This is New Hampshire Audubon's Rare Bird Alert for Monday, December 25th,
2023.
An ASH-THROATED FLYCATCHER, a VIRGINIA’S WARBLER, and 3 ORANGE-CROWNED
WARBLERS continued to be seen at Bicentennial Park in Hampton during the
past week and were last reported on December 25th.
2 ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLERS, a WILSON’S WARBLER, and a PALM WARBLER were seen
at the Hampton Wastewater Treatment Plant on several days during the past
week.
Another ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER was reported from conservation land along
River Road in Claremont on December 22nd.
A PALM WARBLER and 2 PINE WARBLERS were seen at the Strafford County Farm
Complex in Dover on December 21st. A PINE WARBLER was seen at Elm Brook
Park in Hopkinton on December 25th, 1 was seen in Amherst on the 24th, and
1 was seen in Pittsfield on the 20th.
An AMERICAN REDSTART was seen at Odiorne Point State Park in Rye on the
20th.
2 COMMON YELLOWTHROATS were reported from Hollis on December 24th, and 1
was reported from Highland Park Avenue in Rye on the 20th.
There was an unconfirmed report of a GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW seen along Old
Center Harbor Road in Meredith on December 23rd.
There was an unconfirmed report of a PAINTED BUNTING from Crystal Lake in
Manchester on December 22nd.
A BLACK-HEADED GULL was seen at Little Harbor in New Castle on December
24th and 25th, and a LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL was seen in coastal Hampton
on December 23rd.
2 GLAUCOUS GULLS were seen at Pickering Ponds in Rochester on December
24th, and an ICELAND GULL was seen from Great Boar’s Head in Hampton on the
23rd.
An immature male KING EIDER was seen at Seal Rocks in Rye on December 25th.
A female KING EIDER continues to be seen in coastal Rye, often from the
second pullout on Route 1A just south of Odiorne Point State Park. It was
last reported on December 22nd.
A male HARLEQUIN DUCK was seen off of Bicentennial Park in Hampton on
December 20th.
A group of 3 male BARROW’S GOLDENEYE was seen on Opechee Bay in Laconia on
December 22nd, 1 was seen near the Granite Street Bridge on the Merrimack
River in Manchester on the 21st, and 1 was seen at the Wilder Dam reservoir
on the Connecticut River in Lebanon on the 19th.
A REDHEAD was seen on Spofford Lake on December 20th, and 2 RED-BREASTED
MERGANSERS were seen there on the 21st.
A pair of GADWALL was seen at Upper Peverly Pond in Great Bay National
Wildlife Refuge in Newington on December 24th, and 1 was seen in coastal
Hampton on the 20th.
A LESSER SCAUP was seen on the Androscoggin River in Errol on December 21st.
A NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen along Ossipee Mountain Road in Moultonborough on
December 24th.
A ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK was seen at Rivervail Farm in Errol on December 21st.
A flock of 28 EVENING GROSBEAKS was seen at Round Pond Road in Pittsburg on
December 20th.
A flock of 15 BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS was seen on the trail on Cherry Mountain in
Carroll on December 23rd.
A WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILL was reported from Pondicherry National Wildlife
National Wildlife Refuge in Jefferson on December 23rd.
A flock of 12 RED CROSSBILLS was reported from the Wapack Trail between
Pack Monadnock and North Pack Monadnock on December 22nd, and smaller
numbers were reported from scattered locations, all during the past week.
A flock of 8 COMMON REDPOLLS was reported from Silver Lake in Harrisville
on December 23rd.
2 FOX SPARROWS were seen in the Seabrook Town Forest on December 23rd.
A SNOWY EGRET was seen at Seal Rocks in Rye on December 25th.
A VIRGINIA RAIL was reported from Hollis on December 23rd and 24th.
Additional lingering migrant species reported during the past week
included: RED-SHOULDERED HAWK, MERLIN, YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER, HERMIT
THRUSH, RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET, YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER, AMERICAN PIPIT, MARSH
WREN, HOUSE WREN, WINTER WREN, GRAY CATBIRD, BROWN THRASHER, EASTERN
TOWHEE, LINCOLN’S SPARROW, FIELD SPARROW, CHIPPING SPARROW, SWAMP SPARROW,
RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD, BROWN-HEADED COWBIRD, 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 to:
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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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