This is New Hampshire Audubon's Rare Bird Alert for Monday, January 1st, 
2018.



A SANDHILL CRANE was seen near 419 Main Street in Rollinsford on January 
1st.



A SNOWY OWL continues to be seen at Rye Harbor State Park and was last 
reported on January 1st.



An ICELAND GULL was seen in Laconia on December 31st.



A GLAUCOUS GULL continues to be seen on the Seabrook side of Hampton Harbor 
and was last reported on January 1st.



There was an unconfirmed report of a PACIFIC LOON seen in Rye on December 
30th.



A NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen along River Road just north of the Boggy Meadow 
Farm in Walpole on December 29th.



A COMMON REDPOLL was seen in Lyme on December 31st.



A LAPLAND LONGSPUR was seen along Krif Road in Keene on December 28th, and 1 
was seen in Seabrook on January 1st.



A CAPE MAY WARBLER and a YELLOW WARBLER were discovered at Bicentennial Park 
in Hampton on December 1st, and were last reported on the 27th.



A PINE WARBLER was seen in Brentwood on December 26th.



A YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER continues to be seen outside the Errol Library, and 
was last reported on December 31st.



A BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER was discovered in pines at the intersection of 
Central Road and Route 1A in Rye on November 26th, and was last reported on 
December 27th.



A RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET was reported from Hampton on December 30th.



An AMERICAN PIPIT was seen in Hampton on December 26th and 27th.



An EASTERN TOWHEE continues to be seen at a private residence in Wilton and 
was last reported on December 30th. Another EASTERN TOWHEE was seen in 
Warner on the 29th.



An “OREGON” DARK-EYED JUNCO was seen in Hollis on December 30th.



A WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW was seen in Laconia on December 31st.



Several FOX SPARROWS, 2 CHIPPING SPARROWS, a SWAMP SPARROW, and many 
WHITE-THROATED SPARROWS were seen on Christmas Bird Counts during the past 
week.



24 RED CROSSBILLS and 1 WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILL were reported from the 
Sandwich Christmas Bird Count on December 30th. 2 RED CROSSBILLS were 
reported from Meredith on December 31st, and single RED CROSSBILLS were 
reported from Cornish, Charlestown, and Hancock during the past week.



A HERMIT THRUSH was seen in Exeter on January 1st, 1 was seen in Sanbornton 
on December 31st, and 1 was seen in Hollis on the 30th



A GRAY CATBIRD was seen in Hampton on December 27th, 30th, and 31st.



YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKERS were seen in Gilford, Milford, Merrimack, 
Holderness, Sutton, Antrim, Hampton, Henniker, Dover, Sunapee, Sandwich, 
North Conway, and Nottingham during the past week.



There were a few NORTHERN FLICKERS and numerous RED-BELLIED WOODPECKERS 
reported during the past week.



A BELTED KINGFISHER and 2 WINTER WRENS were reported from the Milford Fish 
Hatchery on December 30th.



A few CAROLINA WRENS were reported from scattered locations during the past 
week.



A BROWN-HEADED COWBIRD was seen in Newmarket, and several RED-WINGED 
BLACKBIRDS were seen at scattered locations during the past week.



8 PURPLE SANDPIPERS were seen along the coast on January 1st.



A WILSON’S SNIPE was seen in Moultonborough on December 30th.



A GREAT BLUE HERON was seen in Nashua on December 30th.



2 male GREEN-WINGED TEAL were seen on the Merrimack River in Concord on 
January 1st.



A PEREGRINE FALCON was seen in Holderness on December 31st, and a MERLIN was 
seen in Hooksett on January 1st.



A RED-SHOULDERED HAWK was seen in Hampstead, and a TURKEY VULTURE was seen 
in Exeter, both on January 1st.



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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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