Wildlife: Hawks in Suburbia

Our suburban neighborhood has been attracting hawks (and a bald eagle) for five or six years now. I do wonder if my neighbors' penchant for cutting down trees has left enough clearings surrounded by tall trees to afford the hawks a good vantage point, but I'm decidedly not an ornithologist. They're quite bold, and they seem to tolerate humans quite well. A couple years ago, I happen across this one sitting on a car. And then earlier this summer, I encountered this one eating a squirrel in a […]

https://sam.upstate.blog/brief-thoughts/2025/wildlife-hawks-in-suburbia/

Enmore Road has a cool new late-night music bar with Midori-spiked Coladas and vinyl hits

Deadwax brings a banging record collection, Japanese-inspired drinks and (more) good times to Enmore – and it’s open ’til 2am on Friday and Saturday.

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Oakland County Parks golf courses set to open April 1 – The Oakland Press

Oakland County Parks’ five golf courses are scheduled to open for play on Tuesday, April 1, weather permitting.“Golfers are always eager for the opening day,” Chief Park Operations and Maintenance – North District Tom Hughes said in a press release. “Oakland County Parks takes pride in providing an excellent experience for guests and maintaining beautiful, scenic golf courses that keep play affordable and available to everyone looking to golf close to home or try different golf destinations.”Glen Oaks, Lyon Oaks, Springfield Oaks and White Lake Oaks golf courses are 18-hole courses with clubhouses and pro shops. Lyon Oaks also has a driving range. Red Oaks Golf

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Oakland County Parks golf courses set to open April 1 – Daily Tribune

Oakland County Parks’ five golf courses are scheduled to open for play on April 1, weather permitting.“Golfers are always eager for the opening day,” Chief Park Operations and Maintenance – North District Tom Hughes said in a press release. “Oakland County Parks takes pride in providing an excellent experience for guests and maintaining beautiful, scenic golf courses that keep play affordable and available to everyone looking to golf close to home or try different golf destinations.”Glen Oaks, Lyon Oaks, Springfield Oaks and White Lake Oaks golf courses are 18-hole courses with clubhouses and pro shops. Lyon Oaks also has a driving range. Red Oaks Golf Course

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🚨BREAKING: Suburbanite discovers the art of not dying from common backyard foliage! Turns out, our botanical genius used an app 📱 to avoid a Nero-style demise—because who needs ancient wisdom when you have technology? 🤷‍♀️ But don't worry, the fruit isn't even there 🫣, so no immediate assassination plans are in motion.
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Backyard Cyanide

Onion slips are in the ground đź’ś

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Traffic on NY-155 in Colonie

The Times Union reported last week that a developer wants to build a 292-unit apartment complex on the property at the corner of Watervliet Shaker Road (NY-155) and Delatour Road in Colonie. This would dramatically worsen traffic in the area, already strained by the existence of Shaker Middle and High Schools and several large churches, and not improved by the fact that the development doesn’t seem to be mixed use, meaning the hundreds of new residents would need to use their cars […]

https://sam.upstate.blog/colonie/2025/traffic-on-ny-155-in-colonie/