Archive for March 2023

A Visit To Middle Creek. But What, No Snow Geese?

For the past 17 years now,  around the first week of March, I have experienced the awe inspiring beauty of the massive migratory flocks of  snow geese at  the Middle Creek  Wildlife Management Area  located  in Lebanon and Lancaster Counties in southeastern Pennsylvania.  I go with my  brother and nephew.  We leave  our home  in …

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A Very Wintery Last Day Of Winter At The Wetlands

Winter wasn’t giving up without a fight this year.  A howling northwesterly wind was blowing and it was a frigid 17 degrees when  I awoke last  Sunday morning. It was the last day of Winter. After freezing on my morning walk near my home, I drove to the Susquehanna Wetlands in Salem Township, Luzerne County …

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A Birding Hike At Leaser Lake In Lehigh County

I returned  to a new favorite hiking spot,  Leaser Lake in Lehigh County,  on Sunday. It was a last minute decision. A friend invited me to join a local birding  group hike at the lake early Sunday morning. It was sunny and cool when I arrived at the north boat launch parking lot and met…

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