We started off the day with Momma Bear and 3 babies at Lost Field and another bear at Upper Springs! Deer were grazing at Bird Point and one of them chased all the ducks back into the water when they came out onto the point. There were actually lots of Wood Ducks there this morning and then this evening they were everywhere! It's been a long time since I've seen that many ducks at one time and a little later they were joined by a few deer! We saw some type of shorebird on the small island this afternoon but not sure what it was. Bears were in and out of several cameras today! At one time, while on Dogwood Mountain, the little cubs fell asleep in the feeder! It was so precious! There was a couple of Opossums at Fossil Ridge very late and they even had a little argument it seems!

Hidden Pond had an absolutely gorgeous Bobcat come in and stayed for close to 30 minutes which is very unusual. He kept circling the feeder and going to one spot. I believe the snake was under there, we just couldn't see him but the Bobcat sure could and kept going back to him to check him out! If you missed it check out Eiguoc's photos of him on the Hidden Pond July page!

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, 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 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

WOW! Molly started off the day with a bang! She had already struck at a squirrel before 7 this morning! For those who don't know; Molly is a Timber Rattler we've been watching at Upper Springs for several days. The deer were walking over the top of her all morning and then at 7:23 Molly struck and missed again! Lucky squirrels we have around here! You should have seen the one brave (or goofy) little squirrel come up behind Molly sniffing and checking her out but Molly must not have been set up right because she didn't even strike at him; however, at 8:09 she did strike at a squirrel AGAIN and missed AGAIN!  Poor Molly must be starving but seems quite determined. Shortly after 9:00 one of the bigger cubs came into Upper Springs and parked his little self right in front of where Molly was hiding! Don't get me wrong, I love, love, love the bears; they are probably my favorite animal but wish he would have moved to the other side of the feeder so I could keep a good eye on Molly! Later in the afternoon, Molly moved again but it was between the two rocks again; the same place she was yesterday evening.

Momma Bear and her 3 sweet babies visited Hidden Pond at 8:22 for breakfast this morning. We had bears at Fossil Ridge and Dogwood Mountain at the same time for quite awhile. Turkeys were at Hidden Pond for a little while and deer were in and out of several cameras today. Oh, my goodness; there were two families of raccoons on Turkey Hollow this evening! One Momma had 5 babies the other had 3 and they were all so precious!! It is such a riot watching the babies!!

Hope everyone has a great 4^th of July!! See you Monday!!

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, 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 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

A fox was having himself a good breakfast with a deer at the same feeder, no less, while Molly was waiting patiently for her breakfast just a few steps away. Sometime between 6:30 and 7:00 this morning, Momma Bear and her 3 little cubs were at Dogwood Mountain, a couple deer, a Blue Grosbeak, and a Northern Cardinal were on Fossil Ridge, 2 really nice size bucks were at Turkey Hollow, a raccoon was at Hidden Pond, a squirrel was at Lost Field, Wood Ducks were either swimming or resting on the log in the lake at Bird Point and some deer were grazing on the point, several deer were out and about at Deer Run enjoying breakfast with a squirrel or two and Molly, the Timber Rattler was curled up at the bottom of a tree waiting for breakfast at Upper Springs.

Turkey Hollow was a busy place a little later this morning; there were several turkeys and deer   including a doe with 2 fawns! At about the same time a doe and her fawn were grazing at the far end of Fossil Ridge. A little later I was watching all the turkeys at the far end of the field at Turkey Hollow and in walks a doe, right down the middle of all the turkeys! One or more of the bear cubs have been in and out of Dogwood Mountain all day and the squirrels are going crazy at Hidden Pond; we counted 15 at one time! A bear was at Upper Springs for quite awhile this evening and Momma Bear and her 3 cubs showed up at Hidden Pond again just before 9 tonight.

Today's birds we've either seen or heard are Mourning Doves, American Crows, Northern Cardinals, Indigo Buntings, American Goldfinch, White-eyed Vireo, Brown-headed Cowbirds, Red-winged Blackbirds, Blue Grosbeaks, Chipping Sparrows, and there was a bird at Bird Point that I haven't a clue what he was! :o)

Whoa!! Molly struck at a squirrel a little after 8 this morning but she struck to the side instead of up the tree so we couldn't see it real well. Good thing it was recording! We don't think she did but who knows? It was very exciting though! Molly had another visitor this morning at around 8:45; a coyote came in for just a couple minutes! She decided it was time to change spots around 12:30 and had just got all situated and coiled up when a very little, extremely curious bear cub came in out of nowhere and was sniffing Molly and checking her out! Molly being the very nice snake that she is, just ignored the cub and he finally left her alone to join his siblings and Mom at the feeder. Thanks Molly for not biting the baby! :o) Molly was lost for a while today! She was by the feeder the whole time though, we just couldn't see her. We finally found her though and even got to see her strike at a passing woodpecker! WooHoo!!

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At Deer Run several deer and a squirrel were out eating breakfast between 6:30 to 7:00 this morning as a Woodpecker was drumming away in the woods. A little doe was enjoying her breakfast on Upper Springs as a squirrel climbed down a tree beside her. A squirrel and a Northern Cardinal were at the feeder on Hidden Pond and the frogs were singing in the background then just seconds later several Wood Ducks flew down from their roost in the trees and more squirrels joined them. The lake was thick with fog at Bird Point but you could still see the ducks either swimming or on the log resting. Dogwood Mountain had a lone raccoon at the feeder while a beautiful Blue Grosbeak and a couple of crows were enjoying their morning at Fossil Ridge. An Indigo Bunting and several Brown-headed Cowbirds were at the bird feeder on Turkey Hollow and a hawk (maybe red-shouldered) was in the trees for a few minutes before he flew down to ground and then just flew away. Bears started showing up a little later than usual this morning but finally made an appearance at a little after 7 on Dogwood Mountain and Upper Springs within a couple minutes of each other. At around 7:45 the little guy at Dogwood Mountain took off running scared and a couple minutes later another bigger cub came in and took his place. He was behind the feeder for quite a while before he finally came out for us all to see.

A few of the birds that were seen or heard today were White-eyed Vireo, Red-eyed Vireo, Carolina Wren, American Crows, Indigo Buntings, Northern Cardinals, Brown-headed Cowbirds, Mourning Doves, Chipping Sparrows, and Blue Grosbeak.

WooHoo!! Ok, it's not Monty but it's still a Timber Rattler and we got to watch her on the hunt most of the day on Upper Springs! She (according to football) will be dubbed Molly if she hangs around long enough. Let's hope she stays for days! Good catch Sue!

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, Rabbits, Timber Rattlesnakes, 3-toed Box Turtles and many types of birds.

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, 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.

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