This is New Hampshire Audubon's Rare Bird Alert for Wednesday, October 31st, 
2012. .



Hurricane Sandy blew a few birds inland that normally are found on the 
ocean, or in coastal waters. This included a LEACH'S STORM-PETREL on Lake 
Massabesic in Auburn(no longer present), as well as 2 LAUGHING GULLS on the 
Connecticut River in Hinsdale, and 2 LAUGHING GULLS on Powder Mill Pond in 
Hancock, all on October 30th.



A LEACH'S STORM-PETREL, 3 HARLEQUIN DUCKS, 2 RAZORBILLS, and 3 LAUGHING 
GULLS were seen along the coast on October 28th.



A LEACH'S STORM-PETREL was seen from Ragged Neck in Rye on October 29th.



A TRICOLORED HERON was reported from Slab City Road in Grafton on October 
31st.



A GLAUCOUS GULL was seen at Rye Harbor State Park, and an ICELAND GULL was 
seen at Lake Massabesic in Auburn, both on October 30th.



A YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT was seen at a private residence at South Mill Pond in 
Portsmouth on October 23rd, and again on the 26th, 28th, and 30th.



A flock of 5 PINE GROSBEAKS was seen in Clarksville on October 27th.



A BOHEMIAN WAXWING was seen at Ragged Neck in Rye on October 28th.



A flock of 25 BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS was seen in Clarksville and a small flock 
was seen at the Pondicherry National Wildlife Refuge in Jefferson, all on 
October 27th.



A COMMON REDPOLL was seen at Tolman Pond in Nelson on October 27th.



A flock of 10 RED CROSSBILLS, and a single RED CROSSBILL were reported from 
the Monadnock region on October 27th.



A RED CROSSBILL was reported from Penacook on October 28th.



Several CROSSBILLS and a SNOW BUNTING and were reported from the summit of 
Mount Kearsarge in Warner on October 27th.



A SNOW BUNTING was seen in Concord in the fields located behind the post 
office on Loudon Road on October 25th, and a flock of 25 was seen in Nelson 
on the 27th.



A LAPLAND LONGSPUR and over 30 SNOW BUNTINGS were seen at the Hampton Beach 
State Park on October 31st.



A COMMON TERN and a BRANT were reported from the Connecticut River on 
October 30th.



2 NORTHERN SHOVELERS and a NORTHERN PINTAIL were seen at the Exeter 
Wastewater Treatment Plant on October 31st.



A BRANT was seen in a flock of CANADA GEESE in Rochester on October 25th.



A RED-NECKED GREBE, and a LONG-TAILED DUCK were seen on Long Pond in 
Concord, and 2 RED-NECKED GREBES were seen on Webster Lake in Franklin, all 
on October 30th.



A flock of 9 RUDDY DUCKS was seen in Rochester on October 25th.



A flock of over 50 BLACK SCOTERS was seen at Post Pond in Lyme on October 
31st, 17 were seen on the Connecticut River near Hanover on the 25th, 10 
were seen on Lake Nubanusit in Hancock on the 30th, 4 were seen on Long Pond 
in Concord on the 30th, and 2 were seen on Canobie Lake in Salem on the 
30th.



42 BLACK SCOTERS, 5 WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS, and 1 SURF SCOTER were seen on 
Lake Winnisquam on October 30th.



25 WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS, 10 BLACK SCOTERS, and 3 SURF SCOTERS were seen on 
Lake Waukewan on October 30th.



A SURF SCOTER was seen at Silver Lake in Harrisville on October 27th, and 3 
WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS were seen here on the 30th.



5 WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS were seen on Moore Reservoir in Littleton on October 
31st, and a WHITE-WINGED SCOTER and 4 GREATER SCAUP were seen on the 
Connecticut River near Hanover on the 26th.



Over 100 AMERICAN PIPITS were seen at Morrill's Farm in Penacook on October 
28th.



2 AMERICAN PIPITS, 10 AMERICAN TREE SPARROWS, and 4 FOX SPARROWS were 
reported from Elm Brook Park in Hopkinton on October 27th.



2 AMERICAN TREE SPARROWS and a LINCOLN'S SPARROW were reported from Durham 
on October 26th.



A PALM WARBLER was reported from Penacook on October 28th.



Small numbers of AMERICAN TREE SPARROWS and FOX SPARROWS were reported from 
several locations during the past week.



A flock of over 50 PINE SISKINS was reported from Concord, and a flock of 40 
was reported from Nashua, all on October 26th.



RAPTOR migration is under way with over 12,100 raptors(including a SWAINSON'S 
HAWK on September 10th, and 6 GOLDEN EAGLES since October 15th) already 
reported from the Pack Monadnock Raptor Migration Observatory in 
Peterborough, and 6,952 raptors(including a BLACK VULTURE on September 21st, 
and 2 GOLDEN EAGLE since October 6th) reported from the Carter Hill 
Observatory in Concord, all since August 25th. The official counting will 
last only another week or so, but you can still visit these observatories 
during the remaining time 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: 
[log in to unmask] Please put either "bird sighting" or "Rare Bird 
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.