TRR photo by Scott Rando A five-day-old eaglet is fed by a female adult eagle during April 2005. This was one of two young in this nest, and both successfully fledged from their nest 98 feet off the ground.

Spring has sprung: the season of new life

Spring has made its yearly debut during the last month or so, and all the signs are here. I’ve seen the first garter and timber rattlesnakes of the year, spotted ferns and wild grasses sprouting, and have spotted a variety of bird young that have hatched out this spring. The sound of gobbling turkeys and the melodic call of the wood thrush can be heard in the region’s fields and forests. Deer are foraging and will soon have this spring’s fawns with them.

Take a little trek to the woods, lake or wetlands, and see, hear and smell the coming of new life.

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King chub

The answer to the question in the last column, as to what sports The Midtown Turf, Yachting & Polo Association members were involved in, was “hunting and fly fishing.” Whoever said outdoorsmen have no sense of humor? They originally met at Manny Wolfe’s Steak House located at Third Avenue and 49th Street.

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Spring hiking, led by a master

DINGMANS FERRY, PA—There will be a free nature hike at 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, May 27 at the Pocono Environmental Education Center (PEEC), led by naturalist John Serrao. Participants will meet at the PEEC campus and then carpool to a scenic site within the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area.

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Also in this issue:

• NPS throws a party for the Upper Delaware
• Game commission seeks public comment on fisher plan