Last night and today, the heavy snow hit that Jason and Charlie worked to successfully beat yesterday. Sue was snowed in at home, doing paperwork. Donna Rogers was at the Research Center filing. Lynn was at the Research Center tied to his computer with occasional breaks to stick his hand out the window to feed desperate chickadees in their suddenly very snowy world. So it’s a day with no bear news and no new writing in Lynn’s book to report. It was a day of must-do chores that are best done on snowy days. In retrospect, someone should have taken a picture of the snow. Sue dug out this picture of Lynn feeding birds last week (shhhh… Lynn doesn’t know she’s posting it).
The highlight of the day was the staff putting the second tree in front of the pond cam at the Bear Center. We’re down to that. Actually, the idea of a tree to brighten the scene brightened everyone there. The idea of creating a little wildlife mecca in front of the camera, decorated by Ely students and Lily fans, and lighted so the birds are more than silhouettes is kind of exciting. It will add interest for the pond cam viewers and the Bear Center visitors too!
Thank you for all you do.
—Lynn Rogers and Sue Mansfield, Biologists, Wildlife Research Institute and North American Bear Center