Meet the Editorial Team and Contributors
The Joy of Birding is made possible by a dedicated group of volunteers and contributors. From writers and photographers to editors and field observers, this community-driven project thrives on shared passion for birds.
Managing Editor
Grace McCulloch
Grace McCulloch is the Community Science Project Leader at NH Audubon. She is the managing editor of New Hampshire Bird Records and coordinates eBird review in NH. Her graduate work at the University of New Hampshire focused on habitat for the vulnerable Saltmarsh Sparrow. In her free time, Grace loves photography, the coast, and hiking.
Text Editor
Dan Hubbard
Publication Assistant and Field Notes Editor
Kathryn Frieden
Kathryn started birding around 15 years ago when her children were all in college and she was faced with an empty nest. Since retirement ten years ago, she has volunteered for New Hampshire Bird Records starting with eBird data entry and evolving into a publication assistant, writing occasional articles and currently editing the Field Notes.
Season Editors
Katherine Towler and Jim Sparrell, Winter
Eric Masterson, Spring
Jason Pietrzak, Summer
Ben Griffith, Fall
Assistants
Susan Burkhardt
Susan MacLeod
Marie Nickerson
Photo Editor
Wendy Chatel
Editorial Team
Ellen Estabrook
James Freitas
Pam Hunt
Iain MacLeod
Robert A. Quinn
Greg Tillman
Jon Woolf
Susan Wrisley
Editorial Team
Meera Mahadevan
Meera is a freelance journalist who has more than a decade of experience as a reporter. Her work has appeared in The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, The Philadelphia Inquirer and other publications. She is an avid birder and enjoys writing about nature.
Editorial Team
Rebecca Suomala
Rebecca Suomala is a Biologist Emerita with NH Audubon. She worked for NH Audubon from 1988 to 2024 in a variety of positions. In 2005 she completed her master degree in Wildlife Ecology from the University of New Hampshire, conducting research into songbird migration stopover for her thesis. She is an avid birder, bird bander, and moth enthusiast.
eBird Reviewers
Zeke Cornell
Kathryn Frieden
Hector Galbraith
Pam Geiger
Nora Hanke
Lindsay Herlihy
Pam Hunt
Dylan Jackson
Rebecca Suomala
Susan Wrisley
Season Editors