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Nighthawks are found all over the United States, but there’s a good chance you’ve never seen one.
“It’s really rare to actually see them in the wild, except for when they’re migrating,” said Sheida Soleimani, founder of Congress of the Birds (@congress.of.the.birds), where two juvenile common nighthawks were recently rehabilitated and released.
The little birds are crepuscular aerial insectivores, meaning they’re mostly active at dawn and dusk and they eat insects while they’re in flight. They also have one of the longest migrations of any North American bird when they head back to South America in the late summer and early fall.
But these birds are struggling. According to the North American Breeding Bird Survey, “In the U.S., Common Nighthawk populations declined by over 1% per year between 1966 and 2019, for a cumulative decline of about 48%.”
“We suspect that there are multiple factors that are playing into common nighthawk decline, both within New England specifically and across their range in general,” said Lindsay Herlihy, New Hampshire Audubon (@nhaudubon) biologist and Coordinator of Project Nighthawk. “One thing that we are particularly concerned with is an overall decline in insect populations, and that’s affecting all species of aerial insectivores, not just common nighthawks. Another factor would be habitat loss.”
Both Soleimani and Herlily say that a good way to help these birds, as well as other aerial insectivores, is to be mindful of the kinds of pesticides you use at home, which may affect the insects common nighthawks eat.
🎤 Hosted, produced & edited by Raquel C. Zaldívar • @raqzal @ournewengland
📹 Visuals by Raquel C. Zaldívar
🎥 Additional visuals by Cornell Lab of Ornithology | Macaulay Library @cornellbirds
06 Nov 2026
After several starts and stops due to pushback from the Trump administration, the Revolution Wind offshore renewable energy project is now fully operational off the coast of Rhode Island and powering homes in that state and in Connecticut.
Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont applauded the news in a press release.
“This project being fully operational is a significant milestone for Connecticut and a welcome addition to our energy mix,” Lamont said. “Revolution Wind will help to lower utility costs for families and businesses, improve the reliability of our grid, and provide clean electricity that will power 350,000 homes.”
The project helped to break offshore wind energy production records this fall, when for the first time, ISO-New England reported offshore and land-based wind farms in New England produced more electricity than all of New Hampshire’s gas and hydropower plants combined. Revolution Wind and Vineyard wind coming online helped the surge of more than 2,000 megawatts generated in September, the Concord Monitor reported.
Head to the link in the bio to learn more.
📝: Chris Polansky
📸: Tyler Russell
#Connecticut #Environment #CTPublic #PublicMedia
06 Nov 2026
Massachusetts' garden cemeteries were some of the first public parks, according to Mary Ann Buras, president of the Newton Cemetery & Arboretum.
The Newton Cemetery is among several local garden cemeteries, including the Lowell Cemetery and Mount Auburn Cemetery, that are working to maintain that “public park” feel today with events like bird walks, tree tours and book clubs. Click the link in our bio learn more about how these cemeteries keeping things lively.
✏️ Hanna Ali/WBUR
📸 Jesse Costa/WBUR
05 Nov 2026
Allison Kanoti, Maine Forest Service director of forest health and monitoring, said in an interview that in communities around Fort Kent, voracious budworm have eaten developing buds of spruce and fir in recent years, causing extensive defoliation.
Kanoti said that because of the patchwork of land ownership in the area, there are places that will likely not be treated and remain "hotspots" for spruce budworm overpopulation.
To read the full story by Peter McGuire, visit the link in our bio.
02 Nov 2026
Meditation Monday 😌
It’s November again, the clocks have fallen back and nature is slowing down around us.
We know this time of year can be challenging for some so take this moment to pause, clear your mind and just breathe.
😌🍂✨
📷 Visuals by Cori Princell @ournewengland / Zydalis Bauer @ournewengland
📍Concord, NH / Holyoke, Mass.
02 Nov 2026
The study, in partnership with the Center for Wildlife Studies, set up scent traps to capture hair samples, which were then analyzed for DNA.
The researchers identified 161 individual bears visited the sites in the warm months of 2023 and 2024, although the researchers urge caution in using the current estimates to set hunting quotas.
Simpson said the data largely aligns with that of the state, which collars bears. But he said the tribe's methods are more cost effective.
To read the full story by Kendra Caruso, visit the link in our bio.
02 Nov 2026
🍂 New season, new neighbors! 🐦
Fall and winter bring some fascinating wildlife to #Connecticut and #LongIsland! Swipe to meet a few of the birds you might spot around our region in the coming months. 👀
📍: Jones Beach State Park
📍: Norwalk, Conn.
📍: Fire Island
📍: Jones Beach State Park
📍: Southbury, Conn.
📷: Sabrina Garone
🦅📷: Courtesy of Shepaug Eagle Observatory
02 Nov 2026
It’s International Bat Week! 🦇Bats play an important role in keeping ecosystems healthy. A single bat colony can eat millions of insects a year — making them nature’s pest control!
Long Island is home to six bat species, including the endangered northern long-eared bat (pictured). But white-nose syndrome, a fungal disease that grows on bats’ wings and muzzles during hibernation, has contributed to dramatic population declines.
Learn more at wshu.org!
📸 courtesy of @nysdec
31 Oct 2026
Gubernatorial candidates visited NEPM’s newsroom to speak with reporter Nirvani Williams about the most pressing issues for residents in western Massachusetts. One key problem is around water resources. Communities around the Quabbin like Belchertown and Orange feel like resources are being pulled from them and given to residents in eastern Mass.
Click the 🔗 in our bio for the full story.
Interview: Nirvani Williams
Editing: Ayu Suryawan
30 Oct 2026
A multi-million-dollar effort to improve water quality at Vermont’s only “lake in crisis” appears to have been successful, according to scientists at the Department of Environmental Conservation.
Lake Carmi has been plagued for years by pervasive cyanobacteria blooms that close beaches and prevent people from going in the water.
State officials named Carmi a “lake in crisis” in 2018, prioritizing it for funding and cleanup. In internal emails, DEC staff said the blooms generated an "extremely thick sludge" that routinely built up at the North end of the lake in the summer.
Read the full story at the link in our bio.
Photos by dopaminergic/Flickr, courtesy of Seth Anderson and Mike Tansey.
30 Oct 2026
After more than 30 years of negotiations with local landowners, the Green Mountain Club says it has secured the last key trail easement needed to move roughly 3 miles of the Long Trail in Lamoille County off of a road and into the woods.
Right now, Long Trail hikers in Johnson have to walk for about half a mile along West Settlement Road.
It’s one of the last remaining stretches of road that hikers have to walk on to complete the 272-mile long distance hiking trail. Hikers still have to walk along a roughly 1-mile stretch of road in the Winooski River valley and another 1-mile stretch near Manchester.
Read the full story at the link in our bio.
Photos courtesy of the Green Mountain Club and Lily LaRegina/Green Mountain Club.
28 Oct 2026
It’s been one of the best foliage years on record, and a great year for cider press parties.
Recently, reporter Erica Heilman had the chance to visit a "one-lunger" engine cider party in Johnson. A one-lunger is an antique, single-cylinder gas engine that used to be prevalent on Vermont farms back at the turn of the century.
You can listen to highlights from the party at the link in our bio. Photos by Erica Heilman/Vermont Public.
27 Oct 2026
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