This is New Hampshire Audubon's Rare Bird Alert for Monday, February 12,
2024.
2 PACIFIC LOONS were seen from Odiorne Point State Park in Rye on February
8th.
A RED-THROATED LOON was seen in Great Bay from Adams Point in Durham on
February 8th, and 1 was reported from the Bellamy River in Dover on the
11th.
A RED-NECKED GREBE and a LONG-TAILED DUCK were seen at Lake Winnisquam on
February 12th.
2 ICELAND GULLS were seen at Pickering Ponds in Rochester on February 9th.
A THICK-BILLED MURRE was seen at Great Boar’s Head in Hampton on February
7th, and 4 COMMON MURRES were seen offshore near the Isles of Shoals on the
11th.
A SNOW GOOSE was seen at Great Meadow in Charlestown on February 10th, and
again on the Sugar River in Claremont on the 11th.
A female KING EIDER continues to be seen along the coast, usually between
Odiorne Point State Park and Pulpit Rocks in Rye, and was last reported on
February 8th.
A HARLEQUIN DUCK was seen from Hampton Beach State Park on February 5th.
2 BARROW’S GOLDENEYES were seen at Stark Landing on the Merrimack River in
Manchester, a male was seen from Huntress Bridge Road in Effingham, a
female was seen at Sewall’s Falls in Concord, a male was seen on the
Winnipesaukee River in Tilton, and a male continued on the Connecticut
River in Walpole, all during the past week.
2 GADWALL were seen on the Winnipesaukee River in Tilton on February 12th.
An AMERICAN WIGEON and a WOOD DUCK were seen at Horseshoe Pond in Merrimack
on February 8th.
A RING-NECKED DUCK continues to be seen on the Androscoggin River in Errol.
A GREEN-WINGED TEAL continues to be seen at the Suncook River Reservoir in
Pembroke.
A pair of NORTHERN PINTAILS continued to be seen during the past week at
Horseshoe Pond in Concord and was most recently seen at Morono Park in
Concord.
A flock of 26 GREATER SCAUP and 10 LESSER SCAUP was seen at Opechee Bay on
February 12th. A LESSER SCAUP continues to be seen at Horseshoe Pond in
Concord.
A GOLDEN EAGLE was seen flying at Perham Corner in Lyndeborough on February
9th and 11th.
A NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen in fields near the Transfer Station in Canaan on
February 10th, and 1 was seen in open farmland in Orford on the 11th.
Up to 4 BLACK VULTURES continued to be seen in Exeter and 2 were seen in
Westmoreland, all during the past week.
A YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER was first seen and photographed at a private
residence in Exeter on January 15th, has been seen on numerous days since
then, and was last reported on February 11th.
A PALM WARBLER continues to be seen at the Hampton Wastewater Treatment
Plant and was last reported on February 11th.
34 BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS were at fruit trees in downtown Gorham on February
11th.
A PINE GROSBEAK was seen in Charlestown on February 11th.
6 RED CROSSBILLS were reported from Hollis and a few were reported from
scattered locations during the past week. 16 WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS were
seen on Trudeau Road in Bethlehem, 6 were seen on Mount Monadnock in
Jaffrey, and 2 were reported from Pitcher Mountain in Stoddard, all on
February 11th.
3 WHITE-CROWNED SPARROWS were seen at the Terrell Homestead Conservation
Area in Nashua on February 9th.
2 Early returning AMERICAN WOODCOCKS were reported from Durham during the
past week.
Additional lingering migrant species reported during the past week
included: DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANT, WILSONS SNIPE, NORTHERN HARRIER,
RED-SHOULDERED HAWK, AMERICAN KESTREL, MERLIN, TURKEY VULTURE, BUFFLEHEAD,
NORTHERN FLICKER, YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER, HERMIT THRUSH, RUBY-CROWNED
KINGLET, PINE WARBLER, MARSH WREN, WINTER WREN, GRAY CATBIRD, EASTERN
TOWHEE, FOX SPARROW, FIELD SPARROW, CHIPPING SPARROW, SAVANNAH SPARROW,
SWAMP SPARROW, RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD, COMMON GRACKLE, RUSTY BLACKBIRD, and
FISH CROW.
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 to:
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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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