by Scott McDaniel | Jun 30, 2013 | Feature
(Bel Air, MD) – – In a few days, thousands of people will gather in downtown Bel Air to enjoy the town’s annual Fourth of July festivities. But this Independence Day, the Susquehannock Wildlife Society is urging the public to reconsider participating in...
by Scott McDaniel | Nov 20, 2012 | Feature
After a late summer, the true feel of autumn had begun to set in throughout the Mid-Atlantic. As with every year, nature painted its glowing mural through the treetops like a wildfire that calmly cascades along the roadways, river valleys, and distant hillsides. ...
by Scott McDaniel | Aug 17, 2012 | Feature
Only a few hours ago I was running through a dense suburban jungle full of thorns, poison ivy, and mosquitoes, chasing down a vulture with a broken wing that, although injured and having just been shot at, ran more like a roadrunner than a bird of prey. Wait a second,...
by Susquehannock Wildlife Society | Jul 12, 2012 | Feature
The early July heat wave sent temperatures soaring into triple digits and drove both man and beast into a Forest Hill swimming pool – though none of them were there to cool off and it was the last place any of them wanted to be. This swimming pool had sat unused...
by Susquehannock Wildlife Society | Jun 29, 2012 | News
They are not stink bugs, but they are creating quite a stir in wetlands throughout the State. The Maryland State Highway Administration (SHA) is unleashing a weevil and beetle attack on invasive plant species that choke the life out of native plants along highways and...
by Scott McDaniel | Jun 24, 2012 | Feature
As I sit and write, only a short distance from my suburban home a lone black bear is on the run like a fugitive accused of a crime it had not committed. Reports have been flooding in as it meanders across our farmlands, deciduous forests, river valleys, and backyards...
by Scott McDaniel | May 17, 2012 | Feature
Great meeting on the Baltimore Checkerspot ernbutterfly (our state insect) yesterday withan amazing team of folks that are working to hopefully create a corridor of sites across Harford County that these butterflies can use for their life cycle. A bonus was getting to...
by Scott McDaniel | May 9, 2012 | Feature
Each year we anxiously await the emergence of each species. One of the most unique is the Eastern spadefoot toad which begins to crawl out of sandy soil during the first warm, heavy spring rain like zombies in a horror movie. These toads are nocturnal, can feature...
by Susquehannock Wildlife Society | Apr 28, 2012 | News
From the Anita C. Leight Estuary Center: BioBlitz 2012 Anita C. Leight Estuary Center April 28-29 Join scientists from around the Chesapeake Bay to participate in a scientific race against time as we stage our Sixth Annual BioBlitz. So what is a BioBlitz? It’s an...
by Susquehannock Wildlife Society | Apr 26, 2012 | News
From the Havre de Grace Maritime Museum: Saturday, April 28, 2012 ~ 1 pm By: Dave Webb, Treasurer, MD Ornithological Society From the glory days of waterfowl hunting to the present days of recreational birdwatching, Havre de Grace has been known as a prime location...
