Tag Archives: Moosehorn National Wildlife Refuge

Banding Geese at Moosehorn National Wildlife Refuge

Birds, Canada Geese, Moosehorn National Wildlife Refuge, Wildlife,
By

My daughter Taylor is the Youth Conservation Corps leader at Moosehorn National Refuge. When she mentioned banding geese I was all over it. “Can I help?” “I think so. Call Maury or Ray.” Maury Mills manages the Woodcock Singing Ground Survey I’ve been participating in for so long, and Ray Brown allowed me to go […]

Banding woodcock with biologists and students

Bird Watching, Birds, Moosehorn National Wildlife Refuge, Woodcock,
By

One of my favorite parts of spring is the Woodcock Singing Ground Survey Steve and I have been a part of for more than a decade. We added the Lambert Lake route this year, and our most interesting event happened on that route. Being an avid turkey hunter, I was excited to hear commotion in […]

Canada Geese in Magurrewock Marsh

Birds, Canada Geese, Hooded Merganser, Moosehorn National Wildlife Refuge, Woodcock, ,
By
A pair of Canada geese in Maggurewock Marsh, Moosehorn National Wildlife Refuge, Baring, Maine.

I spent six weeks on limited activity after having surgery in February. No ice fishing, only a little snowshoeing in no more than a few inches of fluffy snow, and certainly no snowmobiling. A girl gets fidgety when she can’t do much. I’m making up for lost time as much as possible these days. Maggurewock […]