September 5, 2026
A Young Peregrine on the Ascent
Yesterday in the Mohonk Preserve near New Paltz, N.Y., Chris Nadareski of the NYC DEP released four young rehabbed peregrines,…
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May 8, 2019
Oldie but Goodie Chipmunk Post
Seymour Drakes encountered this Chipmunk near the Butterfly Garden recently (a decade ago, at this point).
Seymour says he tried to pronounce the chipmunk's Latin name (Tamias striatus), but it was a real mouthful…
(Joke is in there somewhere, or so I am told.)
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I have met all his relatives at the farm. They can dig tunnels 30’ long and 3’deep. Busy busy
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I have met all his relatives at the farm. They can dig tunnels 30’ long and 3’deep. Busy busy