 2024

Nature notes so far this spring

A couple of friends from camp spotted a cow moose in Gooseberry Bay, just a hundred meters north of our cabin, a couple of days ago. This is a known moose calving spot so I hope that is what she was doing.
A bald eagle attacked three common merganser ducks right in front of us yesterday. The hen is using a nesting box I placed on a tree about 15 years ago. The eagle singled out one of the drakes and was gaining on him when they went out of sight.
A ruffed grouse has been drumming every 10 minutes, night and day, since we've been here. Where does he get the strength?
I've seen a meter-long garter snake twice.
Blackflies have been a problem obly a couple of days. It's just too cold.
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