This is New Hampshire Audubon’s Rare Bird Alert for Wednesday, March 27th, 
2013.



3 SANDHILL CRANES were seen in Lee on March 14th, but have not been 
relocated.



An immature GOLDEN EAGLE was seen in Stratham on March 21st.



A light-morph ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK was seen in Exeter on March 26th.



There was an unconfirmed report of 2 BLACK VULTURES in Kingston on March 
22nd.



A GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE, and 3 SNOW GEESE were seen in fields at 
Sunset Farm in Greenland on March 26th.



A SNOW GOOSE was seen in East Kingston on March 26th, and 3 SNOW GEESE were 
seen in Greenland on March 18th.



A SNOW GOOSE and a CACKLING GOOSE were found in fields near Robyn Avenue in 
Litchfield on March 21st, and were last reported on the 25th.



A CACKLING GOOSE was seen in Charlestown on March 21st.



A GADWALL, 9 NORTHERN PINTAILS, and 8 LESSER SCAUP were seen on the 
Connecticut River in Hinsdale on March 17th.



2 AMERICAN WIGEON, and 2 GADWALL were seen at Great Meadows in Charlestown 
on March 25th.



A NORTHERN SHOVELER and a GADWALL were seen below Hewes Brook on the 
Connecticut River in Lyme on March 14th.



3 NORTHERN PINTAILS were seen in Horseshoe Pond in Concord on March 26th, 
and 2 were seen in the Winnipesaukee River in Laconia on March 17th.



A GREATER SCAUP was reported from Horseshoe Pond in Concord on March 25th, 
and an AMERICAN WIGEON and an EASTERN MEADOWLARK were reported from there on 
March 27th.



A male BLUE-WINGED TEAL, and 69 LESSER SCAUP were seen at the Exeter 
Wastewater Treatment Plant on March 25th.



An AMERICAN COOT was seen in Wolfeboro Bay on Lake Winnipesaukee on March 
25th, and 3 were seen in World End Pond in Salem on the 26th.



5 RAZORBILLS and 22 PURPLE SANDPIPERS were seen at Great Island Common in 
New Castle on March 25th.



A LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL was reported from Rye on March 13th.



A GLAUCOUS GULL and an ICELAND GULL were seen in Hampton Harbor on March 
22nd.



An ICELAND GULL was seen on Hedgehog Pond in Salem on March 23rd, and 1 was 
seen at the Exeter Wastewater Treatment Plant on March 26th



A NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen at the Massabesic Audubon Center in Auburn on 
March 25th, 1 was reported from Bennett Road in Henniker on the 23rd, 1 was 
seen in Lebanon on the 17th, and 1 was seen at the Strafford County Farm in 
Rochester on the 17th.



Several WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS were seen in Swanzey Center on March 21st, 
and 3 RED CROSSBILLS were seen in Rochester on March 17th.



A flock of 50 BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS was seen in North Conway on March 20th, and 
4 were seen in Meredith on the 23rd.



A flock of 10 COMMON REDPOLLS was reported from Nashua on March 25th, a 
flock of 20 was seen in Concord on the 22nd, and a flock of 50 was seen in 
Lyme on the 20th.



A flock of 10 SNOW BUNTINGS was seen in Lyme on March 21st.



A flock of 60 HORNED LARKS was tallied at the Charlestown Wastewater 
Treatment Plant on March 25th, and a flock of 35 was seen from West 
Portsmouth Street in Concord on March 23rd.



An EASTERN SCREECH-OWL was seen in Hollis on March 25th.



A pair of PEREGRINE FALCONS was seen in Walpole on March 25th, and a pair 
was seen in Manchester on March 14th.



A pair of MERLINS was seen in Hanover on March 26th, and 1 was reported from 
Nashua on the 22nd.



A NORTHERN HARRIER was seen in Laconia on March 15th.



A FISH CROW was reported from Nashua on March 25th, 1 was reported from 
Raymond on the 25th, 1 was reported from East Kingston on the 26th, and 4 
were seen in Salem on the 17th.



30 TURKEY VULTURES were seen in Epping on March 27th, and 40 were seen in 
Manchester on March 14th.



An immature RED-HEADED WOODPECKER has been coming to a birdfeeder on Grafton 
Road in Alexandria since December 13th, and was last reported on March 12th.



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Thanks very much and good birding.