This is New Hampshire Audubon's Rare Bird Alert for Monday, December 12th,
2022.
A probable ASH-THROATED FLYCATCHER was seen at Moore Fields on Route 155A
in Durham on December 11th.
A female RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD has been seen visiting a birdfeeder at a
private residence in Newmarket during the past week and was last reported
on December 4th.
A ROSS’S GOOSE was seen at Jackson’s Landing at the Oyster River in Durham
on December 12th. It is not known if this is the same bird as the 1 that
has been in Rochester.
A ROSS’S GOOSE was discovered at the Rochester Wastewater Treatment Plant
on November 30th, and continued to be seen there during the last week. It
was last reported from Pickering Ponds (adjacent to the Treatment Plant) on
December 11th. The treatment plant is gated and the hours of operation are
7:30-2:00 on WEEKDAYS only. If you visit, be out of the plant by 1:45 so
that plant personnel do not have to ask birders to leave. Do not drive on
the dikes and do not block the road. The Trails at Pickering Ponds, located
east of the plant, are not gated, and are always open during daylight
hours. A very-late migrating BARN SWALLOW has been seen in the same area
during the past week and was last reported on December 11th.
A flock of approximately 25 BRANT was seen on the Connecticut River in
Hinsdale on December 10th.
DOVEKIES have been seen along the coast and in the Gulf of Maine during the
past week, including 14 seen from Rye Harbor State Park on December 7th.
A THICK-BILLED MURRE was seen on the coast on December 6th, and 4
RAZORBILLS were seen from Peirce Island in Portsmouth on December 11th.
A BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKE was photographed on the Connecticut River in
Hinsdale on December 11th, a LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL was seen in Rochester
on the 8th, and an ICELAND GULL was seen in Salem on the 11th.
A male BARROW’S GOLDENEYE was seen in Opechee Bay in Laconia on December
9th, and a hybrid of a COMMON GOLDENEYE and a BARROW’S GOLDENEYE was
photographed at Stark Landing on the Merrimack River in Manchester on
December 8th.
A pair of GADWALL was seen at Canobie Lake in Salem on December 11th, and a
male WOOD DUCK was seen at Lucas Pond in Northwood on December 8th.
A SNOWY OWL was seen in Hampton Marsh on December 11th.
A BLACK VULTURE was seen soaring with a TURKEY VULTURE in East Kingston on
December 11th. 2 TURKEY VULTURES were seen in Durham, and single TURKEY
VULTURES were seen in Dover and Barrington all during the past week.
A NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen in North Stratford on December 10th, and 1 was
seen at the NH Audubon Thompson Sanctuary in North Sandwich on the 12th.
A GREAT EGRET was seen at Rye Harbor on December 6th.
A flock of 26 BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS was seen in Twin Mountain on December 11th,
and a flock of 14 was seen in Sandwich on the 12th.
A flock of 57 EVENING GROSBEAKS was seen in Twin Mountain on December 11th,
a flock of 30 was seen visiting a birdfeeder in Berlin on the 11th, a flock
of 18 was seen in North Sutton on the 10th, a flock of 14 was seen in Lyme
Center on the 7th, and a flock of 8 was seen in Wilmot on the 6th.
6 PINE GROSBEAKS were seen from Hazen Road in Whitefield on December 11th,
and 19 were seen in Sandwich on the 9th.
2 RED CROSSBILLS were reported from Mount Monadnock on December 10th.
2 AMERICAN PIPITS were seen at Woodmont Orchard in Hollis on December 5th.
60 SNOW BUNTINGS were seen at Hampton Beach State Park on December 11th,
and a LAPLAND LONGSPUR was seen here on the 6th.
A CANADA WARBLER continued to be seen at Beckman’s Landing in Seabrook
during the past week, and was last reported on December 10th.
A PINE WARBLER was seen at Great Bay National Wildlife Refuge in Newington
on December 9th.
A RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET was seen in Seabrook on December 11th, and 1 was
seen in Concord on the 7th.
A YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER was seen in Walpole on December 9th, and 1 was
seen in Durham on the 5th.
A GRAY CATBIRD was seen in Barnstead on several days during the past week,
and 1 was seen in Hollis on December 10th.
A CHIPPING SPARROW was seen in Conway on December 11th, 1 was seen in
Northfield on the 7th, and 1 was seen in Walpole on the 7th.
A CAROLINA WREN was reported from Gorham on December 11th.
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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in New Hampshire: www.nhbirdrecords.org (read a free article in each
issue). This quarterly publication is produced by NH Audubon thanks to the
work of many volunteers.
The annual Christmas Bird Count period begins on December 14 and goes
through January 5th. Participation is open to all. Information can be found
at
https://www.nhaudubon.org/education/birds-and-birding/christmas-bird-count/
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