This is New Hampshire Audubon’s Rare Bird Alert for Monday, December 2, 2024.
A WESTERN CATTLE EGRET was seen in and around Hurd Farm in Hampton on several days during the past week. It was seen from several locations including Timber Swamp Road, Old Stage Road, and Towle Farm Road and was last reported on December 2nd. A few GREAT EGRETS were seen in Hampton and Rye during the past week.
A SNOWY OWL was reported at Adams Point Wildlife Management Area on Great Bay in Durham on November 28th.
A BULLOCK’S ORIOLE was first seen along Hackett Hill Road in Hooksett on November 14th, and continues to be seen, It was last reported on December 2nd.
An ICELAND GULL was seen at the ICenter in Salem on November 30th, and a LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL was seen at the Pickering Ponds in Rochester on the 27th.
9 DOVEKIES and an ATLANTIC PUFFIN were seen by birders on a boat in offshore waters on November 26th.
2 male BARROW’S GOLDENEYES were seen on Lake Winnisquam in Laconia on November 27th, a female was seen on Palazzi Pond in Springfield on the 27th, and a female was seen on the Merrimack River from Morrill’s Farm on the 27th.
3 REDHEADS were seen at Osprey Cove on Great Bay in Greenland on November 29th.
13 RUDDY DUCKS were seen on Moore Reservoir in Littleton on November 27th and 1 was seen at Mascoma Lake in Enfield on December 1st.
A NORTHERN SHOVELER and a NORTHERN PINTAIL were seen at Dorrs Pond in Manchester on November 30th.
A NORTHERN PINTAIL was seen at the Hinsdale Setbacks along the Connecticut River on December 1st, and 1 was seen at the Eastman Pond Trail in Grantham on November 30th.
2 LESSER SCAUP were seen at Crystal Lake in Enfield on December 1st, and 2 were seen at the Howe Reservoir in Dublin on November 30th.
A COMMON EIDER was seen from Hilton Park in Dover on November 29th.
A COMMON EIDER, 6 LONG-TAILED DUCKS, and a RED-THROATED LOON were all seen at Lake Gloriette in Dixville on several days during the past week.
5 SURF SCOTERS and 3 LONG-TAILED DUCKS were seen from Adams Point in Durham, and 2 SURF SCOTERS were seen from Hilton Park in Dover, all on November 30th.
A WHITE-WINGED SCOTER was seen from Adams Point in Durham on November 29th.
A BLACK SCOTER was seen at Fish Pond in Columbia on November 25th, and 1 was seen at Goose Pond in Canaan on December 1st.
2 RED-THROATED LOONS were seen on Spofford Lake in Chesterfield on November 30th.
A NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen at NH Fish & Game Bellamy River Wildlife Management Area on November 29th.
A WHITE-WINGED SCOTER was seen on Great Bay from Adams Point in Durham on November 22nd, and 1 was seen at the Wilder Dam on the Connecticut River in Lebanon on the 23rd.
2 SEMIPALMATED PLOVERS were seen at Hampton Beach on December 1st. A GREATER YELLOWLEGS was seen at Parson’s Creek Salt Marsh on November 26th. An AMERICAN WOODCOCK was seen in Marlborough on November 27th.
4 BLACK VULTURES were seen in Exeter on December 1st.
8 AMERICAN PIPITS were seen at Cromwell Drive in Keene on November 29th, 2 were seen at Surry Mountain Lake on November 27th, and 1 was seen at Ragged Neck in Rye on December 1st.
A LAPLAND LONGSPUR was seen with a flock of HORNED LARKS at the Charlestown Wastewater Treatment Plant on November 29th.
An ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER was seen at the Portsmouth Athletic Fields on November 29th, and 1 was seen at the trail at Osprey Cove in Greenland on the 27th.
Lingering species reported during the past week included: AMERICA KESTREL, YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER, FISH CROW, EASTERN PHOEBE, HERMIT THRUSH, GRAY CATBIRD, RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET, BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER, YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER, PALM WARBLER, AMERICAN REDSTART, EASTERN TOWHEE, and RUSTY BLACKBIRD.
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