This is New Hampshire Audubon's Rare Bird Alert for Wednesday, October 22nd,
2014.
A WESTERN KINGBIRD was reported from coastal Hampton on October 19th.
A WHITE-EYED VIREO was seen at the northernmost parking lot at the Hinsdale
setbacks on the Connecticut River on October 21st.
A BLUE GROSBEAK was seen on October 17th, a DICKCISSEL was seen on the 18th,
and YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT was seen on the 19th, all at the Urban Forestry
Center in Portsmouth.
A CLAY-COLORED SPARROW was seen was discovered at the Concord Community
Gardens on Birch Street, off of Clinton Street, on October 5th. It has been
seen repeatedly since then and was last reported on the 16th.
A CLAY-COLORED SPARROW was seen in pumpkin fields in Hollis on October 21st.
3 ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLERS, a YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO, an AMERICAN RESTART, a
NORTHERN PARULA, a BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER, a TENNESSEE WARBLER, a
YELLOW WARBLER, 3 NELSON’S SPARROWS (including 1 of the interior race), and
7 BRANT were seen at Odiorne Point State Park in Rye on October 19th. A
MAGNOLIA WARBLER, and a BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER were both reported from
Hanover on October 21st. Several BLACKPOLL WARBLERS were reported from
scattered locations during the past week.
An ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLERS, and a YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO were seen at Odiorne
Point State Park in Rye on October 21st.
An adult male EURASIAN WIGEON was seen with over 100 AMERICAN WIGEONS on
Great Bay on October 21st.
73 SNOW GEESE and 2 SNOW BUNTINGS were seen from the hawk-watching platform
atop Carter Hill in Concord on October 19th.
5 SNOW GEESE and 45 WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS were seen from the hawk-watching
station atop Pack Monadnock on October 19th.
41 BRANT were reported from coastal Hampton on October 19th.
A possible CACKLING GOOSE was reported from Nashua on October 17th.
A RAZORBILL was seen in coastal Hampton on October 21st.
A light-morph ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK was seen in fields along Middle Road in
Hancock on October 21st.
3 STILT SANDPIPERS were seen in Hampton Marsh behind Little Jack’s
restaurant along Route 1A on October 13th, 15th, and 18th.
7 PECTORAL SANDPIPERS, a LEAST SANDPIPER, and 2 SORAS were reported from
World End Pond in Salem on October 17th.
8 RUDDY DUCKS, a GADWALL, a NORTHERN PINTAIL, 4 PECTORAL SANDPIPERS, and 29
AMERICAN PIPITS were seen at the Rochester Wastewater Treatment Plant on
October 17th. The treatment plant is gated and the hours of operation are
7:30-3:00 on weekdays. If you visit, please check in at the office and be
out of the plant by 2:45 so that plant personnel do not have to ask birders
to leave. Do not drive on the dikes and do not block the road. The Trails at
Pickering Ponds, located east of the plant, are not gated, and are always
open during daylight hours.
2 RUDDY DUCKS, 2 AMERICAN COOTS, a PIED-BILLED GREBE, a PECTORAL SANDPIPER,
and 3 AMERICAN PIPITS were seen at the Exeter Wastewater Treatment Plant on
October 19th.
12 RUDDY DUCKS were counted on Otter Lake in Greenfield on October 16th.
62 BLACK SCOTERS, 8 WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS, 2 SURF SCOTERS, 5 BUFFLEHEADS, 3
PIED-BILLED GREBES, a SOLITARY SANDPIPER, a GREATER YELLOWLEGS, 2 SNOW
BUNTINGS, and a FOX SPARROW were all seen at Cherry Pond in NH Audubon’s
Pondicherry Wildlife Sanctuary in Jefferson on October 19th.
10 WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS were seen at Post Pond in Lyme on October 17th.
5 BLACK SCOTERS and a LONG-TAILED DUCK were seen on the Connecticut River
near Hanover on October 22nd.
5 AMERICAN COOTS were seen in Eel Pond in Rye on October 18th.
A RED CROSSBILL and a LONG-TAILED DUCK were reported from Mount Moosilauke
in the White Mountains on October 19th.
A late-migrating female ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK was seen in Penacook on
October 18th.
18 BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERONS, and 86 GREAT EGRETS were seen in Hampton
Harbor on October 18th.
Over 75 HORNED LARKS were seen from the Midfield Café at the Nashua Airport
on October 16th.
Several PIED-BILLED GREBES, RUSTY BLACKBIRDS, and AMERICAN PIPITS were
reported during the past week from scattered locations.
Fall season RAPTOR migration continues with migrating raptors being counted
daily at hawk-watching sites. To date, the Pack Monadnock Raptor Migration
Observatory in Peterborough has counted over 12,900 raptors, the Carter Hill
Observatory in Concord has counted over 6,400 raptors, and hawk-watchers on
Little Round Top in Bristol have seen over 2,700 raptors. Of particular note
was a GOLDEN EAGLE seen from Pack Monadnock on October 17th. Be sure to
visit these viewing sites this fall season to help out with the counts! Pack
Monadnock and Carter Hill will be staffed by NH Audubon through the end of
October. Although peak flights of BROAD-WINGED HAWKS have mainly passed,
there are still many more raptors to be counted.
Nearly 2,000 YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS were tallied migrating south in Hampton
on October 19th.
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:
[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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