An adult male PAINTED BUNTING has been seen visiting a birdfeeder at a private residence in Manchester since January. Using a spotting scope, the feeders 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 March 9th and 10th.

The NORTHERN HAWK-OWL that was being seen in Pittsburg was last reported on March 6th. It may still be in the area.

A GOLDEN EAGLE was seen over Wetherby Road in Charlestown on March 10th, 1 was seen over Ramblewood in Newbury on the 9th, and 1 was seen at Hall Stream in Pittsburg on the 9th.

9 BLACK VULTURES were seen in the Penacook area, 5 were seen in Claremont, 2 were seen in Westmoreland, 2 were seen in Charlestown, 2 were seen in Manchester, 2 were seen in Goffstown, 2 were seen in Rochester, and 1 was seen in Exeter, all during the past week.

A NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen in Fitzwilliam on March 7th.

A SANDHILL CRANE was seen flying over Proctor Road in Jaffrey on March 8th.

An ICELAND GULL and a GLAUCOUS GULL were seen in fields south of Pickering Ponds in Rochester on March 9th.

A LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL and an ICELAND GULL were seen on Eel Pond in Rye on March 10th.

A GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE was seen at Wetherby Road in Charlestown on March 9th, and presumably the same bird was seen at Lower Meadows on the 10th.

A SNOW GOOSE was seen in Cornish on March 7th, and 2 were seen in Laconia on the 10th.

4 MUTE SWANS were seen on Pawtuckaway Lake on March 10th, and 1 was seen on the coast on the 9th.

A RED-THROATED LOON was seen at Adams Point on Great Bay on March 9th.

A male BARROW’S GOLDENEYE was seen at the Wilder Dam Reservoir in Lebanon on March 7th’

A NORTHERN SHOVELER was seen in Exeter on March 6th.

A LESSER SCAUP was seen at Turtle Pond in Concord at March 6th, and 1 was seen at Nutts Pond in Manchester on the 5th.

6 GREEN-WINGED TEALS were seen along Wetherby Road in Charlestown on March 9th, and 4 were seen in fields on West Portsmouth Street in Concord on the 9th.

A flock of 48 BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS was seen along Tenney Mountain Road in Plymouth on March 9th, and a flock of 70 was reported from Bridgewater on the 6th.

A few RED CROSSBILLS were reported from scattered locations during the past week.

A PALM WARBLER continues to be seen at the Hampton Wastewater Treatment Plant and was last reported on March 9th.

An early-returning EASTERN MEADOWLARK was seen in Deerfield on March 6th.

An overwintering WILSON’S SNIPE was seen in Portsmouth on March 7th.

A number of early-returning KILLDEER and AMERICAN WOODCOCK were reported from mainly the southeastern part of the state during the past week.

Additional lingering migrant (or early-returning) species reported during the past week included: NORTHERN HARRIER, RED-SHOULDERED HAWK, AMERICAN KESTREL, MERLIN, TURKEY VULTURE, NORTHERN FLICKER, YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER, EASTERN PHOEBE, HERMIT THRUSH, MARSH WREN, RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET, GRAY CATBIRD, YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER, PINE WARBLER, EASTERN TOWHEE, FOX SPARROW, FIELD SPARROW, CHIPPING SPARROW, SAVANNAH SPARROW, SWAMP SPARROW, RUSTY BLACKBIRD, and FISH CROW.

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