a stochastic event on the Delaware Bay
Environmental stochasticity is "unpredictable spatiotemporal fluctuation in environmental conditions". I think I experienced such a thing when I was caught in a hail storm on the Delaware Bay last week.
Category: NATURAL HISTORY
Beetle gets a 1630 mile range extension
(A tiger beetle, although this VW was also sighted on a Brazilian beach)
Maranhão
Despite the huge numbers of shorebirds using the area, Maranhão, Brazil has received only limited conservation and research attention outside of Brazil.
Why are there so many young birds in Cape May?
A remarkable study that was carried out here in New Jersey has helped clear up the question of why there is a higher proportion of juveniles in Cape May.
10,000 Willet
An account of the return of the willet to New Jersey via ornithological literature. It turns out that the willet was never really gone.
Secretive Marsh Mammals
Small mammals of the salt marsh. Fleeting glimpses of mysterious mice, rats, and voles.
Book Review: Naming Nature
This book explores a profound concept: that there is a difference between reality and the human perception of reality and that this difference can explain some vexing things about human nature.
Eyes on the leaf litter!
The ecology of red bats in winter - be careful raking those leaves!
Noteworthy Trees of Cape May County
Noteworthy Trees of Cape May County is a compendium of local tree lore, circa 1947.