Roadkill Project for Rye and New Castle, New Hampshire
Yes, there is a serious side to this!
History
- Since 1994, our school has participated in this project in a variety of ways. We have been able to analyze the data to view patterns of animal populations in our two towns of Rye and New Castle, NH. Our school was one of four in NH, which had a modem for scientific studies.
- The science behind the project: A high number of roadkill indicates a high population of that animal. By mapping the locations, we can determine animal corridors. Roadkill also provides data for animal populations and migration patterns.
- Sheila Adams started this project with Dr. Splatt (aka Brewster Bartlett). Upon her retirement, the project was turned over to River Bissonnette.
Roadkill Data by Years
• 1997 - 2002
• 2003 - 2011
• 2012 - 2021
Roadkill Project
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We, at Rye Jr. High, have collected
data for
several
years now.
Previous years' data is located below.
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1996 | 1997 |
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2002 | 2003 |
2004 |
2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | ||||||||
2010 | 2011 | 2012 - on |
NEW Roadkill by day (limited years)
2011
Week #1 March 6 - March 12 |
Week #2 March 13 - March 19 |
Week #3 March 20 - March 26 |
Week #4 March 27 - April 2 |
Week #5 April 3- April 9 |
Week #6 April 10 - April 16 |
Week #7 April 17 - April 23 |
Week #8 (Vacation) April 24 - April 30 |
Week #9 May 1 - 7 |
2011 |
Animal | Week one |
Week two |
Week three |
Week four |
Week five |
Week six |
Week seven |
Week eight |
Week nine |
Total |
Chipmunk | . |
1 |
1 |
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Red fox | . |
1 |
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Squirrel, grey | . |
2 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
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Squirrel, red | . |
4 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
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URP | . |
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Bird | . | 2 (gull; ?) |
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Deer | . |
1 |
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Rabbit | . |
1 |
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Woodchuck | . |
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Frog | . |
1 |
1 |
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Raccoon | . |
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Skunk | . |
1 |
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snake | . |
1 |
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Oppossum | . | 1 |
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Total |
0 |
8 |
5 |
3 |
0 |
6 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2010
Week #1 March 8 - March 14 |
Week #2 March 15 - March 21 |
Week #3 March 22 - March 28 |
Week #4 March 29 - April 4 |
Week #5 April 5- April 11 |
Week #6 April 12 - April 18 |
Week #7 April 19 - April 25 |
Week #8 (Vacation) April 26 - May 2 |
Week #9 May 3 - 9 |
2010 |
Animal | Week one |
Week two |
Week three |
Week four |
Week five |
Week six |
Week seven |
Week eight |
Week nine |
Total |
Chipmunk | 1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
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Mink | 1 |
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Squirrel, grey | 2 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
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Squirrel, red | ||||||||||
URP | ||||||||||
Bird | 1 |
1 Chickadee |
1 |
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Mouse | 1 |
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Rabbit | 1 |
1 |
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Woodchuck | 1 |
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cat | 1 |
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Raccoon | 1 |
1 |
1 |
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Skunk | 1 |
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snake | 1 |
1 |
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Turtle | 1 |
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Total |
5 |
5 |
5 |
7 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
11 |
2009
Week #1 March 9 - March 15 |
Week #2 March 16 - March 22 |
Week #3 March 23 - March 29 |
Week #4 March 30 - April 5 |
Week #5 April 6- April 12 |
Week #6 April 13 - April 19 |
Week #7 April 20 - April 26 |
Week #8 (Vacation) April 27 - May 3 |
Week #9 May 4 - 10 |
2009 |
Animal | Week one |
Week two |
Week three |
Week four |
Week five |
Week six |
Week seven |
Week eight |
Week nine |
Total |
Chipmunk | 3 |
2 |
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Mink | 1 |
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Squirrel, grey | 6 |
3 |
4 |
4 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
5 |
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Squirrel, red | 1 |
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URP | 1 |
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Bird | 2 - turkey; crow |
1 |
1 |
1 (gull) |
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Mouse | 1 |
1 |
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Rabbit | 1 |
1 |
1 |
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Deer | 1 |
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Frog | 3 |
4 |
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Raccoon | 1 |
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Skunk | 1 |
1 |
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Turtle | 1 |
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Total |
13 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
3 |
10 |
2 |
11 |
59 |
2008
Week #1 March 10 - March 16 |
Week #2 March 17 - March 23 |
Week #3 March 24 - March 30 |
Week #4 March 31 - April 6 |
Week #5 April 7- April 13 |
Week #6 April 14 - April 20 |
Week #7 April 21 - April 27 |
Week #8 April 28 - May 4 |
2008 |
Animal | Week one |
Week two |
Week three |
Week four |
Week five |
Week six |
Week seven |
Week eight |
Total |
Cat | 1 |
1 |
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Mole | 1 |
1 |
2 |
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Squirrel, grey | 1 |
1
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2
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6 |
5 |
1 |
16 |
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Squirrel, red | 1 |
2 |
3 |
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URP | 1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
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Bird | 2 |
3 |
5 |
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Fisher | 1 |
1 |
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Rabbit | 1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
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Beaver | 1 |
1 |
2 |
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Deer | 1 |
1 |
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Frog | 1 |
1 |
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Woodchuck | 2 |
1 |
3 |
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Raccoon | 1 |
1 |
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Skunk | 1 |
1 |
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Turtle | 1 |
1 |
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Toad | 3 |
3 |
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Total |
5 |
1 |
9 |
3 |
11 |
13 |
3 |
2 |
2007
Week #1 March 5- March 11 |
Week #2 March 12 - March 18 |
Week #3 March 19 - March 25 |
Week #4 March 26 - April 1 |
Week #5 April 2- April 8 |
Week #6 April 9 - April 15 |
Week #7 April 16 - April 22 |
Week #8 April 23 - April 29 |
Week #9 April 30 - May 6 |
2007 |
Animal | Week one | Week two | Week three | Week four | Week five | Week six | Week seven | Week eight | Week nine | Total |
URP | 1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
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Rabbit | 1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
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Chipmunk | 0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
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Black Guillemot | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
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Raccoon | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
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Duck | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
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Cat | 0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
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Squirrel | 0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
11 |
Beaver | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
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Bird/Gull | 0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
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Muscrat | 0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
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Groundhog | 0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
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Red Squirrel | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
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Rat | 0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
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Rodent | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
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Fox | 1 |
1 |
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Bird/unknown | 1 |
1 |
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Bird/Crow | 1 |
1 |
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Frog | 1 |
1 |
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Total | 2 |
2 |
5 |
7 |
2 |
8 |
3 |
3 |
7 |
39 |
2006
Week #1 March 6- March12 |
Week #2 March 13 - March 19 |
Week #3 March 20 - March 26 |
Week #4 March 27 - April 2 |
Week #5 April 3- April 9 |
Week #6 April 10 - April 16 |
Week #7 April 17 - April 23 |
Week #8 April 24 - April 30 |
Week #9 May 1 - 7 |
2006 |
Animal | Week one |
Week two |
Week three |
Week four |
Week five |
Week six |
Week seven |
Week eight |
Week nine |
Total |
URP | 1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
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Rabbit | 1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
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mouse | 1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Chipmunk | 1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
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Beaver | 0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Raccoon | 1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
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Frog | 0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Squirrel | 6 |
5 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
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Bird/Gull | 0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Bird/ sparrow | 0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Groundhog /Woodchuck |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Snake | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
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Total |
11 |
6 |
8 |
5 |
3 |
2 |
6 |
2 |
3 |
Roadkill 2005
Week #1 February 28- March 6 |
Week #2 March 7 - March 13 |
Week #3 March 14 - March 20 |
Week #4 March 21 - March 27 |
Week #5 March 28- April 3 |
Week #6 April 4 - April 10 |
Week #7 April 11 - April 17 |
Week #8 April 18 - April 24 |
Week #9 April 25 - May 1 |
2005 |
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1 |
0 |
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1 |
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2 |
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0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
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7 |
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0 |
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0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
x |
0 |
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0 |
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0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
x |
0 |
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0 |
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0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
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2 |
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0 |
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0 |
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0 |
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1 |
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0 |
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0 |
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0 |
2 |
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1 |
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4 |
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0 |
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0 |
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0 |
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0 |
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0 |
5 (possible raccoon, cat, and groundhog) |
0 |
1 |
0 |
x |
7 |
Bird |
0 |
2** |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
x |
2 |
Deer |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
x |
1 |
Cat |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
x |
3 |
Ground Hog/
Woodchuck |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
x |
2 |
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3 |
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1 |
8 |
6 |
5 |
3 |
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* Week 1, 2005 was our school vacation. We started on Week 2; Week #9
was also vacation.
** Birds were a chickadee and a black colored bird.
** Birds were a chickadee and a black colored bird.
Roadkill 2004
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1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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5 |
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0 |
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0 |
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0 |
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0 |
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1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
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0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
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6 |
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0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
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1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
5 |
2 |
1 |
22 |
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1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
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8 |
Deer |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
Seagull |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
Fox |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
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0 |
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5 |
2 |
6 |
7 |
4 |
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62 |
Week #1 March 3- March 9 |
Week #2 March 10 - March 16 |
Week #3 March 17 - March 23 |
Week #4 March 24 - March 30 |
Week #5 March 31- April 6 |
Week #6 April 7 - April 13 |
Week #7 April 14 - April 20 |
Week #8 April 21 - April 27 |
Week #9 April 28 - May 4 |
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Highly Recommended: * = NEW
* SALAMANDERS - Click to go to the NH salamanders page. * FROGS - Click to go to the NH frog page. * TURTLES - Click to go to the NH turtle page. |
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