This is New Hampshire Audubon's Rare Bird Alert for Monday, November 18th, 
2019.



An immature RED-HEADED WOODPECKER was discovered along North River Road near 
Burley Farm in Epping on October 5th, and was last reported on November 
16th.



A YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT was seen at Odiorne Point State Park in Rye, and 1 
was seen at South Mill Pond in Portsmouth, both on November 16th.



A ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK was seen at Seabrook Marsh on November 13th.



A TUNDRA SWAN was seen along the Connecticut River from River Road in 
Plainfield on November 16th to 18th, and a PIED-BILLED GREBE was also seen 
here on the 16th.

2 more TUNDRA SWANS were reported from Barnstead on the 15th.



A TRUMPETER SWAN was discovered at NH Audubon’s Abe Emerson Marsh in Candia 
on April 13th and continues being seen. It was last reported on November 
14th.



A male BARROW’S GOLDENEYES was seen on the Connecticut River in Sullivan 
County on November 17th and 18th.



A female HARLEQUIN DUCK was seen along the coast from Bicentennial Park in 
Hampton on November 16th and 17th.



A CANVASBACK was seen from Front Park on Lake Massabesic in Auburn on 
November 15th to 17th. A PIED-BILLED GREBE was seen here on the 16th, and 
17th.



There was an unconfirmed report of 7 RED-THROATED LOONS from Post Pond in 
Lyme on November 12th.



A LONG-TAILED DUCK and 7 BLACK SCOTERS were seen along the Connecticut River 
near Kilowatt South on November 12th.



2 BLACK SCOTERS and a PIED-BILLED GREBE were seen on Turtle Pond in Concord 
on November 14th.



A SNOW GOOSE was seen along Route 1A in North Hampton feeding on a lawn with 
a flock of CANADA GEESE on November 17th. A CACKLING GOOSE was seen on Great 
Bay from the Discovery Center in Greenland on November 15th.



An ICELAND GULL was seen at Hedgehog Pond in Salem, and 1 was seen along the 
coast in North Hampton, both on November 17th.



7 SEMIPALMATED PLOVERS were seen at Hampton Beach, and a WHITE-RUMPED 
SANDPIPER was seen at Jenness Beach in Rye, all on November 16th.



2 GREAT EGRETS were seen along the coast on November 16th.



A GRASSHOPPER SPARROW, and 11 AMERICAN PIPITS were seen at Rye Harbor State 
Park on November 16th.



3 LAPLAND LONGSPURS, 95 SNOW BUNTINGS and 80 HORNED LARKS were seen at 
Hampton Beach State Park on November 14th. 30 SNOW BUNTINGS and an estimated 
100 HORNED LARKS were seen at Moore Fields on Route 155A in Durham on 
November 16th.



A flock of 94 PINE SISKINS were seen at Pack Monadnock in Peterborough on 
November 17th.



Lingering migrants that were reported during the past week included: 2 
TURKEY VULTURES, an EASTERN PHOEBE, several TREE SWALLOWS, several GRAY 
CATBIRDS, several RUBY-CROWNED KINGLETS, a BLACKPOLL WARBLER, a PALM 
WARBLER, several YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS, a HERMIT THRUSH, a FIELD SPARROW, 
several FOX SPARROWS and CHIPPING SPARROWS, an EASTERN TOWHEE, and several 
YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKERS.



The official RAPTOR observation period has ended for the season at the Pack 
Monadnock Raptor Migration Observatory in Peterborough, and 10,413 raptors 
were tallied there since September 1st. Season highlights included 7,840 
BROAD-WINGED HAWKS, 170 RED-SHOULDERED HAWKS, 1,020 SHARP-SHINNED HAWKS, 171 
BALD EAGLES, 4 GOLDEN EAGLES, and 64 PEREGRINE FALCONS. The Carter Hill 
Raptor Migration observation period in Concord has also come to a close, and 
has tallied 2,425 raptors since September 1st. Be sure to visit these 
observatories during the next fall season in 2020 to help out with their 
counts!



P.S. Some additional raptor observations have continued from Pack Monadnock 
since the last RBA posting, bringing the total to 10,500.



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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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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