Archive for March 2026
Some Signs Of Spring, But It Is Still Winter , And Felt, And Looked Like It At The Susquehanna Wetlands Last Weekend
I returned to one of my favorite hiking trail at the Susquehanna Wetlands in Salem Township in Luzerne County on Saturday. It wasn’t my first choice. There were 60, 000 snow geese on the lake in the Middle Creek Wildlife Preserve in Lancaster County. . I would have taken the 1 1/2 hour drive to…
Read MoreFlorida Day Eight. Sunrise In Sunrise On My Last Hike In Everglades This Year
I awoke early in Sunrise on my last full day in Florida this year. Sunrise is located on the edge of the Everglades east of Fort Lauderdale, about 15 miles from the airport. It was my first visit to Sunrise. I planned to hike on the L35A canal trail that connected with the North New…
Read MoreFog, Ice , Snow Geese And A Bald Eagle At The Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area In Lancaster County
It is March and it was time for my annual visit to see the snow geese at the Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area in Lancaster County. I have been visiting Middle Creek with my brother and nephew for over 20 years now. Most years we get to see at least see some snow geese that…
Read MoreFog, Ice, Geese, Ducks And Spring Peepers, At The Susquehanna Wetlands.
After seeing the ice on the lake and ponds at Middle Creek in Lancaster County last Saturday I was expecting to see some more ice on the ponds in the Susquehanna Wetlands when I visited on Sunday. And I did, with some more heavy fog. The thick fog shrouded the mostly frozen ponds near the…
Read MoreA Snowy And Windy Hike In The Marshes Of The John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge
I decided to return to the John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge in Philadelphia last week. It is March. And in Pennsylvania, March means the migratory geese and water fowl on the East Coast are moving north through our Commonwealth to their breeding grounds in northern forests and tundra. And they often stop to feed…
Read MoreAnother Hike In The John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge, This Time With Some More Wildlife And Sunshine.
I was up before the sunrise on Friday morning at my hotel near the Philadelphia airport in Tinicum. After a cup of coffee, I was on my way back to the John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge. This time I was headed to the entrance in the city of Philadelphia. The skies were clear and it…
Read MoreHigh Tide And Sunshine On Darby Creek In The Tinicum Section Of The John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge
I enjoyed my 5 mile hike on Friday in the John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge on my recent visit to Philadelphia. I decided to return to Tinicum Township section of the refuge in the afternoon. I had hiked there in the snow, cold and wind on the previous afternoon. It wasn’t a pleasant hike. It…
Read MoreWinter Ends And Spring Arrives. A Couple Of Hikes In The Susquehanna Wetlands
I returned to the Susquehanna Wetlands in Luzerne County on the last Sunday in Winter. I am not a fan of Winter anymore and was looking forward to this weekend for three months. We had a few mild days here in Northeastern Pennsylvania and I was hoping all of the ice on the ponds and…
Read MoreA Dreary First Sunday In Spring Hike At Leaser Lake In Lehigh County
I decided to hike at Leaser Lake in Lehigh County on the first Sunday in Spring. I hoped to see some migrating ducks, geese and other water fowl on the 117 acre man-made lake at the foot of the Blue Mountain. It was cloudy and a seasonably cool 4o degrees when I arrived early Sunday…
Read MoreDespite The Cold, Spring Peepers, Tree Swallows And A Yellow Rumped Warbler At The Susquehanna Wetlands.
We had mild weather here in Northeastern Pennsylvania last week. We had near record breaking temperatures around 70 degrees. I heard the spring peepers and saw my first robin in my back yard in Hazle Township, Luzerne County. Spring peepers are small, tree climbing frogs that are heard but seldom seen. They are native to,…
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