This is New Hampshire Audubon's Rare Bird Alert for Monday, March 27th,
2023. 

7 SANDHILL CRANES were seen from the road at Bodwell Farm in East Kingston
on March 26th, 5 were seen flying over Stratham on the 21st, and 3 were
seen from the road in fields in Conway on the 25th.

A GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE was seen with a flock of CANADA GEESE by the
Malnati Farm in Walpole on March 25th, and 1 was seen with a flock of
CANADA GEESE at #2 International Drive in Portsmouth on March 23rd.

5 SNOW GEESE were seen from Wetherby Road in Charlestown on March 25th, and
a BRANT was seen in Rye Harbor on March 21st.

A female KING EIDER continues to be seen, usually from the second pullout
just south of Odiorne Point State in Rye, and it was last reported on March
24th.

A male EURASIAN WIGEON was seen on Great Bay from Brackett’s Point, via the
Osprey Cove trail, in Greenland on March 21st.

A male BARROW’S GOLDENEYE was seen at Lake Massabesic in Manchester on
March 21st, and 1 was seen on the Androscoggin River in Errol on March 22nd.

5 RUDDY DUCKS were seen in the southeast part of Great Bay in Greenland on
March 22nd, and 1 was seen at the Hinsdale Setbacks on the Connecticut
River on the 24th.

3 REDHEADS were seen on Great Bay from Brackett’s Point in Greenland on
March 22nd, and 1 was seen from Wetherby Road in Charlestown on the 24th.

A female CANVASBACK was seen from the Route 121 boat launch on Lake
Massabesic in Auburn on March 24th.

3 GADWALLS were seen at Lake Massabesic in Manchester on March 22nd.

2 NORTHERN SHOVELERS were seen from the road at Bodwell Farm in East
Kingston on March 26th

A male “EURASIAN” GREEN-WINGED TEAL was seen from Airport Road in Swanzey
on March 26th.

A PIED-BILLED GREBE was seen in the Merrimack River in Concord on March
20th, and 3 were seen at World End Pond in Salem on the 22nd. An AMERICAN
COOT was seen at World End Pond in Salem on the 25th.

4 RED-NECKED GREBES were seen at Lake Massabesic in Manchester, and a
HORNED GREBE was seen on the Connecticut River in Lebanon, all on March
24th.

3 COMMON MURRES were seen from a fishing boat located west of the Isles of
Shoals on March 25th. A few RAZORBILLS and BLACK GUILLEMOTS were seen along
the coast during the past week.

An ICELAND GULL was seen in Exeter on March 26th, and a GLAUCOUS GULL was
seen in Seabrook on March 20th. A LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL was seen at
Odiorne Point State Park in Rye on March 20th, and 2 BONAPARTE’S GULLS were
seen at the Lower Meadows in Charlestown on March 26th.

2 BLACK VULTURES were seen flying in Exeter on March 26th. and 1 was seen
near the Connecticut River in Walpole and Fall Mountain several times
during the past week.

An immature GOLDEN EAGLE was seen in Pittsburg on March 20th, and 1 was
seen at Great Meadows in Charlestown on March 24th, and again on the 26th
and 27th. If you visit the Charlestown area, do not go into the Wastewater
Treatment Plant.

A ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK was seen at the Dillant-Hopkins Airport in Swanzey on
March 23rd.

Single OSPREY sightings were reported from scattered locations during the
past week, including Portsmouth, Exeter, Milford, and Concord. 

A NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen at Great Bay National Wildlife Refuge in
Newington on March 26th. 

A flock of 25 BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS was seen in fruit trees along Main Street
in Gorham on March 24th, and a flock of 15 was reported from Lebanon on the
21st.

2 PINE GROSBEAKS were seen in Millsfield on March 21st, and an EVENING
GROSBEAK was seen in Laconia on March 26th.

2 COMMON REDPOLLS were seen in Jefferson on March 26th.

6 RED CROSSBILLS were seen at Odiorne Point State Park in Rye on March
22nd, and 3 WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS were seen in Jefferson on the 23rd.

An ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER continued to be seen visiting a birdfeeder in
North Hampton during the past week and was last reported on March 25th. 

A YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER was seen in Rochester, and 1 was seen in Hopkinton,
both during the past week. A PINE WARBLER was seen in Candia on March 25th.

2 MARSH WRENS were seen at the Hinsdale Setbacks on the Connecticut River
on March 25th.

4 WILSON’S SNIPE were seen along River Road in Walpole on March 26th.

A GREAT EGRET was seen in coastal Rye on March 25th, and an AMERICAN
BITTERN was seen from Airport Road in Swanzey on the 26th.

4 AMERICAN PIPITS were seen along the coast just south of Odiorne Point
State Park in Rye on March 20th.

An EASTERN TOWHEE was seen in Marlborough on March 23rd.

Several FOX SPARROWS, TREE SWALLOWS, and EASTERN PHOEBES were reported from
scattered locations during the past week.

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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