Date: 12/30/25 7:15 am From: Alfred Maley <alfredmaley...> Subject: [NHBirds] Hampstead Unofficial Xmas Bird Count
Hampstead Xmas Bird Count
December 25 2025
Participants: Al & Linda Maley, Bob Preble
Comments:
Most water frozen, no finches or half-hardies, plus cold weather before and
on count day made for a challenging count .Best birds were a kingfisher and
a Great Blue Heron associated with bits of open water in the Sawmill Swamp.
Robins were missed for the first time, White-throated Sparrows were
hunkered down somewhere unknown and the daily Cooper’s Hawk after the
feeder birds was missed. Bright spot: sapsuckers seem to have discovered
bird feeders.
The count lasted a half day until we retired to enjoy a fine Christmas
dinner.
