"Bigger is Better" TILT's Founder, Ken Deedy, once said that “when it comes to preserving habitat, the rule of thumb is ‘bigger is better.'" Aliana Young
Finch Invasion Continues The large handsome Evening Grosbeak was a common winter bird in our region when I began birding more than a half century ago. Sherri Leigh Smith
Turtle Takes a Tumble I stood to see that it was a tiny snapping turtle, small enough to fit inside the palm of my hand. We’ve had turtles pass through... Lynn E. McElfresh
Taking the Reins It's official: Santa's reindeer are all girls - they are also in steep decline, with global reindeer numbers are down 40% in the past 25 years Paul Hetzler
Another Invasion from the North In our region Pine Siskin, Evening Grosbeak, and species of the redpoll complex are already appearing in small numbers. Sherri Leigh Smith
Winter Raptors are Coming In November, many northern raptors settle in for the winter in the eastern Lake Ontario and western St. Lawrence region. Sherri Leigh Smith
Brumation Sweeps across Northern Latitudes The consensus now is that any critter able to actively slow its metabolism is a hibernator. Actively slowing down sounds like an oxymoron, but let’s not resort to name-calling. Paul Hetzler
First Annual Trash Free River Cleanup! 90 volunteers helped STR haul more than three dump truck loads of plastic and trash from the River bottom and shoreline. John Peach
Pine Whisperers ...whispering pines and rustling leaves – may both soothe us, but they sound quite different. Paul Hetzler
The Sprite of the Northern Forest is Coming The Red-breasted Nuthatch, cousin of our familiar and mostly resident, White-breasted Nuthatch, are coming south. Sherri Leigh Smith
Excursion to Chicoutimi in 2020! Let's take our little bow-rider that already provided tens of hours of joy in the Thousand Islands, on a road trip to the Saguenay River and Fjord to "watch the whales." Konrad Linckh
From Out of the Twilight - a Ray of Hope In mid-July, Clayton P. O. mailboat driver, Brian Parker, delivered exciting news with the bag of mail. “Have you seen the comet?” he asked. Lynn E. McElfresh
