I had about 30 red wings on the ground under my feeders yesterday with 2 doves and a Robbin. Linka Lewis south Strafford On Monday, March 14, 2016, Mark Suomala <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > This is New Hampshire Audubon's Rare Bird Alert for Monday, March 14th, > 2016. > > > > A REDWING was found foraging with AMERICAN ROBINS in Hollis on March 13th, > and seen again on the 14th. The REDWING was seen at the far north end of > the baseball field located off of Jeff Smith Way at the Hollis Brookline > High School. It has been seen most reliably on the field and in adjacent > thickets in back of a small blue scoreboard near Love Lane. This is an Old > World species that is a vagrant to North America. If you look for the bird, > please park along John Smith Way, but do not block the road. Additional > parking can be found on the main road, but do not park in school parking > lots or bird too close to the school. Do not park on Love Lane. Please be > cautious of traffic, and be respectful of private property. > > > > A TUFTED DUCK was discovered on Captain Pond in Salem on March 3rd, and > has been seen there several times since then. It was last reported on the > 8th. This is an Old World species regular to Alaska and a vagrant to the > rest of North America. RING-NECKED DUCKS are very similar in appearance and > there have been up to 20 of these present at the same time. Captain Pond > has no public access. The best viewing is from Hooker Farm Road. Please > park on Carriage Lane, or Olde Village Road. Please be cautious of traffic, > and be respectful of private property. > > > > 3 GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GEESE were seen at Great Meadow in Charlestown on > March 8th, and 36 NORTHERN PINTAILS and 5 SNOW GEESE were seen here on the > 12th. > > > > A male BARROW’S GOLDENEYE and a SNOW GOOSE were seen on the Connecticut > River in Hinsdale on March 12th. A male BARROW’S GOLDENEYE was seen on Lake > Winnisquam in Laconia on March 9th. > > > > A pair of GADWALLS was seen in Penacook on March 12th, 4 GADWALLS were > seen on the Connecticut River in Lebanon on the 11th, a pair of LESSER > SCAUP was seen in Concord on the 14th, and a NORTHERN PINTAIL and an > AMERICAN WIGEON were seen in Meredith on the 14th. > > > > A pair of NORTHERN PINTAILS was seen at Chapman's Landing in Stratham on > March 8th, a pair was seen at Horseshoe Pond in Concord on the 11th, and a > pair was seen on the Connecticut River near Lebanon on the 11th. > > > > 7 RAZORBILLS were seen off the coast of Rye on March 8th. > > > > A GLAUCOUS GULL, an ICELAND GULL, and a male NORTHERN SHOVELER were seen > at the Rochester Wastewater Treatment Plant on March 11th. The treatment > plant is gated and the hours of operation are 7:30-3:00 on weekdays. If you > visit, please check in at the office and be out of the plant by 2:45 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 GLAUCOUS GULL continues to be seen on the Seabrook side of Hampton > Harbor and was last reported on March 12th. > > > > At least 3 different SNOWY OWLS were seen in Rye Harbor State Park and the > adjacent Awcomin Marsh area during the past week. When viewing a Snowy Owl > please do not disturb the bird by approaching too closely, and please > respect private property. For more: > http://www.nhaudubon.org/snowy-owl-viewing-observe-without-disturbing/ > > > > A SHORT-EARRED OWL, a NORTHERN GOSHAWK, a MERLIN, and a BALD EAGLE were > all seen in Awcomin Marsh in Rye on March 11th. > > > > A ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK was seen migrating north over Concord on March 12th. > > > > A PEREGRINE FALCON was seen in Bow on March 11th, and 2 were seen in > Manchester on the 13th. > > > > A NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen along Kearsarge Mountain Road in Wilmot on > March 4th, and 1 was seen at Flagstone Industrial Park on Bald Mountain > Road in Newport on March 6th. > > > > 3 WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS and a RED CROSSBILL were seen in Errol on March > 13th. > > > > 3 COMMON REDPOLLS were reported from Waterville Valley on March 12th. > > > > A few BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS were seen with a flock of 100 CEDAR WAXWINGS in > Plymouth on March 12th. > > > > 4 SNOW BUNTINGS were seen in Lancaster on March 13th. > > > > A male BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER was seen on the Trudeau Road trails in > Bethlehem, and a BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER and 6 GRAY JAYS were reported from > the AMC Mizpah Spring Hut, all on March 12th. > > > > A few RUSTY BLACKBIRDS were seen in Penacook and Pittsfield, and several > FISH CROWS were reported from Kingston, Merrimack, and Tilton, all during > the past week. > > > > A FOX SPARROW was seen in Lyme and 1 was seen in Orford, both on March > 14th. > > > > A NORTHERN SAW-WHET OWL was heard in Lebanon on March 12th. > > > > With the mild weather has been a small surge of spring migrants reported > including: KILLDEER, AMERICAN WOODCOCK, WILSON’S SNIPE, EASTERN PHOEBE, > TURKEY VULTURE, and YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER. > > > > This message is also available by phone recording: call (603) 224-9909 and > press 4 as directed or ask to be transferred. 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