This is New Hampshire Audubon’s Rare Bird Alert for Monday, December 23, 2024.

A GOLDEN EAGLE was seen at Indian Stream Road in Pittsburg on December 18th.

A ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK was seen in Hanover on December 22nd.

2 BLACK VULTURES were seen at the Bellamy River Wildlife Management Area in Dover on December 21st, and 2 were seen at Woodward Road in Westmoreland on the 17th.

A NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen in Winchester on December 21st.

A SUMMER TANAGER, first seen visiting a bird feeder in Derry on December 6th, continues to be seen, and was last reported on the 17th,

A BULLOCK’S ORIOLE that was first seen along Hackett Hill Road in Hooksett on November 14th, continues to be seen and was last reported on December 23rd.

At least 1 BALTIMORE ORIOLE continues to be seen visiting a bird feeder at Pine Meadow Drive in Exeter and was last reported on December 19th.

A PINE WARBLER was seen in Lancaster, 1 was seen in Manchester, 1 was seen in Hollis, 1 was seen in Raymond, and 3 were seen at Durham, all during the past week.

A LAPLAND LONGSPUR was seen with a flock of 85 HORNED LARKS at Hampton Beach State Park on December 18th.

6 AMERICAN PIPITS were seen at Rye Harbor State Park on December 22nd, and 4 were seen at Odiorne Point State Park on the 21st.

22 WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS were reported from downtown in Errol on December 19th, and 61 RED CROSSBILLS were reported from Base Station Road in Jefferson on the 21st.

A RUSTY BLACKBIRD was seen at Great Meadow Trail in Charlestown on December 21st.

A EURASIAN WIGEON and a REDHEAD were seen on Great Bay from Sunset Farm in Greenland on December 21st.

A BARROW’S GOLDENEYE was seen at Stark Landing on the Merrimack River in Manchester, and 1 was seen on Lake Opechee in Laconia, both on December 17th.

A BARROW’S GOLDENEYE and a HARLEQUIN DUCK were seen from the north end of River Road in Plainfield on the Connecticut River on December 21st.

A CANVASBACK was seen on Eel Pond in Rye on December 21st.

2 GADWALLS were seen on the Connecticut River in Charlestown on December 17th.

A GREEN-WINGED TEAL was seen at Grant Brook in Lyme on December 19th.

3 RING-NECKED DUCKS were seen at the Wilder Dam Reservoir on the Connecticut River in Lebanon on December 19th.

A WHITE-WINGED SCOTER was seen at the Bellamy River Wildlife Management Area in Dover on December 21st.

2 LONG-TAILED DUCKS were seen on Great Bay from Adams Point in Durham on December 18th.

A RED-THROATED LOON was seen on Spofford Lake in Chesterfield on December 19th.

An ICELAND GULL was seen at the Pickering Ponds in Rochester on December 22nd.

Lingering species reported during the past week included: AMERICAN KESTREL, NORTHERN HARRIER, MERLIN, RED-SHOULDERED HAWK, RED-TAILED HAWK, GREATER YELLOWLEGS, YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER, RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET, WINTER WREN, NORTHERN HOUSE WREN, CAROLINA WREN, EASTERN PHOEBE, HERMIT THRUSH, BROWN THRASHER, YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER, HOUSE FINCH, SWAMP SPARROW, CHIPPING SPARROW, and FIELD SPARROW.

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Thanks very much and good birding.