This is New Hampshire Audubon's Rare Bird Alert for Monday, April 9th, 2018.
A NORTHERN WHEATEAR was reported from Moore Fields on Route 155A in Durham
on April 4th, but it has not been relocated.
A SANDHILL CRANE was seen in downtown Bristol on April 4th, and 1 was seen
along Kimball Hill Road in Wilton on the 6th.
A RED-HEADED WOODPECKER continues to be seen near 31 Goddard Road in Rindge
and was last reported on April 8th.
2 AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHERS were seen along the coast in Rye on April 6th.
A SNOWY OWL was seen in coastal Hampton, and 1 was seen in coastal Seabrook,
both on April 7th.
A ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK was seen flying over Seabrook on April 7th, and 2 were
seen flying over Salem on the 9th.
A NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen in Newport on April 4th.
A BLACK VULTURE continued to be seen in the Connecticut River valley during
the past week and was last reported from Walpole on April 7th. There was a
report of a BLACK VULTURE from Wilton on the 3rd.
A male BARROW’S GOLDENEYE was seen at Turtle Pond in Concord on April 6th,
and a pair of BUFFLEHEADS was seen here on the 8th.
A SNOW GOOSE and a GREATER SCAUP were seen at Horseshoe Pond in Concord on
April 8th.
4 NORTHERN SHOVELERS and 2 GADWALL were seen in Meadow Pond in Hampton on
April 7th. A pair of AMERICAN WIGEON and a pair of LESSER SCAUP was seen at
Eel Pond in Rye on April 7th. 3 BLUE-WINGED TEAL were seen at Lower Meadows
in Charlestown on April 8th.
There was a report of an unidentified SWAN on Newfound Lake on April 9th.
A GLOSSY IBIS was seen on Wetherby Road in Charlestown on April 7th.
A GREAT EGRET was seen at Horseshoe Pond in Concord on April 8th, and 20
GREAT EGRETS were seen at Seabrook Marsh on the 7th.
A PIED-BILLED GREBE was seen at Horseshoe Pond in Merrimack on April 7th, 1
was seen at Horseshoe Pond in Concord on the 8th, 2 were seen on Great
Turkey Pond on Concord on the 8th, and 2 were seen on the Connecticut River
in Hinsdale on the 8th.
4 GREATER YELLOWLEGS were seen at Chapman’s Landing in Stratham on April
7th.
12 WILSON’S SNIPE and 2 RUSTY BLACKBIRDS were reported from Moore Fields in
Durham on April 4th. 4 RUSTY BLACKBIRDS were seen along River Road in
Walpole on April 8th.
A few RED CROSSBILLS were reported from Lempster, Newport, and Cornish all
during the past week. A flock of WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS was reported from
Waterville Valley on April 6th, and 2 were reported from North Conway on the
5th.
8 BALD EAGLES were seen on the Connecticut River in Hinsdale on April 3rd.
14 AMERICAN KESTRELS were seen at the Pease International Tradeport on April
7th.
A flock of 17 TURKEY VULTURES was seen in North Conway on April 3rd.
8 FISH CROWS were reported from Concord on April 3rd, and 8 were reported
from the coast on the 7th.
A NORTHERN ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOW was seen in Nashua on April 8th.
3 PINE WARBLERS were reported from Brookline on April 8th.
2 PALM WARBLERS, 4 YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS, and a SWAMP SPARROW were all seen
at the Pickering Ponds in Rochester on April 3rd.
A few “IPSWICH” SAVANNAH SPARROWS were seen along the coast during the past
week.
An EASTERN TOWHEE was reported from Wilton on April 6th, and 1 was seen in
Mont Vernon on the 8th.
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