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urbpan

Urban wildlife waking up, plus a question

Feb 11, 2009 06:31

This week Boston is being treated to a little thaw. It's supposed to reach into the fifties today, and considering that 30 feels like a heat wave, I expect to see many people in shorts and t-shirts this afternoon. Wise and cynical New Englanders know that the following week, or maybe the week after that, the temperature WILL plummet again, and we ( Read more... )

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donnad February 11 2009, 12:02:52 UTC

Unrelated to this post, I'm curious as to whether you know of eagle sightings locally. I was driving on Route 3 in Southern NH. on Sunday and could have sworn I saw an eagle. It was definitely a raptor, but it had what looked like the white tail and head and I'm pretty sure it wasn't just the illusion because of the sun. Have you heard of eagle sightings in S. NH. recently? I still can't believe I saw it, we see red tails up this way a lot, at first I though it was just a hawk. I've never seen an eagle in the wild before.

cottonmanifesto February 11 2009, 13:08:57 UTC

for sure. a few winters ago, there was a bald eagle eating a canada goose on jamaica pond.

ruthling February 11 2009, 13:16:08 UTC

I've seen one as close to my house as the Mystic Lakes.

urbpan February 12 2009, 00:03:15 UTC

Yes.

And hoo, boy 8 years ago...

I saw a juvenile bald eagle flying over Watertown square a few years ago, and about a month ago got a quick glimpse of an adult soaring over a park in Brookline.

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wirrrn February 11 2009, 13:55:52 UTC

Urban Cryptozoology? (Not so much impossible animals but improbable ones that are in places they shouldn't be?) :looks at Brush-Tailed Possum in stove:

jolantru February 11 2009, 15:55:21 UTC

Urban nature photography book?

roaming February 11 2009, 17:33:15 UTC

My resident possum (how are they different from opossums, or are they the same?) and the skunks have been pretty active consistently in my yard. And the past two nights the RACCOONS are BACK. All four of the so far. I'm waiting to see how many kits they bring with them come spring. Usually 4 new ones show up, it's hectic in my yard (which is probably urban wildlife friendly certifiable), and then the more aggressive ones chase off the lesser and I always end up with two, max, remaining to guard their turf.

cowgrrl February 11 2009, 18:02:05 UTC

What about a 365-days urban nature calendar? With text and photo for each day of the year?