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High Point Preserve Lake Shore Wildlife

By elroseadmin | June 4, 2020

The Spring is a busy season for wildlife around Silver Lake. This video contains clips of a variety of wildlife around the lake shore and on floating platforms. Among the wildlife are frequent visitors including Mallard Ducks and a Beaver. The floating platforms and the motion activated trail cameras are part of the long-term monitoring…

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Spotted Sandpiper teetering on the edge

By elroseadmin | May 23, 2020

The Spotted Sandpiper is common to many lake and stream shore locations in Pennsylvania, including Silver lake. One of the interesting behaviors is the frequent tail-bobbing action seen as the bird walks along the shore. We have not read of any definitive explanation of the purpose of tail bobbing or teetering, but it starts soon…

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Ducks and Turtles – Spring 2020

By elroseadmin | June 19, 2020

On two floating platforms on Silver Lake in Brackney, PA, Springtime brings ducks and turtles looking for a place of rest. In this video, we see a family of Mallard ducks that we saw earlier in the Spring. The video clips from motion-activated cameras over a two week period, show how quickly the ducklings are…