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August 2026, Vol. 54, No. 4 Birding Grassland Rarities at Shea Airfield, Union Point, South Weymouth, Massachusetts Matt Sanda Two Decades of Extreme Pelagic Birding Naeem Yusuff Reflections on Hog Island Audubon Camp: Celebrating 90 Years of Nature Teaching John Kricher Photo Essay: Birds of Hog Island John Kricher Musings from the Blind Birder: For Accipiter or for Warbler: Marital Bonds and Birds Martha Steele Field Note: New England’s First Limpkin Lily Morello Field Note: Hummingbirds and Downy Woodpeckers Share a Feeder Marsha C. Salett About Books: Now For Some Good News Mark Lynch Bird Sightings: March–April 2026 Jason Forbes and Robert H. Stymeist Bygone Birds Robert H. Stymeist Thank You to Mary McKitrick for Five-Plus Years of Excellent Proofreading Marsha C. Salett Introducing Proofreader JoAnne Sgroi Marsha C. Salett About the Cover: Little Blue Heron John Kricher About the Cover Artist: John Sill At a Glance Wayne R. Petersen ^ top