This is New Hampshire Audubon's Rare Bird Alert for Thursday, October 18th,
2007.
A SNOWY OWL was seen on Currier Hill Road in Gilmanton on October 15th, and
one was reported from near Exit 31 on Route 93 near Woodstock on the 12th.
2 GOLDEN EAGLES were seen during the past week from the Pack Monadnock
Raptor Migration Observatory in Peterborough. Over 10,000 raptors have now
been recorded from the Observatory since September 1st!!! Be sure to visit
the observatory to help out with the count.
3 WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS were seen on the top of Pack Monadnock on October
16th.
A WHITE-EYED VIREO and a YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO were both seen at the north
end of Odiorne Point State Park in Rye on October 14th.
A HARLEQUIN DUCK was seen on Rye Ledge on October 15th.
A LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL was seen at Frost Point at Odiorne Point State
Park in Rye on October 13th.
A NORTHERN SHRIKE was reported from Fowler Farm in Rochester on October
17th.
20 BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS were reported from the Pondicherry Wildlife Sanctuary
in Jefferson on October 17th, and 10 RUSTY BLACKBIRDS were seen here on the
14th.
A NELSON'S SHARP-TAILED SPARROW was seen from Chickering Road in
Westmoreland on October 13th.
A LAPLAND LONGSPUR and 7 RUSTY BLACKBIRDS were reported from Moore Fields on
Route 155A in Durham on October 14th.
2 SNOW BUNTINGS were reported from the top of Mount Monadnock in Jaffrey on
October 17th.
A STILT SANDPIPER and 3 LESSER YELLOWLEGS were seen at the Exeter Wastewater
Treatment Facility on October 14th.
An AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER was seen in Hampton Marsh on October 13th.
2 HUDSONIAN GODWITS, a WESTERN SANDPIPER, 7 WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS, 400
DUNLIN, 100 SEMIPALMATED PLOVERS, 100 BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS, 9 SHORT-BILLED
DOWITCHERS, 15 SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPERS, and a 235 BONAPARTE'S GULLS were all
seen in Hampton Harbor and the surrounding marshes on October 12th.
6 RUDDY DUCKS were seen on Granite Lake in Munsonville on October 16th.
2 RED-NECKED GREBES and a RED-THROATED LOON were reported from the coast on
October 15th, and 4 HORNED GREBES were reported on the 17th.
600 AMERICAN PIPITS were reported from fields in Westmoreland and Walpole on
October 13th.
A flock of 65 AMERICAN PIPITS was seen in the fields adjacent to the NH
Audubon McLane Center on Silk Farm Road in Concord on October 15th.
129 NORTHERN GANNETS were seen from Little Boar's Head in North Hampton on
October 12th.
15,000 BLACKBIRDS including 2,000 COMMON GRACKLES were seen at the Hinsdale
roosting area near the dam on the Connecticut River on October 13th.
There have been scattered sightings of PINE SISKINS from various locations
around New Hampshire during the past week and their numbers seem to be on
the rise.
Warbler migration is nearing an end, with primarily YELLOW-RUMPED and PALM
WARBLERS remaining in any numbers.
Sparrow migration continues with good numbers still being seen of many
species, including WHITE-CROWNED, WHITE-THROATED, SWAMP, SONG, and SAVANNAH
being especially abundant.
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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