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children’s storiesbyThortonW. Burgess. Fun Fact: InspirationforPeter Cottontailin areas, coastalshrublands. with shrubs,shrubswamps,recentlylogged Young ForestHabitat:Oldfieldsgrowingup 2.2-3 pounds. Easterncottontail.Weighsthe more-abundant Description: 15-17inches.Slightlysmallerthan COTTONTAIL Fun Fact: Songisadistinctdrinkyourtea. or neartheground. trees andthick,shrubbyundergrowth.Nestson Young ForestHabitat:Woods withafewlarge above, whitebelly, rufoussides. Description: Slightlysmallerthanarobin.Black EASTERN Sylvilagus transitionalis erythrophthalmus Brought to youbytheNongame andEndangered WildlifeProgram IN NEWHAMPSHIRE New HampshireFishandGameDepartment wildnh.com/nongame blue light. structures inthefeathersthatrefractandreflect Fun Fact: Colorcomesfrommicroscopic shrublands, youngforests. Young ForestHabitat:Herbaceousfields, of theeyes;darkwingsedgedinblue. Description: Brilliantblue,w/blackpatchinfront Fun Fact: MigratestoMexicoforwinter. Adults sipnectarofmany flowers. with milkweed(caterpillarseattheleaves). Young ForestHabitat:Meadows,gardens Caterpillar bandedyellow, blackandwhite. w/black veinsandblackmarginsw/whitespots. Description: Adults,3.5-4”wingspan.Orange MONARCH BUTTERFLY INDIGO BUNTING Danaus plexippus Passerina cyanea

© ROBERT CROW / DREAMSTIME.COM © 198398623 DOUG / DREAMSTIME.COM Setophaga petechia Oncopeltus fasciatus Oncopeltus fasciatus YELLOW WARBLER YELLOW LARGE MILKWEED BUG LARGE MILKWEED Description: Adults .4-.7”. Orange and black. Description: Yellow w/chestnut streaks on Nymphs orange w/black spots on abdomen and breast; prominent dark eyes. black wing pads. Young Forest Habitat: Shrubby wetlands and Young Forest Habitat: Meadows or gardens old fields. Young hardwood or mixed forests. with milkweed; feeds on milkweed seeds. Fun Fact: Will build a new nest directly on the Fun Fact: In New Hampshire from August to old, sometimes resulting in multiple tiers. © DOSSYL / i STOCKPHOTO.COM

October, then migrates south. © RT IMAGES / i STOCKPHOTO.COM WARBLER Seolopax minor Thamnophis sirtalis CHESTNUT-SIDED CHESTNUT-SIDED AMERICAN WOODCOCK Description: Brightly colored w/chestnut sides, Description: Short, stocky w/patterned white belly, yellow cap and black mustache. cinnamon coloring and a long bill used to probe Young Forest Habitat: Old fields with a for worms. high density of shrubs or young trees, or young Young Forest Habitat: Needs thick shrublands or hardwood forests. young hardwoods on moist soils with old fields or Fun Fact: Song is a distinct, pleased, pleased, orchards to perform its spring breeding “dance.” pleased to meet you. Fun Fact: Diet is 80% earthworms. © STEVE BYLAND / DREAMSTIME.COM © SNOOKER 2009 / DREAMSTIME.COM Liochlorophis vernalis BLACK RACER SNAKE SMOOTH GREEN SNAKE SMOOTH Coluber constrictor

Description: 10-20 inches. A thin, slender bright- Description: Glossy black on top and bottom; green snake. Underside is white or pale yellow. white throat and chin. Young Forest Habitat: Old fields, wet meadows, Young Forest Habitat: Dry brushy pastures, shrub swamps, open woodlands and clearings power-line corridors and woodlands, including in forests. recent clearcuts. Fun Fact: Hibernates underground, sometimes Fun Fact: Can move about 4 miles per hour, communally with other snakes. about the speed of a fast human walk. © NHFG / BRENDAN CLIFFORD PHOTO © NHFG / BRENDAN © JASON P. ROSS / DREAMSTIME.COM © JASON P. Learn more about New Hampshire’s wildlife at: wildnh.com/nongame