At a Glance: December 2023 December 1, 2023 1 MIN READ At a Glance DAVID CLAPP Can you identify the bird in this photograph? Identification will be discussed in next issue’s AT A GLANCE. Related Articles Front Cover: December 2023 Dovekie The smallest Atlantic alcid, the Dovekie (Alle alle) is also the most abundant, with winter estimates in North Atlantic waters in the tens of ... Hot Birds: December 2023 Massachusetts hosted at least three LeConte’s Sparrows in October. Ted Gilliland came across the first one in Longmeadow on the 4th, apparently the first ... At a Glance: October 2023 Revealed If you use the leaves in the background of the photograph for reference, it is obvious that the bird is a relatively small species. ... New Hampshire’s Mississippi Kites Have Another Disappointing Nesting Year in 2023 Year Pairs of Kites Present Fledged Kites 2023 4 1 2023 4 or 5 1 2021 4 1 2020 3 3 2019 3 2 2018 3 3 2017 3 0 Table 1. Confirmed Fledged Mississippi Kites in New Hampshire 2017–2023. Durham Kites in Durham had been somewhat regular in recent ... Bird Sightings: July–August 2023 August continued to be wet and humid. The high temperature was 88 degrees in Boston on August 13. There were 18 days during the ... Doug Chickering (August 14, 1941, to September 17, 2023): Plum Island Birders Lose a Dear Friend An outpouring of remembrances for Doug flooded local social media including Massbird and the Plum Island and Essex County GroupMe sites. It is appropriate ... Please enable JavaScript to view the comments powered by Disqus. blog comments powered by Disqus