Recent Articles from Joy of Birding
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Hello Birders,
I wanted to share some recent articles from the Joy of Birding, the new online home of New Hampshire Bird Records.
We’re now sending out a monthly email highlighting newly published articles. If you’d like to receive these updates, you can sign up on the Joy of Birding website (there is a form on the home page). This is a dedicated email just for birding content. You won’t be automatically subscribed to all NH Audubon emails.
All articles and archives are free and open to share. You can explore them anytime at: https://joyofbirding.nhaudubon.org.
Below is the introduction to our March email, along with highlight articles to get you started. If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to me at gmccu...@nhaudubon.org.
Happy birding,
Grace
March Joy of Birding Excerpt: Goodbye Winter! Hello Spring!
Despite a very cold and snowy winter, there were still good birds to be seen across New Hampshire, many of them right in people’s backyards. While our Season Editors are busy preparing the full winter summary to be shared next month, we’re excited to offer a preview through a trove of field notes from Winter 2025-26. From Bald Eagles taking advantage of the ice to Common Murre drama along the coast, observers reported an eclectic mix of sightings.
Backyard birders had plenty to enjoy as well. Enjoy field notes about Ruffed Grouse, dozens of Eastern Bluebirds, and a friendly Northern Shrike. The season also turned out to be an excellent one for Evening Grosbeaks. Be sure to read Dave Govatski’s report from his Jefferson feeders, including sightings of a striking leucistic Evening Grosbeak.
We’re also pleased to share two reports from Northern Saw-whet Owl banding stations. Hillary Siener from the Harris Center for Conservation Education shares the results from their fourth consecutive year of banding and Lindsay Herlihy from the Black Mountain Banding Station explores the differences between spring and fall migration.
Finally, don’t miss Kathryn Frieden’s interview with George Gavutis Jr., a birder well known throughout the state for his contributions to conservation and our understanding of birds in New Hampshire.
There is always something new to learn in the world of birds. As spring begins, check out our reprint on BirdCast to help get ready for migration.
Grace McCulloch
She/Her
Community Science Project Leader
New Hampshire Audubon
84 Silk Farm Road
Concord, NH 03301