[Maine-birds] Fwd: The Birds of New Hampshire

Hey everyone:

Dana asked me to forward this message along and I think it sounds like a great resource that Maine birders should know about.

Good birding,

Doug Hitchcox

Hollis, ME

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For those of you who have used the Petersen and Veit's Birds of Massachusetts as a bible to learn of prior sightings (or lack thereof !) in MA,  a new book has just been published documenting the birds of New Hampshire.  Written by Allan Keith of the Vineyard and Bob Fox of North Andover and published by the Nuttall Ornithological Club this book was a long time in the making.  As many of you bird in New Hampshire, I thought you might like to get this book.

 

Here's what this book contains:

 

·       First state-wide coverage of all species in 110 years

·       Status and distribution for all 427 species, seasons of occurrence and abundance

·       History of New Hampshire Christmas Counts

·       Summary of New Hampshire Hawk-watching data

·       Location and identity of over 4,800 museum specimens collected in the state

·       Summary of over 17,500 bird band returns for New Hampshire

·       Breeding Bird Survey results since 1966

·       Bibliography of over 1,200 titles covering the last 200 years

 

The 473 page 8" x 11"book will be available from the Audubon Society of New Hampshire (www.nhaudubon.org and 603-224-9909) for $55 plus shipping and handling and through Buteo Books (www.buteobooks.com and 800-722-2460).

 

The book has a beautiful dust jacket picture by Mark Wilson.

 

Makes a great holiday gift.

 

Dana Duxbury-Fox

44 Old Village Lane

North Andover, MA 01845

978-682-9553 (H)

danafox@comcast.net