This is New Hampshire Audubon's Rare Bird Alert for Monday, October 18th,
2021.

2 LONG-BILLED DOWITCHERS, 4 BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS, a PECTORAL SANDPIPER,
and 2 LESSER YELLOWLEGS were seen at Mile Long Pond in Umbagog National
Wildlife Refuge in Errol on October 17th.
 
A LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER was seen in the Hampton Salt Marsh Conservation
Area on October 15th,16th, and 17th.

A GREAT CORMORANT was seen at Pontook Reservoir in Dummer on several days
during the past week.

A COMMON GALLINULE was seen at West Massabesic Lake in Manchester on
October 11th, and 1 was seen at World End Pond in Salem on the 17th.

An AMERICAN COOT was seen at Eel Pond in Rye on October 17th.

13 WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS, 24 RED-NECKED GREBES, 52 RING-NECKED DUCKS, 1
GREATER YELLOWLEGS, 1 LESSER SCAUP, and numerous WOOD DUCKS and AMERICAN
BLACK DUCKS were seen at Cherry Pond in Jefferson on October 17th.

A male NORTHERN PINTAIL was seen on Dorrs Pond in Manchester, and a male
LESSER SCAUP was seen from Johnson’s Beach at Lake Massabesic in
Manchester, both on October 17th.

A GREAT EGRET was seen along the Connecticut River in Cornish on October
15th.

2 LAUGHING GULLS were seen along the coast at Odiorne Point State Park in
Rye on October 17th.
	
3 SANDHILL CRANES continued to be seen during the past week in the fields
near the intersection of Route 156 and Ledge Farm Road in Nottingham, and
were last reported on October 17th. A single SANDHILL CRANE was seen along
Pine Hill Road in Hollis on the 13th.

A YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO was seen along Power House Road in Gorham on October
15th, 1 was seen at Great Bay National Wildlife Refuge on the 16th, and 1
was seen at Odiorne Point State Park in Rye on the 17th.

An ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER was seen at Freedom Town Forest on October 13th.

A YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT was seen at Witch Island in Hampton on October 12th.

A CAPE MAY WARBLER was seen in Hanover on October 12th, and a
BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER was seen in Rochester on the 16th.

Single NASHVILLE WARBLERS were reported from Conway. Rochester, and Rye
during the past week.

2 PINE WARBLERS were seen in Fremont on October 15th, 1 was seen in Auburn
on the 17th, 1 was seen in Brentwood on the 14th, and 1 was seen in
Newington on the 16th.
 
2 RED CROSSBILLS were reported from the Dublin School in Dublin on October
12th. 

A CLAY-COLORED SPARROW was seen at Odiorne Point State Park in Rye, 1 was
seen at Goss Farm in Rye, and 1 was seen in the fields behind Buffalo Wild
Wings on Loudon Road in Concord, all on October 17th. 

A DICKCISSEL was reported from Old Mill Road in Lee on October 16th.

2 AMERICAN TREE SPARROWS were seen in Plainfield on October 13th, and a FOX
SPARROW was reported from Lee on the 12th.

2 ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAKS were reported from Peterborough on October 14th.

A PHILADELPHIA VIREO was seen in Hanover on October 13th. A RED-EYED VIREO
was seen in Rochester on the 14th, and 1 was seen in New London on the 15th.

4 NORTHERN ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOWS were seen at Pickering Ponds in Rochester
on October 15th, and a BARN SWALLOW was seen at Hampton Salt Marsh on the
17th.

A HOUSE WREN was seen in Strafford on October 13th, and 1 was seen in
Penacook on the 17th. A MARSH WREN was seen in Unity on the 15th.

There was an unconfirmed report of a LONG-EARED OWL from Center Harbor on
October 17th. 

Hawk migration is under way and observers have already counted over 8,574
raptors from the Pack Monadnock Raptor Migration Observatory. Be sure to
visit and help the official counters! 

A late-migrating BROAD-WINGED HAWK was reported from Orford on October 15th.

This message is also available by phone recording: call (603) 224-9909 and
press 4 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:
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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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