tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73958222104440055542024-02-19T02:38:09.559-08:00Taking Out the Trash in Eastern PAAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12216060152736168253noreply@blogger.comBlogger469125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7395822210444005554.post-45612938747585520802017-05-05T11:18:00.002-07:002017-05-05T11:18:23.524-07:00State Gamelands (9-Mar-2017)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Another very nice day. I took a drive up to the Poconos for a trash hike on State Gamelands I wanted to explore. I had been to this area before, but I only covered a small portion of the area. This time I wanted to go further and see where some of the trails lead. I am not sure why the game commission cut back the vegetation on the sides of the trail. They may be trying to increase the amount of edge habitat for game species like deer. Much of the access roads I took on this trip looked like this. </div>
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On the edges there was the normal trailside trash. The one benefit to the trailsides being cut was that I could see more items than I think I would have if the vegetation was still there and the items in some cases were easier to retrieve than they would have been.<br />
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When I got to this lake I decided that I wanted to try to go all the way around it. I wasn't sure if there were trails or not, but I was going to try. </div>
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A good portion of the trash collected on this hike was found around the lake. I found this pile of water bottles to be odd. It was on a small point that went out into the lake. Who piles up empty water bottles and just leaves them?</div>
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Found a couple pieces of foam along the lakeside. Not sure how they would have gotten there. I don't think the stream that feeds this is very large and I don't think it runs through any populated areas. I can't think of a reason anyone would carry foam in either. </div>
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I am not sure why, but I liked this view of the lake. The habitat on the back end was much different than the trails in. Along the trails were mostly deciduous forest and here Pitch Pines dominated the area. I know several places like this in Eastern PA and they are like walking through small sections of New Jersey's Pine Barrens. </div>
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Another great view of the lake. If it wasn't such a hike in I would definitely take my kayak out here. </div>
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At the upper end of the lake I started to find turtle shell after turtle. At first I was puzzled. What could have possibly killed this many Painted Turtles?</div>
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After looking at a few of the shells, I think I had my answer. The marks on both the top of the carapaces and on the sides of the shell looked like repeated chew marks. There is only one thing that I can think of that would do this. An Otter. Although they are making a comeback Otters are still very rare in Pennsylvania. I could be wrong, but that is the only thing that I can think of that could leave those kinds of marks and would kill adult turtles like this.</div>
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There were no trails that looped around the lake and I ended up just following more access roads on the side I was on. They eventually led back to the trail I came in on and with a good amount of trash collected I decided to call it a day. </div>
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A decent amount for just walking trails. There are still a lot more access roads and trails in this area to walk and I am sure there is much more trash. I am going to try to get back to this location in the summer.</div>
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A little chilly, yet the sun was shining and it was a nice day. I took a drive over to Hickory Run to do some exploring and trash collecting around Hickory Run Lake. This area can get pretty trashy and I wasn't sure what to expect at this time of year. I picked up some items around the parking area and then headed down to the lake. </div>
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A thin layer of ice still covered the majority of the lake. The top where the run flows in however was clear. When I walked out to the dam Wood Ducks took off from the other side.<br />
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I photographed this male Wood Duck as it flew by. Normally at that distance they do not scare off that easily. I wasn't even making any noise. </div>
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Right next to the dam I found one of my least favorite trash items. A diaper. This one was somewhat frozen to the ground. I bagged it up and continued on down trails that followed the run.<br />
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I could see trails on the other side of both the lake and the run and I was really trying to get over to them. I followed the trail down until it ran back into the access road and I couldn't find anyplace to cross. So I took another trail back towards the lake.</div>
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By the run I below the dam I only found one other piece of trash, Disney Princess Sunglasses. They went in my pack to be added to my sunglass collection.<br />
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The trail I took back brought me into a pines on the lakes edge where I found another disgusting trash find. Two more diapers, waterlogged and frozen. I was out of bags and the one at least I knew couldn't fit into a dog bag. I walked back to my car, found a larger bag and returned to pick them up.</div>
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When I came back out to the lake I could see ducks swimming again on the other side. I just thought it would be the Wood Ducks back again. Instead there was a male and two female Hooded Mergansers. They too flew off.<br />
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This was everything from my first round at the lake. I still wanted to get to the other side and see what's over there. I never had before. So I started working my way to the top of the lake and found a trail.</div>
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The Lake Trail itself took me down to the run again and although the trail continued on there was no bridge or way to cross. I followed a side trail up the run and found this small foot bridge which allowed me to cross. I call it a foot bridge, but really it was just a board not attached to anything. If you go hiking in this area, this may not be there for you to cross. </div>
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The view looking down the lake towards the dam. What a beautiful scene. From here I walked down the lake and below the dam where I originally wanted to go. Eventually the trail ran out and I followed a small line of trash that led me to another path. </div>
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The new path I was on was strait and wide and off in the distance I noticed something dark in the trail. I thought it could be a stump, but it just didn't look right. It ended up being a Porcupine. Penny was with me and she didn't even notice until we got closer. Both Penny and I watched the Porcupine for a good fifteen minutes. It just kept foraging in the trail even after Penny started barking. When it finally started to move off the trail I tied Penny up and went in closer to try to get some better photos. By the time I got up to where it was it had walked pretty far off into the woods. It is always good to see any wildlife and Porcupines are pretty cool. </div>
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Penny really wanted to get a closer look. Luckily she has never ended up with quills in her snoot. Porcupines are a great reason to abide by the law and keep your dog on a leash in our state parks. </div>
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Before heading home I stopped at Sand Springs lake and made my way around. This lake gets a lot of traffic and with it a lot of trash. This time there wasn't all that much. </div>
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With rain most of the day that continued into night, there was definitely going to be amphibians crossing the roads. I contacted Stephen Kloiber and Jon Mularczyk to see if they were going out to help cross amphibians. Both Stephen and Jon are bird enthusiasts, that at this time of year, hang up their binoculars to help amphibians get to their breeding pools safely. Both were going out and I arranged to meet them. Amphibians can be slow to cross roads and on nights when there are many crossing there can be high mortality rates. Often in areas where many amphibians cross you will find that there are volunteers that help move them across, lowering the mortality rates and helping to ensure we have these species around for years to come. For this and other reptile and amphibian posts, I am not giving a location as to where we were. It is illegal in the state to buy or sell native reptiles and amphibians, but just because there is a law doesn't mean that people don't do it. Not giving locations helps to protect these species from collection. Above is a female Spotted Salamander, one of the first finds of the night. At this time of year it is easy to distinguish male Spotteds from females. Males are slender with a large bulge at the base of the tail. Females are full of eggs and are quite large around the midsection. </div>
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Spring Peepers are one of the smallest spring time amphibians. Only about the size of a nickel, they can be hard to spot in the road if they are not moving. Once they get to the breeding pools they create the loudest vocals, which at times can be deafening. Most of the time Spring Peepers can be identified by an X marking on their back. Not all individuals have this, but most do.<br />
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A male Spotted Salamander that made it to the yellow line on its own. If you come across amphibians crossing the road and want to help them along, first wet your hands, then move them in the direction they are heading and place them a couple feet off the road. The spring breeders like Spotted Salamanders, Wood Frogs and Spring Peepers know where their breeding pools are and will continue in that direction once moved. </div>
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Spotted Salamanders are in the genus Ambytoma, the mole salamanders. They are called this because the majority of the year they are underground. Spring is really the only time they venture topside. Other mole salamanders in Eastern PA include the Jefferson and Marbled, the Marbled is a fall breeder and is not often seen other than the larval stage at this time of year. </div>
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A rarer sight crossing the roads are Jefferson Salamanders. Uncommon in the state this is a protected species. Generally Jeffersons breed earlier than Spotteds, but it really all depends on the conditions of the year. </div>
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We only came across one Red-Spotted Newt on the roads. Generally they are a much more common sight. As juveniles Red-Spotted Newts are called Red Efts and are terrestrial. They spend over four years on land before returning to water and going through a metamorphosis into the adult stage. Both in color and structure the Red Efts differ from the adults. Above is a Red Eft. Adults are generally an olive color and the biggest physical difference the adults have is a large keeled tail.</div>
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Red-Spotted Newts are also trying to breed at this time of year. Either Steve or Jon spotted this adult Newt grabbing onto an unsuspecting Spotted Salamander that was passing by. It took some time, but the Spotted was able to break away from the Newts loving embrace.<br />
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In the ponds Spotted Salamanders congregate in certain areas. Males will deposit a spermataphore that will later be picked up by a female and used to fertilize her eggs. There is no contact necessary for this salamanders reproduction. </div>
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Every once in awhile you will also find stream salamanders like this Two-lined crossing roads in rain events. They are not traveling to specific breeding sites, they are just crossing the road. </div>
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On this night I picked up at least one piece of trash at just about every stop we made to move salamanders across. Steve and Jon helped as well. Since we were just throwing it in the back of my car I didn't take a photo of everything at the end of the night. I hope you enjoy this post and watch out for amphibians while you are driving in the spring and summer! Thank you both, Steve and Jon, for your continued efforts in helping amphibians get to their breeding destinations!</div>
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It was over to Glen Onoco Falls for this trash hike. In my area the falls are a main attraction to tourists and locals alike. They are accessed through the Lehigh Gorge State Park, but are actually on PA State Gamelands. The trails up the falls really are not maintained and there are several areas that are washed out due to heavy usage. On the few trash hikes I have done at the falls since the start of Taking Out the Trash, I have always come back down with full bags. Too many people utilize these trails and too many do not respect the natural world around them, leaving trash where they should only leave footprints. </div>
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Before heading up the trails followed the Lehigh around a bend and to the point where Glen Onoco Run flows into the river. This area too along the lower portion of the run can get pretty trashy as well. </div>
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The entire run is filled with waterfalls. Most venture here to see the large ones towards the top, but I prefer the much more natural looking smaller falls at the bottom. </div>
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From the bottom I looped back to the main trail and started taking it up. There was recently rain and even this part of the trail was slick on the right rocks. There are warning signs along nearly the entirety of this trail because especially by the falls the trail can get really slick. Since I have lived in the area there have been a number of deaths and several serious injuries here, the warning signs are there for a reason. </div>
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It would be much easier if people just left their trash on the trail, easier still if they just took it out with them. At several spots I had to climb down off of the trail to get items. In a couple places there was trash that I couldn't safely get, so some items that I saw did remain. </div>
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More falls greeted me when the trail connected with the side of the run. Going up I not only had to make sure every step was secure, but I also had to check every space between the rocks for trash. Throughout this section people seem to like to shove their junk between the rocks, hidden mostly out of sight. </div>
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Other items are just thrown up off the side of the trail. Everything I found was pretty common trail trash.<br />
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I got around half way up to the top and I ran into some ice patches. I decided it would be best to turn around and come back when conditions are a little more favorable. I did go around this patch and made it up to the falls that can be seen in the background, but this was my turn around point. </div>
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On the way back down I did find some more trash, including this somewhat hidden diaper. I will never understand people who just leave behind diapers and dog bags. Part of being a responsible parent or pet owner is cleaning up after the little critter you are taking care of. </div>
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Even with only making it half way up the falls I removed all of this. All of it too is new since I did a clean-up here last year. If you go to places like Glen Onoco Falls, please respect the area and take your trash out with you. </div>
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A beer bottle and a diaper. Just like the dog bags I also bag the diapers up in an additional bag. </div>
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I would have found this clean-up to almost be enjoyable if it wasn't for the diapers and dog bags. This was everything from the short walk along the Lehigh. Recyclables and trash were bagged separately and I was glad it was garbage night. The non-recyclables went right in the can on the curb when I got home. </div>
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I had never been to Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area during the annual waterfowl migration. More than a couple people told me it was a sight to see and when I found out Rick Wiltraut from Jacobsburg Environmental Education Center was running a program there, I had to go. Most of the group drove down with Rick from Jacobsburg and some of us met them there. For me it was closer just to drive to Middle Creek. Above Rick is starting the program in Middle Creek's Education Center. He explained the importance of the Management Area and went over the species that we might come across while taking the tour. From the center it was down to the water! </div>
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Tundra Swans were the first thing I saw. There large size and numbers at the first stop drew me right to them even though there were other birds around. Much of the management area has restricted access, but there are a few places, like this roadside stop where you can get up close to the birds. In total just off the road I would estimate that there were over a hundred Tundras that could be seen. </div>
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These are shots of the group closest to the road. In the photo on the right you can clearly see the size difference between a Tundra Swan and a Canada Goose.</div>
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There were many good flybys throughout the day that started with this Great Blue Heron. Over the winter I do not get to see to many of these. Most migrate out of my area during the cold months.</div>
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A Canada Goose coming in for a landing. We did see a lot of Canadas on the water, but no where near the numbers of Tundra Swans and Snow Geese.<br />
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A small group of American Coots were swimming and feeding close to the road. None of the birds seemed to mind all of the people standing on the side with cameras, scopes and binoculars. </div>
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The group from Jacobsburg taking in all of the birds. As you can see everyone is bundled up. Temperatures which had been unusually warm dropped sharply and it felt like we were thrown back into winter. </div>
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At a stop on the driving tour of the management area, we had our closest look at Northern Pintail flying over head. </div>
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At the same stop as the Pintail I got my favorite photo from the trip. Three Tundra Swans went right overhead!<br />
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The main flock of Snow Geese were on a smaller pond in a restricted area. Here the group is getting a very distant look at the birds that numbered in the tens of thousands. </div>
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The geese blanketed much of the pond and some of the surrounding fields. This was really the best look we had at them all day. </div>
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This Snow Goose was all alone in a field. It looked as though it may have a wing issue. With so many geese in one area there are bound to be some that get injured. If this goose couldn't fly, it most likely fed some of the other local wildlife.<br />
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As a result of the cold snap we weren't seeing as many species as we had hoped so the group decided to start heading back and bird another location where recently a rare bird had been sighted. Tyler Sacks and I did one more walk to a point on the lake before leaving. I was happy I stayed. Going out to the point we found the main group of Tundra Swans! There had to have been around a thousand! After walking back, both Tyler and I decided to try to catch up with the group.</div>
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We did find them and although we did not see the rare bird we were looking for we did make a stop to see a common bird with a rare coloration. This is a wild leucistic Red-tailed Hawk. It is amazing that this almost entirely white bird survived into adulthood and seems to be doing well. </div>
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From this view you can see some red in the tail feathers. It was a cool bird to see and it was awesome that it flew towards us when we stopped. For such a cold day this was a great program. If you would like to see other programs Jacobsburg Environmental Education Center offers throughout the year you can visit: <a href="http://events.dcnr.pa.gov/jacobsburg_environmental_education_center#.WQscSRiZP1y">Jacobsburg's Calendar of Events</a>.</div>
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It had been some time since I last hiked Firetower Road in Schuylkill County. This area is open to the public and has many trails to hike. However, it does have a major problem with ATV use. Every access is posted, but still there are many who go riding through. ATVs can have a harsh impact on an area, especially when riders take their vehicles through pools and streams, which happens a lot at this site. I set out to cover some places I have already been through and to find some new trails I have never traversed. I didn't know what to expect as far as trash. I always find something here, just never know how much there will be. </div>
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Right away I started finding the normal trailside beer cans. Really, if you can carry a full beer can in, you can carry an empty beer can out.<br />
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Then there was this. I saw it last year. It showed up when several other piles of carpet did along the main road in this area. Everything along the road has been cleaned up, but this remains. When I first started this project I cleaned up another dump like this a little further down the trail. The gates need to be secured before I will clean up any more large dumps like this here. Very simple fixes could be done to prevent this from happening in this area. </div>
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This is the spot I cleaned up in 2015. Someone had dumped a huge pile of rubber insulators into this pool. It took me over a week to get everything out, but I was able to do it and now it still looks good. </div>
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Throughout the hike it was raining off and on. This trail going down the side of the mountain was partially a stream. </div>
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This is a water supply reservoir. You can see that ATV have even been running through it. </div>
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I found a new trail from the reservoir that led down to an old quarry. There I found someones campsite with a lot of junk around. I started cleaning up the area and piling up my finds. </div>
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The quarry. I had been here before, but never at this specific location. Generally I come in on trails that take me down the left side of it. I was really hoping there would be waterfowl on the water, but there was nothing that I could see. </div>
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All of the recyclables found around the campsite. </div>
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Before leaving I did affix one of the plastic chairs from the campsite to my pack. It made things a little awkward hiking out, but I got at least one of the two chairs removed. </div>
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This was everything. A pretty good haul for a hike in the rain. </div>
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On this day I only had enough time to make a short stop at Mauch Chunk Lake and couldn't get out for a clean-up. At the lake I was surprised to find six Tundra Swans on the upper end. I then got a real treat. Something on the other side of the lake scared them and they took off. Then they did a large circle in the air and flew right by the blind I was in. It was just awesome watching these huge birds pass by so close. They then landed and settled on the water a little further down the lake. </div>
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Before this year I had never seen a Tundra Swan. Now because of the weather we have had I have now seen them on multiple lakes around the area. </div>
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Hit the trails, with Leigh Ann Stratakos from <a href="https://www.facebook.com/3moonsstudiodwg/">3 Moons Studio</a>, at Bear Swamp and around Lake Minsi. Both of these properties are part of the Northampton County Parks System. The photo above is the start of the trail through the archery course at bear swamp. The other side of the road at this location has a boardwalk and study ponds. </div>
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We made our way around the study ponds and boardwalk first, then we did the loop at the archery course. Found this lure in the first study pond. The sign on the other side clearly states no fishing. The rest of the trash around bear swamp was found on the trailsides and a picked up a few items in the swamp itself. </div>
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We did not see much wildlife, this Fox Sparrow did come to take a look at us, never gave me an unobstructed shot though. </div>
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Everything Leigh Ann and I collected from the boardwalk side of the road. </div>
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Small bridges help to avoid the wet spots along the archery loop. </div>
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This was it from around the loop at the archery course. Much less through this area and really we covered about the same amount of ground on both sides of the road. </div>
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Then it was down the road to Lake Minsi for a lakeside clean-up. We parked at the main access and started walking the edge to the dam. </div>
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Here Leigh Ann poses with a balloon she picked up. Please if you do use balloons make sure they are secured and disposed of properly. When released they end up in our environment and can be detrimental to wildlife. </div>
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Most of the items we picked up were at the lakes edge within the cattails. </div>
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From the dam looking out over the lake. What looks like a white line on the water is a group of Ring-billed Gulls floating on the surface. </div>
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As we were headed back to the parking lot this Bald Eagle flew across the water and landed in a tree on the opposing side.<br />
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All that we picked up along the lake. Special thanks to Leigh Ann for joining me on this clean-up!</div>
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I took two short walks at Locust Lake and Tuscarora State Parks. I was looking more for birds than I was for trash. I had recently found out that there were four Tundra Swans on Locust Lake and they were the main reason I went over there. Above is the best shot I was able to get of them. </div>
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At Locust Lake I did pick up a handful of trash, really nothing to write about, but there was this. I found several of these on the path around Locust Lake. I opened one up and found that it was full of nonsense. Who goes through the trouble of making something like this and why would they spread it around a State Park? </div>
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Other than the Tundras, I didn't see much at Locust Lake. I then drove over to Tuscarora in hopes that there would be more waterfowl on the water there. </div>
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No waterfowl, but this Belted Kingfisher was flying around the boat launch. I have found that Kingfishers usually don't stick around for photos. This one did and posed a few times in different trees around the launch. </div>
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Like at Locust I didn't pick up much trash on this short walk either. Above is probably my best photo of a Kingfisher so far. </div>
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With the temperatures as high as they were and rains coming in, I knew there would be amphibians coming out somewhere in Eastern PA. I arranged an outing with friends Andrew Curtis, Paul Guris and Tyler Sacks to go out looking for the first amphibians of the year around their area. I live too far north and I knew in my area it would still be some time before amphibians were out. To my surprise when we turned onto the road nearing our destination there were signs with lights flashing stating that volunteers were moving amphibians across the roads. Then when we got to the parking lot there were about thirty or so students with teachers and other adults in crossing guard uniforms. It was the biggest crew I had ever seen to move the little critters across. During rain events in spring several species like the Wood Frog above make there way to temporary pools to breed. These pools fill with water in the winter and spring and generally dry up by the end of summer. This means they lack certain predators like fish, giving amphibians a safer alternative to lay their eggs in. On their annual journey to these ponds many amphibians have to cross roads and on some nights there can be high mortality rates. Volunteers moving them across help lower the number of mortality due to traffic and help to preserve these species into the future. </div>
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Since there were so many volunteers we did not spend any time on the roads and instead went to check out the pools. By this point the rain had stopped and there was not much activity. A few Wood Frogs had made it to the pools, but were not in the numbers I had hoped. </div>
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This photo was taken in an artificial pond before we headed out. It is a Green Frog and it seemed a bit early for them to be out. We did not find any at the pools that we visited. </div>
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On the way to the pools we did see some Spring Peepers on the trail and on rocks on the trailside. They were just making there way to the pools and none were yet calling. </div>
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We only found two Spotted Salamanders. On a good night they would be seen in the hundreds at this location. Both were males and the lack of amphibians in general told us that it was still a bit too early for them moving in large numbers. The volunteers must have found the same thing on the roads, all the cars were gone by the time we got back to the parking lot. </div>
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On this trip I set out to finish up on the flood plain just below Lehighton. I knew there were some areas like the small islands I couldn't get to, but I was going to get everything I could on this trip. I parked near the entrance to the D&L Trail and walked up river to the spots I had previously been working on. </div>
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The first stop was in a small area below the Mahoning Creek. I had already gone through this spot, but I only did along the rivers edge. From the road I could see a pile of stuff and started with that. Some of the items looked like they were bags thrown down from the roadway, others like plastic bottles looked like they were deposited a long time ago during a flood. </div>
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It isn't everyday you find a dog bowl, but over the years I have found more than one. In addition to this bowl and plastic bottles, the first stop yielded a lot of packing material and some bows. It looked like someone after Christmas or a Birthday bagged up all of the waste and threw it down by the river. </div>
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With just about a full bag, I decided to dispose of this before heading further on up the river to my main destination. There was a lot more at this first stop than I could see from the road. </div>
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The non-recyclables went in the trash can I collected the day before and left near other cans at the D&L entrance. The recyclables were loaded into my car and it was back up the road and back for more river trash!<br />
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The second stop was above the Mahoning Creek. The photo above is the bottom of the floodplain. I had already removed the trash through this section and had to walk up to the top of this area. </div>
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On this day I was determined to remove this kids vehicle. I had let it go the past couple times through the area because of its size. This was the day it needed to go though. </div>
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Sometimes trash makes me laugh and not in a good way. I did so when I read the label on this crate saying it was made of all recycled materials. It made me think to myself, I am recycling all of the plastic bottles I find, just so they can be turned into a different product someone else will throw back into the river. It is a horrible cycle that needs to be broken in our society. We need less disposable items and a much greater conservation ethic. </div>
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Second day in a row I found an unopened Pabst. It really does seem to be the beer of choice on the Lehigh River. I don't care if people drink on the water as long as they take their waste along with them. Too many don't. </div>
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The rest of my time in this area was spent picking through small debris piles. There wasn't a whole lot left in this area after the previous clean-ups. </div>
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This was everything I had to haul out. It wasn't that bad after I made it up to the road. I was able to wheel the kids car on two wheels and the crate fit in the trash bag. </div>
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Everything from the second round. This completed the clean-up of this area and it should be good at least until the next flood. The small islands are still a mess, but there isn't any way to get to them until I start getting out on the water in a boat. </div>
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Before going to do the Lehigh clean-up I made two quick stops at Mauch Chunk Lake. Signs of spring were in the air, water and popping up out of the ground. Above a Red-winged Blackbird is calling atop a Cattail. This species arrives early in spring and the males pick territories. When nesting some Red-winged Blackbirds will fiercely protect their territory. I have seen males dive and hit both humans and dogs that got too close to their nest site. </div>
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The first turtle of the year! This painted turtle was basking not far from the observation blind. I think I also spotted the head of a Red-eared Slider poking out of the water, but couldn't get a good enough photo to id it for sure. </div>
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<span style="text-align: justify;">Another first for me for the year! Skunk cabbage was finally rising from the ground. A sure sign that spring is on its way. </span><br />
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A nice, warm, sunny day got me really wanting to get out on the water. So it was over to Mauch Chunk Lake after an earlier clean-up by the Lehigh. Since we didn't have much ice for ice fishing this past year and since not too many people have been out on the lake, I knew there wouldn't be too much trash. </div>
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The first on-the-water trash item of the year. A beer can floating in the lake. </div>
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It felt like spring, but there was still a reminder that winter had not yet come to a close. On the upper portion of the lake a large ice sheet still clung to the surface of the water. From a distance it looked like just slush, but after running into it I found there was still solid ice. </div>
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I paddled up to the top of the lake, passing by the ice sheet then came back down and had to go around the ice sheet again. It was still attached to the lakeside and couldn't pass on the one side. I paddled down the edge then for awhile and finally back to the boat launch. </div>
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Did find a couple lure to add to my collection.<br />
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<span style="text-align: justify;">What I collected was just about what I expected. Can't wait to get out on the water again!</span>
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One of the first finds of the day! This one wasn't even broken, like in most cases though it was full of sediment.<br />
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I had found this barrel on my first walk through this section and I figured this trip was as good as any to remove it. It too had a good amount of sediment inside which I had to clean out before hauling it out. These kinds of barrels are somewhat common in the river. Often times they are used as trash cans in parks and somehow find there way into the river if they are not chained down. </div>
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This is the kind of area that would be nearly impossible to pick through later in the year. When the leafs start coming in all of the trash becomes hidden. Early river clean-ups on foot do have benefits.</div>
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A river beer and and assortment of other items I found picking through the debris piles. From what I have found Pabst is the most commonly lost beer on the Lehigh, I have found many unopened ones.<br />
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What drew me to working on this area originally was the bucket in this photo. I saw it every time I passed over the bridge in Lehighton and I really wanted to get it. The problem is it is on an island and not retrievable at this time of year by foot. From the bridge it did look like I could possibly get to it.</div>
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A full contractor size bag, a barrel, wheel and fake deer part made a pretty good haul for the day. Still there was much more to take out of this area and I would be back again for more. </div>
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After hauling everything out I sorted the recyclables from trash by the entrance of the D&L Trail. The trash was left in the barrel by other trash receptacles at this site. Soon I would be back to get more out of this location. On this day though I wasn't going out for another round, instead my next destination was Mauch Chunk Lake for the first paddle of the year!</div>
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For this trash hike I just went back to good old Beltzville State Park and took the Christman Trail. Often many of the offshoots of this trail that end at the lake have lots of trash and most of the time I go directly to them. This time I took my time and was looking for trailside trash off of the main trail. </div>
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This is one of two creeks on the Christman trail that flow into the lake. This is the smaller of the two and doesn't seem to get as much traffic. The other is Wild Creek which has a waterfall and attracts many more visitors. </div>
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The largest single pile of the day. The bag in the back was filled with water bottles and other items. If you have a bag, if you have filled it with trash, please take it out with you and dispose of it properly.</div>
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<span style="text-align: justify;">Since I didn't see any wildlife along the Christman Trail here is a Bluebird I spotted at the Pine Run Access the same day. </span>
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Last year I had contacted the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area multiple times about a 55 gallon drum I found near the river within the park. My concern was that the drum had contents in it and it was labeled as oil. They informed me that they would take care of it. They had pretty much a whole year, so I went to check to see if it was still there. Leigh Ann Stratakos from <a href="https://www.facebook.com/3moonsstudiodwg/">3 Moons Studio</a> joined me and we turned it into a clean-up day as well. Leigh Ann does many clean-ups around the Delaware Water Gap and you can check some of hers out by clicking the link to <a href="https://www.facebook.com/3moonsstudiodwg/">3 Moons Studio</a>. Above is the view of the Delaware from the upper launch at the Smithfield Beach Access, our first stop and first small clean-up of the day.</div>
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This was collected from around the launch. We didn't stay too long or walk around this area too much, the barrel was the priority of the day and we knew we were also going to make other stops. </div>
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Our second stop was another short one before the going to the site of the drum. Here we stopped to take a look at a Bald Eagle's nest. Just the head of one of the adult eagle can be seen near the rim of the nest. At the time I couldn't really tell if it was an eagle or a patch of snow. It did end up being one of the eagles. </div>
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The ground in the area of the drum was still covered in snow and we had to find a different way in than I used last year. Before I had crossed the stream which is fine in warm weather, just not when it is cold and snowy. It didn't take us that long to find the spot and there it was, still in the same exact spot. Last year I even gave the National Recreation Area GPS coordinates right to it. </div>
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Leigh Ann helped me to lift it upright, something I couldn't do alone. Last year I thought it just might be wedged in some way in the debris pile, but I couldn't lift it just due to the weight. With it upright we were able to give it a shake. By doing so we could tell without opening it that it definitely wasn't water inside. This time I decided I was not dealing with the park and when I returned home I was going to contact the state's Department of Environmental Protection. </div>
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This was the trash we removed from the hike down to the barrel. It wasn't much, but most of the ground was covered in snow. We made several more stops before returning home, but didn't find much trash after this one. Thank you very much to Leigh Ann Stratakos for helping me out with this.</div>
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Update: I am just catching up on these posts now and several things have happened since we did this check. I did contact the DEP, which very quickly contacted the National Park Service. A park service representative called me and I was able to direct him to the barrel. I was called again, told it was found and that they would be calling a hazmat team in to remove it. I ask to be contacted when it was removed and I was told I would be. I have heard nothing from the park in over a month and there have been high waters in the Delaware. I think it is likely the Delaware took the barrel down river before the park service took action. Who knows though, maybe they will let me know it has been removed in the coming weeks. </div>
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After helping me sort the beach trash from Sandy Hook, Tyler Sacks said he wanted to help with a beach clean-up. He also suggested going to Barnegat because on a recent trip he had seen a really trashy beach in the bay. I liked the idea of Barnegat because I had never been there at this time of year and I was told the birding was awesome. So for this post, Tyler and I set out to Barnegat to do some birding and take out some trash. </div>
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Our first stop was at the lighthouse for some birding. Walking along the jetty one of the first species we came across were Long-tailed Ducks. Most were swimming just off of the jetty, but some like the male on the right were just sitting in the sun on the rocks. </div>
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In this photo you can clearly see where the Long-tailed Duck got their name. This one was swimming around the end of the jetty.<br />
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One of the most magnificent birds of the day were Harlequin Ducks. This male swimming above jumped right out of the water in front of us and is the same duck as the one in the photo below. It spent a short time on the rock out of the water, then jumped right back in.</div>
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The male Harlequin is on the left, the female on the right. It was amazing how close we were and that these birds didn't mind us being there. </div>
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This is a male Red-breasted Merganser. We saw a few of these, but they were not nearly as numerous as the Long-taileds or Harlequins.</div>
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A Red-throated Loon. This is the same species I found dead in netting at Presque Isle. It is much better finding them happy and healthy swimming around. </div>
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There were a few Black Scoter swimming near the end of the jetty. This individual is a male. </div>
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On the Jetty itself there were many shorebirds, including this Ruddy Turnstone. Most of the Turnstones and Purple Sandpipers were picking food off of the rocks. </div>
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With such a close look I could see why this species is called a Purple Sandpiper. The feathers actually have a purple look to them. Every other time I have seen these they were too far away to see that. </div>
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Several Rocks were coated in Dunlin with a few Purple Sandpipers mixed in. Sticking to the opposite side of the jetty while passing, most of the Dunlin didn't even raise their heads and not a single one flew as we passed!<br />
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This was a species I really wanted to see. It is a Common Eider and this was only the second time I had seen one. The first time up close. The Eiders were hanging out at the very end of the jetty. Recently a King Eider had been spotted at this location, but that was nowhere to be seen. </div>
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I believe this is gull vomit. It definitely came out of something. I found it interesting because of the glass and plastic bits.<br />
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After the jetty we grabbed something to eat then it was off to the trashy beach. This beach in the bay was part of a park, but I can't recall the name of it. Barnegat Light was strait across the bay from it. </div>
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Tyler and I started filling our packs picking through the debris pile right away. We knew we weren't going to get everything so we were a little selective on what we were picking up.</div>
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I was trying to find as many plastic utensils as possible. It always surprises me the amount of these and plastic bottle caps that make it into our waterways. </div>
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No need to bring bags when you can find them. Tyler pulled this feed bag out of the sand. There were several others, but they were full of sand and even with the two of us weren't movable. </div>
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Then we found places like this. Broken down styrofoam and small plastics about a foot deep. How does one even remove stuff like this? All of these items break down into smaller pieces, but never really degrade completely. We tried to pick up as many of the larger pieces as possible, so they don't add to these tiny piece piles. </div>
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As we were walking down the beach this Ring-billed Gull caught a crab and was trying to break it open. It was just about the only bird on this section of beach. There were ducks out on the water, but nothing really close. </div>
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This was our haul for the day. A bag, pack and two planting buckets full of trash. There was still much, much more on the beach that we didn't have time to get to.</div>
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Tundra Swans were on my list of bird species wanted to see this year. I had never seen them before and really until this past year I didn't even know they existed. On our way out to Barnegat we made a quick stop at a cranberry bog in the pine barrens to try to find some other birds and there they were. Tundra Swans! Tyler had just seen some on Green Lane Park a week prior, but for me they were a life bird! It wasn't just one or two either there were about fifty of them.<br />
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This group flew from one pond to another joining a larger group. They are just magnificent birds. It is amazing what you find when you aren't looking for it. </div>
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Not that long ago I had checked out a problem spot at one of the gamelands accesses at Beltzville Lake. At the time it was too cold to do a clean-up, but there was enough trash for me to come back and remove. On this trip I did just that. Above is just a Canada Goose that was near the trailhead where I came out to the lake.<br />
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I walked a small portion of lakeside before getting to the problem area. Along it I did find a few items, not too much though. </div>
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Then I got to the problem area and started removing the trash. This area was a little worse last year, still it is very annoying having to do it all again and knowing it will probably be a mess again at the end of the year.</div>
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I made a stop at the Pine Run Boat Launch in the State Park and found this Muskrat hoping out of the water underneath the dock at the launch. It had something in its mouth and it looked as though it was putting whatever it had up into the dock. Maybe it has its own little food storage area under there. </div>
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Went back to Tuscarora for a hike. With snow on the ground and more falling, I knew I wasn't going to find trash, but I did see this Northern Harrier Hunting over the fields. To me this was one of the greatest experiences of the winter. I ducked back into the tree line and just watched. There were a couple times when the Harrier flew by really close and either didn't know I was there or didn't feel I was a threat. </div>
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In this shot the Harrier is preparing to dive for prey. There were several times it did go below the grasses, but I never saw it come up with anything. Eventually it landed in the field and I lost sight of it. It may have caught something and stayed on the ground feeding. </div>
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Made a quick stop at a nearby gamelands where this Black-capped Chickadee was feeding on Staghorn Sumac. </div>
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Passing back by the field the Harrier was in on my way to Locust Lake, I spotted this Red-tailed Hawk on a line. I wonder which bird of prey is better at hunting these fields.</div>
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The snow was still coming down at Locust Lake State Park. There wasn't as much snow cover as Tuscarora and that allowed me to find some trash. </div>
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Didn't pick up all that much, but I have been to Locust several times in the past couple months. </div>
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Most of the area surrounding my house was still covered in snow. I did a hike earlier in the day at Tuscarora State Park and there was still a couple inches on the ground. I found in the past couple years that Beltzville State Park is one of the first places where the snow melts, so for the afternoon I headed over there for a short clean-up.</div>
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With the water levels still down I was able to walk the edges of the lake that normally wouldn't be accessible. It was the normal items cans, a diaper, etc. </div>
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On the way back I cut through the picnic area and found this. These containers are for hot ashes, not trash. There are plenty of trash receptacles around the picnic area and leaving your trash in one of these is just lazy. I took out all of the non-biodegradable items and left paper plates and food waste.<br />
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This was the haul for this short walk. I find it unbelievable how much trash is left around Beltzville. Why do so many find it acceptable just to leave their stuff behind? </div>
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Eastern Pennsylvania was covered in snow, so I decided to take a trip with some friends, Joe Greco and Rick Wiltraut, to Presque Isle State Park. Presque Isle is in Lake Erie and there had recently been sightings of a Slaty-backed Gull there, a species which rarely shows up in Pennsylvania. I have to say I was more excited to see a new part of the state than to see a rare gull. As soon as we arrived after the five hour drive, we parked and Joe and Rick got out their scopes and started looking through the gulls. I honestly didn't expect to see so many, thousands of Ring-billed Gulls with a few Greater Black-backed Gulls. Joe and Rick seemed content looking for the one gull that may or may not be there, but I got bored quickly. I snapped a few photos of the Ring-bills then I started walking to see what was around the park. </div>
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The Ring-billed Gull on the left was flying away with a freshly caught fish. The one on the right looked as though it was viewing its reflection on the ice. </div>
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It didn't take me long to start finding trash. These were just a few items I picked up near the parking lot and dropped off at the truck before continuing on.</div>
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This gives you an idea of what the other two were looking at. This is at a location further into the park, but was about the same as the first stop. A Slaty-backed Gull doesn't look that much different from a Greater Black-backed Gull so they had to scan and find those first and look at them closely to make sure of what they were. In this photos there are at least two Greater Black-backed Gulls.</div>
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Walking up the road I found a place where I could access the Lake Erie side of the isle. I have to say I was surprised to find beaches. I thought it might just be a rocky shoreline. As I started to walk through the sand I found that there was plenty of trash to be picked up. I didn't even have my back pack on me so I found a planting container and started to fill that. </div>
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Then I came across this. I don't know if it was a fishing net or just a volleyball net that somehow made it into the lake. Whatever this netting was originally, as trash floating in the lake it managed to catch and kill a Red-throated Loon. I hand never seen one this close before and I was saddened that this is how I had to see it. I had nothing to cut the netting off of the dead loon so I had to take the whole thing with me. There was no way I was going to leave this netting on the beach to potentially find its way back into the lake and catch something else. I would have preferred to leave the bird, but it was really entangled. </div>
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The non-recyclables and sadly the loon too were thrown away and I took the recyclable items with me. We then left the park to try to find another vantage point for Joe and Rick to look for the Slaty-backed Gull. </div>
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After no success we returned to the park and I hit the beach again as they set up in the same spot as before and continued looking through the gulls. I got this handful before they were ready to move on again. </div>
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We then drove to the very last parking lot and hiked the trail to Gull Point. If we were going to find this gull it would be on Gull Point right? The trail was icy in places, like in the photo above. It was a nice hike out though. </div>
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All of the edges facing Lake Erie had a coating of ice. I thought this was the coolest looking tree and isle edge.<br />
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Out on the point we did see gulls and more Greater Black-backeds than before, but still no Slaty-backed. At this point I was sure we were not going to see the gull on this trip. </div>
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When I think lakes, I don't think lighthouses, but there were several that we passed like this one that can be seen from Gull Point. </div>
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It was time to call it a day so we started to head back. Earlier in the year in this area a Snowy Owl was reported, I really was hoping we would see one of those more than a gull. We did not see either. </div>
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I filled my pockets on the way out to Gull Point. I would have had more had I thought to bring a pack along. We had planned to go back out looking for the gull the next day, but a storm was on its way in and in the morning we decided to head back home.</div>
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We did see two Bald Eagles in Bald Eagle State Park. They are the darker spots in the trees. In all it was a good trip. We didn't see the birds we wanted, but I got to explore a new area and was able to remove at least some trash. I would do the trip again, probably not for a Slaty-backed Gull though.</div>
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I think I could do a clean-up at Beltzville State Park every day of the year and still not be done there. With so many access points and so much lake shore it seems like a never ending task in this particular park. I made a few stops there for this post all areas that I covered last year and all areas that accumulated more trash since then. I started at the Pine Run Boat Launch where I found the Common Loon above swimming near the launch. </div>
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I then worked my way up the channel towards the bridge for Pohopoco Drive. Found these items at the usual fishing spots. </div>
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Then I drove over to the access right across the street from the launch. This was exceptionally trashy last year. Found less on this trip, but still more than I had hoped. A small flock of American Robins were hanging out around the parking area. </div>
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On the edge of the parking area I found one of my least favorite types of trash, used diapers. I think I have found them at just about every access at Beltzville now. Picked up three on this trip.<br />
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Made one last stop at the main lot next to the lake by the beach. This time I focused on lake bottom trash. The low level of the lake let me find all of the above trash. I think I am going to miss picking through the mud when the lake level rises. </div>
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Since January 29th I had a car full of beach trash collected at Sandy Hook, part of the Gateway National Recreation Area. I needed to get it sorted out and disposed of. With it being winter the conditions outside weren't optimal for my normal trash sorts and I had to find an indoor location to get this done. A good friend Joe Greco was kind enough to let me use his garage and Tyler Sacks came over to help me go through everything. All of the trash in this post is what Leigh Ann Stratakos and I collected and I wanted to show the wide array of items that end up on our beaches. Please if you go to the beach for your vacation this year, make sure to take out everything you bring with you and if you can take out some other trash while you are there. </div>
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All of these items were collected on just a small stretch of beach. It is just unbelievable how much trash end up in our oceans and on our beaches.<br />
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A good number of the items were recyclable. All recyclables were put aside and will be properly disposed of, eventually becoming new products. </div>
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All of the bags, balloons and other thin plastics. With some of these items, even if they are properly disposed of they can find there way back into the environment. Especially thin plastics like these. Bags especially can blow right out of landfills and if you have ever drive around a landfill you will probably see them hanging in trees or in farm fields. I have seen this many times. Using reusable bags when shopping can cut down on this kind of waste. Please help and try to use reusable items. </div>
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With all of this trash we had to do some trash art. While going through the items we put all caps, tampon applicators, disposable utensils, teeth cleaners and cigar ends to the side. This is what we ended up coming up with. </div>
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Not all items made the cut. These are the additional lids and caps. </div>
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Tyler came up with this one for the straws. Please have a heart and go strawless for your next drink. Plastic single use items are a problem and can be detrimental to wildlife. Please do more to reduce your own waste so we can live in a better world. </div>
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<span style="text-align: justify;">I want to thank everyone who helped out. Leigh Ann Stratakos for helping me pick up the trash, Joe Greco for letting me use his garage for the sort and Tyler Sacks who helped me get everything sorted and set up for the photos. Special thanks to Joe too for disposing of the non-recyclable items. </span><br />
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In the early hours of the morning, I and a group of around fifty, boarded the Atlantic Star in Cape May, New Jersey. The trip was organized by <a href="http://paulagics.com/">See Life Paulagics</a>, which offers pelagic birding trips at different times and at different locations throughout the year. The term pelagic refers to the open ocean, far from the coast and in deep water. Certain bird species specialize in living for most of the year out in the pelagic zone. It was my hope to see at least a few species I had never seen before and this trip didn't disappoint. You may be asking yourself about now, what does this have to do with Taking Out the Trash in Eastern Pennsylvania. The answer is very simple. Even in Pennsylvania we can have an impact on our oceans and the wildlife that lives in them. In Eastern PA the majority of streams and rivers are within the Delaware Watershed. This means any litter in these waterways has the potential to flow down stream to the Delaware and out to the ocean through the Delaware Bay. The actions we take, either good or bad, can have an effect on wildlife that most of us aren't even aware of. With this post I want to share with you the wildlife that I had the opportunity to see on this trip. These species can be added to the reasons why I do the clean-ups. I hope you enjoy these photos and this post. Above is a Great Cormorant that we passed as we exited out to the sea through the jetties. </div>
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Not long after leaving the land behind the sun broke through the horizon and offered us a stunning sight. What a way to start a winter morning! </div>
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Northern Gannets were one of the first species spotted flying over the water. It is also a species that is affected by trash. Northern Gannets collect and use trash in the building of their nests. This can lead to the death of both adults and young that get entangled in items like netting. In North America the only places that this species nest are in Quebec and Newfoundland. You can sometimes see Gannets from the beach, but for a closer look you either have to head far up north or out to sea.<br />
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This Greater Black-backed Gull was coming in for some chum at the back of the boat. I have seen this species many times in Pennsylvania. To me its adaptability is pretty amazing. They can survive just as well on the open ocean as the do on the coast or even on a landfill. </div>
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An Iceland Gull spent a good amount of time flying around the back of the boat. This was one of the new species for me! Iceland Gulls can show up inland as well and can sometimes be spotted mixed in with the more common gulls on landfills. In addition to this Iceland and the common gulls, I did see Bonaparte's Gulls and a Black-legged Kittiwake. Even though they were really close I failed to get good photos of those two species. Still really cool to see. </div>
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Short-beaked Common Dolphins were spotted on several occasions throughout the day and in large numbers. Some swam right along the boat and others gave us a show breaching out of the water.<br />
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With the naked eye this large cargo vessel just looked like a speck on the horizon. Look at all those cargo containers. Seeing it made me wonder if any of the recyclables I collected over the years were on it and making their way to China. A lot of our recyclables are packaged and shipped this way to other countries where they are processed and turned into new products. </div>
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I think this one is an oil tanker and was the only other large ship that I remember us passing. There were smaller fishing vessels, but in all not a lot of traffic on the water.<br />
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For me this was the best bird of the trip! A Common Murre. The guides were great at spotting and pointing out the different species and I still don't know how they were able to see this in the choppy water. I did also get to see more than a few Dovekie, a species I really wanted to check off my list. However, they were in flight and I was unable to get any good shots of them. I also missed a Puffin that like this Murre was just sitting on the water.<br />
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In this series of shots you can see how a Northern Gannet dives into the water. According to the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, when a Northern Gannet dives they can go as deep as 72 feet! That is pretty impressive. If you want to learn more about the birds in this post I would recommend checking out Cornell's website <a href="http://allaboutbirds.org/">allaboutbirds.org</a>.<br />
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This series of photos also shows how the common gulls behave when chum is being thrown out. They gather in a flock towards the back of the boat, go after a piece and when they get one, often will sit on the water for a short time before rejoining the flock following the boat.<br />
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Just as beautiful as the sunrise that started the day, this sunset finished it as we were nearing land. I had a great day on the water and I hope you enjoyed the photos in this post. The next post is going to be pretty trashy. </div>
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If you would like to know more about pelagic trips please visit <a href="http://paulagics.com/">paulagics.com</a> The trips are fun, the people all enjoy birds and the guides are fantastic! Also, the species diversity changes with the seasons, the trip listings show you what could possibly be seen on them. </div>
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With random snow showers through the day I chose to just do a hike at Tuscarora State Park. I knew I would not find much trash and I didn't know if everything would be covered in snow by the time I was done. </div>
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A few times during the hike the snow was coming down somewhat heavy. Not much was accumulating on the ground though. I stuck to the trails on the back end of the lake and went along the field edges and through one of the old pine groves. </div>
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The rows make it very clear that this isn't a natural pine forest. Pine tree farms are very common in the area and this grove was probably planted well before the state purchased the land. </div>
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Hiking out I passed by a flock of Cedar Waxwings and American Robins off of the trailside. Several times now I have seen these two species flying together. The interesting thing to me is although they seem to go together as a group the two flocks stay separated. The only thing I can think of is that they may feed off of the same food sources and this separation prevents conflict. Has anyone else observed this or know the answer to why they don't seem to mix in together? </div>
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When I approached passed on the trail the majority of Robins moved further away and the Waxwings stuck around.<br />
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This was it at Tuscarora and it was about as much as I anticipated finding. From there I went to a local gamelands for another short hike and to try to pick up a few more items before heading home. </div>
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This winter the Game Commission has done a lot to this gamelands. It may look bad, but this is part of how they manage their lands for game species. This area will either be left to grow in as grassland habitat or it will be planted with feed crops for game species. The areas that are left to grow as grasslands also benefit non-game species as well providing nice field habitats. If you are wondering why there is no snow, the sun did break through for a short time and was enough to melt the open areas like this. </div>
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Like Tuscarora there wasn't much trash at this location. I enjoy areas like this where I can cover a good amount of ground and not find much. </div>
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Trying to see the Red Crossbills again, I decided to explore a little more of Owl Creek Reservoir. I ended up having no luck seeing Crossbills, but I did find some trash and a couple other critters. </div>
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There didn't seem to be as many Red-Breasted Nuthatches on this visit. This one briefly came out to take a look at me and I did see at least one other. </div>
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Every time I go to Owl Creek I can hear Red Squirrels. Before this hike I don't recall ever seeing one there. This time two showed themselves. </div>
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I collected two small piles of trash. Not sure why styrofoam cups are so popular here. They ended up being the most numerous item of the day.<br />
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