An ASH-THROATED FLYCATCHER, a VIRGINIA’S WARBLER, and 3 ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLERS continued to be seen at Bicentennial Park in Hampton during the past week and were last reported on December 25th.

2 ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLERS, a WILSON’S WARBLER, and a PALM WARBLER were seen at the Hampton Wastewater Treatment Plant on several days during the past week.

Another ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER was reported from conservation land along River Road in Claremont on December 22nd.

A PALM WARBLER and 2 PINE WARBLERS were seen at the Strafford County Farm Complex in Dover on December 21st. A PINE WARBLER was seen at Elm Brook Park in Hopkinton on December 25th, 1 was seen in Amherst on the 24th, and 1 was seen in Pittsfield on the 20th.

An AMERICAN REDSTART was seen at Odiorne Point State Park in Rye on the 20th.

2 COMMON YELLOWTHROATS were reported from Hollis on December 24th, and 1 was reported from Highland Park Avenue in Rye on the 20th.

There was an unconfirmed report of a GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW seen along Old Center Harbor Road in Meredith on December 23rd.

There was an unconfirmed report of a PAINTED BUNTING from Crystal Lake in Manchester on December 22nd.

A BLACK-HEADED GULL was seen at Little Harbor in New Castle on December 24th and 25th, and a LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL was seen in coastal Hampton on December 23rd.

2 GLAUCOUS GULLS were seen at Pickering Ponds in Rochester on December 24th, and an ICELAND GULL was seen from Great Boar’s Head in Hampton on the 23rd.

An immature male KING EIDER was seen at Seal Rocks in Rye on December 25th.

A female KING EIDER continues to be seen in coastal Rye, often from the second pullout on Route 1A just south of Odiorne Point State Park. It was last reported on December 22nd.

A male HARLEQUIN DUCK was seen off of Bicentennial Park in Hampton on December 20th.

A group of 3 male BARROW’S GOLDENEYE was seen on Opechee Bay in Laconia on December 22nd, 1 was seen near the Granite Street Bridge on the Merrimack River in Manchester on the 21st, and 1 was seen at the Wilder Dam reservoir on the Connecticut River in Lebanon on the 19th.

A REDHEAD was seen on Spofford Lake on December 20th, and 2 RED-BREASTED MERGANSERS were seen there on the 21st.

A pair of GADWALL was seen at Upper Peverly Pond in Great Bay National Wildlife Refuge in Newington on December 24th, and 1 was seen in coastal Hampton on the 20th.

A LESSER SCAUP was seen on the Androscoggin River in Errol on December 21st.

A NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen along Ossipee Mountain Road in Moultonborough on December 24th.

A ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK was seen at Rivervail Farm in Errol on December 21st.

A flock of 28 EVENING GROSBEAKS was seen at Round Pond Road in Pittsburg on December 20th.

A flock of 15 BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS was seen on the trail on Cherry Mountain in Carroll on December 23rd.

A WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILL was reported from Pondicherry National Wildlife National Wildlife Refuge in Jefferson on December 23rd.

A flock of 12 RED CROSSBILLS was reported from the Wapack Trail between Pack Monadnock and North Pack Monadnock on December 22nd, and smaller numbers were reported from scattered locations, all during the past week.

A flock of 8 COMMON REDPOLLS was reported from Silver Lake in Harrisville on December 23rd.

2 FOX SPARROWS were seen in the Seabrook Town Forest on December 23rd.

A SNOWY EGRET was seen at Seal Rocks in Rye on December 25th.

A VIRGINIA RAIL was reported from Hollis on December 23rd and 24th.

Additional lingering migrant species reported during the past week included: RED-SHOULDERED HAWK, MERLIN, YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER, HERMIT THRUSH, RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET, YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER, AMERICAN PIPIT, MARSH WREN, HOUSE WREN, WINTER WREN, GRAY CATBIRD, BROWN THRASHER, EASTERN TOWHEE, LINCOLN’S SPARROW, FIELD SPARROW, CHIPPING SPARROW, SWAMP SPARROW, RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD, BROWN-HEADED COWBIRD, and RUSTY BLACKBIRD.

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