An adult male PAINTED BUNTING was seen visiting a birdfeeder at a private residence in Manchester on January 13th, and again on the 14th and 15th. Using a spotting scope, the feeder can be seen from the public beach at Crystal Lake Park. From the beach, look on the right side of the lake (north) at the second house. The bird has been seen irregularly.
A YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER was seen and photographed at a private residence in Exeter on January 15th.
A SPOTTED TOWHEE was seen in a backyard along Church Street in Franconia on January 10th and 14th.
A BALTIMORE ORIOLE was seen at a birdfeeder along Union Street in Deering on January 10th.
A PALM WARBLER was seen at the Hampton Wastewater Treatment Plant on January 12th.
A BLACK-HEADED GULL was seen at Odiorne Point State Park in Rye on January 12th. A LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL was seen at Eel Pond in Rye on January 13th, and 1 was seen at Odiorne Point State Park in Rye on the 10th.
An ICELAND GULL was seen at Bicentennial Park in Hampton on January 14th, and a GLAUCOUS GULL was seen at Pickering Ponds in Rochester on January 13th.
7 ATLANTIC PUFFINS and a DOVEKIE were seen along the coast within the Isles of Shoals on January 3rd, and a DOVEKIE was seen from Rye Harbor State Park on the 4th.
A DOVEKIE was seen at Eel Pond in Rye on January 14th, 2 were seen from Great Island Common in New Castle on the 11th, and 1 was seen from a boat close to the Isles of Shoals on the 9th.
18+ COMMON MURRES and 4 ATLANTIC PUFFINS were seen along the coast within the Isles of Shoals, and 54 COMMON MURRES and 3 ATLANTIC PUFFINS were seen at Old Scantum, all on January 9th.
A few RAZORBILLS and BLACK GULLIMOTS were reported from the coast during the past week.
A GOLDEN EAGLE was seen flying over Sandwich on January 12th.
4 BLACK VULTURES were seen in Exeter on January 14th, and 1 was seen in Merrimack on the 10th.
A SNOW GOOSE was seen at Odiorne Point State Park in Rye on January 12th.
An immature male KING EIDER was seen from Little Boar’s Head in North Hampton on January 9th.
A HARLEQUIN DUCK was seen in Hampton Harbor on January 11th.
2 BARROW’S GOLDENEYES were seen on Opechee Bay in Laconia, 2 were seen at Stark Landing on the Merrimack River in Manchester, and 1 was seen at Front Park on Lake Massabesic, all during the past week.
A hybrid between a male BARROW’S GOLDENEYE and a male COMMON GOLDENEYE was seen at Stark Landing on the Merrimack River in Manchester on January 13th.
A REDHEAD was seen from the Great Bay Discovery Center in Greenland on January 11th. A flock of 9 GREATER SCAUP and 8 LESSER SCAUP was seen on Opechee Bay in Laconia on January 8th. A flock of 13 LESSER SCAUP was seen from the Town Docks on Lake Winnipesauke in Wolfeboro on January 13th.
2 GADWALLS continue to be seen at the Ashland Wastewater Treatment Plant and were last reported on January 14th.
A male GREEN-WINGED TEAL was seen at the Suncook River Reservoir in Allenstown on January 14th, and a male was seen at the Keene State College Athletic Complex on Krif Road on the 13th.
A pair of NORTHERN PINTAILS was seen at Horseshoe Pond in Concord om January 11th and 12th, and 1 was seen along River Street in Ashland on the 11th.
A female AMERICAN WIGEON was seen at Horseshoe Pond in Merrimack on January 13th and 14th.
A RED-BREASTED MERGANSER was seen at the Connecticut River in Charlestown on January 12th, and 2 were seen on Lake Winnipesauke on the 9th.
A NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen at Great Bay National Wildlife Refuge in Newington on January 15th, 1 was seen along Bodge Hill Road in Moultonborough on January 14th, and 1 was reported from Bedford near the intersection of Horace Greeley Road and Joppa Hill Road, on the 8th.
A flock of 60 BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS was seen in Twin Mountain on January 12th.
3 PINE GROSBEAKS were reported from Keene on January 13th.
A few flocks of 8-10 RED CROSSBILLS were reported from south-central areas, and smaller flocks were reported from scattered locations, all during the past week. 3 WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS were reported from North Woodstock on January 12th.
75 HORNED LARKS, 6 SNOW BUNTINGS and 2 LAPLAND LONGSPURS were seen in the plowed equipment lot behind Walgreens and Pinnacleview Equipment in Walpole, during the past week.
A WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW was seen along South Barnstead Road in Barnstead on January 9th.
There was an unconfirmed sighting of a BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER in Manchester on January 11th. An EASTERN PHOEBE was seen in Webster on January 9th.
A WILSON’S SNIPE was seen at a private residence in Portsmouth on January 10th.
Additional lingering migrant species reported during the past week included: AMERICAN GOSHAWK, RED-SHOULDERED HAWK, NORTHERN HARRIER, AMERICAN KESTREL (4), TURKEY VULTURE (4), BUFFLEHEAD, WOOD DUCK, DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANT, NORTHERN FLICKER (18), YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER (10), HERMIT THRUSH (6), RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET, PINE WARBLER (12), MARSH WREN, WINTER WREN (24), GRAY CATBIRD, EASTERN TOWHEE (4), FOX SPARROW (6), FIELD SPARROW (3), CHIPPING SPARROW (5), SAVANNAH SPARROW, SWAMP SPARROW, RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD, RUSTY BLACKBIRD, and FISH CROW.
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