(Chelsea Update would like to thank Tom Hodgson and the Waterloo Natural History Association for the photos and the information in this story.) The Great Blue Heron is the western hemisphere’s largest and most widespread member of the heron family.It can be found from Alaska to Central America. Great blues nest in colonies called heronries, [...]
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(Chelsea Update would like to thank Tom Hodgson and the Waterloo Natural History Association for the photos and information in this column. The “snipe hunt” is a trick played on novice campers who are sent out in the middle of the night with a pair of horseshoes and a burlap sack. They are told that [...]
(Chelsea Update would like to thank Tom Hodgson and the Waterloo Natural History Association for this column.) Thanks to the foresight of Michigan Nature Conservancy and the generosity of the family of Nan Weston, residents of the Chelsea/Dexter area have access to one of the premier wildflower woodlands in Southern Michigan. The 248-acre site is [...]
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(Chelsea Update would like to thank Tom Hodgson and the Waterloo Natural History Association for the photos and information in this story.) April showers bring a lot more than May flowers. They also bring frogs. Nine species of frogs are commonly found in the Chelsea area and they come in many sizes, shapes and colors. [...]
(Chelsea Update would like to thank the Waterloo Natural History Association and Tom Hodgson for the information and photos in this story.) As the ice disappears on local lakes, waterfowl that spent the winter months in warmer climates are making their annual appearance. More than 20 species will be seen on area lakes in March [...]
(Chelsea Update would like to thank Tom Hodgson and the Water Natural History Association for the photos and information in this column.) The vernal pool is a seasonal wetland that usually fills with water in spring, but dries up each year, or often enough so that it cannot support fish. There are many such ponds [...]
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Do you know how animals survive in different climates and habitats? What about the special characteristics and behaviors have to deal with changing climates? Here’s a change to learn about how these small animal survive the elements in a program called “Animal Adaptations” on Sunday, March 3 from 2-3 p.m. at the Gerald E. Eddy [...]
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(Chelsea Update would like to thank Tom Hodgson and the Waterloo Natural History Association.) Sandhill cranes are once again being spotted in the Chelsea area. After spending the coldest winter months in points further south from Tennessee to Florida, they are returning to claim their nesting territories once again. The spring migration is rather low-key, [...]
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(Chelsea Update would like to thank Tom Hodgson and the Waterloo Natural History Association for the information and photos in this story.) In the summer of 1965, a young man named Tom Hodgson graduated from Michigan State University with a degree in wildlife biology. Soon thereafter, he had the good fortune to be hired by [...]
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(Chelsea Update would like to thank Tom Hodgson and the Waterloo Natural History Association for the information and photos in this story.) The house wren is one of our most common and enjoyable backyard birds in the Chelsea area. This bird’s beautiful, bubbling song is a joy to hear in spring and summer. The house [...]
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