This is New Hampshire Audubon's Rare Bird Alert for Monday, February 8th,
2021.

During the Corona virus outbreak NH Audubon encourages you to enjoy birding
safely; please follow travel and social distance recommendations from state
and federal authorities.

A VARIED THRUSH was seen at a private residence in Rochester on February
6th.

A SAGE THRASHER continues to be seen along the trail at the north end of
the Hinsdale Setbacks along the Connecticut River, and was last reported on
February 6th.

A RED-HEADED WOODPECKER continues to be seen in trees along fields on Old
Concord Road in Henniker, and was last reported on February 3rd. 

A CLAY-COLORED SPARROW was seen in Concord on February 2nd.

2 LAPLAND LONGSPURS were seen in fields across from Horse Meadow Road in
North Haverhill on February 4th, and 1 was seen at Mace Hill Road in North
Haverhill on the 6th. There has been a flock of 35 HORNED LARKS in the same
area.

A ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK was seen near #158 on Route 63 in Westmoreland on
February 3rd.

3 BLACK VULTURES were seen in Westmoreland on February 8th, and 55 TURKEY
VULTURES were seen roosting in Exeter on the 6th.

A BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER has been seen visiting a feeder on West Road
in Rye and was last reported on February 6th. A PINE WARBLER was seen in
Rochester on February 3rd, and 1 was reported from Auburn on the 6th.

2 GLAUCOUS GULLS were seen at Hampton Harbor on February 6th.

A DOVEKIE and a THICK-BILLED MURRE were seen on the coast on February 4th,
and a RAZORBILL was reported from New Castle on the 8th.

A BARROW’S GOLDENEYE was seen on the Salmon Falls River in Dover on
February 5th and 6th, 1 was seen on the Piscataqua River in New Castle on
the 6th, 1 was seen at Sewall’s Falls on the Merrimack River in Concord on
the 4th, and 2 were seen at Stark Landing on the Merrimack River in
Manchester on the 5th. 

2 GADWALL were seen at Jackson’s Landing in Durham on February 7th, a
LESSER SCAUP was seen at Stark Landing on the Merrimack River in Manchester
on the 5th.
2 WOOD DUCKS were seen on Little Squam Lake on February 6th, and an
AMERICAN WIGEON was seen in Nashua on the 7th and 8th.

A flock of 15 BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS was seen in Hanover Center on February 6th,
a flock of 19 was seen on Stevens Road in Lebanon on the 7th, and a flock
of 12 were reported from Meredith on the 8th.

PINE GROSBEAK sightings during the past week included a flock of 17 in
Concord on February 8th, a flock of 15 in Rochester on the 4th, and
scattered reports of small flocks, typically 3-5 birds.

WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILL sightings during the past week included 110 on Pack
Monadnock, 20 in Peterborough, 10 in Hancock, and 16 in West Hopkinton. RED
CROSSBILL sightings during the past week included 18 in Hancock, 12 in
Springfield, and 10 in Hollis. Smaller numbers of both CROSSBILL species
were reported from scattered locations during the past week.

3 HOARY REDPOLLS were seen at Pinnacle Lane in Walpole on February 4th, 1
was reported from Keene on the 7th, and there continue to be scattered
sightings of COMMON REDPOLLS from around the state.

A flock of 8 SNOW BUNTINGS was seen in Meredith on February 8th.

Late-migrating species reported during the past week included; SEMIPALMATED
PLOVER, BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER, MERLIN. RED-SHOULDERED HAWK, NORTHERN
FLICKER, YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER, HERMIT THRUSH, GRAY CATBIRD, WINTER
WREN, RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET, FIELD SPARROW, WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW, FOX
SPARROW, SAVANNAH SPARROW, RUSTY BLACKBIRD, RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD, COMMON
GRACKLE, and FISH CROW.

New Hampshire Audubon’s Rare Bird Alert is sponsored by Bangor Savings Bank.

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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