This is New Hampshire Audubon's Rare Bird Alert for Monday, November 12th, 
2018.



A SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER was seen briefly at Hampton Beach State Park on 
November 8th before moving south into Massachusetts.



A TOWNSEND’S SOLITAIRE was seen at a private residence in Bow on November 
8th.



A flock of 35 SANDHILL CRANES was seen migrating south over Nashua on 
November 11th.



A DICKCISSEL was seen near the Birch Street Gardens in Concord on November 
11th.



A CLAY-COLORED SPARROW, a LAPLAND LONGSPUR, and 35 SNOW BUNTINGS were seen 
at Hampton Beach State Park on November 9th.



A NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen in Sandwich on November 11th.



A YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT was seen at Odiorne Point State Park in Rye on 
November 11th and 12th.



An ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER was seen at the Birch Street Gardens in Concord on 
November 10th, and 1 was seen at Odiorne Point State Park in Rye on the 
11th.



A BOREAL CHICKADEE, 2 PINE GROSBEAKS, a RED CROSSBILL, a SNOW BUNTING, and 
11 PINE SISKINS were reported from the summit of Pack Monadnock in 
Peterborough on November 9th.



2 PINE GROSBEAKS were seen by a hiker at Silver Mountain in Lempster on 
November 11th.



A RED CROSSBILL was reported from Lake Sunapee on November 6th, and 1 was 
reported from Jaffrey on the 11th. A WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILL was reported 
from Sandwich on the 10th.



BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS, COMMON REDPOLLS, EVENING GROSBEAKS and PINE SISKINS were 
reported from scattered locations during the past week and sightings seem to 
be increasing in number.



A COMMON TERN was seen off of Odiorne Point State Park in Rye on November 
6th.



A PECTORAL SANDPIPER was seen in Hampton Marsh on November 8th. Other 
lingering shorebirds seen during the past week included: SEMIPALMATED 
PLOVER, WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER, SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER, and LESSER 
YELLOWLEGS.



An AMERICAN WOODCOCK was seen in Peterborough on November 8th, and 2 were 
seen in Orford on the 6th. A WILSON’S SNIPE was seen in Penacook on the 
11th.



A SNOW GOOSE was seen along Route 1A in North Hampton on November 11th.



2 RAZORBILLS were seen along the coast on November 9th, and 12th.



There was a confirmed report of a VIRGINIA RAIL seen by hikers on the 
Crawford Path in the White Mountains on November 11th.



5 AMERICAN COOTS were seen at Eel Pond in Rye on November 11th, and 1 was 
seen at Horseshoe Pond in Merrimack on the 7th. A BLUE-WINGED TEAL was seen 
in Swanzey on November 12th, and 3 RUDDY DUCKS were seen in Northwood on the 
9th.



A GREAT EGRET was seen along the coast on several days during the past week.



Lingering migrant warbler species reported during the past week included: 
YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER, NASHVILLE WARBLER, MAGNOLIA WARBLER, TENNESSEE 
WARBLER, COMMON YELLOWTHROAT, NORTHERN PARULA, BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER, 
AMERICAN REDSTART, PRAIRIE WARBLER, PINE WARBLER, and PALM WARBLER.



Lingering migrant sparrow species reported during the past week included: 
CHIPPING SPARROW, FIELD SPARROW, SAVANNAH SPARROW, LINCOLN’S SPARROW, 
WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW, and FOX SPARROW.



A CLIFF SWALLOW was seen at North Hampton State Beach on November 11th, and 
a BALTIMORE ORIOLE was seen in Concord on November 10th. Other late-migrant 
species of note during the past week included: YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER, 
GRAY CATBIRD, HERMIT THRUSH, SWAINSON’S THRUSH, RED-EYED VIREO, and EASTERN 
PHOEBE.



20 migrating GOLDEN EAGLES have been seen from Pack Monadnock in 
Peterborough so far this season, and 1 was seen migrating over Nottingham on 
November 8th.



RAPTOR migration is under way with migrating raptors being counted daily at 
the Pack Monadnock Raptor Migration Observatory in Peterborough. Pack 
Monadnock has tallied over 8,800 raptors since September 1st. The majority 
of the raptors that have been seen so far this season were BROAD-WINGED 
HAWKS, but over 170 BALD EAGLES have also been seen. An OSPREY was seen at 
Northwood Lake on November 12th.



Birders on a fishing boat trip off the coast on November 12th reported: a 
PARASITIC JAEGER, a possible POMARINE JAEGER, 35 GREAT SHEARWATERS, 17 
NORTHERN FULMARS, 7 RAZORBILLS, 40 BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKES, and 26 NORTHERN 
GANNETS.



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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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Thanks very much and good birding.


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