This is New Hampshire Audubon’s Rare Bird Alert for Tuesday, November 5th, 
2013.



A male CALLIOPE HUMMINGBIRD has been seen and photographed visiting 
hummingbird birdfeeders at a private residence in Manchester since October 
6th. It was most recently reported on November 5th.



A WESTERN KINGBIRD was seen in Sutton on November 2nd and reported again on 
the 3rd.



A CATTLE EGRET was seen migrating south in Rye on November 3rd.



2 adult male EURASIAN WIGEONS were seen in the southeast corner of Great Bay 
on November 3rd.



A GREATER WHITE FRONTED GOOSE continues to be seen with CANADA GEESE on Main 
Street just below the 12th Street bridge in Berlin and was most recently 
reported on October 30th.



3 GOLDEN EAGLES were seen from atop Pack Monadnock in Peterborough on 
November 3rd, and 1 was seen there on the 2nd. A GOLDEN EAGLE was seen from 
Powder Mill Pond in Hancock on November 1st.



A ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK was seen in Dover on October 30th.



An ICELAND GULL was seen at Rockingham Park in Salem on November 4th, and 
one was seen on the Connecticut River near Hanover on the 5th.



2 LAUGHING GULLS were seen along the coast on November 3rd.



5 LAPLAND LONGSPURS were seen along the coast on November 3rd.



There were numerous reports of SNOW BUNTINGS during the past week, including 
220 at Hampton Beach State Park on November 3rd, and 12 on the upper slopes 
of Mount Lafayette on November 2nd.



A WHITE-WINGED SCOTER was seen on Dublin Lake on November 1st.



2 LONG-TAILED DUCKS, and a RED-BREASTED MERGANSER were seen on Indian Pond 
in Orford on November 3rd.



Over 30 BLACK SCOTERS were seen on Granite Lake in Munsonville on November 
3rd, and over 50 BLACK SCOTERS were seen on the Connecticut River in Hanover 
on November 3rd.



6 RUDDY DUCKS were seen on Otter Lake in Greenfield on November 1st.



3 AMERICAN COOTS were seen on Eel Pond in Rye on November 3rd.



4 WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS were seen in Hampton Marsh on November 2nd.



A GREATER YELLOWLEGS was reported from Pack Monadnock in Peterborough on 
October 30th, and a GREATER YELLOWLEGS and a DUNLIN were seen on the 
Connecticut River in Hanover on November 5th.



A group of bird watchers counted 94 species of birds in Concord on November 
2nd and 3rd. Highlights included: a NORTHERN PINTAIL, 2 GREATER SCAUP, 9 
BLACK SCOTERS, a SURF SCOTER, a LONG-TAILED DUCK, a RED-BREASTED MERGANSER, 
a KILLDEER, 3 AMERICAN WOODCOCKS, a YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER, an EASTERN 
PHOEBE, 10 RUBY-CROWNED KINGLETS, 6 HERMIT THRUSHES, 170 AMERICAN PIPITS, a 
LAPLAND LONGSPUR, 2 COMMON YELLOWTHROATS, a PINE WARBLER, a PRAIRIE WARBLER, 
7 PALM WARBLERS, an AMERICAN TREE SPARROW, a LINCOLN’S SPARROW, 3 
WHITE-CROWNED SPARROWS, 2 EASTERN MEADOWLARKS, and over 60 RUSTY BLACKBIRDS.



RAPTOR migration is under way with over 10,400 migrating raptors reported 
from the Pack Monadnock Raptor Migration Observatory in Peterborough, and 
over 11,000 reported from the Carter Hill Observatory in Concord, all since 
September 1st. Be sure to visit these New Hampshire Audubon sponsored 
observatories this fall season to help out with the count!



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.