A rough-legged hawk kiting in Hampton, New Hampshire. The rough-legged hawk is an Arctic visitor that spends the winter in New Hampshire. It has a unique ability to hover in mid-air while hunting, and ...

The cool, cloudy days of late November may not seem like a time for hawk watching, but some great raptor flights can be seen by any Northlander willing to pause and check among the clouds. Unlike some ...

Songbirds, many of which feed on insects, need to be in a warmer climate where they can survive on their food of choice. Water birds, finding ice covers over ponds, swamps, lakes and even rivers as we ...

Each year when the first snow flies many species head south for their annual migration. Arizona is a favorite destination for Montanans. Some prefer Florida, California or the Caribbean. But, what ...

The rough-legged hawk, this week’s bird of the week, is an aspirational bird. In other words, I haven’t seen one this season, but I hope to – although I don’t expect to see one, at least without some ...

I had just returned home from a short stay in the hospital after foot surgery and was supposed to have someone with me for the next 24 hours. That didn't happen, as there were more urgent matters at ...

Jeff picked me up at 7:30 a.m. and we spent the day zig-zagging county roads between Loveland and Prewitt Reservoir. He does the driving, which frees me to search the ground and sky and all the ...

This episode was originally broadcast on Nov. 19, 2021. When we think of snowbirds, we usually mean folks who leave New Hampshire in the winter for warmer places like Florida or Arizona. But the rough ...

Each year when the first snow flies many species head south for their annual migration. Arizona is a favorite destination for Montanans. Some prefer Florida, California or the Caribbean. But, what ...