This is New Hampshire Audubon's Rare Bird Alert for Monday, January 27th, 
2020.



A SNOWY OWL was seen at Hampton Beach State Park on January 23rd and 25th.



A male BULLOCK’S ORIOLE has been seen visiting a birdfeeder at a private 
residence in Stratham, and was last reported on January 25th. Another ORIOLE 
was seen in Hampton on the 21st, but it is unknown if it was a BULLOCK’S or 
a BALTIMORE.



A WESTERN TANAGER continues to be seen at a private residence in Plaistow 
and was last reported near there on January 20th.



An immature RED-HEADED WOODPECKER was discovered along North River Road near 
Burley Farm in Epping on October 5th, and was last reported on January 27th. 
To look for the bird, locate the SELT trailhead located north of Burley Farm 
on North River Road and walk the trail east to a mixed-age forest 
overlooking a large wetland. Listen for a dry-rattle. Another immature 
RED-HEADED WOODPECKER was seen along Wednesday Hill Road in Durham on the 
14th.



A DICKCISSEL continues to be seen with a flock of HOUSE SPARROWS in the 
bushes near the fence between #5 and #7 at the River's Edge Estates on 
Longmeadow Drive in Concord and was last reported on January 21st.



A NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen near the junction of Washington and Fowler 
Streets in Penacook on January 25th.



4 BARROW’S GOLDENEYES were seen north of Stark Landing on the Merrimack 
River in Manchester on January 21st, and 3 were seen on the 23rd. These 
birds have been seen as far north as the Notre Dame Bridge, and they are 
usually seen with COMMON GOLDENEYES. Another BARROW’S GOLDENEYE was seen at 
Opechee Bay in Laconia on January 26th and 27th, and a hybrid COMMON/BARROW’S 
GOLDENEYE was seen on Great Bay on the 25th.



2 GADWALL were seen at Jackson’s Landing in Durham on January 26th, and a 
NORTHERN PINTAIL was seen along Garland Road in Rye on the 25th.



A WOOD DUCK was seen in a wetland along the west side of Red Hill Road in 
Moultonborough on January 26th, and a RING-NECKED DUCK was seen in the 
Spicket River in Salem on the 27th.



A SNOW GOOSE was seen at Parson’s Creek salt marsh west of Route 1A and 
Wallis Sands beach in Rye on January 25th.



A BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON was seen at North Mill Pond in Portsmouth on 
January 26th.



A SEMIPALMATED PLOVER continues to be seen sporadically at Ragged Neck in 
Rye, and was last reported on January 25th. A BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER was seen 
at Hampton Harbor on the 25th and 26th.



At least 3 THICK-BILLED MURRES, 5 DOVEKIES, 2 RAZORBILLS, and a BLACK 
GUILLEMOT were seen along the coast on January 25th.



Birders on an offshore boat trip in New Hampshire and Massachusetts waters 
on January 23rd reported 2 ATLANTIC PUFFINS, 2 THICK-BILLED MURRES, 12 
COMMON MURRES, several RAZORBILLS, over 700 DOVEKIES, several BLACK 
GUILLEMOTS, a LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, 3 ICELAND GULLS, a GLAUCOUS GULL, 
and 100 BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKES.



A GLAUCOUS GULL was seen in Seabrook near Hampton Harbor on January 25th.



6 RED CROSSBILLS were seen in Gilmanton Iron Works on January 25th. Several 
WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS and RED CROSSBILLS were reported from Coos County 
during the past week.



2 LAPLAND LONGSPURS were seen at 14 Pinnacle View Lane in Walpole, and 2 
were seen at Hampton Beach State Park, all on January 25th.



2 FISH CROWS were reported from near Hampton Marsh on January 25th, and 
several were reported from Salem during the past week.



12 TURKEY VULTURES were seen in Exeter on January 25th.



2 BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKERS were seen in Errol on January 23rd.



An OVENBIRD was photographed in Barnstead on January 21st. 2 PINE WARBLERS 
were seen in Exeter on the 25th, and 1 was seen in Kingston on the 23rd.



Lingering migrant species of note that were reported during the past week 
included: AMERICAN KESTREL, RED-SHOULDERED HAWK, TURKEY VULTURE, BELTED 
KINGFISHER, HERMIT THRUSH, GRAY CATBIRD, WINTER WREN, RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET, 
YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER, EASTERN TOWHEE, SONG SPARROW, CHIPPING SPARROW, FOX 
SPARROW, FIELD SPARROW, SWAMP SPARROW, SAVANNAH SPARROW, RED-WINGED 
BLACKBIRD, YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER, and NORTHERN FLICKER.



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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phone number. The RBA is also available on-line at the New Hampshire Audubon 
web site, www.nhaudubon.org

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