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A northern harrier in flight.

Something Wild: Flying Under the Radar

Dave Anderson, Chris Martin, Emily Quirk | January 5, 2021

Sometimes called a Marsh Hawk, the northern harrier is currently one the rarest birds of prey nesting in the Granite State.

A red crossbill sits on a branch.

Something Wild: Winter Finch Forecast

Dave Anderson, Chris Martin, Emily Quirk | January 5, 2021

Each year, bird enthusiasts across North America eagerly await the Winter Finch Forecast.

Rows of green fir trees grow in fields at The Rocks

Something Wild: Christmas Tree Farms Are The Gift That Keeps on Giving

Dave Anderson, Chris Martin, Emily Quirk | December 4, 2020

This time of year, you're likely to see cars and pickup trucks heading home on the highways with fresh-cut Christmas trees tied to roofs or in the truck beds. Fraser firs, Korean firs, Balsam firs, and Spruce (ouch!)...

A white nose bat.

Something Wild: New Hampshire's Bat Habitats

Dave Anderson, Chris Martin, Emily Quirk | November 11, 2020

By the time the cold weather months hit us, three of New Hampshire’s eight species of bats have already migrated to warmer places in the South and Mid-Atlantic regions.

bright green acorns and caps of white oak acorns arrayed on a backgound of familiar white oak leaves with rounded lobes

Something Wild: Boom and Bust Cycles in the Forest

Dave Anderson, Chris Martin, Emily Quirk | September 28, 2020

Especially in New Hampshire, oak mast follows a boom or bust cycle, which means the amount of acorns varies from year to year. Over time, evolution has favored the oak trees that demonstrate this boom or bust cycle.

A branch of red maple with pinkish-red leaves

Something Wild: Earliest flush of Red Maple foliage

Dave Anderson, Chris Martin, Emily Quirk | August 28, 2020

Naturalist Dave Anderson shares the story behind "Judas Trees," as a very few early green leaves have already started to change to red.

Hammock suspended between two apple trees in late summer sunlight

Something Wild: The Wheel

Dave Anderson | July 22, 2020

Naturalist Dave Anderson cites many mid-summer milestones including reduced bird songs, common ditch-weed flowers, and shooting stars which reveal the summer season passing faster than expected.