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Date: 8/16/26 6:26 pm From: Elaine Faletra <elaine.faletra...> Subject: Re: [NHBirds] 144 Common Nighthawks - Franklin Falls
Phenomenal!!! 143 last year and 144 this year on exact date. If air traffic control tried to plan this out because of a slight wind shift I doubt we could plan all this out!! Elaine Faletra Warren NH > On Aug 16, 2026, at 9:09 PM, 'Rob Woodward' via NHBirds <nhbirds...> wrote: > > Welcome to the 2026 Common Nighthawk Migration Studies here at Franklin Falls, perched high above the mighty Pemigewasset River, turning into the Merrimack just a mile downstream. The Franklin Falls Recreation Area now has a popular disc golf course and the players frequently stop by to see what I'm doing. Today one fellow gushed about a new app he knows of. "Crazy," he raved, "it tells you the names of the birds singing all around you." "Oh yes," I acknowledged, "the Merlin app. Everyone has one now (except me)." > > Tonight's count went well for opening night. Favorable warm SW winds blew all evening. The first bird of the season arrived just as I took my seat at 4:45 but then almost nothing until 6:00 when about 90% of the day's catch was counted in that hour. Birds were moving both north and south. By way of comparison, 143 were counted this date last year. > > Tomorrow's forecast calls for rain so no count for the next day or two. > > > Rob Woodward > Laconia, NH > > <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail> Virus-free.www.avast.com <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail> <x-msg://19/#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2> > > -- > To Change your e-mail delivery settings (digest, daily, no mail) visit: > https://groups.google.com/group/nhbirds/subscribe?hl=en <https://groups.google.com/group/nhbirds/subscribe?hl=en> > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NHBirds" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to nhbirds+<unsubscribe...> <mailto:nhbirds+<unsubscribe...>. > To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/nhbirds/<1114337754.3170536.1786928963849...> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/nhbirds/<1114337754.3170536.1786928963849...>?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. -- To Change your e-mail delivery settings (digest, daily, no mail) visit: https://groups.google.com/group/nhbirds/subscribe?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NHBirds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to nhbirds+<unsubscribe...> To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/nhbirds/<CBDD1BB5-8CF0-45A8-A2E5-8EEB48C33CEE...>

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