Something Wild

Strips of Green in the White Mountains

Fri, 24 May 2013 04:00:00 +0000

Memorial Day Weekend is late for trees to unfurl tiny, tender pale green leaves. Yet trees growing at the highest altitudes of our State's White Mountain

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Phenology Happens in the Field

Fri, 17 May 2013 04:07:00 +0000

We tagged along with Diane DeLuca, a biologist with NH Audubon on her rounds of the Deering Wildlife Sanctuary. DeLuca has been working on their

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Birdsong, Translated

Fri, 17 May 2013 04:00:00 +0000

With birds tuning up for the breeding season ahead, here are some memory tricks to help you recognize a few of the more common songs. Robins can be heard

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Marsh Marigold

Fri, 10 May 2013 13:20:31 +0000

Among the most conspicuous wildflowers of early May, my favorite is a native wetland plant, the yellow so-called “Marsh Marigold.” It’s also called

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Going Woodcocking (And Making Memories)

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 04:00:00 +0000

One of the rituals I shared with my children when they were growing up was stalking woodcocks during their spring courtship display. I guess I was sort of

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If It Sounds Like A Duck...Might Be A Frog

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 04:00:00 +0000

If you're out for a walk this month, and you hear something that sounds like ducks quacking, don't expect to see ducks. The call of a male wood frog fools

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Forest Pharmacy

Fri, 12 Apr 2013 10:00:00 +0000

The Chairman of the Society of Forest Medicine at Nippon Medical School in Tokyo, Japan Dr. Qing Li, studies nature’s effect on the human immune system. A

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How Many Birds?

Fri, 05 Apr 2013 04:00:00 +0000

How many bird species might an attentive backyard birdwatcher, or "birder", find? The term "backyard" means any nearby open space, such as a stream

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Solar Salamanders

Fri, 29 Mar 2013 10:00:00 +0000

The online blog “Zoo-logger” reports on “solar powered” spotted salamanders, an amphibian common to New Hampshire and migrating soon to a vernal pool near

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Unique Nests

Fri, 22 Mar 2013 04:00:00 +0000

A bird can be identified by the different splashes of color on its feathers, or its distinct call, but did you know that you can also tell a bird by the

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Fewer Trees, Fewer People

Fri, 15 Mar 2013 04:00:00 +0000

The January issue of Atlantic Monthly online reported a curious connection between the death of 100 million ash trees killed after the arrival of the

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High Perch: Peregrines Nesting In The City

Fri, 08 Mar 2013 05:00:00 +0000

The peregrine falcon: Fierce, fast, high cliff dweller, symbol of the wild. All true, but increasingly peregrines can be found inhabiting urban canyons of

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The Brown Creeper: Songs from the Wood

Fri, 01 Mar 2013 05:00:00 +0000

Welcome to March! If you walk in the forest this week, you might detect the song of a non-descript little brown bird called the "brown creeper." Brown

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The Maligned Fisher

Fri, 22 Feb 2013 14:11:26 +0000

The "fisher cat": ferocious predator of house cats whose bloodcurdling screams pierce the dark of night. Facts about this one wildlife species have mutated

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A Red Squirrel Valentine

Fri, 15 Feb 2013 13:00:00 +0000

The latter half of February begins the onset of peak breeding season for many furbearers and rodents. At Valentine's Day, tracks in the snow increase

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