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August 2017, Vol. 45, No. 4 Summer Birding along Realty Road, Aroostook County, Maine Nicholas Komar Distinctions between Three-toed and Black-backed Woodpeckers Nicholas Komar Canvasbacks at Fresh Pond: Coming or Going? Jeffrey Boone Miller Bird Sermons: Thomas Green Fessenden and the New England Farmer (1822–1846) Peter W. Oehlkers The Increase in Wintering Hooded Mergansers in New England from 1986 to 2015 as Recorded by the Christmas Bird Counts Steve Davis Photo Essay: Common Yellowthroat Courtship and Mating Display Eric Swanzey Musings from the Blind Birder: Migration Martha Steele Field Notes Confusing Fall Blackpoll Warbler Trevor Lloyd-Evans About Books: Where Tanagers and Butterflies Sport About Mark Lynch Bird Sightings: March-April 2017 About the Cover: Black Skimmer William E. Davis, Jr. At a Glance Wayne R. Petersen About the Cover Artist: Ikki Matsumoto ^ top