NH's Big Day Record!
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It's still winter, but the warm temperatures tell us spring is on the way. May is the traditional month for big days and in 1997, four intrepid birders set the New Hampshire record for the most birds found in 24 hours. Their travels took them from Concord to the North Country, and then back south to Pawtuckaway State Park and the seacoast. Pam Hunt was a member of that team, and now 27 years later, her article about that adventure has finally been printed. After reading this article you may think birders are even crazier than you realized, or you may be on the edge of your seat, ready to start planning your own “Big Day” this spring. After all, the record has stood for 27 years! See this free article in the Spring 2023 issue of New Hampshire Bird Records [LINK TO: https://nhbirdrecords.org/current-issue-of-new-hampshire-bird-records/
REMINDER!
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The Spring 2023 issue was sponsored in memory of Paul Miliotis, a great birder and teacher who loved to observe the natural world. There are many great articles including one by Ruth Smith about her birthday Say’s Phoebe, an interview with well-known birder, Bob Quin, and many more - see below.
Spring 2023 Contents
Remembering Paul Miliotis by Holly Bauer
A New Photo Quiz by Greg Tillman
Spring Season: March 1 through May 31, 2023 by Eric Masterson
Regional Reports
The Lake Sunapee and Sullivan County Area by Dylan Jackson
Coos County by Robert A. Quinn
New Birding Guide to Northern New Hampshire!
Interview with a Birder—Bob Quinn by Kathryn Frieden
Ode to the Outlet by Robert A. Quinn
Say’s Phoebe – A “Bird Day” Gift by Ruth Smith
Spring 2023 Field Notes, Anita Fernandez, Editor
Broad-winged Hawk with a Snake by Kathryn Frieden
A Female Yellow-bellied Sapsucker in Bow by Anita Fernandez
What Nest is This? by Rebecca Suomala
A Shape-shifting Warbler in Grafton County by Anita Fernandez
Downy vs. Red-bellied: Can’t Woodpeckers Just Get Along? by Anita Fernandez
Barred Owl Nest
Scarlet Tanager Fallout by Robert A. Quinn
Queen Eider Anniversary by Kathryn Frieden
Showdown in Orford—Sandhill Crane vs. Canada Goose by Catherine Holland
Chipping Sparrow Masquerades as a Clay-colored Sparrow by Steven Lamonde
Big Days in May
Durham 5 MR big Morning/Evening by Kurk Dorsey
Sullivan Big Day by Dylan Jackson
Concord Big Day by Pam Hunt
Big Day on May 14 by Logan Anderson
Big Day Record! by Pam Hunt
Backyard Birder – Carolina Wren Feeds Fledglings by Kathryn Frieden
Birds and Trail Cameras by Iain MacLeod
Pickering Ponds Field Trip
Birding Chamberlain-Reynolds Memorial Forest, Center Harbor by Rob Woodward
Photo Gallery—Star Island
What to Watch for in Spring
Submitting Unusual Sightings to eBird