Chicago outdoors: Pileated woodpeckers to eastern milksnakes
Photos of pileated woodpeckers in the Palos area and an eastern milksnake found at Lemont Quarries are among the notes from around Chicago outdoors and beyond.
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A loon spotted locally, a mudpuppy caught at Belmont Harbor, acres restored or protected by Ducks Unlimited, and a smelt memory from Montrose Harbor are among the notes from around Chicago outdoors.
Ray Adams A: Yes, it is a mudpuppy and relatively rare. Chicago anglers occasionally catch mudpuppies in the colder months, especially at Navy Pier. They are rare enough that the Shedd Aquarium was involved in an extended study on Lake Michigan and Wolf Lake. Mudpuppies are amphibians, one of the largest salamanders. Click here for a column about that study at Wolf Lake. Click here for a follow-up column based on this scholarly article. WILD OF THE WEEK Brian Konet photographed this loon [below...
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