TRR photo by Scott Rando A resident pair of eagles performs an aerial display of courtship during the midwinter survey. Most of the eagles counted along the Delaware River were residents rather than migrants.

Counting eagles

The National Mid-Winter Bald Eagle Survey took place across the nation early in January. The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC), for its 28th consecutive count, performed most of the survey for New York on January 10 amid scattered snow squalls and windy conditions.

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Winter wonderland

Global warming? El Nino? Some combination of the two? Whatever the cause of this weird winter weather, I’ve just been trying to figure out how it will affect this year’s gardening season. Will it be blazing hot and dry, warm and wet, or completely “normal” (whatever that means)?

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DRBC to hold flood mitigation meeting

WEST TRENTON, NJ—The Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC) will hold the first of four meetings on flood mitigation in Delhi, NY at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, February 8.

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Also in this issue:

• The ice (finally) cometh