Ursulas cubs
Ursulas male cubUrsula is giving us more opportunities to determine the sexes of her cubs, but the cubs are mostly behind the feeder or up a tree only half seen. But then, in a sighting this morning, one of her cubs was good to stand up next to a tree and say he is a male. Two to go. We don’t see Ursula a lot, probably because she likely lives ten or so miles west of here. But the food scarcity so far this summer has brought her in more often than in previous years. However, now, hazelnuts, pin cherries, and raspberries look like they are in the works, which may have her feeding closer to her home territory. I hope we can get the sexes for the record before she doesn’t feel the need to travel so far for a meal.
On that note, we’re glad she knows of the food here and is coming to this safe place. She is a favorite.
Loon
On the pontoon ride yesterday, a loon in water reflecting pretty green forest not only showed us the pretty water but a good look at her spread wings and checkered pattern. Participants in the Black Bear Field Study Courses are not always from areas with loons, so we’re always glad to see them.
Thank you for all you do,
Lynn Rogers, Biologist, Wildlife Research Institute and North American Bear Center