Cover Photo: Northern Hawk Owl by Leo McKillop, 2-16-2024, Pittsburg, NH.

After more than 33 years as Editor of New Hampshire Bird Records, Becky Suomala is retiring. Read about her amazing career at NH Audubon and how New Hampshire Bird Records has changed over time. Learn about how bird observations were tracked in New Hampshire long before eBird.

Also, meet Grace McCulloch, the new Editor, who brings a background in studying Saltmarsh Sparrows along New Hampshire’s Seacoast and an enthusiasm for telling the stories of our local wildlife. See these free articles in the Winter 2023-24 issue of New Hampshire Bird Records.

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Join us and see all the articles in every issue! The Winter 2023-24 issue is dedicated in honor of the Twitchers, the New Hampshire team that competes in the Superbowl of Birding and raises money for New Hampshire Bird Records. Read more about this exciting competition in this issue.

There are many great articles in this issue including recent sightings of Northern Hawk Owl and Ash-throated Flycatchers in New Hampshire, a winter of Dovekie rescues, and many more listed below.

Winter 2023 Contents

• A Changing of the Editors
  • Retirement by Rebecca Suomala
  • A Tough Act to Follow by Grace McCulloch
• Thirty-five Years of Changes to New Hampshire Bird Records by Rebecca Suomala
• Photo Quiz by Greg Tillman
• Thank You to Donors
• Winter Season: December 1, 2023 through February 29, 2024 by Katherine Towler and Jim Sparrell
• Regional Report—Coos County by Robert A. Quinn
• Birds of 2023 and Bird of the Year Awards by Stephen R. Mirick
• Species Spotlight: Ash-throated Flycatcher by Stephen R. Mirick
• Winter 2023-24 Kathryn Frieden, Editor
  • An eBird First at Eel Pond by Roger Stephenson
  • Dovekie Rescue
  • Bohemian Waxwings at Wildcat Mountain by Levi Burford
  • The Many Colors of an American Goldfinch by Anita Fernandez
  • Pine Siskin Extravaganza by Jason Pietrzak
  • Pine Seed Feast by Iain MacLeod
  • Waterfowl all Winter at Horseshoe Pond in Concord, NH by Pam Hunt
  • A Winter Night’s Visitor by Greg Tillman
  • Sandhill Crane Flock by Chase Cote
  • Tracking down a Varied Thrush by Tom Momeyer
  • Construction Work on the Hampton Jetty
• Backyard Birder: Pine Warbler Bonanza by Steve Lauermann
• Red Crossbills: Risk-takers Along the Road by Melissa Moore
• Field Trip Reports
  • A January Field Trip to the NH Coast by Rich Aaronian
  • The Seacoast Chapter’s Finch Count in Coos County by Lori Charron
• Northern Hawk Owl in Pittsburg
  • A Rare Winter Visitor by Rebecca Suomala & Grace McCulloch
  • The Northern Hawk Owl Provides an Unexpected Gift by Grace McCulloch
  • Uncovering a Forgotten Record: The Northern Hawk Owl of 1982 by Kathryn Frieden
  • Photo Gallery
• New Years Big Day by Ethan Ring
• 2025 Introduction to Bird Identification, Ecology, and Habitats Course by Matt Tarr
• Superbowl of Birding XXI—The Twitchers are out of the Rye Again! by Kathryn Frieden
• New Hampshire’s Own Patagonia Picnic Table Effect by Melissa Moore
• Birding Wetherby Road in Charlestown by Dylan Jackson
• Winter Bird Surveys: Count your Birds this Winter! by Melissa Moore
• The Next Ten… Second Update by Iain MacLeod
• What to Watch for in Winter
• Answer to the Photo Quiz by Greg Tillman

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