This is New Hampshire Audubon’s Rare Bird Alert for Tuesday, November 28th, 
2012.



CAVE SWALLOWS made an appearance on the coast during the past week, and at 
least 12 were reported on November 24th, and at least 2 were reported on the 
25th. There have been no additional reports since then.



A SAY'S PHOEBE was discovered near the Penacook Wastewater Treatment Plant 
on November 17th, and had been seen in the area on every day since then 
until the 23rd. It has not been reported since then. This was the first 
occurrence of this species on record for New Hampshire.



A SANDHILL CRANE was reported from Plains Road in Monroe on November 24th. 
This is likely the same individual that has been spending summer seasons in 
the same area for a number of years.



There was an unconfirmed report of 3 TUNDRA SWANS near Oyster River in 
Durham on November 20th.



A EURASIAN WIGEON and 41 AMERICAN WIGEON were seen on the southeast side of 
Great Bay on November 23rd.



A female HARLEQUIN DUCK was seen off of the north side of Great Boar's Head 
in Hampton on November 11th, and again on the 17th, 20th, 23rd, and 25th.



A male KING EIDER was seen in Portsmouth Harbor on November 21st.



An ICELAND GULL, a NORTHERN SHOVELER, and 85 LESSER SCAUP were seen at the 
Exeter Wastewater Treatment Plant on November 23rd.



2 NORTHERN PINTAILS were reported from the Squam River in Ashland on 
November 21st, and 3 NORTHERN PINTAILS and 3 RUDDY DUCKS were seen on Eel 
Pond in Rye on November 23rd.



A GREAT CORMORANT, 4 RED-BREASTED MERGANSERS, 36 COMMON MERGANSERS, and 3 
LESSER SCAUP were seen on Spofford Lake in Chesterfield on November 23rd.



An AMERICAN WIGEON, 180 HOODED MERGANSERS, and 60 RING-NECKED DUCKS were 
reported from Long Pond in Concord on November 21st.

A BLACK SCOTER, and 52 HOODED MERGANERS were seen on Northwood Lake on 
November 25th, and 25 were seen on Dorrs Pond in Manchester on November 
27th.



59 AMERICAN COOT and 8 PIED-BILLED GREBES were seen at Powwow Pond in 
Kingston on November 23rd.



An estimated 2,500 SCOTERS were counted off of Hampton Beach on November 
25th. A breakdown by species was estimated to be 1,700 BLACK SCOTERS, 400 
WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS, and 400 SURF SCOTERS.



There were numerous reports of COMMON GOLDENEYE during the past week.



A NORTHERN SHRIKE was reported from near the Horseshoe Trailhead at Pisgah 
State Park in Chesterfield on November 21st.



18 BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS were seen on the Colby-Sawyer College campus in New 
London on November 26th.



16 RED CROSSBILLS were seen feeding in a pine tree near the North Side Park 
parking lot off of Ancient Highway in Hampton on November 24th, and 25 
WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS were seen in pine trees in the Plaice Cove parking 
lot in Hampton on November 25th.



PINE GROSBEAKS and COMMON REDPOLLS have again been reported from many 
locations during the past week, although less than the previous week. PINE 
GROSBEAK flocks have numbered as high as 30, and COMMON REDPOLL flocks have 
numbered as high as 50 or more. The PINE GROSBEAKS are often seen foraging 
on ornamental fruit  trees and the COMMON REDPOLLS are often seen foraging 
on birch catkins.



12 EVENING GROSBEAKS were reported from Weare on November 26th.



A male BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER and 3 Boreal Chickadees were seen on the Caps 
Ridge Trail in Jefferson Notch on November 22nd.



A late-migrating WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER was seen at Odiorne Point State Park 
in Rye on November 25th.



A SEMIPALMATED PLOVER, 4 BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS, and a LAPLAND LONGSPUR were 
seen at Hampton Beach State Park on November 23rd.



A YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER was seen in Nashua on November 22nd.



Over 50 HORNED LARKS were tallied at the Nashua Airport on November 23rd.



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Thanks very much and good birding.