Woodpecker Serenade

The World

In New Hampshire, the earliest sounds of Spring are now being heard. Living On Earth commentator Sy Montgomery wrote to tell us that she’s enjoying the cacophony. But, she says one of her neighbors doesn’t like the percussion section. Commentator Sy Montgomery is a naturalist and author who lives in Hancock, New Hampshire.

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