This is New Hampshire Audubon's Rare Bird Alert for Wednesday, October 27th,
2010.
2 YELLOW-BREASTED CHATS were seen at the south end of Odiorne Point State
Park in Rye on October 24th.
3 CATTLE EGRETS were located in fields at Runnymede Farm along Route 111 in
North Hampton on October 24th, and 2 were seen there again on the 25th and
27th. 2 SNOW GEESE were present there on the 27th.
A GREATER-WHITE FRONTED GOOSE was seen in fields along Route 3A in
Litchfield near the Hudson town line on October 27th.
2 SHORT-EARED OWLS were seen migrating along North Beach in Hampton on
October 24th.
A LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL was seen in Moore Fields on Route 155A in Durham,
and one was seen at Hampton Beach State Park, both on October 27th.
2 HUDSONIAN GODWITS were seen in Hampton Harbor on October 24th.
A WESTERN SANDPIPER was seen in Hampton Harbor on October 23rd.
A PECTORAL SANDPIPER was seen in wetlands along Old Mill Road in Lee, and 3
PECTORAL SANDPIPERS were seen in marshes along Route 1 in Hampton, all on
October 26th.
15 WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS were seen along the coast on October 27th.
57 BRANT were seen migrating along the coast on October 20th.
37 BLACK SCOTERS, 28 SURF SCOTERS, 1 WHITE-WINGED SCOTER, 1 LONG-TAILED
DUCK, 11 BUFFLEHEADS, and 9 PALM WARBLERS were seen at the Pondicherry
National Wildlife Refuge in Jefferson on October 22nd.
31 AMERICAN COOTS were seen on Eel Pond in Rye on October 27th, and 3
PIED-BILLED GREBES were seen there on the 20th.
24 PIED-BILLED GREBES, a SNOW GOOSE, and a DUNLIN were seen along the
Connecticut River in Hinsdale on October 20th, and an AMERICAN TREE SPARROW
was seen there on the 26th.
A NORTHERN PINTAIL, 57 GREEN-WINGED TEAL, 40 BLACK SCOTERS, 12 RED-NECKED
GREBES, 30 NORTHERN GANNETS, a SNOWY EGRET, 4 BLACKPOLL WARBLERS, a COMMON
YELLOWTHROAT, 2 FIELD SPARROWS, and 2 "IPSWICH" SAVANNAH SPARROWS were all
tallied along the coast on October 23rd, and 68 RED-THROATED LOONS, a GREAT
EGRET, 3 AMERICAN WOODCOCKS, 3 BLACK GUILLEMOTS, 4 EASTERN PHOEBES, and 6
HERMIT THRUSHES were seen along the coast on the 24th.
2 AMERICAN WOODCOCKS were reported from Durham on October 24th.
A GREAT CORMORANT and 8 SURF SCOTERS were seen on Spofford Lake in
Chesterfield on October 20th.
5 RUDDY DUCKS, a LESSER SCAUP, and a RED-NECKED GREBE were all reported from
Lake Massabesic in Auburn on October 25th.
A WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILL was reported from near Thirty Pines in Penacook on
October 24th.
5 LAPLAND LONGSPURS were seen at Ragged Neck in Rye on October 27th, and 31
SNOW BUNTINGS were seen along the coast on October 24th. There were also
single SNOW BUNTING sightings from Wilder along the Connecticut River, and
Plymouth.
A YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO was seen on Adams Point Road in Durham on October
26th.
A late-migrating COMMON TERN was seen in Rye on October 27th.
A NORTHERN SAW-WHET OWL was heard in Merrimack on October 24th.
A BLACKPOLL WARBLER was reported from Goffstown on October 23rd, and a
BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER was seen in Pittsfield on October 26th.
21 EASTERN BLUEBIRDS were reported from a field in Peterborough on October
26th.
PINE SISKINS, PURPLE FINCHES, FOX SPARROWS, and AMERICAN PIPITS were
reported from appropriate habitat in numerous locations throughout the state
during the past week.
Over 100,000 BLACKBIRDS, consisting mainly of COMMON GRACKLES were seen in
the "Portsmouth bog" located along Route 95 on October 22nd.
RAPTOR migration is under way with over 10,400 raptors already reported from
the Pack Monadnock Raptor Migration Observatory in Peterborough since August
24th, including 3 GOLDEN EAGLES, 77 BALD EAGLES, and 52 PEREGRINE FALCONS.
The peak flight days were on September 18th, with over 3,400 raptors seen on
that day, and September 19th, with nearly 1,800 raptors seen then. Observers
have also been counting migrating raptors from the Carter Hill Raptor
Observatory in Concord with over 4,000 reported since September 1st,
including over 900 tallied on September 18th. Be sure to visit these
observatories this fall season to help out with the count and participate in
the excitement!
This message is also available by phone recording: call (603) 224-9909 and
press 2 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:
[log in to unmask] Please put either "bird sighting" or "Rare Bird
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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