Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2018 10:51:18 -0400 From: Catherine Deininger Subject: CCP meeting on Thursday, July 19th on Backyard Biodiversity The next Chatham Conservation Partnership meeting on July 19 will celebrate Backyard Biodiversity, with presentations that provide practical information on discovering and providing habitat for wildlife in our backyards. SpeakersContinue Reading

Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2014 10:31:58 -0500 From: Carol Phillips Subject: Birds I have seen/heard birds in the woods around my home in Silk Hope. Earlier, I saw very large flocks, now smaller flocks and individuals, including hermit thrushes and perhaps, if possible, bobolinks (robin size, with bight white rump)Continue Reading

Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2014 09:44:39 -0500 From: Ken Vrana Subject: Fewer Birds I have property in Pittsboro but live in Cary until our new home is built and I have noticed fewer birds here as well. My friend and life-long resident of Pittsboro, Sam White, commented to me aContinue Reading

Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2014 04:28:51 -0500 From: Lesley Landis Subject: Butterflies, birds … squirrels In the summer, folks in Chatham expressed concern over the lack of butterflies. Now the dwindling bird population is discussed by many observers. While we’re at it, I’ve noticed that there don’t seem to beContinue Reading

Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2014 21:01:20 -0500 From: Sherri Shepherd Subject: crows are still here Just adding “have also” notice the lack of birds. Normally, they are large in numbers. And no cardinals?!?!? exception: crows are still here and have been delights for over 15 years. SherriContinue Reading

Date: Wed, 26 Nov 2014 14:56:33 -0500 From: “Howard Lively” Subject: Birds and Squirrels and Coyotes… oh my!!! I live in northeast Chatham county in Fearrington Village. I have them all – squirrels, all kinds of birds mentioned yesterday in the Chatlist by day and owls, coyotes by night. TheContinue Reading

Date: Mon, 1 Dec 2014 09:27:08 -0500 From: Jo Anne Clayton Subject: birds back! A couple of days before Thanksgiving a couple of birds returned to my feeders. Eventually more and more showed up (still no cardinals). This is the same feed, the same suet, the same seed cake (noneContinue Reading

Date: Sun, 23 Nov 2014 10:03:40 -0500 From: Shannon Crane Subject: Deafening Silence: No birds After reading the few posts about no birds coming to feeders, I noticed there was absolutely NO sound in the woods around me last night or this morning. The silence is almost deafening and IContinue Reading

Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2009 08:40:52 -0500 From: Matthew Arnsberger Subject: deer in Chatham Simon, Thanks for your thoughts on tick-borne diseases (TBD’s). I have been treated for TBD’s five times in the last seven years, though we are not always certain that my symptoms were from tick diseases. SometimesContinue Reading