Rare Bird Alerts

3 AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHERS were seen at the Isles of Shoals on September 27th. A SHORT-EARED OWL was seen from Cross Beach Road in Seabrook flying over the Hampton-Seabrook Marsh area

3 AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHERS were seen at the Isles of Shoals on September 27th. A HUDSONIAN GODWIT was seen in Hampton Marsh on September 30th. A WILLET was seen along the

3 MISSISSIPPI KITES were seen in Stratham during the past week. A BLACK VULTURE was seen in Walpole on September 10th. 2 LESSER BLACK-BACK GULLS were seen at the Rochester

4 BLACK TERNS were seen on Cherry Pond at the Pondicherry National Wildlife Refuge in Jefferson on August 22nd. 2 AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHERS, and 3 ARCTIC TERNS continued to be seen

2 HUDSONIAN GODWITS, and a MARBLED GODWIT were seen in Hampton Harbor on August 16th. A WESTERN SANDPIPER was seen along the coast in Hampton on August 16th. A “melanistic”

A HUDSONIAN GODWIT, a MARBLED GODWIT, and a WHIMBREL were all seen in Hampton Harbor on August 13th. There was an unconfirmed report of a BAIRD’S SANDPIPER from Hampton Harbor

A LITTLE STINT was found in the Hampton Salt Marsh Conservation Area on July 27th. It was seen again on the 28th and 29th, but has not been relocated since

A MISSISSIPPI KITE was seen from the fire-tower at Stratham Hill Park several times during the past week. A SANDHILL CRANE was seen along Plains Road in Monroe on July

An AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHER, and 3 ARCTIC TERNS were seen at the Isles of Shoals during the past week. A STILT SANDPIPER was seen in Hampton Marsh on July 15th. A

A LEACH’S STORM-PETREL, 2 AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHERS, and 2 ARCTIC TERNS were seen at the Isles of Shoals during the past week. A few LEAST TERNS and PIPING PLOVERS are nesting

2 AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHERS, an ATLANTIC PUFFIN, and 2 ARCTIC TERNS were seen at the Isles of Shoals during the past week. A female KING EIDER that was first seen from

A TRICOLORED HERON continues to be seen along the coast and was last reported from Parson’s Creek saltmarsh in Rye on June 20th. A LEAST BITTERN was reported from along

There was an unconfirmed report, with photographs, of a WESTERN KINGBIRD on June 2nd. It was seen along Route 1A in Rye at the second pullout south of Odiorne Point

2 TRICOLORED HERONS were seen in pools just south of Odiorne Point State Park and west of Route 1A in Rye on May 28th and 29th. 2 LEAST BITTERNS were

This is New Hampshire Audubon’s Rare Bird Alert for Monday, May 23rd, 2022. A WESTERN GREBE was seen from Pulpit Rocks in Rye on May 23rd, and a RED-NECKED GREBE