Wednesday, July 18, 2012

Photograph:D'Orbigny's round-eared bat (Tonatia silvicola) capturing a katydid in flight. All about Bats will be presented by the Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary's Andrew Prazar.
Please join us for this program provided by the LSTA Green Grant.  For more information about bats please go to Encyclopedia Britannica and type keyword "bats".

Friday, July 13, 2012

Owls and Coyote Howls

Photograph:Barred owl (Strix varia).Over 200 folks enjoyed Wingmasters on Wed. night.  The Friends of the Hamilton-Wenham Public Library made this program possible.  Last weekend in Vermont, I had a wonderful experience with owls. A couple of night wanderers ran back to the cottage thinking there were coyotes in the woods, but when we listened carefully, we realized it was three Barred Owls who were calling back and forth.Their call sounds like:"Who Who Who Cooks for Youuuuuu???"   To view a picture of a barred owl from the online Encyclopedia Britannica, click here.Under a sky inlaid with stars, we listened for a long time in fascination.  To find out more about owls, go to  Kids Infobits and type in "owl" for a search term.  This picture is from the online Encyclopedia Britannica provided by the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners.