Shelf Space: What’s New at the Harvard Public Library, 7/10/26
New for Children They Call Me No Sam! by Drew Daywalt Meet Sam, an insolent pug and incidental hero who will stop at nothing…
Wingin’ It: Taking a winter head count
Early winter is a slow time for birding, but we do look forward to the Audubon Society’s annual Christmas Bird Count (CBC). In December…
It’s Only Natural: Insects that overwinter as eggs
Eastern tent caterpillar egg mass: Look for these masses encircling the twigs of black cherry and apple trees. The varnished appearance of the cluster…
A Look Back: The way we were…January ’78, ’88, ’82, ’92, and ’98
January 1978 The Finance Committee was stumped by the question of how to spend $11,300 in federal funds and decided to seek specific suggestions…
Reflections: Waste not …
Many of us who grew up in the ’60s studied the Native Americans in elementary school, and many of us were impressed by the…
Wingin’ It: A welcoming habitat helps backyard birding
One of the first things we did when we moved to the farm was to clear and fence the fields for sheep. These pastures…
It’s Only Natural: A tale of two nuthatches
White-breasted nuthatch (Photos by Mary Holland) A bird feeder serves as a gathering spot for the immediate community of seed-eating birds, and just as…
A Look Back: The way we were…November ’76, ’79, ’86, and ’96
November 1976 The state Board of Education sent a letter to the School Committee asking Harvard to consider the possibility of a regional school…
Wingin’ It: Wings over water
Although most of the land birds have migrated through by now, this is a good time of year to see migrating sea birds on…
A Look Back: The way we were…November ’75 and ’85
November 1975 School officials complained that the physical education program at Bromfield was suffering because of a new law, Chapter 622, which mandated coeducational…
It’s Only Natural: Monarch migration to Mexico
A monarch butterfly feeds on thistle. (Photo by Mary Holland) Prior to the mid-1970s the disappearance of monarch butterflies in the fall and their…
