This is New Hampshire Audubon’s Rare Bird Alert for Monday, October 14, 2024.

A GOLDEN EAGLE was seen from Pack Monadnock on October 10th, and one was reported from Plainfield on the 8th and 12th.

A SHORT-EARED OWL was seen from Bicentennial Park flying south along the coast in Hampton on October 13th.

6 BLACK VULTURES were seen in Westmoreland, and 3 were seen in Rindge, all on October 12th.

An AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN was last seen in Hampton Harbor on October 7th.

17 CORY’S SHEARWATERS were seen from Star Island, one of the Isles of Shoals, on October 11th.

An AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHER and 2 LAUGHING GULLS were seen at Star Island, one of the Isles of Shoals, on October 11th. 2 LAUGHING GULLS were seen at Bicentennial Park in Hampton and 2 were seen at Rye Harbor State Park, all on the 13th.

There was an unconfirmed report of a BLACK-HEADED GULL from Odiorne Point State Park in Rye on October 14th.

A LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER was seen at Hampton Salt Marsh Conservation Area on October 14th.

A WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER was seen at Morrill’s Farm in Penacook on October 9th, and 2 LEAST SANDPIPERS were seen at Copp’s Pond Wildlife Management Area in Tufttonboro on October 12th.

A BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER was seen at Surry Mountain Lake on October 8th, and a SEMIPALMATED PLOVER was seen at Hanover Center Reservoir on October 14th.

A YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON was seen from Cross Beach Road in Seabrook on October 7th.

A juvenile LITTLE BLUE HERON was seen at Parson’s Creek Salt Marsh in Rye on October 8th.

A HARLEQUIN DUCK was seen from Pulpit Rocks in coastal Rye on October 9th.

A pair of REDHEADS were seen at Bicentennial Park in Hampton on October 13th.

2 LESSER SCAUP were seen at Moore Reservoir in Littleton on October 13th, and 2 were seen at Post Pond in Lyme on the 12th. A NORTHERN PINTAIL was seen flying by Pack Monadnock on October 12th.

A WHITE-EYED VIREO was seen at Odiorne Point State Park in Rye on October 8th-10th.

A YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER was seen at Odiorne Point State Park in Rye on October 14th.

A YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT was seen at Odiorne Point State Park in Rye on October 9th-11th.

An ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER was seen at Orchards Road in Wolfeboro on October 9th, and 1 was reported from Spinney Lane and Durham Reservoir on the 11th.

A DICKCISSEL was seen at the Birch Street Community Gardens in Concord on October 13th, 1 was seen at Goss Farm in Rye on the 8th, and 1 was seen at Odiorne Point State Park in Rye on the 8th.

3 HOUSE WRENS were seen at Star Island, one of the Isles of Shoals, on October 11th.

2 BOBOLINKS were seen at the Birch Street Community Gardens in Concord on October 13th, and 1 was seen in the Route 155A farm fields in Durham on the 12th.

A NELSON’S SPARROW was seen at Tullando Farm in Orford on October 14th.

A FOX SPARROW was seen at Reed Road in Colebrook on October 13th-14th, and
3 VESPER SPARROWS were seen at Airport Marsh in Whitefield on October 8th.

A YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO was seen at the Randolph Town Forest – Farrar Tract- on October 9th, a BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO was seen at Gould Hill Farm in Contoocook on October 9th, and a BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO was seen at Odiorne Point State Park in Rye on October 12th.

A RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD was seen in Conway on October 7th.

Lingering species reported during the past week included: RED-EYED VIREO, NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH, OVENBIRD, TENNESSEE WARBLER, NASHVILLE WARBLER, NORTHERN PARULA, BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER, MAGNOLIA WARBLER, BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER, BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER, WOOD THRUSH, VEERY, and SCARLET TANAGER.

HAWK MIGRATION daily observation has started and observers have already counted over 5,000 raptors from the Pack Monadnock Raptor Migration Observatory. Be sure to visit and help the official counters!

This message is also available by phone recording: call (603) 224-9909 and press 4 as directed or ask to be transferred. To leave a message about a rare bird without listening to the recording first, press 2.

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 email. Please put either “bird sighting” or “Rare Bird Alert” in the subject line and be sure to include your mailing address and phone number.

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Thanks very much and good birding.