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 28th.

A PALM WARBLER and a YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER were seen at the Hampton Wastewater Treatment Plant on January 27th.

A BALTIMORE ORIOLE was seen at a birdfeeder along Wheeler Road in Hollis on January 23rd, and 1 was seen at Dover Point on the 24th.

A LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL was seen at Eel Pond in Rye on January 26th, a GLAUCOUS GULL and 3 ICELAND GULLS were seen in Hampton Harbor on the 27th, and an ICELAND GULL was seen at Pickering Pond in Rochester on the 28th.

A DOVEKIE was seen from Odiorne Point State Park in Rye on January 23rd.

A SHORT-EARED OWL and a NORTHERN HARRIER were seen in Hampton Marsh from the end of Depot Road in Hampton Falls on January 28th.

There was an unconfirmed report of a GOLDEN EAGLE seen flying over New Boston on January 25th.

Up to 4 BLACK VULTURES continued to be seen in Exeter and Stratham during the past week. There are about 100 TURKEY VULTURES being seen in the same area.

A NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen at Great Bay National Wildlife Refuge in Newington on January 27th, and 1 was seen at the Berlin Industrial Park on East Milan Road in Berlin on the 28th.

Single SNOW GEESE were seen with flocks of CANADA GEESE in Hampton, North Hampton, and Durham on January 27th, and 1 was seen in Rye on the 23rd.

A female KING EIDER continues to be seen along the coast, usually between Odiorne Point State Park and Pulpit Rocks in Rye, and was last reported on January 27th.

2 female HARLEQUIN DUCKS were seen at the Hampton Harbor inlet, and 1 was seen in Rye Harbor, all on January 27th.

A male BARROW’S GOLDENEYE was seen at Stark Landing on the Merrimack River in Manchester on January 25th, 1 was seen at the Taylor River in Seabrook/Hampton Marsh on the 25th, and a female BARROW’S GOLDENEYE was seen at Sewall’s Falls in Concord on the 27th.

A GADWALL, a female AMERICAN WIGEON, and a WOOD DUCK were all seen at Horseshoe Pond in Merrimack during the past week, and a GADWALL was seen at Hampton/Seabrook Marsh on January 27th.

A pair of NORTHERN PINTAILS continued to be seen during the past week at Horseshoe Pond in Concord and was last reported on January 27th, and a solo male was seen along River Street in Ashland on the 23rd.

A LESSER SCAUP was seen at Fields Grove City Park in Nashua on January 29th, 1 was seen at Horseshoe Pond in Concord on the 29th, and 1 was seen at the Town Docks in Wolfeboro on the 24th.

7 BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS were seen in Livermore in the White Mountains on January 28th.

A flock of 13 COMMON REDPOLLS was seen along Mechanic Street in Gorham, and a PINE GROSBEAK was reported from Mount Tecumseh in Waterville Valley, all on January 27th.

A few flocks of 5-10 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 24th, and 4 were reported from Trudeau Road in Bethlehem on the 18th.

4 LAPLAND LONGSPURS were seen in the fields behind the Post Office on Loudon Road in Concord on January 25th, and an AMERICAN PIPIT was seen in Stratham on January 27th.

A flock of 23 FISH CROWS was seen and heard at the Tuscan Village in Salem on January 28th.

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, NORTHERN FLICKER,YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER, HERMIT THRUSH, 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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