There are several contemporary sources, including court records, of both the Salem events and of other similar happenings elsewhere in New England ... then provides some background information ...

The Generall Historie of Virginia, New England, and the Summer Isles, together with the True Travels, Adventures and Observations, and a Sea Grammar. By Captaine John Smith. Two vols. Vol.

Nature News: Fairy shrimp are magical creatures ... Amazingly, in the summer, New England provides more food for birds than the tropics. The abundance of insects (as well as available plants ...