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A black fly or blackfly [1] (sometimes called a buffalo gnat, turkey gnat, or white socks) is any member of the family Simuliidae of the Culicomorpha infraorder. It is related to the Ceratopogonidae, Chironomidae, and Thaumaleidae. Over 2,200 species of black flies have been formally named, of which 15 are extinct. [2]
The common loon or great northern diver (Gavia immer) is a large member of the loon, or diver, family of birds. Breeding adults have a plumage that includes a broad black head and neck with a greenish, purplish, or bluish sheen, blackish or blackish-grey upperparts, and pure white underparts except some black on the undertail coverts and vent.
The black-capped chickadee is the state bird of Maine. This list of birds of Maine is a comprehensive listing of all the bird species recorded in the U.S. state of Maine.This list is published by the Maine Bird Records Committee (MBRC) and is dated December 2022.
The Adirondack Mountains form the southernmost part of the Eastern forest-boreal transition ecoregion. [22] They are heavily forested, and contain one of the southernmost distributions of the taiga ecotype in North America. The forests of the Adirondacks include spruce, pine and deciduous trees. Lumbering, once an important industry, has been ...
It is also found on parts of the Fundy coast in Maine and the Maritimes, the northern parts of this ecoregion where the summers are cool. The coniferous forest goes by many names, including: Boreal forest, fir-spruce forest, the North Woods, and the taiga. It is noted in New England for its "harsh" conditions such as cold, subarctic ...
Adirondack region town and state parks to view the April 8 eclipse. Arrowhead Park- 160 State Route 28, Inlet. Cumberland Bay State Park- 152 Cumberland Head Road, Plattsburgh. Fern Park- 9 Loomis ...
Spotted lanternfly season has officially started and the pesky, brightly colored bugs are popping up across the Lower Hudson Valley. Since 2020, East Coasters have been stomping, squashing and ...
The Great North Woods, also known as the Northern Forest, [1] are spread across four northeastern U.S. states: Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont and New York in the New England area. The area spans from the Down East lakes of Maine to the Adirondack Mountains of New York, generally bordering the Canadian province of Quebec.