This is New Hampshire Audubon's Rare Bird Alert for Monday, October 22nd, 
2018.



10 GOLDEN EAGLES were seen from the Pack Monadnock Raptor Migration 
Observatory located atop Pack Monadnock in Peterborough all during the past 
week. A GOLDEN EAGLE was seen soaring over Mountain Road on Mount Sunapee in 
Newbury on the 19th, and 1 was seen over Hancock on the 17th.



A SHORT-EARED OWL was seen along the coast in Hampton on October 21st.



A RED PHALAROPE was seen at the Exeter Wastewater Treatment Plant on October 
20th. A WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER, 7 NORTHERN SHOVELERS, and 2 RUDDY DUCKS were 
seen here on the 21st. The Treatment Plant is only accessible to birders on 
weekends, and only if workers are not present.



2 HUDSONIAN GODWITS were seen at Meadow Pond in Hampton on October 21st.



2 AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVERS and a BAIRD’S SANDPIPER were seen at Rye Harbor 
State Park on October 20th. 6 BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS and a PECTORAL SANDPIPER 
were seen at Moore Fields on Route 155A in Durham on October 20th.



2 PECTORAL SANDPIPERS were seen at Little Cherry Pond in Jefferson on 
October 16th, and 1 was seen at Morrill’s Farm in Penacook on the 20th.



6 LESSER YELLOWLEGS were seen in Hampton Marsh on October 19th, and single 
SOLITARY SANDPIPERS were seen in Penacook, Greenland, Stratham, and Salem 
during the past week.



2 DUNLIN were seen at Turtle Pond in Concord on October 18th.



3 WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS were seen on the coast in Rye on October 21st, and 
a SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER was seen at Morrill’s Farm in Penacook on the 20th.



A REDHEAD continues to be seen on Eel Pond in Rye and was last reported on 
October 21st. A SNOW GOOSE was seen here on the 19th.



5 LONG-TAILED DUCKS were seen on Cherry Pond in Jefferson on October 16th.



50 BRANT were seen migrating by Pack Monadnock in Peterborough on October 
16th.



2 BLACK SCOTERS and a RED-BREASTED MERGANSER were seen at the Wilder Dam on 
the Connecticut River on October 16th. 5 LESSER SCAUP and a GREATER SCAUP 
were seen on Turtle Pond in Concord on the 16th.



2 HORNED GREBES were seen on Pleasant Lake in New London on October 21st.



An AMERICAN COOT was seen at Horseshoe Pond in Concord on October 21st.



A GREAT EGRET was seen on the Connecticut River in Plainfield on October 
19th.



Over 1,700 NORTHERN GANNETS were tallied on the coast on October 20th, and a 
BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKE was also seen.



An ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER was seen in Gorham on October 15th, 1 was seen in 
Keene on the 17th, 1 was seen in Hampton on the 21st, and 1 was seen in 
Sandwich on the 21st. Lingering migrant warbler species reported during the 
past included: BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER, BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER, 
NASHVILLE WARBLER, AMERICAN REDSTART, NORTHERN PARULA, MAGNOLIA WARBLER, 
BLACKPOLL WARBLER, TENNESSEE WARBLER, CAPE MAY WARBLER, PALM WARBLER, and 
PINE WARBLER.



4 EVENING GROSBEAKS were seen in Sandwich, and 1 was seen in Rochester, all 
on October 16th. A WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILL was reported from Pittsfield on 
the 17th.



A YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO was seen at Great Bay Farm in Greenland on October 
19th, 3 were seen at Odiorne Point State Park in Rye on the 20th, and 1 was 
seen at Applecrest Farm in Hampton Falls on the 21st.



2 TREE SWALLOWS were reported from coastal Hampton on October 21st, and a 
BARN SWALLOW was reported from Colebrook on the 16th. Other late-migrant 
species of note during the past week included: GRAY CATBIRD, HERMIT THRUSH, 
SWAINSON’S THRUSH, YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER, EASTERN PHOEBE, HOUSE WREN, 
MARSH WREN, BOBOLINK, and RED-EYED VIREO.



70 WHITE-CROWNED SPARROWS, an unusually high number, were counted at Airport 
Marsh in Whitefield on October 19th. A few “winter” visitors, AMERICAN TREE 
SPARROWS, have begun to be reported.



A SNOW BUNTING was reported from Warren and 1 was reported from Merrimack, 
both on October 22nd.



Flocks of invading PINE SISKINS have been reported from northern parts of 
the state.



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 8,400 raptors since September 1st. The majority 
of the raptors that have been seen so far this season were BROAD-WINGED 
HAWKS, but over 150 BALD EAGLES have also been seen. Be sure to visit the 
observatory this fall season to help out with the count!



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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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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