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.
Today’s sunrise was at 6:35 am. The next time the sun will rise earlier then today 🌄 is in 111 days on Sunday, February 26, 2023.
The average high for today is 53 degrees. 🌡 The next time it will be on average warmer then today is in 149 days on Wednesday, April 5, 2023 when the average temperature will be 54 degrees.
The highest point for the sun today will be 31.1° from the horizon at 11:40 am. 🌞 The next time the sun will be higher in the sky mid-day is in 89 days on Saturday, February 4.
Today has 10 hours and 9 minutes of daylight. ⏳ The next time the day will be longer then today is in 89 days on Saturday, February 4.
Today’s sunset will be at 4:42 pm. The next time the sun will set later then today 🌆 is in 65 days on Wednesday, January 11, 2023.
The average low for today is 34 degrees. 🌡 The next night it will be on average warmer then tonight is in 154 days on Monday, April 10, 2023 when the average temperature will be 35 degrees.
Mild but cooling off with a stiff breeze as the day progresses 🌬
With the time change, I am sure they have to ramp up the plants as they expect a lot of demand this evening. But get out and enjoy it before it’s cold again. ⛄ Gets dark so early this time of year. We’ve been blessed though by a lot of warm and mild weekends this autumn, and it’s been a good time, all things considered. Still until the weekend, lots of sun is expected and clear nights, which should be good for seeing the lunar eclipse early in the morning tomorrow. 🌒
Today. Feels like … September 28th.
Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny.
Breezy, with a southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west 16 to 21 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 38 mph.
and
69 degrees
,61 max dew point,
4:42 sunset.
Tonight. Feels like … October 28th.
Mostly clear.
Northwest wind 11 to 15 mph.
and
37 degrees
,
6:36 sunrise.
Tuesday. Feels like … November 11th.
Sunny.
North wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
and
51 degrees
,
4:41 sunset.
Tuesday Night. Feels like … December 10th.
Clear.
North wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
and
24 degrees
,
6:38 sunrise.
Wednesday. Feels like … November 3rd.
Sunny.
Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph in the afternoon.
and
54 degrees
,
4:40 sunset.
Wednesday Night. Feels like … November 7th.
Clear.
and
34 degrees
,
6:39 sunrise.
Thursday. Feels like … October 7th.
Sunny.
and
65 degrees
,43 max dew point,
4:39 sunset.
Thursday Night. Feels like … October 4th.
Partly cloudy.
and
45 degrees
,
6:40 sunrise.
Veterans Day. Feels like … October 3rd.
A chance of showers after 1pm. Partly sunny.
Chance of precipitation is 30%.
and
67 degrees
,54 max dew point,
4:38 sunset.
Friday Night. Feels like … September 19th.
Showers. Low around 51. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Three day work week with Election Day and Veterans Day all in one week. That rarely happens. And a lunar eclipse in the morning tomorrow. Fun times.
Fog and 62 degrees in Delmar, NY. 🌫 There is a southwest breeze at 5 mph. 🍃. The dew point is 61 degrees. Temperatures will drop below freezing at Tuesday around 10 pm. ☃️
It’s nice with the time change 🕒 to have enough light to walk 🚶 at six o’clock although I’m sure that will only last a few more weeks as we continue to loose daylight. Tomorrow though I will have to get up early to see the lunar eclipse 🌒.
It was such a nice day yesterday 🐦 that after walking 🚶 out to Five Rivers Environmental Education Center I went out to my parents house and had burgers 🍔 then to the cat wash 🛻 and got groceries for the week. I forgot a few things on my list 📃 but I may run to the store again if I decide to head out of town for the long weekend.
Tomorrow is Election Day. 🗳 I was going to vote in the evening 🌃 but I’m thinking the morning would be better with me being up early the eclipse. I am one of the rare undecided voters this year but over time I’ve been researching the candidates and issues. The second amendment and gun rights 🔫 is important as is fracking to help rural communities but I also am concerned about climate change 🌎 and social justice issues 👊 and candidate quality. 👭 As such I’ll probably split the ticket and mostly vote on the Conservative and Working Families lines. Change is good, without term limits politicians stop caring and it just becomes a game for them, especially as they get elderly. I am still undecided on the Bethlehem Proposition, though I totally get where the farm bureau is coming down on that there.
But other then that, I’m tired of elections ✅ and will be ready once they stop talking about them on the news. 📻 I know, it will be another week of analysis after the Elections but that’s different then people being all contentious about who to vote for and all the political ads.
I would like to head out of town next weekend 🏵 for Veterans Day Weekend but I am not sure about the weather. Still looks like rain for Saturday and then very cold on Sunday. And then cold the following week. This would be the week to get out of town 🏕 but I would rather save some of my limited time, and use the long weekend if possible. Maybe the next time I can do is a vacation type trip is after the Thanksgiving Holiday. 🦃 I might also do a December trip during Black Powder season, depending on how cold and snowy it is in that month.
Still generally mild even after the heat breaks tomorrow as cooler weather pushes in 🌥️
The forecast for Veterans Day Weekend still looks cloudy and relatively mild but the rain shower risk gives me pause. With the time change the mornings are brighter but the evening commute will be do dark.
Today. Feels like …
September 17th.
A slight chance of showers before 2pm, then a slight chance of showers after 5pm. Cloudy.
South wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
and
74 degrees
,62 max dew point,
4:43
sunset.
Tonight. Feels like …
July 31st.
A chance of showers, mainly between 7pm and 5am. Mostly cloudy.
South wind 9 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
and
62 degrees
,63 max dew point,
6:35
sunrise.
Monday. Feels like …
September 24th.
Sunny.
West wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
and
71 degrees
,60 max dew point,
4:42
sunset.
Monday Night. Feels like …
October 24th.
Mostly clear.
Northwest wind 9 to 11 mph.
and
38 degrees
,
6:36
sunrise.
Tuesday. Feels like …
November 6th.
Sunny.
Northwest wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
I hope you remember the set your clock back from 18 weeks.
Cloudy and 67 degrees at the Elm Ave Town Park. ☁ There is a south breeze at 15 mph. 🍃 with gusts up to 25 mph 💨💨💨. The dew point is 61 degrees. Temperatures will drop below freezing at Wednesday around noontime. ☃️
Seems werid being so warm in November🍂 Seems just werid to be sweating with the humidity in the air and temperatures in the 60s and low 70s but also cloudy with a good breeze. The air has the tanginess from manure as farmers 🚜 spread with the ground unfrozen but crops long harvested and pickup trucks are stacked full of firewood but nobody is heating with wood in this weather.
Out walking out to the Van Dyke Preserve then Five Rivers for the morning. 🐦 Out pretty early this morning, with the birds out singing and the time change. Super mild almost hot though with the humidity. Kind of cloudy though. 🌥 Tomorrow will be sunny again, but cooler with the wind expected to increase as the day goes on. 🌬
Heading out to Mom and Dad’s house for lunch. 👪 We are doing lunch now as I don’t like to drive after dark out in the country, especially with deer and my big jacked up truck with the somewhat marginal headlights, 😱 even though they are better now that they’ve been adjusted.
Been reading 📖 up on Bethlehem Proposition 2. I’m a bit confused about it all though the Albany County Farm Bureau 🐮 does make some good points in its memo of opposition like the impact of removal of the acres from the tax rolls on other farmers and simply the fact that the site isn’t great for development. It’s outside of the sewer district, although certainly many of the commercial neighbors down that way want to have that as an option. 🚙 Plus traffic concerns are a big issue as widing 9W would be a costly proposition there due to the emenent domain and demolitions of local businesses required. The current owner, Milltown Plaza Inc would do good on the proposed deal as do the farmer who leases that land, at least in theory.
To be clear, I like the idea of conserving open space 👩🌾 and protecting farming but it seems like it’s both a bad location to conserve open space — it’s located on a major highway — and it doesn’t seem to provide for sustainable farming, as it’s surrounded by suburban tract housing which isn’t the most compatible with agriculture which involves the use of chemicals, heavy noisy machinery and smelly manure and livestock. 🐮 I think it would be better to create an urban growth boundary, and support land protection further on the outskirts of town.
Remarkably warm and nice for November. But alas I’ve been busy with work, but I have been trying to work outdoors as much as possible and will go down to the town park before dark.
Partly cloudy and 73 degrees in Delmar. ⛅ There is a south breeze at 11 mph. 🍃 with gusts up to 22 mph 💨💨💨. The dew point is 58 degrees. Temperatures will drop below freezing at Wednesday around 3 am. ☃️
Been kind of a busy day with work leading up to Tuesday, 👨💻 but I’ve been able to either work from home or the library and automate things a bit to help out a bit. In the evening I will probably walk down to the park for a little while until dusk. I might also early vote today, although I’m thinking at this point I’ll probably just wait until Election Day. Probably be up really early on Election Day to see the Lunar Eclipse 🌒 and as such might be a good thing to vote in the morning.
If not for the rain on Sunday 🌦 this would have been the weekend to remote work on Friday and then had gone camping today, though truth be told I’d probably buy having to do a million work things like I have. Plus the library isn’t nearby where I camp so I’d be using more mobile bandwidth. 🤳 I’ll still probably end up burning up a lot of hot spot data but I’m not that concerned as it resets next weekend, and most evenings I just use my phone and leave my laptop in the office.
