This is New Hampshire Audubon's Rare Bird Alert for Wednesday, October 24th,
2012. .
A YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT was seen at a private residence at South Mill Pond in
Portsmouth on October 23rd.
An ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER, a CLAY-COLORED SPARROW, DICKCISSEL, an AMERICAN
TREE SPARROW, and a VESPER SPARROW were reported from Warren Farm in
Barrington on October 23rd.
350 AMERICAN PIPITS were seen at Morrill's Farm in Penacook on October 20th,
and an AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER, a PECTORAL SANDPIPER, and a LAPLAND LONGSPUR
were seen there on the 21st.
Nearly 300 AMERICAN PIPITS, a RUSTY BLACKBIRD, and several AMERICAN TREE
SPARROWS were seen at Sherman Farm in East Conway on October 23rd.
6 EVENING GROSBEAKS were seen in Durham on October 17th, 6 were seen in
Brookfield on the 16th, 9 were seen in Jefferson on the 15th, and 3 were
seen in Derry on the 20th.
2 RED CROSSBILLS were reported from the Merrimack River Conservation Area in
Concord on October 24th.
A RED CROSSBILL, 9 WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS, 4 NORTHERN PINTAILS, and 8
PIED-BILLED GREBES were reported from Copps Pond in Tuftonboro on October
23rd.
2 NORTHERN PINTAILS were seen on the Squam River in Ashland on October 24th.
A NORTHERN SHOVELER, 2 NORTHERN PINTAILS, 2 BUFFLEHEADS, 5 PIED-BILLED
GREBES, and 2 AMERICAN COOTS were seen on Eel Pond in Rye on October 21st.
A BLACK SCOTER, and a WHITE-WINGED SCOTER were seen on the Connecticut River
near Hanover on October 24th, and 2 GREATER SCAUP were seen there on the
19th.
3 WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS were seen at Canobie Lake in Salem on October 20th.
A RUDDY DUCK was seen at the Exeter Wastewater Treatment Plant on October
18th.
A BRANT was seen in a flock of CANADA GEESE in Rochester on October 23rd.
41 RING-NECKED DUCKS, 15 WOOD DUCKS, 6 HORNED GREBES, and 3 PIED-BILLED
GREBES were seen on Cherry Pond, and 2 PIED-BILLED GREBES were seen on
Little Cherry Pond, all at NH Audubon's Pondicherry Wildlife Sanctuary in
Jefferson on October 22nd.
A HORNED GREBE was seen on Lake Massabesic in Auburn on October 17th.
3 WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS were seen in Hampton on October 21st.
A SPRUCE GROUSE and 2 GRAY JAYS were seen near Shoal Pond in Zealand Notch
in the White Mountains on October 21st, and 2 GRAY JAYS were seen at Mud
Pond in the Pondicherry National Wildlife Refuge in Jefferson on the17th.
A FOX SPARROW was seen at Warren Farm in Barrington on October 17th, and 1
was reported from Hollis on the 20th.
An "IPSWICH" SAVANNAH SPARROW was reported from Odiorne Point State Park in
Rye on October 17th, and 1 was seen at Hampton Beach on the 21st.
A RUSTY BLACKBIRD and a VESPER SPARROW were seen at the fields located
behind the Concord Post Office on Loudon Road on October 21st
An AMERICAN TREE SPARROW was seen in Roxbury on October 24th.
Over 700 YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS were counted migrating south along the coast
on October 21st. A late migrating TREE SWALLOW was also seen,
A PEREGRINE FALCON was seen in Litchfield on October 19th.
RAPTOR migration is under way with over 11,800 raptors(including a SWAINSON'S
HAWK on September 10th, and 4 GOLDEN EAGLES since October 15th) already
reported from the Pack Monadnock Raptor Migration Observatory in
Peterborough, and 6,635 raptors(including a BLACK VULTURE on September 21st,
a GOLDEN EAGLE on October 6th, and a GOLDEN EAGLE on October 16th) reported
from the Carter Hill Observatory in Concord, all since August 25th. Be sure
to visit these 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:
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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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