Bird census data revealed
By Jak Krouse
Using contributions from more than 3,500 volunteer birders, the Breeding Bird Atlas has identified trends in the data.
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Salamanders to humans: Hold the salt!
Spring rainfall starts migration and breeding for amphibians, but high salinity can make life difficult
Fishers: Not cats, but catlike
By James Odato
And they don't fish, either...
State facilities turn out lights for migrating birds
By Mike Lynch
Most birds migrate at night and are attract to lights, which can prove fatal to them.
Sounding the bat alarm
By Mike Lynch
Report: White-nose syndrome has wiped out New York and Adirondack bat populations
Latest moose death adds to ongoing study
By Adirondack Daily Enterprise
A young moose found dead in Franklin County earlier this month likely died of a parasitic worm known to affect the Adirondacks’ limited moose population
Make way for turtles
Statewide, turtle populations are declining
Bird flu kills some of the North County’s biggest birds
By Mike Lynch
Snow geese, mallards, loons, bald eagles, vultures and hawks are among the birds that have been impacted.
Woodcocks’ arrival is sure sign of spring
By Birdwatch
The American woodcock is a forest-dwelling shorebird species that nests in areas where it can readily find earthworms, its primary food source.
The evidence is wild in ongoing wolf saga
By Mike Lynch
Tests performed by state scientists have determined that the wolf killed in Otsego County in December 2021 ate a wild diet.