Nature Quiz: Sparrows on the Move
April 20, 2021
(text and photos by Pam Hunt) April marks the beginning of peak songbird migration in most of New Hampshire. The first warblers are starting to trickle in, and sparrows are
(text and photos by Pam Hunt) April marks the beginning of peak songbird migration in most of New Hampshire. The first warblers are starting to trickle in, and sparrows are
(by Pam Hunt) A couple of quizzes ago we featured the Carolina Wren, a southern species moving north into New Hampshire. This week’s bird is another southerner, and regularly confuses people unfamiliar with it for a couple of reasons. One is its name and the other is its range.
(by Pam Hunt) March is the time to start searching your local wetlands and rivers for migrating waterfowl, as warming temperatures lead to retreating ice and early spring rains create
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