This is New Hampshire Audubon's Rare Bird Alert for Monday, October 24th, 
2016.



2 SANDHILL CRANES continue to be seen in Monroe, and were last reported on 
October 19th.



A LONG-EARED OWL was seen at Woodmont Orchard in Hollis on October 19th, and 
a SHORT-EARED OWL was seen at Rye Harbor on the 24th.



A GOLDEN EAGLE was seen flying over Henniker, and a ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK was 
seen flying over Rye, both on October 24th.



A WHITE-EYED VIREO was seen in fields along Old Concord Road in Henniker on 
October 22nd.



A WESTERN KINGBIRD was seen near the north end of Wallis Sands in Rye on 
October 22nd, 23rd, and 24th.



A YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD was seen in Hampstead on October 21st.



An ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER was seen at Langenau Forest in Wilmot on October 
21st, and 2 were seen at Odiorne Point State Park in Rye on October 22nd and 
23rd.



A CLAY-COLORED SPARROW was seen at Greeley Park in Nashua, and one was seen 
at Oyster River Park in Durham, both on October 18th.



A GRASSHOPPER SPARROW was reported from Woodmont Orchard in Hollis on 
October 21st.



A DICKCISSEL was seen at Woodmont Orchard in Hollis on October 20th, and a 
distinctly different one was seen there on the 21st.



2 LAPLAND LONGSPURS were seen at Rye Harbor State Park on October 23rd.



A LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL was seen in coastal Rye on October 23rd.



4 CORY'S SHEARWATERS were seen off of Great Boar’s Head in Hampton on 
October 20th, and 20 LAUGHING GULLS were tallied here on the 21st.



A male EURASIAN WIGEON was seen in the southeast part of Great Bay, in 
Greenland on October 18th.



3 NORTHERN SHOVELERS and 18 RUDDY DUCKS were seen at the Exeter Wastewater 
Treatment plant on October 22nd and 23rd, and 4 NORTHERN PINTAILS were seen 
in Manchester on October 22nd.



6 WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS were seen on Lake Sunapee on October 19th.



2 SNOW GEESE were seen in Rye on October 22nd and 23rd, and over 220 BRANT 
were counted migrating south along the coast on the 23rd. A lone BRANT was 
seen in Peterborough on the 22nd.



18 PECTORAL SANDPIPERS were seen in Hampton Marsh on October 18th, 2 were 
seen at Eel Pond in Rye on the 20th, and 1 was seen at Moore Fields off of 
Route 155A in Durham on the 22nd.



A WILSON’S SNIPE was seen in East Conway, and 1 was seen in Rye Harbor State 
Park, both on October 24th.



An EVENING GROSBEAK was seen at Carter Hill in Concord on October 18th, and 
2 were reported from Richmond on the 23rd.



2 RED CROSSBILLS were reported from Pittsfield on October 24th.



Late-migrating WOOD WARBLERS reported during the past week, included: 
NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH, TENNESSEE WARBLER, NASHVILLE WARBLER, BLACK-THROATED 
BLUE WARBLER, BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARLER, BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER, YELLOW 
WARBLER, PINE WARBLER, PALM WARBLER, COMMON YELLOWTHROAT, and BLACKPOLL 
WARBLER.



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



RAPTOR migration is under way with migrating raptors being counted daily at 
the Pack Monadnock Raptor Migration Observatory in Peterborough, with 13,035 
raptors tallied (including over 100 BALD EAGLES) since September 1st, and at 
the Carter Hill Observatory in Concord, with 6,582 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!



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 
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web site, www.nhaudubon.org


Thanks very much and good birding.


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