This is New Hampshire Audubon's Rare Bird Alert for Monday, March 7th, 2022.

A NORTHERN LAPWING was found foraging in cornfields along both sides of
Newington Road south of Great Bay Farm in Greenland on March 7th. Also seen
in the area were many CANADA GEESE, several WOOD DUCKS, and a few KILLDEER.

2 SNOWY OWLS continued to be seen along the coast in Seabrook, Hampton, and
Rye, and 2 SHORT-EARED OWLS were seen in coastal Seabrook, all 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 ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS were seen from Rochester Neck Road flying over the
Turnkey Landfill in Rochester on March 6th, and 1 was seen at the
Dillant-Hopkins Airport in Swanzey on the 4th.

A NORTHERN HARRIER was seen in Swanzey, and 1 was seen in Bedford, both
during the past week.
 
A NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen at Chemung State Forest in Meredith on March
6th, and 1 was seen at Jenny and True Road in Plainfield on March 5th.

A GLAUCOUS GULL and an ICELAND GULL were seen at Pickering Ponds in
Rochester on March 3rd, and an ICELAND GULL was seen at Rye Harbor State
Park on March 5th.

A DOVEKIE was seen at Great Boar’s Head in Hampton on March 6th, and a
THICK-BILLED MURRE was seen off the coast in Rye just south of Odiorne
Point State Park on March 2nd. 

3 RAZORBILLS were seen from Odiorne Point State Park, and 2 BLACK
GUILLEMOTS were seen at Rye Harbor State Park, all on March 5th.

An estimated 35 SNOW GEESE were seen flying north over Exeter on March 6th.

A male BARROW’S GOLDENEYE was seen from Stark Landing on the Merrimack
River in Manchester, and a male was seen on the Ossipee River in Effingham,
all on March 6th.

A COMMON GOLDENEYE x BARROW'S GOLDENEYE (hybrid) was seen on Great Bay on
March 1st.

There was an unconfirmed sighting of a female HARLEQUIN DUCK off the coast
in Rye, and a NORTHERN PINTAIL was seen in coastal Rye, both on March 5th
and 6th.

A RED-THROATED LOON and a LONG-TAILED DUCK were seen from Hilton Park at
Dover Point on March 4th.
 
A flock of 100 BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS was seen on Main Street in Lancaster on
March 1st, and 2 were seen at Tenney Mountain in Plymouth on the 4th.

3 COMMON REDPOLLS were seen in Northumberland, 1 was seen in Whitefield, 1
was seen in Durham, and 1 was reported from Center Sandwich, all during the
past week.

7 WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS were reported from Trudeau Road in Bethlehem, and
2 were reported from Airport Road in Whitefield, all on March 5th.

4 HORNED LARKS were reported from Airport Road in Whitefield on March 5th.

A LAPLAND LONGSPUR was seen at Hampton Beach State Park on March 3rd.

15 AMERICAN PIPITS were seen at Great Boar’s Head in Hampton on March 5th.

A PINE GROSBEAK was reported from Little Cherry Pond in Jefferson on March
5th.

4 EVENING GROSBEAKS were seen in Plainfield on March 1st, and 3 were seen
in Marlborough on the 5th.

An “OREGON” DARK-EYED JUNCO was seen in Marlborough and 1 was reported from
Dublin, both during the past week.

A few “IPSWICH” SAVANNAH SPARROWS were seen along the coast during the past
week.

Small numbers of a few early returning migrants were reported during the
past week, including WOOD DUCK, OSPREY, KILLDEER, AMERICAN WOODCOCK, FISH
CROW, BROWN-HEADED COWBIRD, COMMON GRACKLE, RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD, and FOX
SPARROW.

Over-wintering bird species that usually migrate south and that were
reported during the past week included: BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER, TURKEY
VULTURE, RED-SHOULDERED HAWK, YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER, NORTHERN FLICKER,
WINTER WREN, RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET, HERMIT THRUSH, GRAY CATBIRD, LINCOLN’S
SPARROW, and SAVANNAH 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:
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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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