This is New Hampshire Audubon's Rare Bird Alert for Tuesday, November 18th, 
2014.



A WESTERN GREBE was discovered off of Great Boar’s Head in Hampton on 
November 6th, and has been seen there numerous times since then. It has been 
seen both on the north and south sides of Great Boar’s Head and was last 
reported on the 16th.



3 YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRDS including an adult male, a first year male and a 
female have been seen regularly with a large flock of EUROPEAN STARLINGS, 
BROWN-HEADED COWBIRDS, and RED-WINGED BLACKBIRDS foraging in grassy and 
shrubby locations along Route 1A, side streets along Route 1A, and along 
Route 286 in Seabrook and near Hampton Beach State Park during the past 
week. They were most recently reported on the 16th.



A juvenile RED-HEADED WOODPECKER was seen near the public boat launch at 
Adams Point in Durham on November 10th and has been seen several times since 
then. It was last reported on the 18th.



A SNOWY OWL was reported from near the summit of Straightback Mountain in 
Alton on November 15th.



4 EURASIAN WIGEONS, a CACKLING GOOSE, a WHITE-WINGED SCOTER, 2 NORTHERN 
PINTAILS, and a HORNED GREBE were reported, among many more common species 
of water birds, on the Greenland side of Great Bay on November 16th.



A DICKCISSEL was seen at the Concord Community gardens located on Birch 
Street in Concord on November 13th.



A possible SANDHILL CRANE was reportedly seen in flight over Newmarket on 
November 18th.



A possible PACIFIC LOON was reported from coastal Hampton on November 16th.



2 PECTORAL SANDPIPERS were seen in fields at Woodmont Orchard in Hollis on 
November 10th. They have been seen several times since then and were last 
reported on November 15th.



A number of PURPLE SANDPIPERS were reported from the coast during the past 
week.



A GADWALL and a NORTHERN SHOVELER were seen at the Exeter Wastewater 
Treatment Plant on November 16th.



A BLACK SCOTER was reported from Wilson Pond in Keene on November 12th.



A number of RUDDY DUCKS and AMERICAN COOTS were reported from scattered 
inland and coastal locations during the past week.



180 HOODED MERGANSERS and 22 BUFFLEHEADS were counted on Long Pond in 
Concord on November 16th.



A RED CROSSBILL was reported from River Road in Penacook on November 16th.



5 EVENING GROSBEAKS were seen in Plainfield, and one was seen in Hollis, all 
on November 15th.



2 LAPLAND LONGSPURS and 4 SNOW BUNTINGS were seen along with over 100 HORNED 
LARKS in the fields located behind the Post Office on Loudon Road in Concord 
on November 16th.



A LAPLAND LONGSPUR and 100 SNOW BUNTINGS were seen at Hampton Beach State 
Park on November 16th.



25 AMERICAN PIPITS and 6 SNOW BUNTINGS were reported from Moore Fields on 
Route 155A in Durham on November 13th.



4 SNOW BUNTINGS were reported from atop Pack Monadnock in Peterborough, and 
8 were seen at the Sandwich Fairgrounds, all on November 13th.



A WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW was seen in Pittsfield on November 16th.



A number of FOX SPARROWS, and AMERICAN TREE SPARROWS were reported from 
scattered locations during the past week.



A WILSON’S WARBLER was seen in Sandwich on November 13th, and a 
YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER was seen in Ashland on November 17th.



A SPRUCE GROUSE was reported from Mount Willey, and 3 BOREAL CHICKADEES were 
reported from Mount Field, in the White Mountains all on November 13th.



7 GRAY JAYS and 3 BOREAL CHICKADEES were reported from the Pemigewasset 
Wilderness in the White Mountains on November 11th.



30 TURKEY VULTURES was seen flying over Newmarket on November 16th.



The fall season RAPTOR migration continues but NH Audubon’s last officially 
staffed watches on Pack Monadnnock in Peterborough and Carter Hill in 
Concord were held on November 15th. Season totals included over 13,500 
raptors seen from the Pack Monadnock Raptor Migration Observatory in 
Peterborough, and over 6,800 raptors seen from the Carter Hill Observatory 
in Concord. Season highlights included 7 GOLDEN EAGLES, 199 BALD EAGLES, a 
ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK, 75 PEREGRINE FALCONS, and over 15,000 BROAD-WINGED HAWKS.



Over 900 AMERICAN CROWS were seen flying to a roost in the Hanover area on 
November 13th.



This message is also available by phone recording: call (603) 224-9909 and 
press 4 as directed or ask to be transferred. If you have seen any 
interesting birds recently, you can leave a message at the end of the 
recording or send your sightings to the RBA via e-mail at: 
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Alert" in the subject line and be sure to include your mailing address and 
phone number. The RBA is also available on-line at the New Hampshire Audubon 
web site, www.nhaudubon.org


Thanks very much and good birding.

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