This is New Hampshire Audubon’s Rare Bird Alert for Wednesday, December 4th,
2013.
At least 15 different SNOWY OWLS have been reported in New Hampshire during
the past week including 1 in Merrimack at the Kollsman Sports Fields Complex
located across from the Budweiser Plant on December 1st, 1 at Lake
Massabesic in Auburn on December 4th, 2 at Pease International Tradeport in
Portsmouth on November 30th, 1 at the Nashua Airport on November 27th, and
12 along the coast in Hampton, Seabrook, and Rye on November 30th, but with
re-sightings of at least 5 several times since then. One of the SNOWY OWLS
sighted in Seabrook was identified as an individual that had been captured
and released as part of a research project near Saskatoon Saskatchewan,
Canada, on November 23, 2012.
2 female KING EIDERS were repeatedly reported from the Hampton Harbor inlet
area during the past week. They have been seen in the company of COMMON
EIDERS and SCOTERS. A BLACK GUILLEMOT has been reported several times in the
same area.
A GREATER WHITE FRONTED GOOSE continues to be seen with CANADA GEESE along
Main Street in Berlin and was most recently reported on November 29th.
A BLACK-HEADED GULL was seen in Hampton Harbor on November 28th.
An ICELAND GULL was seen at Sandy Pond in Nashua, 1 was seen on Canobie Lake
in Salem, and 1 was seen at Hedgehog Pond in Salem, all on November 26th.
A LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL was seen on Jenness Beach on December 2nd.
An immature NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen off of Cross Beach Road in Seabrook on
November 30th.
15 PURPLE SANDPIPERS were seen along the coast on November 29th.
There were several sightings of PEREGRINE FALCONS, MERLINS, and NORTHERN
HARRIERS from the coast during the past week. A PEREGRINE FALCON was seen in
Nashua on December 3rd.
6 immature BALD EAGLES were seen resting on ice on the Androscoggin River
north of the Pontook Reservoir in Dummer on November 28th.
A female NORTHERN PINTAIL was seen in South Mill Pond in Portsmouth on
November 30th.
A RUDDY DUCK and 3 GREATER SCAUP were seen on Long Pond in Concord on
December 1st.
189 RUDDY DUCKS, 21 LESSER SCAUP, and a PIED-BILLED GREBE were counted on
Canobie Lake in Salem on November 26th.
2 TURKEY VULTURES were seen in Exeter on November 28th.
2 GREAT EGRETS were seen along the coast in North Hampton on December 2nd.
An immature BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON was seen in Hampton Marsh on November
28th, and an adult BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON was seen in Exeter near the
Exeter River on December 2nd.
A YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER was seen in Hampton on December 3rd.
A RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET was seen in Rye on November 29th.
A HERMIT THRUSH was seen in New London on November 28th.
An EASTERN MEADOWLARK was seen at the Little River Salt Marsh in North
Hampton on November 30th.
A CHIPPING SPARROW was seen in Hanover on December 3rd.
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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