CONWAY — OK, all you lovebirds, here’s a question: Do you enjoy backyard bird watching?
Because in addition to it being Valentine’s Weekend (see our third and final Love in the Sun couple on page 9), it’s also NH Audubon’s 39th annual Backyard Winter Bird Survey, Feb. 14-15.
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