Snapping Turtle Laying Eggs
Yesterday, near the Laramie Pond in Etna, NH, I discovered a snapping turtle completing its egg laying session. She had already dug a hole and deposited all or most of…
Canada Warbler, Late May 2019, Rail Trail at Ice House Road
Five Mile Birding
Kyle Wilmarth wrote in a January 2019 NHBird email: "I’ve come across a very interesting concept of patch birding called the ‘2019 5MR Challenge’. It is pretty self-explanatory -— keeping…
Hayes Farm Bird Walk with Len Reitsma
This is a brief report on the Bird Walk and talk by Len Reitsma yesterday at the Hayes Farm Park and Etna Library in Etna. The crab apples there were…
Mink Brook — hidden spots
Mink Brook, which flows through Etna, NH before emptying into the Connecticut River just south of downtown Hanover, has many branches. On April 24, I explored two of these that…
Unusual Ducks, a Grouse, and others
Sunday and Monday of this week produced few birds, but some interesting ones. On Sunday I got my best bird photos in the first 10 minutes and less than 1.5…
Wood Ducks in Etna
Jann and I traveled to Concord yesterday. My purpose was to try to find some interesting birds in an unfamiliar region. Her purpose was to attend a weaving workshop. I…
Pine Warbler in Snow Storm
Monday's Ice Storm was followed by a Snow Storm yesterday afternoon and evening. But the Pine Warbler hung in there. It looked a bit cold and wet by late in…
Pine Warbler in Ice Storm
The forecast yesterday was for rain, but it was an ice storm in the hills of Etna. The two dozen juncos that arrived a few days ago were busy under…
Barred Owl in Etna Yard
As it has done twice before this winter, a barred owl paid a visit to our yard yesterday. But this time it stayed around much of the day. It sat…
Monday’s Skies
It seems I was mostly looking skyward two days ago. The day ended with a spectacular sunset over Okemo Mountain in Vermont. But well before that, in mid-morning, I stopped…
Snow Storm January 9, 2019
The forecast was for 1-3 inches. We got a foot here on Tug Hill in Etna. I started taking photos at 5 AM. Here is the snow coming down as…
Winter Wonderland
We had a wet, heavy snowstorm Tuesday. The snow turned our yard into a winter wonderland. The beauty remains today, Thursday. Unfortunately the storm also caused some significant power outages…