Great morning on Fossil Ridge; we had a coyote in the early hours! If that weren't enough, there were deer there with him! He lay on the ground for a while then got up and stretched. A doe investigated him and then began chasing him with several bucks behind her! They literally chased off the coyote! They just all went back to grazing after that.

Upper Springs and Lost Field had bears and Deer and raccoons were at several other cameras early this morning. A Carolina Wren was taking a dirt bath on Fossil Ridge this morning after the coyote and deer left and he would roll around in the dirt then raise his head up and sing a few notes then continue rolling around and again, raise his head up and sing a few notes again. It went on like this for several minutes before he finally flew off! Ahhh, he was a precious little guy! Another Carolina Wren was taking a dirt bath at Upper Springs a little later in the day but this one wasn't serenading us. Squirrels were all around and all over the feeder at Upper Springs this morning! Guess that means Molly isn't hiding close to the feeder but she could be lurking somewhere else!  Bears were seen on Hidden Pond, Lost Field and Upper Springs throughout the day at sometime or other. Momma Bear with her three cubs in tow finally made an appearance at around 8:30 pm on Hidden Pond!

YOU WILL SEE ACTION!!! GUARANTEED!!! Wildlife sighted at USeeWildlife.com so far are Black Bears, Brown Bears, Gray Foxes, Skunk, White Deer, White-tail Deer, Fox and Gray Squirrels, Chipmunks, Bobcats, Coyotes, Raccoons, Opossum, Armadillo, Cougar and Rabbits.

Water and shore birds seen so far are Melanistic or Hybrid Mallard/Black Duck, Snow Geese, Trumpeter Swans, Canada Geese, Mallard, Wood Ducks, Ringneck Ducks, Wigeon, American Coot, Gadwall, Ringbills, Pintail Duck, Canvasback Duck, Green-winged Teal, Pied-billed Grebe, Goldeneye Duck, Little Blue Heron, Great Blue Heron, Green Heron, Sand Piper, Killdeer, Osprey, Belted Kingfisher, Cattle Egrets and Great Egret.

Woodpeckers spotted to date are Downy, Red-headed, Pileated, Red-bellied, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker and Northern Flicker.

Birds of Prey and larger birds seen so far are Bald and Golden Eagles, Eastern Wild Turkeys, Great Horned Owls, Double-Crested Cormorants, Black and Turkey Vultures, Cooper's Hawk, Red-shouldered Hawk and Red-tailed Hawk.

Song and other birds seen (or heard) so far are Blue and Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Blue Jays, Northern Cardinals, Eastern Meadowlarks, Brown Thrasher, American and Fish Crows, Great Crested Flycatcher, Scissor-tailed Flycatcher, Brown-headed Cowbirds, Carolina Chickadee, White-throated, Field, Chipping and Song Sparrows, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, White-breasted Nuthatch, Ovenbird, Carolina Wren, Whip-poor-will, Dark-eyed Junco (Snowbird), Mourning Doves, Purple Martins, Tree & Barn Swallows, American Robins, Red-winged Blackbirds, Tufted Titmouse, European Starling, Pine Warbler, Summer (Tanager) Piranga, House Finch, American Goldfinch, Eastern Towhee, Phoebe, Yellow-billed Cuckoo, Louisiana Waterthrush, Eastern Wood Pewee, Orchard Oriole, Kentucky Warbler, Eastern Bluebirds, Northern Parula Warbler and Indigo Bunting.

Butterflies seen to date are the Zebra Swallowtail, Red-spotted Admiral; Question Marks, Commas, Hackberry Emperor, Eastern Tiger Swallowtail, Red Admiral, Snout Butterfly and Pipevine Swallowtail.

Dragonflies seen to date are Common Whitetail or Long-tailed Skimmer, Ebony Jewelwing and Halloween Pennants.

Reptiles seen to date are Timber Rattlesnakes and 3-toed box turtles

Amphibians seen or heard to date are Green and Gray Tree Frogs, Cricket Frogs, Banjo Frogs, Bull Frogs and Bronze Frogs. (Thank you hraney for the IDs)

Have you seen something that I don't have on our list? Please leave me a comment or email me at: debbie@useewildlife.com explaining what it is and I promise to add it... Thanks! Debbie

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The bears were out early this morning; between 6:00 and 6:30 and all at the same time we had Momma Bear and her 3 cubs at Dogwood Mountain, a cub at Upper Springs and a big bear at Lost Field! Big Ben made his majestic self known on Dogwood Mountain again today and another large bear was on Lost Field but I don't believe it was Ben; maybe one of the larger Momma bears. Don't you just love Big Ben? Of course I love ALL the bears but Big Ben is just so absolutely amazing!

WooHoo! The Timber Rattler was back on Hidden Pond this morning. The camera operator was watching turkeys and was going to go for a close up on a turkey and a mourning dove and there was the snake! The dove was standing in front of the snake and raising its wings up like he was trying to stop the snake or at least change the direction he was headed! Brave dove but I don't think he changed the course of the snake one bit! We followed the snake until he got lost among some weeds and we couldn't see him anymore! They certainly know how to hide well. He was there long enough to let us know it would take more than a simple encounter with a mere human to scare him away from Hidden Pond!

A couple of bear cubs were having themselves a grand old time at Lost Field! They were wrestling and romping in the field and running around like a couple of young kids!  They settled down after a while though and stopped for a bit of breakfast before they took off back into the woods, romping and playing again! We've had turkeys at Hidden Pond, Turkey Hollow and Fossil Ridge and of course we've had squirrels at most of the cameras. Birds seen or heard today were Northern Cardinal, Indigo Bunting, Blue Grosbeak, Black and Turkey Vultures, Mourning Doves, Blue Jays, American Crows, White-breasted Nuthatch, Red-bellied Woodpecker, American Goldfinch and Great Blue Heron.

YOU WILL SEE ACTION!!! GUARANTEED!!! Wildlife sighted at USeeWildlife.com so far are Black Bears, Brown Bears, Gray Foxes, Skunk, White Deer, White-tail Deer, Fox and Gray Squirrels, Chipmunks, Bobcats, Coyotes, Raccoons, Opossum, Armadillo, Cougar and Rabbits.

Water and shore birds seen so far are Melanistic or Hybrid Mallard/Black Duck, Snow Geese, Trumpeter Swans, Canada Geese, Mallard, Wood Ducks, Ringneck Ducks, Wigeon, American Coot, Gadwall, Ringbills, Pintail Duck, Canvasback Duck, Green-winged Teal, Pied-billed Grebe, Goldeneye Duck, Little Blue Heron, Great Blue Heron, Green Heron, Sand Piper, Killdeer, Osprey, Belted Kingfisher, Cattle Egrets and Great Egret.

Woodpeckers spotted to date are Downy, Red-headed, Pileated, Red-bellied, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker and Northern Flicker.

Birds of Prey and larger birds seen so far are Bald and Golden Eagles, Eastern Wild Turkeys, Great Horned Owls, Double-Crested Cormorants, Black and Turkey Vultures, Cooper's Hawk, Red-shouldered Hawk and Red-tailed Hawk.

Song and other birds seen (or heard) so far are Blue and Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Blue Jays, Northern Cardinals, Eastern Meadowlarks, Brown Thrasher, American and Fish Crows, Great Crested Flycatcher, Scissor-tailed Flycatcher, Brown-headed Cowbirds, Carolina Chickadee, White-throated, Field, Chipping and Song Sparrows, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, White-breasted Nuthatch, Ovenbird, Carolina Wren, Whip-poor-will, Dark-eyed Junco (Snowbird), Mourning Doves, Purple Martins, Tree & Barn Swallows, American Robins, Red-winged Blackbirds, Tufted Titmouse, European Starling, Pine Warbler, Summer (Tanager) Piranga, House Finch, American Goldfinch, Eastern Towhee, Phoebe, Yellow-billed Cuckoo, Louisiana Waterthrush, Eastern Wood Pewee, Orchard Oriole, Kentucky Warbler, Eastern Bluebirds, Northern Parula Warbler and Indigo Bunting.

Butterflies seen to date are the Zebra Swallowtail, Red-spotted Admiral; Question Marks, Commas, Hackberry Emperor, Eastern Tiger Swallowtail, Red Admiral and Pipevine Swallowtail.

Reptiles seen to date are Timber Rattlesnakes and 3-toed box turtles

Amphibians seen or heard to date are Green and Gray Tree Frogs, Cricket Frogs, Banjo Frogs, Bull Frogs and Bronze Frogs. (Thank you hraney for the IDs)

Have you seen something that I don't have on our list? Please leave me a comment or email me at: debbie@useewildlife.com explaining what it is and I promise to add it... Thanks! Debbie

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Today's birds were White-breasted Nuthatch, Northern Cardinal, Indigo Bunting, American Crows, Mourning Doves, Blue Heron, Brown-headed Cowbirds, Blue Grosbeak, Red-winged Blackbird, Chipping Sparrows,

The two bear cubs showed back up at Fossil Ridge this morning. I guess they plan on hanging out together for a while or maybe forever! They were having a little wrestling match before they had to lie down and rest for a bit. The Cottontail rabbit showed up again along with squirrels, deer, raccoons and we even got to see a juvenile Northern Cardinal. They have mostly been seen on the bird feeder at Turkey Hollow. A Momma Bear and her three cubs were seen at Upper Springs, Lost Field and Hidden Pond today; more than likely they were different bear families. Upper Springs had a wide variety of visitors today; besides the bears, also sighted were Gray Fox, Opossum, Coyote, Squirrels, Raccoons, Deer, Turkeys and many birds. Dogwood Mountain had bears, opossum, squirrels, raccoons, deer, turkeys and many birds. Wonder if we'll ever see Monty again. The two bear cubs were at Lost Field and they were chasing an Armadillo! The cubs are so comical sometimes! The Wood Ducks were seen at Hidden Pond and of course, at Bird Point which had the baby Woodies too! Bird Point also had a Blue Heron, several deer, raccoons, and lots of birds.

YOU WILL SEE ACTION!!! GUARANTEED!!! Wildlife sighted at USeeWildlife.com so far are Black Bears, Brown Bears, Gray Foxes, Skunk, White Deer, White-tail Deer, Fox and Gray Squirrels, Chipmunks, Bobcats, Coyotes, Raccoons, Opossum, Armadillo, Cougar and Rabbits.

Water and shore birds seen so far are Melanistic or Hybrid Mallard/Black Duck, Snow Geese, Trumpeter Swans, Canada Geese, Mallard, Wood Ducks, Ringneck Ducks, Wigeon, American Coot, Gadwall, Ringbills, Pintail Duck, Canvasback Duck, Green-winged Teal, Pied-billed Grebe, Goldeneye Duck, Little Blue Heron, Great Blue Heron, Green Heron, Sand Piper, Killdeer, Osprey, Belted Kingfisher, Cattle Egrets and Great Egret.

Woodpeckers spotted to date are Downy, Red-headed, Pileated, Red-bellied, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker and Northern Flicker.

Birds of Prey and larger birds seen so far are Bald and Golden Eagles, Eastern Wild Turkeys, Great Horned Owls, Double-Crested Cormorants, Black and Turkey Vultures, Cooper's Hawk, Red-shouldered Hawk and Red-tailed Hawk.

Song and other birds seen (or heard) so far are Blue and Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Blue Jays, Northern Cardinals, Eastern Meadowlarks, Brown Thrasher, American and Fish Crows, Great Crested Flycatcher, Scissor-tailed Flycatcher, Brown-headed Cowbirds, Carolina Chickadee, White-throated, Field, Chipping and Song Sparrows, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, White-breasted Nuthatch, Ovenbird, Carolina Wren, Whip-poor-will, Dark-eyed Junco (Snowbird), Mourning Doves, Purple Martins, Tree & Barn Swallows, American Robins, Red-winged Blackbirds, Tufted Titmouse, European Starling, Pine Warbler, Summer (Tanager) Piranga, House Finch, American Goldfinch, Eastern Towhee, Phoebe, Yellow-billed Cuckoo, Louisiana Waterthrush, Eastern Wood Pewee, Orchard Oriole, Kentucky Warbler, Eastern Bluebirds, Northern Parula Warbler and Indigo Bunting.

Butterflies seen to date are the Zebra Swallowtail, Red-spotted Admiral; Question Marks, Commas, Hackberry Emperor, Eastern Tiger Swallowtail, Red Admiral and Pipevine Swallowtail.

Reptiles seen to date are Timber Rattlesnakes and 3-toed box turtles

Amphibians seen or heard to date are Green and Gray Tree Frogs, Cricket Frogs, Banjo Frogs, Bull Frogs and Bronze Frogs. (Thank you hraney for the IDs)

Have you seen something that I don't have on our list? Please leave me a comment or email me at: debbie@useewildlife.com explaining what it is and I promise to add it... Thanks! Debbie

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Silverlight Player

If you use the Silverlight player (left button to the right of the video), there is a button at the bottom of the player screen (left of volume) that takes it to full screen. To return to normal view, press the ESC button on your keyboard (clicking the full screen video currently takes you to Deer Run cam on all of them).

Windows Media Player

If you are using the Windows Media Player (right button to the right of the video), you simply double-click the video itself to take full screen.  To return to normal view, press the ESC button on your keyboard (clicking the full screen video currently takes you to Deer Run cam on all of them).

Keep in mind that the full screen option is a function of the player (Windows Media or Silverlight) on the viewer's PC. It takes the live stream and digitally makes it larger which in turn can cause a small loss in quality. The clearest view will always be when it is at its normal size.