This is New Hampshire Audubon's Rare Bird Alert for Monday, October 12th,
2015.
A GOLDEN EAGLE was seen from Pack Monadnock in Peterborough on October 10th.
An ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER was seen at the Concord Community Gardens located
off of Birch Street in Concord on October 6th, and one was seen at the
Oyster River Forest in Durham on October 10th.
A HUDSONIAN GODWIT was seen at Jenness Beach in Rye on October 10th, and
again at Hampton Harbor on the 11th.
Single WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS were reported from locations in Salem,
Hancock, and Derry all on October 7th.
2 AMERICAN-GOLDEN PLOVERS, a LESSER YELLOWLEGS, and 4 NORTHERN PINTAILS were
all seen at Powder Mill Pond in Hancock on October 9th.
A WILSON’S SNIPE was seen in Sunapee on October 6th, and 10th.
Highlights from a boat trip that took place mainly in New Hampshire coastal
waters on October 11th included: a POMARINE JAEGER, 11 NORTHERN FULMARS, 91
CORY’S SHEARWATERS, 317 GREAT SHEARWATERS, and a BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKE.
4 CASPIAN TERNS, 15 CORY’S SHEARWATERS, and a LAUGHING GULL were tallied
along the coast from Little Boar’s Head in North Hampton on October 9th.
A LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, a female NORTHERN SHOVELER, and 2 NORTHERN
PINTAILS were seen at the Exeter Wastewater Treatment Plant on October 11th.
2 HORNED GREBES were seen on Lake Umbagog in Errol during the past week.
2 SURF SCOTERS and 8 WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS were seen on the Connecticut River
in Hinsdale on October 9th.
7 RED-BREASTED MERGANSERS were seen on the Connecticut River near the Wilder
Dam on October 9th.
2 GADWALL were seen in Derry on October 7th.
A RUDDY DUCK, 16 BLUE WINGED TEAL, over 30 GREEN-WINGED TEAL, and 4 RUSTY
BLACKBIRDS were seen on World End Pond in Salem on October 6th.
Over 200 WOOD DUCKS were seen at a small pond in Rochester on October 6th.
Single NASHVILLE WARBLERS were reported from Portsmouth, Richmond, and
Sunapee, and 2 were reported from Newport, all during the past week.
At least 3 TENNESSEE WARBLERS were reported from the White Mountains area
during the past week.
An AMERICAN BITTERN were seen in Sunapee on October 10th and 12th.
There were several reports of AMERICAN PIPIT, HERMIT THRUSH, WHITE-CROWNED
SPARROW, FOX SPARROW, LINCOLN’S SPARROW, VESPER SPARROW, and RUSTY BLACKBIRD
from scattered locations during the past week.
A late-migrating RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD was seen in Nashua on October
9th.
RAPTOR migration is under way with migrating raptors being counted daily at
the Pack Monadnock Raptor Migration Observatory in Peterborough, and at the
Carter Hill Observatory in Concord. Pack Monadnock has tallied more than
18,500 raptors since September 1st, and Carter Hill has counted over 7,500
raptors since September 1st. Be sure to stop by to help with the count!
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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