The last generation of monarchs travel south to overwinter in central Mexico. A journey close to 3000 miles. The placement of tiny Nanotags on migrating monarch butterflies is part of
New Hampshire Audubon is part of a collaboration that has recently installed 50 receiving stations for tracking radio-tagged migrants across New England’s skies, including one at the Massabesic Audubon Center.
The placement of tiny nanotags on migrating monarch butterflies is part of the larger Motus Project, a global migration tracking system that NH Audubon and many partners are expanding in
Educator Slater Roosa releases a Monarch Butterfly during the ongoing Motus tagging project. The tower in the background picks up signals from tagged Monarchs as we participate in this global
Join the New Hampshire Audubon Seacoast Chapter for their ZOOM December program. Grants from the US Fish and Wildlife Service and private donations have supported installation of 10 Motus receiving
(by Pam Hunt) If there is a New Hampshire bird species that more people have heard than seen it is the whip-poor-will, and its distinctive call can elicit a variety
What’s pinging the tower? One of the really fun things we get to do now that we have a Motus receiving station at Massabesic Center, is to check and see
(by Pam Hunt) If you’re inclined to hike in the high-elevation spruce-fir forests in the White Mountains, chances are you’ve at least heard a Blackpoll Warbler (unless you’ve also lost
(photo essay by Carol Foss) The latest motus receiving station was installed in Coos County. Here are some images that describe the process, which can be complicated! Sections of the
(by Carol Foss) Work continues with the Motus project, part of a global migration tracking system that NH Audubon and many partners are expanding in the Northeast. Here are a
