This is New Hampshire Audubon's Rare Bird Alert for Monday, March 30th, 
2020.



During the Corona virus outbreak NH Audubon encourages you to enjoy birding 
safely; please follow travel and social distance recommendations from state 
and federal authorities.



A PINK-FOOTED GOOSE was found among a flock of CANADA GEESE at Horseshoe 
Pond in Concord on March 21st. It has been seen in the pond and in the 
grassy section of the adjacent cornfield repeatedly since then, and was last 
reported from there on the 30th. A SNOW GOOSE has also been seen there on 
several days. The best viewing is from Commercial Street along the edge of 
the pond. Please do not walk in the field as this is likely to cause the 
geese to leave. A spotting scope is recommended. The bird has also been seen 
in the cornfields behind the Post Office on Loudon Road, and in the 
cornfields on West Portsmouth Street.



A flock of 34 SNOW GEESE was seen over farm fields in Gilford on March 27th, 
and a flock of 10 SNOW GEESE was seen in fields at Moulton Farm in 
Moultonborough on the 30th.



A RED-HEADED WOODPECKER was discovered along North River Road near Burley 
Farm in Epping on October 5th, and was last reported on March 28th. To look 
for the bird, locate the SELT trailhead 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 RED-HEADED WOODPECKER was photographed at a private residence 
adjacent to White Pine Swamp in Merrimack on the 28th, and yet another was 
photographed at Bear Brook State Park in Allenstown on the 27th.



A NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen at Huntress Bridge Road in Effingham on March 
26th, and 1 was seen at Ossipee Mountain Road in Moultonborough on the 29th.



A LESSER SCAUP and 3 GADWALLS were seen on Turtle Pond in Concord on March 
27th, and 3 more GADWALLS were seen at Grant Brook in Lyme on the 27th.



A NORTHERN PINTAIL was seen in New London on March 28th. A pair of NORTHERN 
PINTAIL and a pair of AMERICAN WIGEON were seen together on the Mascoma 
River where it flows into Mascoma Lake on March 30th.



A HORNED GREBE and 12 BUFFLEHEADS were seen on the Connecticut River near 
Hanover, and visible from Kilowatt Park in Vermont, on March 27th.



The over-wintering SEMIPALMATED PLOVER was seen again in Rye on March 27th.



4 WILSON’S SNIPE were seen at Moore Fields on Route 155A in Durham on March 
29th.



A SORA and 2 VIRGINIA RAILS were reported from World End Pond in Salem on 
March 28th.



3 GREAT EGRETS were seen in coastal Rye on March 28th.



17 WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS and 2 RED CROSSBILLS were seen along Route 302 in 
Crawford Notch in the White Mountains on March 24th. 2 WHITE-WINGED 
CROSSBILLS and a RED CROSSBILL were seen along Mountain Road in Newbury on 
the 27th. Single RED CROSSBILLS were also reported from Stoddard, 
Springfield, and Lincoln during the past week.



6 AMERICAN PIPITS were seen at Woodmont Orchard in Hollis on March 29th.



2 SNOW BUNTINGS were seen at Eel Pond in Rye on the 27th.



Single PINE WARBLERS were reported from Nashua and Atkinson during the past 
week.



An over-wintering BALTIMORE ORIOLE was seen again along Landing Road in 
Hampton on March 27th.



A VESPER SPARROW was seen at the Concord Airport on March 27th.



A flock of 15 TURKEY VULTURES was seen in Lancaster on March 27th.



Other species of seasonal note that were reported during the past week 
included: OSPREY, AMERICAN KESTREL, MERLIN, TURKEY VULTURE, KILLDEER, FISH 
CROW, EASTERN PHOEBE, TREE SWALLOW, HERMIT THRUSH, GRAY CATBIRD, 
RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET, WINTER WREN, YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER, EASTERN TOWHEE, 
FIELD SPARROW, FOX SPARROW, SAVANNAH SPARROW, RUSTY BLACKBIRD, and EASTERN 
MEADOWLARK.



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: 
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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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