5/13/11: Web Site Update
This web site was moved to a new server today. As a result, the
photo gallery
should be much snappier than it used to be.
Bigger changes are in the works: have a look at the
test site
if you would like a preview.
4/28/11: Blueberry Island Eagle Update #2
NH Audubon senior biologist Chris Martin sent us another update on the
progress of the Blueberry Island eagles. Here is an excerpt of his
April 20 e-mail.
For those of you who may be more interested in the status of the Blueberry
Island nest on Lake Winnipesaukee, observer Iain MacLeod has confirmed a new
male in the pair wearing a red leg band, and that the birds are currently
incubating in a nest re-built since early March in the same tree used
in 2010. (Click on the photo for the full-size version.)
Our next update will probably be distributed in early May. Thanks for your
continued interest!
This project is made possible through a grant from the Merrimack River Bald
Eagle Fund administered by the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation.
NH Audubon's Conservation Department is conducting this work under
supervision of the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service and the N.H. Fish &
Game Department.
4/1/11: April Fools!
If you missed the article on Locally Grown Food, there is a link
to it from the
April Fools page. (Our watch monkeys report that
this page was viewed 39 times between April 1 and April 7.)
2/28/11: There is still room!
There is still space available during
Week 1 (June 25–July 2),
Week 9 (August 20–27),
and all four Fall weekends (Labor Day and the following three weekends in
September).
If you haven't experienced the wonder of Three Mile before, or if you haven't
visited us in a while, now is your chance! Please see the
Reservations page
to download a reservation form or to find out more.
2/7/11: Blueberry Island Eagle Update
NH Audubon senior biologist Chris Martin sent us this update on the progress
of our eagle chicks, along with one other local eagle chick. Our chicks are
79604 and 79606.
Here's an update through January 2011 on the status and movements of
three hatch-year bald eagles from the Merrimack River watershed that were
equipped with satellite transmitters back in June 2010.
Recall that one of the three juvenile eagles (79604) was killed in early
November 2010 at about 6.5 months old, when she was struck by a vehicle
while feeding on a road-killed raccoon carcass near Pepacton Reservoir in
southeastern New York State. The first map at right shows 79604's travels
prior to her death. (Click on the map for the full-size image.)
The two surviving hatch-year eagles (79606 and 79607) appeared to have
settled into two separate geographic areas; one in southeastern Connecticut,
and the other in northern New Jersey. However, Argos satellites stopped
receiving signal from 79606 (a female from Blueberry Island in
Moultonborough, and sibling of the bird discussed above) after the late
December transmissions. Most likely cause for this would be battery failure
or other transmitter malfunction. The bird is probably still alive, but is
no longer sending a signal. If the bird had died, the transmitter would most
likely have continued to send signals from a constant location. Same
situation would occur if the transmitter harness had failed and the
transmitter had fallen off. We will keep our fingers crossed to see if the
signal returns, but after a month without signal that does not appear likely.
The second map at right shows 79606's travels
prior to loss of signal. (Click on the map for the full-size image.)
Our last remaining functional transmitter is carried by 79607, a male
eagle raised at Merrymeeting Marsh in New Durham, NH. This bird appears to
have settled for the winter on rivers and ponds located in southeastern
Connecticut. He was on the tidal Thames River
just downstream of Norwich, CT on 1/4/2011, and on a tributary, the Shetucket
River, just upstream of Norwich, CT on both 1/14 and 1/24/2011.
In addition to the static .jpg images shown here, NH
Audubon's GIS Specialist Vanessa Jones has created PowerPoint files for each
bird
that shows movements sequentially. These files are available upon request,
but CAUTION, they are large (2.4 to 5.8 MB each), and require PowerPoint
software to view, so consider that before requesting.
Our next update will probably be distributed in early March. Thanks for
your continued interest!
This project is made possible through a grant from the Merrimack River
Bald Eagle Fund administered by the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation.
NH
Audubon's Conservation Department is conducting this work under
supervision of the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service and the N.H. Fish &
Game Department.
12/23/10: Memorial Service Planned for Frank Woods
We are sad to report that Frank Woods died on Tuesday, December 14.
For many years, Frank served as the off-season manager of Three Mile Island.
The Woods family has scheduled a memorial service and celebration of Frank's
life for Saturday, January 22. There will be a memorial Mass at
10 am in the St. Dennis Church in Hanover, NH followed by a
celebration/reception at the Norwich, VT Town Hall from 11:30
to 2pm.
More details will follow in the next week or two.
5/3/10: National Geographic Recognizes TMI
National Geographic
Traveler
lists Three Mile Island Camp as one of
"Ten North American family resorts made for reconnecting."
Read the
article
and share it with your friends!
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2010 Fall
submitted by TMI Committee Chairman Nancy Grant,
December 2010.
2010 Summer
submitted by TMI summer manager Will Holmes,
June 2010.
2009 Fall
submitted by TMI Committee Chairman Nancy Grant,
November 2009.
2008 Fall
submitted by TMI Committee Chairman Nancy Grant,
November 2008.
2008 Summer
submitted by summer manager Will Holmes,
June 2008.
2007 Fall
submitted by TMI Committee Chairman Nancy Grant,
November 2007.
2006 Fall
submitted by TMI Committee Chairman Rick Tjader,
October 2006.
2005 Winter
submitted by TMI Committee Chairman Rick Tjader,
February 2005.
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