This spring, AVEO volunteers ground-truthed potential vernal pool locations and documented vernal pools on conservation land throughout the City of Keene. The Keene Vernal Pool Project has significantly added to our growing database of vernal pool locations in Cheshire County - to date, we have documented 20 vernal pools in Keene alone! New this year, [...]
Although we only officially called one Big Night this spring, we still counted 1,694 amphibians (and that’s not counting all of the crossing sites)! Live totals by species include: 258 Spotted Salamanders; 28 Jefferson Salamander2; 51 Red-spotted Newts; 7 Red-backed Salamanders; 2 Four-toed Salamanders; 429 Wood Frogs; and 706 Spring Peepers. Thanks to all the [...]
With a total of 34 birds, including the thrush that Dakota Luebbert is ready to release above, we had a great morning banding last weekend! Species included Northern Cardinal, Black-capped Chickadee, Downy Woodpecker, Swainson’s and Hermit Thrushes, Eastern Tufted Titmouse, Myrtle Warbler, Song, Swamp and White-throated Sparrows. Thanks to everyone who helped to make this [...]
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Last Thursday, Ken Klapper and David Moon observed a fledgling Common Nighhawk being fed by its father on the roof of a Keene Housing Authority building on Central Square. This is the only documented successful breeding by nighthawks in New Hampshire this year, and the first one in Keene. Common [...]
Train to survey invasive plants.
Hike to protect Pisgah State Park.
Sunday, June 7!
Beginning last Autumn, AVEO Volunteers began to survey trails and roads throughout Pisgah State Park for the presence or absence of select invasive plant species. You can get the report here.
Now we have begun to complete more segments of the survey, and invite you [...]
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