Big Day Record! An Account of a Very Long Day of Birding
In 1997, four intrepid birders set the New Hampshire record for the most birds found in 24 hours. Their travels took them from Concord to the North Country, and then back south to Pawtuckaway State Park and the seacoast. Pam Hunt was a member of that team, and now 27 years later, her article about that adventure has finally been printed. This is known as a “Big Day” in birding lingo, and after reading this article you may think birders are even crazier than you realized, or you may be on the edge of your seat, ready to start planning your own “Big Day” this spring. After all, the record has stood for 27 years! See this free article in the Spring 2023 of New Hampshire Bird Records. This article is online for free: Spring 2023 issue of New Hampshire Bird Records.
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Join us and see all the articles in every issue! The Spring 2023 issue was sponsored in memory of Paul Miliotis, a great birder and teacher who loved to observe the natural world. There are many great articles including one by Ruth Smith about her birthday Say’s Phoebe (see the cover), an interview with well-known birder, Bob Quin, and many more.
Spring 2023 Contents
- Remembering Paul Miliotis by Holly Bauer
- A New Photo Quiz by Greg Tillman
- Spring Season: March 1 through May 31, 2023 by Eric Masterson
- Regional Reports
- The Lake Sunapee and Sullivan County Area by Dylan Jackson
- Coos County by Robert A. Quinn
- New Birding Guide to Northern New Hampshire!
- Interview with a Birder – Bob Quinn by Kathryn Frieden
- Ode to the Outlet by Robert A. Quinn
- Say’s Phoebe – A “Bird Day” Gift by Ruth Smith
- Field Notes Spring 2023 Anita Fernandez, Editor
- Broad-winged Hawk with a Snake by Kathryn Frieden
- A Female Yellow-bellied Sapsucker in Bow by Anita Fernandez
- What Nest is This? by Rebecca Suomala
- A Shape-shifting Warbler in Grafton County by Anita Fernandez
- Downy vs. Red-bellied: Can’t Woodpeckers Just Get Along? by Anita Fernandez
- Barred Owl Nest
- Scarlet Tanager Fallout by Robert A. Quinn
- Queen Eider Anniversary by Kathryn Frieden
- Showdown in Orford—Sandhill Crane vs. Canada Goose by Catherine Holland
- Chipping Sparrow Masquerades as a Clay-colored Sparrow by Steven Lamonde
- Big Days in May
- Durham 5 MR big Morning/Evening by Kurk Dorsey
- Sullivan Big Day by Dylan Jackson
- Concord Big Day by Pam Hunt
- Big Day on May 14 by Logan Anderson
- Big Day Record! An Account of a Very Long Day of Birding by Pam Hunt
- Backyard Birder – Carolina Wren Feeds Fledglings by Kathryn Frieden
- Birds and Trail Cameras by Iain MacLeod
- Pickering Ponds Field Trip
- Birding Chamberlain-Reynolds Memorial Forest, Center Harbor by Rob Woodward
- Answer to the Photo Quiz by Greg Tillman
- Photo Gallery – Star Island in Spring
- What to Watch for in Spring
- Submitting Unusual Sightings to eBird