Bird of the Month: Common Merganser

March 22, 2023

(Story and photos by Pam Hunt) March marks the beginning of waterfowl migration, and despite recent cold snaps there is a lot of open water in New Hampshire for ducks

Bird of the Month: Common Redpoll

February 6, 2023

(Story and photos by Pam Hunt) Have you seen a Common Redpoll (Acanthis flammea) at your feeders this winter? If so, there’s a very good chance you live north of

Bird of the Month: Barred Owl

January 9, 2023

(Story and photos by Pam Hunt) Known for its distinctive “who cooks for you” call, the Barred Owl (Strix varia) is by far the most familiar owl in New Hampshire.

Bird of the Month: Northern Cardinal

December 12, 2022

(Story and photos by Pam Hunt) Few birds convey the spirit of winter and the holiday season like the Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis). This seems an appropriate symbolism, what with

Bird of the Month: Black Guillemot

November 13, 2022

(Story and photos by Pam Hunt) The Isles of Shoals off the New Hampshire coast are the southernmost breeding site in the world for the Black Guillemot (Cepphus grylle), a

Bird of the Month: Common Grackle

October 5, 2022

(by Pam Hunt) Most people probably don’t pay a lot of attention to Common Grackles (Quiscalus quiscula). Although they’re colorful enough in the right light, they don’t have a particularly

Bird of the Month: Ruby-throated Hummingbird

September 5, 2022

(by Pam Hunt) Fall migration is here, and while many birders focus on the warblers, thrushes, and sparrows starting to wing their way south, there’s another popular migrant species that’s

Bird of the Month: Whimbrel

August 2, 2022

(by Pam Hunt) For most shorebirds, fall begins in July while many of our local songbirds are still nesting, and peaks in August and early September when over 15 species

Bird of the Month: Eastern Whip-poor-will

July 11, 2022

(by Pam Hunt) If there is a New Hampshire bird species that more people have heard than seen it is the whip-poor-will, and its distinctive call can elicit a variety

Bird of the Month: Blackpoll Warbler

June 9, 2022

(by Pam Hunt) If you’re inclined to hike in the high-elevation spruce-fir forests in the White Mountains, chances are you’ve at least heard a Blackpoll Warbler (unless you’ve also lost

Bird of the Month: Common Merganser

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