Phenology

Break in the cold streak. Highs in the twenties! Snowshoed through a solid four feet of snow. Spotted a pileated woodpecker atop a poplar above Osier Creek. A black mange-ridden wolf showed up this afternoon. Evidently it's been a tough year in the Devil's Track Pack... 1/23/2011 Windy, clear, cold, high temp of 5 F. Nights are stormy: lake effect snow averaging 1/2 inch per night for the past week or so. Spotted the mangy wolf that has been hanging around during the day scavenging on the road; too tired and cold to run through the woods. Probably won't make it through the winter.