This is New Hampshire Audubon's Rare Bird Alert for Monday, December 16th, 
2019.



A WESTERN TANAGER was seen visiting a birdfeeder at a private residence in 
Plaistow on December 6th to 9th. A different WESTERN TANAGER was discovered 
with a flock of birds in North Hampton on December 14th, and was also seen 
on the 15th and 16th. It has been seen east of Maple Road and just east of 
51 Chapel Road on the north side of Chapel Road opposite an open field.



A GREEN-TAILED TOWHEE has been seen at a private location in Chichester 
several times during the past week, and was last reported on December 10th. 
Several lingering EASTERN TOWHEES were reported from scattered locations 
during the past week.



An immature RED-HEADED WOODPECKER was discovered along North River Road near 
Burley Farm in Epping on October 5th, and was last reported on December 
12th.



A YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT continues to be seen at South Mill Pond in Portsmouth 
and was last reported on December 15th. There was an unconfirmed report of a 
DICKCISSEL in the same area on December 13th.



A female BLUE GROSBEAK was photographed near the Barrington Public Library 
on November 25th, and may still be in the area.



A SNOWY OWL was seen in Seabrook Marsh on December 11th.



A NORTHERN SHRIKE was reported from Bedford on December 12th.



5 BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS were reported from near the Walmart in Rindge on 
December 4th.



A CAPE MAY WARBLER and a PINE WARBLER were seen on the coast on December 
14th. 2 PINE WARBLERS were seen in Manchester on December 15th.



A SNOW GOOSE was seen flying along the coast in Rye on December 12th, and 1 
was reported from Great Bay on the 13th.



A male COMMON GOLDENEYE/ BARROW’S GOLDENEYE hybrid, and a male BARROW’S 
GOLDENEYE were both seen on Great Bay on December 13th.



2 REDHEADS and 3 GADWALL were seen on Great Bay on December 13th. A WOOD 
DUCK was seen in Greenland on the 11th.



A lingering migrant SEMIPALMATED PLOVER continues to be seen in Rye Harbor 
State Park, and was last reported on December 15th.



Birders on an offshore boat trip on December 13th, reported a POMARINE 
JAEGER, a NORTHERN FULMAR, 9 COMMON MURRES, 10 RAZORBILLS, 50 DOVEKIES, and 
3 BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKES.



5 RAZORBILLS and 4 ICELAND GULLS were seen along the coast on December 14th.



A WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW was seen in Greenland on December 14th.



4 RED CROSSBILLS and an EVENING GROSBEAK were reported from Milan on 
December 12th.



A MERLIN was seen in Newington on December 14th.



A FISH CROW was reported from Hampton on December 15th.



There has been an unusual number of late-migrating TREE SWALLOWS reported 
from the coast during the past month with the most recent sighting of 10 on 
December 16th.



Lingering migrant species of note that were reported during the past week 
included: EASTERN PHOEBE, HERMIT THRUSH, GRAY CATBIRD, WINTER WREN, 
RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET, YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER, CHIPPING SPARROW, FIELD 
SPARROW, and YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER.



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 
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web site, www.nhaudubon.org

Thanks very much and good birding.


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