I saw a fisher today!

[moosassah]

I live next to a salt water marsh & get to see all sorts of wildlife here in MA. Today, for the first time in my life I saw a fisher! I'd heard they were making a comeback in MA. Now my goal this year is to get a picture to prove it.

Yeah, for me this is exciting! Sure beats painting the guestroom or helping my husband lift our washer/dryer out of the basement to the 1st floor which is how the rest of my day is being spent.

 

[nwheat]

Wow - that's too cool, Jeanine!! Hope you can get a picture sometime!

 

[98XJSport]

Keep an eye on your cats if they go outside.

Cool sighting, rare animal to see even up here where they aren't uncommon.

 

[lucia]

what the heck is a fisher? At first, I thought it was a bird, but I'm not sure....

 

[98XJSport]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fisher_(animal)

Or at least I assume, as seeing a King Fisher isn't anything rare enough to post about

 

[lucia]

oooooh- I forgot that martens are also called fishers! Very awesome!

 

[moosassah]

and "pole cats" and "the evil monster that lurks in the woods". I've lived here 10 years. I know we have coyotes, gray foxes, a wild turkey & deer that come through the yard along with the other standard New England critters. Everyonce in a while there is a noise that comes from the woods, a battle cry that literally raises the hair on your neck! I used to think it was the foxes, now I'm wondering if it's the fisher. I can't find a sound bite on the web though.

 

[98XJSport]

Ive always heard it described as a baby scream/cry that may end into like a bark sometimes. Hard to describe, a sound clip would help but I couldn't find one either.

 

[paulnj]

Very cool indeed. The only one I ever seen was on seneca lake in NY state..... no camera, only binoculars.

 

[Jeanne]

Very Cool jeannine! I saw a small black weasel looking thing yesterday on my way to work, it was chasing a mole. I only caught a REALLY quick glimpse of it though.

And last week, I saw a dead animal on the side of the road, not sure what it was. It had a large brown body (About double the size of a house cat) and a black beak or snout. Kinda looked like a Platypus

 

[LeosForLess]

my friend ran over a beaver the other night

 

[paulnj]

Jeanne, you seen a mink(usually near water) and I bet you seen a beaver and thought the black tail was it's head. I know my east coast wildlife well.

 

[Jeanne]

I bet you seen a beaver and thought the black tail was it's head. I know my east coast wildlife well.

That makes better sense than a Platypus!

 

[98XJSport]

I saw either a big mink or a small otter on the ice today. I was driving, so I couldn't stop and verify which.

Ever watch a family of otter play in the wild? Now thats fun to watch. :main_yes: