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Laurie Sanders

Rufie is Back

by: Laurie Sanders

Originally aired December 17, 2001. Rufie the rufous hummingbird. Discovered in Agawam, MA… way off course from it’s normal Alaska to Mexico migration has captured the attention of Massachusetts biologists.

Robins

by: Laurie Sanders

Originally Aired 1/30/06. Mary Alice Wilson accompanies Laurie to the winter roosting site of a large robin population located on a Christmas Tree farm in Hatfield, MA.

Ravens

by: Laurie Sanders

Originally Aired 5/9/05. Laurie repels down a cliffside with Ralph Taylor to get a closer look at a nest of raven chicks.

Timber Rattlesnakes

by: Laurie Sanders

Originally Aired 10/9/06. Timber rattlesnakes can be found in small communities in the northeast, but meager numbers and environmental threats necessitate careful monitoring of their […]

Costa Rican Bellbirds

by: Laurie Sanders

Originally Aired 5/05/03. Laurie ventures south to Costa Rica to hear the startling call of the three waddled bellbird. Accompanied by biologist Deb Hamilton, she […]

Mars & the Perseids

by: Laurie Sanders

Originally Aired 8/11/03. August is an exciting celestial month with Mar’s closest orbit to Earth in 60,000 years as well as the yearly arrival of […]

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