A Pepe Le Pew relative roams Hamilton's yard.
CAMPUS BIOLOGISTS BILL HAMILTON AND DEBORAH SILLMAN'S
"Ecologist's Notebook: Reflections on the Natural World of Western Pennsylvania"
Bill Hamilton, assistant professor of biology, and Deborah Sillman, senior instructor in biology, are a team at Penn State New Kensington who oversee the maintenance of the campus Nature Trail that was constructed in 1985.
Each spring, the biologists write a blog about the birds, insects, mammals and flowers that herald the arrival of spring. On their blog site, "Ecologist's Notebook: Reflections on the Natural World of Western Pennsylvania," they report on their observations around their Apollo house and on local nature trails, as well as the campus trail. This year they are getting an early start.
The first blog, "Signs of Spring," was written Jan. 30 by Hamilton and deals with skunks coming out of winter hibernation and looking for mates.
Their second blog, "Ladybugs," was written on Feb. 6 and talks about these insects emerging. More will follow in the coming weeks.
For Hamilton's blogs and comments, visit http://www.personal.psu.edu/hw7/blogs/nature/index.html online.
Ladybugs are the topic of the second blog.