A VARIED THRUSH was seen at the Common Pathway off Nichols Lane in Peterborough on January 19th through the 22nd.
An adult male PAINTED BUNTING was seen visiting a birdfeeder at a private residence in Manchester on January 13th, and on several days during the past week. 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, and was last reported on the 20th.
A YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER was seen and photographed at a private residence in Exeter on January 15th, then was seen on several days during the past week, and was last reported on the 22nd.
A SPOTTED TOWHEE was seen along Church Street in Franconia on January 10th, was seen on several days during the past week, and was last reported on the 21st.
A CLAY-COLORED SPARROW was seen at a private residence in Goffstown on January 18th.
A BALTIMORE ORIOLE was seen at a birdfeeder along Donald Drive in Goffstown on January 18th.
A PALM WARBLER was seen at Hampton Wastewater Treatment Plant on January 21st.
An ICELAND GULL was seen offshore on January 19th, and a GLAUCOUS GULL was seen at Pickering Ponds in Rochester on January 20th.
4 COMMON MURRES, 2 ATLANTIC PUFFINS, and a DOVEKIE were seen at Old Scantum, all on January 16th. A few RAZORBILLS and BLACK GULLIMOTS were reported from the coast during the past week.
2 POMARINE JAEGERS were seen at Jeffrey’s Ledge on January 16th.
An AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHER was reported from Adam’s Point in Durham on January 15th.
A GOLDEN EAGLE was seen flying over Sandwich on January 12th.
5 BLACK VULTURES were seen in Westmoreland, and 4 were seen in Exeter, all during the past week.
2 BARROW’S GOLDENEYES were seen on Opechee Bay in Laconia on January 15th, and 1 was seen at Stark Landing on the Merrimack River in Manchester, on the 20th.
A flock of 1 GREATER SCAUP and 8 LESSER SCAUP was seen on Opechee Bay in Laconia on January 15th.
2 GADWALLS continue to be seen at the Ashland Wastewater Treatment Plant and were last reported on January 21st. A GADWALL, a female AMERICAN WIGEON, and a WOOD DUCK were all seen at Horseshoe Pond in Merrimack on January 18th.
A pair of NORTHERN PINTAILS was seen at Horseshoe Pond in Concord on January 18th, and a solo male was seen along River Street in Ashland on the 20th.
2 RING-NECKED DUCKS were seen on Lake Winnipesaukee on January 19th.
4 RED-BREASTED MERGANSERS were reported from Nashua on January 15th.
A NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen at Great Bay National Wildlife Refuge in Newington on January 15th, and 1 was seen along Bodge Hill Road/Ossipee Mountain Road in Moultonborough on January 20th,
A flock of 170 BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS was seen along the Kancamagus Highway in Bartlett on January 20th, and a flock of over 200 was seen in Gorham on the 22nd.
A COMMON REDPOLL was reported from Temple Mountain on January 19th, and a PINE GROSBEAK was reported from Trudeau Road in Bethlehem on January 18th.
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.
40 WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS were seen at Pitcher Mountain in Stoddard on January 21st, and 4 were reported from Trudeau Road in Bethlehem on the 18th.
8 LAPLAND LONGSPURS were seen in the plowed equipment lot behind Walgreens and PinnacleView Equipment in Walpole, on January 20th.
Additional lingering migrant species reported during the past week included: AMERICAN GOSHAWK, RED-SHOULDERED HAWK, NORTHERN HARRIER, AMERICAN KESTREL, MERLIN, TURKEY VULTURE, BUFFLEHEAD, WOOD DUCK, DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANT, NORTHERN FLICKER,YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER, HERMIT THRUSH, EASTERN PHOEBE, RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET, PINE WARBLER, HOUSE WREN, MARSH WREN, WINTER WREN, GRAY CATBIRD, BROWN THRASHER, EASTERN TOWHEE, FOX SPARROW, FIELD SPARROW, CHIPPING SPARROW, SAVANNAH SPARROW, SWAMP SPARROW, RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD, RUSTY BLACKBIRD, and FISH CROW.
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