This is New Hampshire Audubon's Rare Bird Alert for Monday, February 21st,
2022.
A WHITE-WINGED DOVE was found at a private residence in Hampton on February
3rd and has been seen numerous times since then. It was last reported on
the 20th.
An immature GOLDEN EAGLE was reported at Great Bay from Adam’s Point in
Durham on February 18th.
2-3 ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS were seen again hunting in fields near Pickering
Road, Holley Fields, Sixth Street, Rochester Neck Road, and Isenglass River
Park, all in Rochester on multiple days during the past week. There was
also a report of a ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK from the Strafford County Farm Complex
in Dover on February 17th, and 1 was seen in Lyme on the 21st.
A NORTHERN HARRIER was seen at Holley Fields in Rochester on February 21st.
3-4 SNOWY OWLS continue to be seen along the coast in Seabrook, Hampton,
and Rye during the past week. Another SNOWY OWL continued to be seen
perched on buildings and light-posts in and around Stickney Avenue in
Concord during the past week, and was last reported on February 17th.
2 SHORT-EARED OWLS have been seen in coastal Seabrook and Hampton on
several days during the past week.
Be sure to stay at a distance from any owls and do not disturb them - see
the link below:
https://www.nhaudubon.org/education/birds-and-birding/snowy-owl-viewing-ethi
cs/
2 BLACK VULTURES were reported flying over the Connecticut River in
Chesterfield on February 18th.
An ICELAND GULL was seen at Chapman’s Landing in Stratham on February 20th,
and 1 was seen at Hilton Park in Dover on the 17th. A GLAUCOUS GULL was
seen in Rochester on February 17th and 19th.
A THICK-BILLED MURRE was seen from Odiorne Point State Park on February
19th.
A SNOW GOOSE was seen in South Lee with a large flock of CANADA GEESE on
February 20th.
4 BARROW’S GOLDENEYES and 3 BUFFLEHEADS were seen from Stark Landing on the
Merrimack River in Manchester on February 20th. A male BARROW’S GOLDENEYE
was seen on the Ossipee River in Effingham on several days during the past
week.
3 GADWALLS were seen at Powwow Pond in Kingston on February 20th.
A NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen along Arboretum Drive in a shrubby field
opposite Pease International Tradeport on February 16th, and 1 was seen in
fields along Worcester Road in Hollis on the 20th.
A DICKCISSEL continues to be seen along South Road in East Kingston and was
last reported on February 16th.
A CLAY-COLORED SPARROW was seen near the intersection of Fowler Street and
Burrough Street in Penacook on February 20th. A FOX SPARROW was seen in
Brookline and 1 was seen in Portsmouth, both during the past week.
There was an unconfirmed report of a HARRIS’S SPARROW along 9th Street in
Kingston on February 19th.
A flock of 20 WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS was seen in Crawford Notch on
February 17th, and 5 RED CROSSBILLS were seen near the gate at the south
end of Bear Notch Road in Albany on February 20th.
A LAPLAND LONGSPUR was seen with flock of 30 SNOW BUNTINGS at White
Mountain Community College in Berlin on February 18th, and 3 LAPLAND
LONGSPURS, 24 SNOW BUNTINGS, and 27 HORNED LARKS were seen at Hampton Beach
State Park on February 20th.
2 COMMON REDPOLLS were seen in Berlin on February 19th, 1 was seen in
Jefferson on the 18th, 1 was seen in Plymouth on the 20th, and 1 was seen
in Croydon on the 20th.
3 BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS were seen in Lincoln on February 20th, and 2 EVENING
GROSBEAKS were seen in Gorham on the 18th.
3 BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS were seen again in coastal Hampton on February 21st.
A few early returning migrants were reported during the past week,
including WOOD DUCK, RING-NECKED DUCK, GREEN-WINGED TEAL, FISH CROW, COMMON
GRACKLE, and RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD.
Over-wintering bird species that usually migrate south and that were
reported during the past week included: TURKEY VULTURE, RED-SHOULDERED
HAWK, AMERICAN KESTREL, MERLIN, YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER, NORTHERN FLICKER,
WINTER WREN, RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET, HERMIT THRUSH, GRAY CATBIRD, BROWN
THRASHER, RUSTY BLACKBIRD, FIELD SPARROW, SAVANNAH SPARROW, SWAMP SPARROW,
and CHIPPING SPARROW.
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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