This is New Hampshire Audubon's Rare Bird Alert for Thursday, October 25th,
2007.
A RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD has been seen visiting a feeder in Westmoreland for the
past two weeks and was last reported on the 25th. It is coming to a house at
70 Thompson Road. To try to see the bird, take Route 12 north from Keene to
Westmoreland. Watch for the Tree Huggers wood cutting operation on the right
and turn left there. At a board fence, turn left onto Thompson Road. Birders
are welcome to walk out to the back deck to watch the feeder.
A birder reported seeing a PACIFIC LOON from Pulpit Rocks in Rye on October
20th but it has not been relocated since then.
A WHITE-EYED VIREO was seen near the Thompson Memorial at Odiorne Point
State Park in Rye on October 20th.
A EURASIAN WIGEON, a LITTLE GULL, a STILT SANDPIPER, and 90 BRANT were seen
near the east side of Great Bay on October 24th.
A SEDGE WREN, a LARK SPARROW and a GRASSHOPPER SPARROW were seen on Star
Island, one of the Isles of Shoals, on October 21st.
A DICKCISSEL, and 75 AMERICAN PIPITS were seen at Morrill Farm in Penacook
on October 20th.
A YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT was reported from Warren Farm in Barrington on
October 22nd.
A LITTLE GULL was seen from Seabrook Beach and one was seen in Hampton
Harbor, both on October 20th. A PARASITIC JAEGER was seen from Seabrook
Beach on October 20th.
A LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL was seen at Frost Point at Odiorne Point State
Park in Rye on October 21st, and one was from the wooden bridge on Route 1A
just north of Odiorne Point State Park on October 20th.
A HARLEQUIN DUCK was seen in Rye Harbor on October 21st.
A SANDHILL CRANE was seen on Plains Road in Monroe on October 14th. This is
presumed to be the same bird that has been seen here during the past several
summers.
A NORTHERN SHRIKE and 2 RUDDY DUCKS were seen at Post Pond in Lyme on
October 24th. A NORTHERN SHRIKE was also reported from the Two Rivers
Conservation Area in Epping on October 20th.
31 BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS were reported from the Pondicherry Wildlife Sanctuary
in Jefferson on October 18th.
A YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO was seen at the Urban Forestry Center in Portsmouth
on October 20th.
A CAPE MAY WARBLER was seen in Penacook on October 21st.
A HUDSONIAN GODWIT, a WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER, 492 DUNLIN, 13 SEMIPALMATED
PLOVERS, 117 BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS, 2 SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHERS, and a
SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER, were all seen in Hampton Harbor on October 24th.
640 NORTHERN GANNETS were seen along the coast on October 20th.
A NORTHERN SHOVELER was seen at the Exeter Wastewater Treatment Plant on
October 22nd.
3 GADWALL were seen on Great Bay on October 20th.
25 SNOW BUNTINGS were reported from Hampton Beach State Park on October
22nd.
A flock of 25 EVENING GROSBEAKS were seen near the Ray School in Hanover on
October 19th.
13 PIED-BILLED GREBES were seen at the Hinsdale setbacks on the Connecticut
River on October 22nd.
10 RUSTY BLACKBIRDS were reported from Hollis on October 18th.
Over 80 AMERICAN PIPITS were seen in a field along Route 4 in Rollinsford on
October 22nd.
190 BLACK SCOTERS, 30 SURF SCOTERS, 4 RED-NECKED GREBES, and 32 BUFFLEHEADS
were reported from Bow Lake in Strafford on October 25th.
135 BLACK SCOTERS, and 32 SURF SCOTERS were seen on Cherry Pond in Jefferson
on October 25th, and 62 BUFFLEHEADS were seen here on the 24th.
HAWK migration continues with 10,281 raptors reported from the Pack
Monadnock Raptor Migration Observatory in Peterborough since September 1st.
Be sure to visit the observatory to help out with the count!
This message is also available by phone recording: call 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 tape 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.
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