This is New Hampshire Audubon's Rare Bird Alert for Monday, January 29th, 
2018.



A SANDHILL CRANE continues to be seen in Rollinsford, and was last reported 
from near Main Street on January 28th.



A SNOWY OWL a ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK, and an AMERICAN KESTREL were seen at Pease 
International Tradeport from Short Road on January 28th.



A SNOWY OWL was seen in Hampton Harbor on the 27th.



A ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK was seen in fields along Broad Street in Hollis on 
January 29th.



2 BLACK VULTURES and 23 TURKEY VULTURES were seen in Exeter on January 29th. 
Single TURKEY VULTURES were reported from Nashua and Derry on the 28th.



A NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen in Pittsburg on January 28th, and 1 was seen in 
Exeter on the 20th.



A male EURASIAN WIGEON continues to be seen on Great Bay, and was last 
reported on January 29th.



A male BARROW’S GOLDENEYE was seen on Great Bay on January 27th, and 1 
continues to be seen at Stark Landing on the Merrimack River in Manchester, 
where it was last reported on January 28th.



A male HARLEQUIN DUCK was seen in Rye Harbor on January 29th.



8 BRANT were seen on the coast in Hampton on January 28th, and 3 were seen 
on the coast in Rye on the 27th.



A NORTHERN PINTAIL continues to be seen in Cornish and was last reported on 
January 26th, and 1 was seen in Lower Suncook Lake in Barnstead on the 24th. 
A male NORTHERN PINTAIL was seen in Exeter, and 2 more were seen on the 
coast in Rye, all on January 21st. 3 NORTHERN PINTAILS were seen in the corn 
fields at the “Beans & Greens” in Gilford on the 29th.



2 NORTHERN PINTAILS and a GREEN-WINGED TEAL were seen at the Exeter 
Wastewater Treatment Plant on January 28th, and 2 NORTHERN PINTAILS and a 
GREEN-WINGED TEAL were seen in coastal Rye on the 27th.



2 WOOD DUCKS were seen in Laconia on January 28th, 1 was seen in Nashua on 
the 22nd, 1 was seen in Exeter on the 27th, and 1 was seen on the coast on 
the 27th.



A LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, an ICELAND GULL, and a BLACK-LEGGED KITIWAKE 
were seen in coastal Rye, and a GLAUCOUS GULL was seen in coastal Seabrook, 
all on January 27th.



12 BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS were seen along Baker Road in North Sutton on January 
29th.



75 SNOW BUNTINGS were seen along Route 25 in Benton Flats on January 25th, 
and a flock of 15 was seen in Colebrook on the 28th.



A CLAY-COLORED SPARROW continues to be seen in Exeter and was last reported 
on January 28th across the street from the Exeter Country Club parking lot. 
A DICKCISSEL was seen in the same area on the 28th.



3 WHITE-CROWNED SPARROWS were seen at Great Bay Farm in Greenland on January 
27th.



Single FOX SPARROWS were seen in Rochester, Deerfield, and East Kingston 
during the past week.



A FIELD SPARROW was seen in Rye on January 21st, and again on the 27th. A 
CHIPPING SPARROW was seen in Salem on January 24th. 5 SAVANNAH SPARROWS were 
seen along the coast, 1 was seen in Greenland, and 1 was seen in Hollis, all 
on January 27th.



An EASTERN TOWHEE continues to be seen at a private residence in Wilton and 
was last reported on January 25th.



A PINE WARBLER was seen in Rye on January 21st, and again on the 27th.



A GRAY CATBIRD was seen in Portsmouth on January 27th.



Single HERMIT THRUSHES were seen in Rye and Dover during the past week.



Small numbers of RED CROSSBILLS were reported from towns in the southwest 
during the past week. 2 WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS were reported from January 
28th, and there were a few reports from the White Mountains and North 
Country during the past week. CROSSBILLS are nomadic and follow food sources 
(evergreen cone seeds).



A YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER was seen in Bartlett on January 23rd, and there 
were a few NORTHERN FLICKERS reported during the past week.



A few RED-WINGED BLACKBIRDS were reported from scattered locations during 
the past week.



A PEREGRINE FALCON was seen in New Castle, and 1 was seen in North Hampton, 
both on January 27th.



Single MERLINS were reported from Lebanon, Hollis, Rye, and Portsmouth, and 
single RED-SHOULDERED HAWKS were seen in Exeter, Salem, Strafford, and the 
coast, all during the past week.



A RUSTY BLACKBIRD was seen in Fremont on January 24th.



30 FISH CROWS were seen at Rockingham Park in Salem on January 26th, and 
single birds were reported from Hampton and Nashua during the past week.



On January 24th, NH Audubon received a photo of a PURPLE GALLINULE found 
dead on the ice on Lake Winnipesaukee.



Owl courtship activities are beginning and there have been reports of 
vocalizing BARRED OWLS, GREAT HORNED OWLS, EASTERN SCREECH-OWLS, and 
NORTHERN SAW-WHET OWLS during the past week.



The “Twitchers in the Rye” won the “Townie” category in the annual Superbowl 
of Birding competition. They raised money for two NH Audubon programs – New 
Hampshire Bird Records and NH eBird. Click here for more information – you 
can still donate to the programs!

http://nhbirdrecords.org/twitchers-in-the-rye-superbowl-of-birding-january-28-2017/



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