Every fall snow geese from the Arctic pass through the Lake Champlain region during their fall migration to warmer places in the southern U.S. Earlier this week, a bunch of us from the Explorer, led by board member Larry Master, took a trip to see … [Read more...] about Snow geese visit Lake Champlain region
Wildlife
For the birds: A look at the Crown Point Bird Banding Station
Above is a video that I shot in May during a visit to the Crown Point Bird Banding Station. I visited the station with writer Tim Rowland, who wrote a feature about the activities there. Look for the article in the July issue of the Explorer. In the … [Read more...] about For the birds: A look at the Crown Point Bird Banding Station
Identifying Animal Tracks
The theme for our most recent Views of the Park photo contest was animal tracks. Above are some photos that were submitted. In addition, you can read a story about animal tracking here. … [Read more...] about Identifying Animal Tracks
A look at Lake Champlain cormorants (photo gallery)
Explorer contributor Tim Rowland has a feature in the November/December issue about what's happening to the cormorant population on Lake Champlain, where it appears to have grown in recent years. As a result, I spent an evening photographing the … [Read more...] about A look at Lake Champlain cormorants (photo gallery)
Monarch starting their big migration (photo gallery)
As the days are getting cooler and shorter, more and more monarch butterflies are starting their big migration to Mexico, where they will spend the winter before heading northward in the spring. Those that migrate south from the Adirondacks are … [Read more...] about Monarch starting their big migration (photo gallery)
Photos of DEC moose rescue near Plattsburgh
Wildlife officers successfully relocated a moose near Plattsburgh that had become trapped in an enclosed pasture with several donkeys and a barn on August 1. State Department of Environmental staffers drugged the moose to immobilize it while … [Read more...] about Photos of DEC moose rescue near Plattsburgh