This is New Hampshire Audubon's Rare Bird Alert for Monday, October 17th, 
2016.



A CLAY-COLORED SPARROW was seen near the community gardens on Birch Street 
in Concord, and 1 was seen at Greeley Park in Nashua, both on October 17th.



A DICKCISSEL was seen at the community gardens on Birch Street in Concord on 
October 12th, and 1 was reported from Great Bay Farm in Greenland on the 
15th.



An ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER was seen in Stratham on October 14th, and 1 was 
seen in North Hampton on the 15th.



A BLACK VULTURE was seen in Walpole on October 12th.



A LITTLE GULL was seen in Hampton Harbor on October 16th.



A LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL was seen in coastal Rye on October 15th.



A FORSTER’S TERN was seen off of Hampton North Beach on October 16th.



2 CORY'S SHEARWATERS and 25 NORTHERN PINTAILS were seen off of Great Boar’s 
Head in Hampton on October 16th.



2 male EURASIAN WIGEONS were seen with 81 AMERICAN WIGEONS in the southeast 
part of Great Bay, in Greenland on October 17th.



A CACKLING GOOSE was seen on Webster Lake in Franklin on October 15th and 
16th, and 8 RUDDY DUCKS and a RED-NECKED GREBE were seen here on the 17th.



A male REDHEAD was seen at the Exeter Wastewater Treatment Plant on October 
17th, and 3 NORTHERN SHOVELERS, 6 RUDDY DUCKS, and a BLUE-WINGED TEAL were 
seen here on the 15th.



A BLACK GUILLEMOT was seen in Rye Harbor on October 15th and 17th.



9 BLACK SCOTERS and 4 SURF SCOTERS were seen on Lake Gloriette in Dixville, 
27 BLACK SCOTERS were seen on Akers Pond in Errol, and 20 probable BLACK 
SCOTERS were seen on Lake Umbagog in Errol, all on October 9th and 10th.



28 BLACK SCOTERS were seen on Grafton Pond on October 10th.

A RED-NECKED GREBE and 2 BONAPARTE'S GULLS were seen on Lake Sunapee on 
October 12th.



A BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON was seen in Hampton on October 14th.



A PECTORAL SANDPIPER was seen in Hampton Marsh on October 17th, 5 were seen 
on Great Bay on the 15th, and 4 were reported from Eel Pond in Rye on the 
14th.



3 WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS were seen at Marsh Road Pond, and 1 was seen at 
Eel Pond, all in Rye on October 15th.



A YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO was seen at Odiorne Point State Park in Rye on 
October 17th.



Over 150 HORNED LARKS, 3 AMERICAN PIPITS, and 3 RUSTY BLACKBIRDS were seen 
at Moore Fields on Route 155A in Durham on October 15th.



18 RUSTY BLACKBIRDS and over 200 YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS were seen at 
Woodmont Orchards in Hollis on October 14th.



There was a report of a late-migrating RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD in Sunapee 
on October 16th.



Late-migrating WOOD WARBLERS reported during the past week, included 
BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER, NASHVILLE WARBLER, BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER, 
BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARLER, WILSON’S WARBLER, PINE WARBLER, PALM WARBLER, 
and BLACKPOLL WARBLER.



There were several reports of FOX SPARROW, LINCOLN’S SPARROW, NELSON’S 
SPARROW, VESPER SPARROW, and “IPSWICH” SAVANNAH SPARROW during the past 
week.



A pair of PEREGRINE FALCONS was seen along the Merrimack River in Bow on 
October 13th, and 1 was seen in Orford on the 15th.



RAPTOR migration is under way with migrating raptors being counted daily at 
the Pack Monadnock Raptor Migration Observatory in Peterborough, with 12,837 
raptors tallied (including over 100 BALD EAGLES) since September 1st, and at 
the Carter Hill Observatory in Concord, with 6,461 raptors counted 
(including over 80 BALD EAGLES, and 2 GOLDEN EAGLES) since September 1st. Be 
sure to visit these New Hampshire Audubon staffed observatories this fall 
season to help out with the counts!



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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 
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web site, www.nhaudubon.org


Thanks very much and good birding.


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