Hey, Granite Staters. Happy Friday!

This time of year, when birds return, I’m reminded of Robert Frost’s ‘The Oven Bird — a poem that captures the shift in seasons. It goes like this: 

“There is a singer everyone has heard,
Loud, a mid-summer and a mid-wood bird,
Who makes the solid tree trunks sound again.
He says that leaves are old and that for flowers
Mid-summer is to spring as one to ten.
He says the early petal-fall is past
When pear and cherry bloom went down in showers
On sunny days a moment overcast;
And comes that other fall we name the fall.
He says the highway dust is over all.
The bird would cease and be as other birds
But that he knows in singing not to sing.
The question that he frames in all but words
Is what to make of a diminished thing.”

Here’s what else is in today’s newsletter:

🌺 Your guide to hummingbird season in New Hampshire

🤔  Why readers don’t trust mainstream media coverage of Trump

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This week, I asked for your thoughts on how the media covers Trump. Many of you said you’ve stopped following mainstream outlets. Here’s what you shared… 

💭 “Not one seems to be unbiased! I do like the fact checks but sometimes they just seem to give a slanted view.” — Jackie Leblanc

💭 “I trust no media, and try to parse what is real by following both conservative and liberal media sources, i.e., MSNBC vs Fox;  New York Times vs. New York Post, and the occasional AP, Reuters, and even Al Jazeera.” — Joe Vogelsang

💭 “I do not trust the media on Trump. Some of the left-leaning legacy media loves stirring up controversy and continue to highlight his accomplishments from a negative point of view.  On the other side, the right-leaning news media does the opposite.  Somewhere in between is the truth.”  — Sharon Thorne

💭 “No, I do not trust corporate, for-profit media for truthful information. They are in business to sell and make money for their investors, not telling the truth. I trust NPR and ethical journalists and historians with integrity such as Dan Rather and Heather Cox Richardson who I know from experience are committed to communicating facts without bias or sensationalism, as much as is humanly possible.” — Mary Livingston

💭 “I get my news primarily from NPR/NHPR and Huffpost. I trust those outlets but there are many I would not trust. I think Trump, using such models as North Korea and Russia, is trying to take control of all media and consequently control how Americans think.” — Jane Duggan

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What do you think of Gov. Kelly Ayotte’s first 100 days? What could she do more or less of?

1. Know Your Visitors

The ruby-throated hummingbird is New Hampshire’s most common species.
Males sport a red throat; both sexes have shimmering green backs.
Occasionally spotted: the rufous and Calliope hummingbirds.

2. Make your own feed

Use a nectar feeder (not a seed one).

Mix 1 part sugar to 4 parts water — no dye needed!

Change nectar every few days to keep it fresh.

3. Pick the Perfect Spot

Hang feeders in shaded, protected areas near trees or shrubs.

Avoid placing feeders near windows — glass collisions are a major risk

Keep cats indoors to protect these tiny birds.

4. Plant a Pollinator Garden

Bright, trumpet-shaped flowers are a hummingbird’s favorite.

Try Eastern columbine, trumpet honeysuckle, wild bergamot, or blazing star — all native to NH.

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