This is one. I devoted a page of Birdwatching in New Hampshire to GJN, a Canada Goose that was banded in Issungua, Western Greenland, in July 2008. GJN is the field-readable code on a large yellow band that is affixed around the birds neck. It was an easy choice to include this story in the […]
Continue Reading →Great Horned Owl: Sound of Spring
The link below is to a recording of a Great Horned Owl that I made from my front porch a couple of weeks ago in Hancock, NH. Sorry about the link – I can’t upload soundfiles to this particular blog – yet! http://soundcloud.com/eric-masterson/great-horned-owl
Continue Reading →Spring: Start looking up — waterfowl migration to begin soon
Although it might seem early, waterfowl migration appears in NH as early as late February, though their numbers wont peak until mid-March (still only three weeks away). Let this be a comfort to you — spring as defined by the birds is almost upon us. The lower Connecticut River Valley is one of the best […]
Continue Reading →Birdwatching in NH on the shelves by mid-April
I am finally coming up for air after a hectic year, in which I had only a little time for birding for the simple reason that I have been kept largely busy researching and writing Birdwatching in New Hampshire for University Press of New England. The book is a where, when, and how to find the best birding […]
Continue Reading →Star Island Birding Trip, Saturday September 29th, 2012
Depart dock (Rye Harbor) 8am, return to dock, 3:45pm Trip limited to 20, $50 pp $5 per car parking fee Contact me at eric.masterson@myfairpoint.net to reserve a spot. Star Island is a great place year-round for good views of normally furtive species, like warblers, sparrows, and if lucky, cuckoos. There is always the chance […]
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