The Rattlesnake Hill Wildlife Management Area is a 5,100 acre upland tract, situated approximately eight miles west of Dansville, New York. Roughly two-thirds of the area lies in southern Livingston County, while the remaining third lies in northern Allegany County. The tract was purchased in the 1930’s under the Federal Resettlement Administration and is one of several such areas turned over to DEC for development as a wildlife management area.
The area is appropriately named after the Timber Rattlesnake, which may be occasionally found in the more remote sections of the “Hill”.
The area offers an interesting blend of upland habitats such as mature woodland, overgrown fields, conifer plantations, old growth apple orchards and open meadows.
The area is inhabited by a variety of game species and is open to public hunting. The white-tailed deer, wild turkey, ruffed grouse, grey squirrel, cottontail rabbit and woodcock are found on the area. An occasional snowshoe hare may be observed adjacent to thick creek bottom brush or conifer plantation habitats.
A number of small marsh units have been developed and provide limited hunting for waterfowl. Some of the area’s furbearing species such as mink, beaver and raccoon may be occasionally viewed at these marsh units.
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Cool with more clouds today as the stormy weather approaches ☁️
It’s not the worse morning ever, besides being cold. But tomorrow will be sloppy. The drama queens of the weather world are talking about ice and tons of snow, but at least NOAA seems to think they’re overselling their wares. I don’t think you can argue that it won’t be at least a bit wet come the morning, and probably icy in the outlaying areas. But regardless, I am sure that salt spreaders will be out spreading their wares everywhere tonight, so I’m glad that I got to the store early yesterday.
Today. Feels like … December 6th.
Increasing clouds.
Light and variable wind.
and
41 degrees
,
4:34 sunset.
Tonight. Feels like … November 20th.
Rain and snow, possibly mixed with freezing rain before 2am, then snow, possibly mixed with freezing rain between 2am and 4am, then snow and sleet, possibly mixed with freezing rain after 4am.
Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. New snow and sleet accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.
and
30 degrees
,
6:46 sunrise.
Wednesday. Feels like … December 9th.
Rain and sleet, becoming all rain after 11am.
Northwest wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
and
40 degrees
,
4:33 sunset.
Wednesday Night. Feels like … November 26th.
Mostly cloudy.
West wind 3 to 5 mph.
and
28 degrees
,
6:48 sunrise.
Thursday. Feels like … November 30th.
A slight chance of snow showers before 10am, then a chance of rain showers. Partly sunny.
Southwest wind 5 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
A cold November morning, although without the wind doesn’t feel bad. Cold but clear before the snow and ice come tomorrow, though I expect locally it will be a mix of sloppy slush and lots of road salt.
Mostly sunny and 21 degrees in Delmar, NY. ☀ Calm wind. Things will start to thaw out at around 9 am. 🌡️
Out walking and watching the sun rise on this mid November morning. 🌅 It’s a remarkably nice morning prior to the upcoming cold. The gas heat is back on in my apartment, I heard it click on during the night. Only set to 50 but thermostat is downstairs so it’s warmer upstairs. Plus in bed 🛏 I have my heated blanket.
I checked the insulation around the door, tightened it up a bit 🚪 and turned on the heat last night. It’s that season again. I might turn it back off should it warm up, though it’s not that much of an expense in the grand scheme of things. I am sure if I owned my own house, it would be even more expensive to heat it unless I heated with wood that I cut myself, and even that takes fuel to do that.
I got to the grocery store 🏬 yesterday and my pantry is now well stocked so I won’t have to deal with driving 🚘 on the salt encrusted roads for a while. Maybe it will warm up and turn to rain and wash away the salt. But regardless, winter is coming. ❄️
I don’t care that much about the snow and ice. 🌨 I might take the local to work if it’s too icy in the morning or it’s raining. The local will run. 👨💻 I also will bring my laptop home so in case the office is closed and it’s a remote work day. Since the pandemic, it doesn’t take much snow or ice for work to be remote. I guess that’s a good thing for commuters, and might matter to me some day in the future when I move out of the city.
Going to need the heat on starting tonight. I won’t turn it up much but I don’t want things to get cold. And go shopping 🛒 tonight before the salt spreaders are out tomorrow. It’s been a good run – today is the first day I’ve worn a sweater to work – but winter had to come eventually.
Next week is the first weekend of rifle season in the southern zone, so I’ll probably stay in town as I’m not planning to hunt this year. 🦌 But I’ve heard it might warm up after Thanksgiving so I might take a long weekend then. But I’m not sure if I will take days off if I’m just home, especially if it’s cold and I need to use my heat.
Today. Feels like …
November 30th.
Sunny.
Northwest wind 7 to 13 mph.
and
43 degrees
,
4:35
sunset.
Tonight. Feels like …
December 25th.
Mostly clear.
Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm in the evening.
and
20 degrees
,
6:45
sunrise.
Tuesday. Feels like …
December 3rd.
Increasing clouds.
Calm wind.
and
42 degrees
,
4:34
sunset.
Tuesday Night. Feels like …
November 23rd.
A chance of rain and snow showers before 9pm, then snow showers, possibly mixed with freezing rain. Low around 29. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.
and
29 degrees
,
6:46
sunrise.
Wednesday. Feels like …
December 15th.
Rain showers and snow showers, possibly mixed with freezing rain before 1pm, then a chance of rain showers between 1pm and 3pm, then a chance of rain and snow showers after 3pm. High near 38. North wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
and
38 degrees
,
4:33
sunset.
Wednesday Night. Feels like …
November 26th.
A slight chance of rain and snow showers before 10pm, then a slight chance of snow showers between 10pm and 1am. Mostly cloudy.
Chance of precipitation is 20%.
and
28 degrees
,
6:48
sunrise.
Thursday. Feels like …
December 6th.
A chance of showers after 1pm. Partly sunny.
Chance of precipitation is 40%.
and
41 degrees
,
4:32
sunset.
Thursday Night. Feels like …
December 10th.
A chance of snow showers before 7pm. Partly cloudy.
It’s cold. I fully expect tonight I’m going to have to turn on the central heat and run to the grocery store before the salt spreaders are out on Tuesday.
Mostly sunny and 31 degrees in Delmar, NY. ☀ There is a northwest breeze at 7 mph. 🍃. Things will start to thaw out at around 7 am. 🌡️
Out walking at 6:30 this morning. 🌅 Cold start to the morning, my hands 👐 feel the sting of the cold but at warming up. I still wanted to get out early, as I’d much rather walk in Delmar then Albany, and plus I get more steps in early, then if I don’t get out for the evening walk because it’s cold or I’m busy, I still have my steps in for the day.
I would like to get to the store 🏬 tonight before the ice ❄ and road salt tomorrow. I don’t need groceries yet but the things I will buy should last a few weeks especially if unopened. I buy a lot of frozen things as it minimizes the amount of waste 🗑 I produce especially with rates going up at the transfer station ♻ and not having as many fires 🔥 in the winter time for burnables. Past few milk and juice bottles, I’ve been washing them out for recycling. Tomorrow is after all, National Recycling Day. But also, I need to pack a lunch every day for work, as the days of free lunches at work during the fall have come and gone.
I finally got to turn on the heat tonight I’m afraid. 🌡 It looks like it will be in the lower 20s by morning, and that’s both too cold for both the pipes and my comfort. While I’m happy if my apartment is above 50 degrees, with the cold I’m sure it won’t last too long, though at this point I’ll probably keep my heat at the lowest setting until the real cold comes. If I’m cold I have my heated blanket out and that little space heater, which I run only about 20 hours a winter, mostly to warm up my hands.
I am thinking probably this weekend I will stay in town, 🏘 but maybe after Thanksgiving on Black Friday through early the next week head out of town. Maybe out to the Adirondacks. ⛰ A lot depends on the weather, how much snow is up north, and how cold and cloudy ☁️ it may be. Winter can pose a problem for heading up north, and while it’s been late, they may get several inches of snow, depending on where you are in the Adirondacks. Plus many of the campsites may already be taken by hunters.
Once winter comes and rifle season is done, I’ll probably do skiing at Rensselaerville State Forest. 🎿 It’s close to home, and that road is open year around, so if I bring a shovel I can certainly camp there and ski on winter weekends when it’s not too cold out.
America is likely to remain blue for a few more days. That said, my meteorologist friend, who actually made a career of studying shit like this says that we are due for warm up by the end of the month. I’ll believe it when I see it, though. Winter is coming, though the really cold winters don’t seem to stick around like they one did.
