Bird of the Month: Golden-crowned Kinglet

(Photos and story by Pam Hunt) Kinglets are the smallest songbirds that nest in New Hampshire, and at a quarter ounce (roughly the weight of a quarter) are only twice

(Photos and story by Pam Hunt) The Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) is the quintessential “seagull” of the New England coast, but they have a long and convoluted history here. Early

(Photos and story by Pam Hunt) September marks the start of peak raptor migration, and while people particularly like to watch the large kettles of Broad-winged Hawks circling their way

(Photos and story by Pam Hunt) August marks the beginning of southward migration for many species, and the aptly-named Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia) is among the first of our breeding

(by Pam Hunt) Bicknell’s Thrush (Catharus bicknellli) is the flagship bird species for high elevation conifer forest in the northeastern United States and southeastern Canada, breeding only above 2500’ from

(by Pam Hunt) Back in May, volunteer Brenda McMahon was checking nest boxes at the Massabesic Audubon Center and took this photo of a Black-capped Chickadee nest. If you look

(Photos and story by Pam Hunt) May brings the rush of migrants back to New Hampshire from their tropical wintering grounds. Among the throngs of birds winging their way north

(Photos and story by Pam Hunt) The American Robin (Turdus migratorius) is one of the most familiar birds in North America. Unlike other contenders like cardinals, bluebirds, and chickadees, it

(Photos and story by Pam Hunt) It seems a little odd to feature a warbler in a Bird of the Month for March, but the Pine Warbler (Setophaga pinus) makes

(Story and photos by Pam Hunt) The Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) is a perennial candidate for “most poorly named species,” given that the far more prominent red feature is the