Cliff Swallows in 2020 and Beyond

March 15, 2021

This young Cliff Swallow, photographed by Pam Hunt, is almost ready to leave its nest in Danbury on July 5, 2020. Read Pam’s report on last summer’s survey of this

The State of NH’s Birds – a new report is published

March 15, 2021

Birds have long been recognized as environmental indicators. From the oft-repeated tale of miners’ canaries, to Silent Spring, to Spotted Owls in old-growth forest, we’ve relied on or pointed to

2020 Rusty Blackbird Breeding Season

February 23, 2021

Breeding Rusty Blackbirds were found at 40 sites in 2020 with confirmed fledging from 17 nests. Researchers continue to follow Rusty Blackbirds with nanotags including the female pictured above that

Robins on the Backyard Winter Bird Survey

February 9, 2021

American Robins were once considered the harbingers of spring but they’ve been increasing on NH Audubon’s Backyard Winter Bird Survey since 1996. Becky Suomala found a flock of about 100

New Hampshire Peregrine Falcon Recovery Turns 40!

February 2, 2021

(by Chris Martin) New Hampshire’s Peregrine Falcon breeding population continues its very gradual rebound. Spring 2020 marked the 40th consecutive year of Peregrine Falcon breeding season monitoring and management in

Bald Eagle 2020 Breeding Season

December 22, 2020

by Chris Martin There were 76 active pairs of Bald Eagles in New Hampshire in 2020! That’s an amazing number for a species that had once disappeared from the state.

2018 Brady Sullivan Peregrine Seen in NJ

July 1, 2019

by Chris Martin, Senior Biologist With fledging of this year’s Brady Sullivan Tower Peregrine Falcon chicks, and their absence from camera view on Single Digits’ nest box webcam, some of

Peregrine Banding Today at 11am

May 28, 2019

The young Peregrine Falcons in Manchester will be banded today at 11am – use this link to watch! During banding, the three live nest cams will go dark, and at

Rusty Blackbird Season

May 21, 2019

Carol Foss and her team are well into their field season already, conducting research on Rusty Blackbirds from a remote location in northern NH. She shares these photos from the

Peregrine's Eye View

May 13, 2019

Raptor Biologist Chris Martin shares these images of a trip to Franconia Notch last week in search of Peregrine Falcons. “Climbing upslope to a gully by the Eaglet Spire (top

Cliff Swallows in 2020 and Beyond

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