-RBA

*New Hampshire

*November 26, 2018

*NHNH1126.18



This is New Hampshire Audubon's Rare Bird Alert for Monday, November 26th, 
2018.



A SNOWY OWL was seen along McIntyre Road in Newington on November 23rd.



A GOLDEN EAGLE was seen flying over Salem on November 22nd.



A ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK was seen along the coast in Rye on November 24th, and 1 
was seen flying at Woodmont Orchard in Hollis on November 21st.



5 NORTHERN HARRIERS were seen along the coast on November 23rd, and 1 was 
reported from the Keene Airport on the 22nd.



A NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen in Sutton on November 21st, 1 was seen at Great 
Bay National Wildlife Refuge in Newington on the 24th, and 1 was seen at 
Jefferson Meadows in Jefferson on the 24th.



A female BARROW’S GOLDENEYE was seen along the coast at Odiorne Point State 
Park in Rye on November 23rd.



A SNOW GOOSE was seen in the company of a flock of CANADA GEESE along Route 
1A in North Hampton on November 24th, and 2 BRANT were seen along the coast 
in Rye on the 23rd.



An ICELAND GULL was seen in Berlin on November 24th, and 1 was seen in 
Nashua on the 21st.



A YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT continues to be seen at Odiorne Point State Park in 
Rye, and was last reported on November 25th.



A SEASIDE SPARROW and a SORA were seen in Hampton Marsh on November 25th.



2 LAPLAND LONGSPURS, 2 AMERICAN PIPITS, and 180 SNOW BUNTINGS were seen at 
Hampton Beach State Park on November 23rd. Smaller flocks of SNOW BUNTINGS 
were reported from Durham and Littleton during the past week.



A flock of over 100 BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS was seen near Settler’s Green in North 
Conway on November 25th, a flock of 10 was reported from Whitefield on the 
24th, a flock of 31 was seen in Jefferson on the 24th, a flock of 36 was 
seen in Shelburne on the 24th, and a flock of 8 was reported from Berlin on 
the 24th.



A flock of about 20 PINE GROSBEAKS was seen on Base Station Road off of 
Route 302 near Bretton Woods on November 24th, a single bird was seen in 
Plymouth on the 24th, and 5 were seen behind the Vintage Bakery in Glen on 
the 25th.



COMMON REDPOLLS, EVENING GROSBEAKS and PINE SISKINS were reported from 
scattered locations during the past week and sightings seem to be increasing 
in number.



A BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER was reported from Pondicherry National Wildlife 
Refuge in Jefferson, and a BOREAL CHICKADEE was reported from Trudeau Road 
in Bethlehem, both on November 24th.



A GREAT EGRET was seen near Eel Pond in Rye on November 21st.



At least 30 TURKEY VULTURES were seen roosting together overnight in Exeter 
on November 25th.



Lingering shorebirds seen during the past week included: AMERICAN WOODCOCK, 
SEMIPALMATED PLOVER, SANDERLING, DUNLIN, GREATER YELLOWLEGS, and LESSER 
YELLOWLEGS.



Lingering migrant warbler species reported during the past week included: 
YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER, COMMON YELLOWTHROAT, and BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER.



Lingering migrant sparrow species reported during the past week included: 
CHIPPING SPARROW, SWAMP SPARROW, FIELD SPARROW, SAVANNAH SPARROW, 
WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW, VESPER SPARROW, and FOX SPARROW.



Other late-migrant species seen during the past week included: 
YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER, RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET, HOUSE WREN, WINTER WREN, 
HERMIT THRUSH, RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD, and RUSTY BLACKBIRD.



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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