Between 6:30 and 7:00 am Bird Point had wood ducks swimming, Deer Run had several squirrels and a few deer, Hidden Pond had turkeys and several squirrels, a bear cub was eating at Fossil Ridge with a Blue Grosbeak in the feeder beside him, Lost Field also had a bear cub lying in the feeder enjoying breakfast, Turkey Hollow had deer, a raccoon and a crow, Upper Springs had a few squirrels and there were several crows at Dogwood Mountain and who knows, maybe Monty is hiding out there somewhere. All in all, a pretty good start to the morning. At 7:18 the bear cub on Fossil Ridge took off like lightning and in walked a HUGE bear, maybe Big Ben but not sure. The big bear sniffed around (guess he smelled the cub) but then he just went back to the feeder and started eating. He seemed really nervous while he was there and almost ran off a couple of times but finally at 7:36 he got up went to where the cub had been and sniffed around again then he left! I don't know what he had to be nervous about, as big as he was; who knows, maybe he was just a little cub at heart.

Big Momma and her three cubs were out early this morning. They were spotted around 1am at Dogwood Mountain and then again at 7:45 am. At first we were worried about the other cub because for quite awhile we only saw 2 but he finally came out from under the feeder and boy were they having themselves a good time! A few minutes later one of the older cubs sauntered into Hidden Pond, sat down and began eating his breakfast. After he was there for about an hour, he got up and went around the pond to the right and got a drink of water. He kept acting like he was going in for a swim but I guess it seemed too deep or something because he kept backing back out then he left. Seconds later another cub was back on Lost Field! He stayed for about 30 minutes before he took off running from who knows what!

Wow!  Hope you all got a chance to see Lost Field's acrobatic squirrel! He was in the downed tree and was hanging upside down from his feet! He would pull himself up for a second and then swing back down. He had something he was eating and I guess he liked to eat upside down! At first I thought it was a bat; hmmm...guess they are related, now that I think about it. It was hilarious to watch him anyway! Did anyone see the coyote at Upper Springs this evening? He looked pretty young but he was alone so maybe just small. He didn't stay but a second before running off, scared.

Bird Point had several Killdeer running back and forth on the point this morning and the Wood Ducks were all out in the lake swimming or resting on the log. A little later a Great Blue Heron was walking the shore searching for some tasty morsels before he flew off into the great blue sky.

Birds seen or heard today were Tufted Titmouse, White-eyed Vireo, Red-eyed Vireo, Indigo Bunting, Northern Cardinal, Blue Grosbeak, and Mourning Dove.

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First thing this morning I saw turkeys, deer and squirrels on Hidden Pond; a bear cub on Lost Field, a Momma bear and 3 cubs on Dogwood Mountain, and deer on Deer Run! We also had turkeys on Turkey Hollow most of the day again today. Raccoons and deer were in and out of most feeders today and squirrels were everywhere! There were several (7 last count) that were playing commando today. They were lying flat on their bellies and crawling around like that! It was really funny but I'm afraid they might have been frightened about something and that could have been why they were doing it. Don't know for sure; just a guess. Maybe they were afraid that a hawk was going to swoop down and get them! Anyone have any ideas why they would be doing this?

Wow! Did everyone see those really good looking (and very hard working I might add) kiddos on Dogwood Mountain today? They, along with their daddy did a really good job cleaning up around the place! We might be able to find Monty a little easier now although we didn't get lucky enough to find him today. I'm just glad Monty didn't find them while they were working!

Bears were seen on several cameras again today; Hidden Pond, Lost Field, Dogwood Mountain, Upper Springs and Fossil Ridge.

A Green Heron was at Bird Point today catching fish and bugs. Guess he liked to mix it up a bit! We also saw a Great Blue Heron for a little while and a couple of Killdeer out on the big island. We saw the black duck along with several Wood Ducks. We actually saw a couple of wood ducks on Turkey Hollow too! At 8:30 tonight just before it was too dark to see I found a 3 toed box turtle on Upper Springs. I followed him around for a bit and at one time he was burrowing himself down in a pile of leaves. I don't know if he was looking for food or a hiding place or what he was doing!

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

Woohoo!! I finally found Monty at 8:23 Friday morning, after he had been gone for two days! He was way in the back and to the right curled up under another tree and just to the left of the camera! We watched him for being taunted by a Wren that kept landing above him on the tree but just out of reach. He stayed until 12:22 and then slithered off behind the camera.

Bears were seen on so many cameras multiple times this weekend; Hidden Pond, Upper Springs, Dogwood Mountain, Lost Field and Fossil Ridge. At one time the Momma Bear and 3 babies were playing and eating and one of the babies was under the feeder while another was in the feeder. The one in the feeder kept peeking over and under at the other cub and falling out on his/her head! Cub was hiding under the feeder and then ambushing Momma or another cub when they walked by! They were having such a good time! I get such a kick out of watching those little babies!

We were lucky enough to see a Momma raccoon and 3 babies a couple times this weekend! They are so cute! We also got to see a fox on Upper Springs and Hidden Pond; probably two different foxes but not sure. Turkey Hollow had the gobbler there a couple times this weekend and he was sure strutting and gobbling!

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

Monty, a huge Timber Rattler, was stretched out on a tree at Dogwood Mountain and ready to go first thing this morning! He was at the tree with the two vines running all the way down it, on the right of the feeder and stayed there for quite some time until around 1:47 when he moved to the weeds to the right of the tree and stayed hidden from view for several hours. He eventually made his way back to the same tree in the afternoon. I'm beginning to wonder if he'll ever get something to eat! A bear cub came in on him about 7:53 this morning and stayed for about 20 minutes but it never even fazed Monty. Then about 4:42 this afternoon another bear came in, huge bear, maybe even Big Ben but not sure and still no reaction from Monty. Finally, late this evening, Monty just took off, completely out of the camera's range! I certainly hope he returns by morning!

Bears spotted today were the Momma with the three cubs on Fossil Ridge, one of the cubs on Lost Field, another cub on Upper Springs, and of course, all the bears that showed up on Dogwood Mountain!

At Hidden Pond we saw some turkeys, deer, lots of squirrels and a few raccoons. There was also a Gray Fox seen today, twice, actually and the last time it was when he had found a snake! Yes, another Timber Rattler and this time on Hidden Pond! They think he may be as big as or bigger than Monty!

We saw several birds on Fossil Ridge feeder this evening; 3 Mourning Doves, 4 Blue Grosbeaks and a female Cardinal and then later we got to see a Momma Raccoon with her sweet babies! Birds seen or heard on Turkey Hollow feeder or elsewhere today were; Carolina Chickadee, Carolina Wren, Kentucky Warbler, White-eyed and Red-eyed Vireos, Summer Tanager, Indigo Bunting, Red-winged Blackbird, Brown-headed Cowbirds, Chipping Sparrow, Eastern Bluebird, Green Heron, and Red-shoulder Hawk. Oh and let's not forget Eastern Wild Turkey gobblers! Oh and a new butterfly, the Red Admiral, was seen today on Lost Field!

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