Cover Photo: Bridled Tern by Cameron Johnson, 7-13-2024, Isles of Shoals, NH.

This issue of New Hampshire Bird Records is in recognition of Becky Suomala and her amazing career of 37 years at NH Audubon. Becky is an outstanding birder, conservationist, and friend to many. Becky, thank you for all you’ve done for New Hampshire Bird Records as editor and birds and birding in New Hampshire.

Summer 2024 Contents

• From the Editor by Grace McCulloch
• Photo Quiz by Greg Tillman
• Summer 2024 Season Summary: June 1 through July 31 by Jason Pietrzak
• Wood Thrush Tracking Project, Part 1: Summer by Pam Hunt
• Grassland Bird Surveys in New Hampshire by Pam Hunt
• Bridled Tern: A First in New Hampshire by James Freitas
• Terns of New Hampshire: A Closer Look by James Freitas
• A Day in the Life of a Tern Researcher by Ellen Estabrook
• The New Black Mountain Banding Station by Lindsay Herlihy
• Summer 2024 Field Notes Kathryn Frieden, Editor
  • Unusual Kingbird Nest by Eric Masterson
  • A Yellow Scarlet Tanager by Rob Woodward
  • Carolina Wrens Learn a New Trick by Greg Tillman
  • Blue Jays Robbing a Red-bellied Woodpecker Seed Cache by Robert A. Quinn
  • The Yellow-billed Cuckoo and the Frog by Robert A. Quinn
  • Magnolia Warbler Nest at Deer Mountain Campground by Pam Hunt and Unity Dienes
  • A Bobolink Bonanza by Greg Tillman
  • A Summer with the Grebes by Sue Santeusanio
• Loony for Loons by Wesley Moore
• Backyard Bluebird Adventures by Kathryn Frieden
• Black Bears and Nest Boxes by Iain MacLeod
• Unusual Parents by James Freitas
• Reaching 400 species in New Hampshire by Stephen R. Mirick
• Starting Young: An 11-year-old Boy’s Birding Journey by Meera Mahadevan
• The Whip-poor-wills of Belknap County by Rob Woodward
• Common Nighthawk 2024 Nesting Season by Rebecca Suomala
• Mississippi Kite Nesting Summary: 2024 by Stephen R. Mirick
• Lakes Region Motus Tower Overview by Iain MacLeod
• Project NestWatch by Melissa Moore
• Kestrel Rescue by Melissa Moore
• The Color of Feathers: A Bird’s Eye View by Emma Stogsdill
• What to Watch for in Summer
• Great Blue Heron Rookery Data Now in eBird by Rebecca Suomala
• Answer to the Photo Quiz by Greg Tillman

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