March 17, 2026
While Katie and I were in Manchester looking for the Barrow's Goldeneye in the Merrimack River behind the Waumbec Mills, we watched a Great Black-backed Gull land in the river, stick its head under water and pull out a bullhead. The gull then landed on the ice, briefly admired its prize, and then suddenly took off without the fish.
March 17, 2026
During a cold New Hampshire winter with little open water, a Bald Eagle in the Lakes Region found an ingenious way to get a drink.