This is New Hampshire Audubon’s Rare Bird Alert for Wednesday, March 26th, 
2014.



A GOLDEN EAGLE was seen in the area of the Vernon Dam on the Connecticut 
River on March 24th and 25th. It was seen both over the river, which is 
technically in New Hampshire, and on the Vermont side of the river.



4 SNOWY OWLS were seen during the past week, including 1 in Seabrook, 1 in 
Hampton, 1 in Rye, and 1 on Great Bay near the Portsmouth Country Club, all 
on March 22nd. The SNOWY OWL in Rye was also seen on several other days.



2 different ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS, dark morph and light morph individuals, were 
seen at the Pease International Tradeport near Short Road in Newington on 
several days during the past week.



A SPOTTED TOWHEE was spotted in Rye on January 25th, and has been seen many 
times since then. It was last reported on March 23rd. It has been seen 
foraging on the ground on the corner nearest the traffic island at the 
intersection of Central Road and Route 1A.



A RED-HEADED WOODPECKER was seen visiting a birdfeeder at a private 
residence in Newmarket on March 22nd, but has not been relocated.



A GLAUCOUS GULL was reported from the Exeter Wastewater Treatment Plant, and 
2 ICELAND GULLS were reported from Rockingham Park in Salem, all on March 
23rd.



A pair of BARROW’S GOLDENEYES was seen on the Merrimack River in Manchester 
on March 25th and 26th. A male BARROW’S GOLDENEYE was seen off of Great Boar’s 
Head in Hampton and another male was seen on Great Bay, both on March 22nd.



Large numbers of ducks and geese were seen gathering at the Vernon dam on 
the Connecticut River during the past week, Highlights include 3 CACKLING 
GEESE, 90 SNOW GEESE, and 10 NORTHERN PINTAILS



5 CANVASBACKS were reported on Great Bay from the Discovery Center in 
Greenland on March 22nd.



8 BRANT were reported from the coast on March 23rd.



2 AMERICAN WIGEON were seen on the Winnipesaukee River in Tilton on March 
24th, and 2 were seen on Great Bay on the 23rd.



37 LESSER SCAUP were seen at the Exeter Wastewater Treatment Plant on March 
22nd, and over 1600 GREATER SCAUP were tallied on Great Bay on the 23rd. 
Several GREATER SCAUP and LESSER SCAUP continued to be seen in the Tilton 
and Laconia area during the past week.



200 RING-NECKED DUCKS were seen on Powwow Pond in Kingston on March 23rd.



A RED-NECKED GREBE was seen on the Merrimack River in Boscawen on March 21st 
and March 23rd.



6 SNOW BUNTINGS were seen at Hampton Beach State Park on March 23rd.



A pair of EVENING GROSBEAKS was seen visiting a birdfeeder at a private 
residence in Richmond on March 25th and 26th.



A RUSTY BLACKBIRD was seen in Barrington on March 19th and 20th, and 1 was 
seen in Rye on the 23rd.



2 FOX SPARROWS were seen in Durham on March 24th.



There were several AMERICAN WOODCOCKS and KILLDEER reported during the past 
week.



An EASTERN TOWHEE was reported from Manchester on March 24th.



There were several reports of migrant TREE SWALLOWS during the past week 
including 50 seen foraging over the Merrimack River in Manchester on March 
25th.



2 EASTERN PHOEBES were reported from Hinsdale on March 24th.



A GREATER YELLOWLEGS and a GREAT EGRET were seen in Rye on March 23rd.



Over 30 FISH CROWS were reported from Salem on March 23rd.



There were many TURKEY VULTURE sightings during the past week, including 30 
seen in Lakeport on March 24th, and 12 seen in West Lebanon on the 23rd.



Several migrating OSPREYS, NORTHERN HARRIERS, RED-SHOULDERED HAWKS, 
PEREGRINE FALCONS, AMERICAN KESTRELS, and MERLINS were seen during the past 
week.



A pair of PEREGRINE FALCONS is again nesting on the Brady-Sullivan Tower in 
Manchester. They can be viewed via webcam at: 
http://www.spectraaccess.com/?page_id=494

The camera times-out after 2-minutes, but you can re-access it whenever you 
want.



This message is also available by phone recording: call (603) 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 
recording 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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