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Busy times for this outdoorsman
Posted Wednesday, August 27, at 6:28 PM

With our many outdoor pursuits late summer and early fall are always busy.

Preparing for a wilderness adventure to BWCAW. (Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness). This is a trip we have been taking last few years and is a great time of fellowship and fishing.

Preseason scouting for early archery, this is a good chance to get out and check on deer patterns and see how they may have changed for last year.

Wildlife study around the area is always fun and we get to see a great variety of wildlife, but in the last few weeks I have been noticing more migratory birds coming and going. The Great Blue Herons and the Great Egrets in Goose Pond units 9, 10, 11, 12 and 13 are really a beautiful thing to see.

As you can see fall at our house is a busy time to be an outdoors person.

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Summer is winding down
Posted Sunday, August 10, at 1:44 PM

Well here we are summer is winding down. Some plant species are beginning to dry, a sure sign that Fall is on its way. With a some what shorter growing season some garden plants have not done as well. However we still had a nice crop of tomatoes , cucumbers, black raspberries, strawberries and have had from local growers, nice watermelons and sweet corn. Even in years when conditions are not at there best we still have an abundance of produce within easy reach, how blessed we truly are...

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Frogs
Posted Saturday, August 2, at 9:34 AM

I thought it would be interesting to take a look at 4 frog species that we have here in Greene County. Crawfish Frog; This frog can grow up to 4 inches in length, it ranges from yellow to brown in color with brown spots with each spot having a light color ring a round them. It is nocturnal and inhabits streams, creeks and ponds that have muddy bottoms and feeds mainly on crawfish and will make use of the crawfish burrow in the mud. The crawfish frog is listed as near threatened...

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Exciting things at Goose Pond Fish & Wildlife Area
Posted Saturday, July 26, at 9:43 AM

Exciting things continue to happen at Goose Pond. Species that have not been seen here in many years are returning and in some cases nesting on the property. Lee Sterrenburg is at Goose Pond cataloging these returning birds, said that during the last month that the fall shorebird migration is underway with; 6 Short-Billed Dowitchers on July 8th and 64 Lesser Yellowlegs on July 13th being observed...

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Hummingbirds
Posted Thursday, July 17, at 11:01 AM

My wife loves to garden,she has a vegetable garden, butterfly garden and many other plants around the house. Which means a lot of flowers. I'll give you the short list just for example; She has Spider Plants, Hostas, Petunias, Butterfly Bush, Roses, Begonias, Seduims, Hummingbird Vine, Honeysuckle, Day Lilies, Lilac Bush...

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Bats
Posted Tuesday, July 8, at 11:48 AM

Some friends and I have been talking about Bats we see in the evening coming out of their daytime hiding places. I thought it would be interesting to see what types of bats we have in the area. After checking several reference sources I found 9 different species of bat that include our area in its home range; Eastern Pipistrelle, Silver Haired Bat, Hoary Bat, Eastern Red Bat, Northern Myotis, Southern Myotis, Little Brown Bat, Big Brown Bat and the Indiana Bat. ...

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Stargazing in July
Posted Monday, June 30, at 8:41 AM

The up coming month of July is a good month to be outdoors at night looking at the heavens. There are many planets and constellations to be seen. Lets go over some of the planets that can be seen in the month of July. Jupiter is in the southeastern sky just above the tree line and can be seen just before dawn. ...

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Take time to see the beauty all around us.
Posted Saturday, June 21, at 8:03 AM

We all lead busy lives, but we should take time to see the beauty all around us. Lets take a look at some common wildflowers in our area. Daisy Fleabane has a stiff hairy stem bearing flowers with many white to pale pink petals surrounding a yellow center disk, the flower is about 1/2 inch wide and blooms from June to October. It inhabits open fields and roadsides. The name fleabane comes from an early belief that the dried flower would rid a dwelling of fleas...

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Tough couple of weeks in Greene County
Posted Friday, June 13, at 8:45 AM

Its been a tough couple of weeks in Greene County,tornado's, severe thunderstorms, and (Historic) major flooding. Our planet seems to be going through some climate changes, weather its a natural cycle or mankind induce something is happening. Greene County has had a hard 2 weeks and I know we can over come this natural disaster because we are more than conquerors...

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Well let's take a closer look
Posted Friday, June 6, at 7:38 AM

Well let's take a closer look at some of the bird species at Goose Pond and surrounding areas. Some of this birds are here for some time and others are here for only a short time passing through on their migration route. The American Bittern: this member of the heron family is a very secretive bird that is more often heard than seen. ...

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