Although winter’s official start was three days ago, you certainly wouldn’t know it. Peterborough has experienced unprecedented warmth this month with temperatures averaging an amazing 9 C above normal. (Note: December ended up being 7.8 C above normal – the warmest ever recorded for Peterborough and the Kawarthas.) Not surprisingly, Read more…
From the ‘Have we screwed this planet up or what!’ department On Christmas Eve day at about 11:00am Margo and I watched a frog cross the highway in front of us on County Road 28 near Fraserville. It appeared to have dodged a stream of vehicles or is squished into Read more…
I was awakened at 4:00 this morning by the sound of Spring Peepers calling. I continued to hear calling from several directions up until about 8:00, when the wind started blowing strongly. Temperature 17 C. Valerie Kirkwood Acton’s Corners (near Kemptville, ON)
This evening (Dec. 23, 2015) at approx. 20:00 I heard three separate packs of Coyotes howling. It was an exceptionally mild night (+7 C) with a light wind from the east, and a waxing moon just barely visible in between light showers.The howling started in the SE, back behind Stovehaven Read more…
A Snowy Owl was observed for over 30 minutes on Dec 15th in the corn field behind Jim Glenn’s main depot in Keene. Michael Gillespie