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August 2024, Vol. 52, No. 4 Birding the Merrimack River Floodplain in Concord, New Hampshire Pamela Hunt Shorebird Counts at Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge, a Critical Migration Staging Area Brian Harrington Western Wood-Pewee (Contopus sordidulus) at Tuckernuck Island, Massachusetts Richard R. Veit and Lucinda C. Zawadzki Fifth Report of the Rhode Island Avian Records Committee Shaibal S. Mitra, Chair, Doug Wilson, Secretary, Robert Emerson, Rachel Farrell, Paul L’Etoile, Peter Paton, and Scott Tsagarakis Photo Essay: Birds of the Fifth Report of the Rhode Island Avian Records Committee Musings from the Blind Birder: Hummingbirds in Human Culture Martha Steele John’s World of Birds: Roger Tory Peterson, Mrs. Burrell, and 10,000 Bird Species John Kricher About Books: Chasing Phantoms Mark Lynch Bird Sightings: March–April 2024 Jason Forbes and Robert H. Stymeist Bygone Birds Robert H. Stymeist About the Cover: American Golden-Plover Lily Morello About the Cover Artist: Barry Van Dusen At a Glance Wayne R. Petersen ^ top