A GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE was seen at Wetherby Road in Charlestown on March 11th and 12th and presumably the same bird was seen at Lower Meadows on the 12th and 13th. Another sighting was reported from fields along Jarvis Hill Road in Claremont on March 16th, and this may also be the same bird.

Another GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE was seen in Lake Winnipesaukee area at the Meredith Town Docks in Meredith Bay on March 16th and 17th, and presumably the same bird was reported from Meredith Yacht Club and Moulton Farm on the 17th.

3 SNOW GEESE were seen in Sunapee, 1 was seen in Orford, and 1 was seen in Hollis, all on March 15th.

A female BARROW’S GOLDENEYE was seen again at Sewall’s Falls on the Merrimack River in Concord on March 12th.

A pair of NORTHERN SHOVELERS was seen at the Center Harbor Sewage Lagoons in Moultonborough on March 16th and 17th, and 2 males were seen at Morrill’s Farm in Penacook on the 15th.

A RUDDY DUCK was seen at Pickering Ponds in Rochester on March 16th.

Many GREEN-WINGED TEAL were reported from scattered locations during the past week. High counts included 55 from Wetherby Road in Charlestown on March 16th, and 27 from Morrill’s Farm in Penacook on the 16th.

7 GREATER SCAUP were seen at Great Meadow in Charlestown on March 18th.

A PIED-BILLED GREBE was seen at Deer Hill Wildlife Management Area in Brentwood on March 17th and 18th.

A VIRGINIA RAIL was heard at Geremonty Drive marsh in Salem on March 16th.

A WILSON’S SNIPE was seen at Morrill’s Farm in Penacook on March 16th.

An AMERICAN COOT was seen at World End Pond in Salem on March 18th.

2 COMMON MURRES were seen at Jeffrey’s Ledge in New Hampshire waters on March 14th.

A BLACK-HEADED GULL was seen in Rye Harbor on March 16th.

A LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, a GLAUCOUS GULL, and 3 SNOW GEESE were seen at Pickering Ponds in Rochester on March 17th.

An ICELAND GULL was seen in Durham on March 15th.

A GREAT EGRET was reported from Seabrook Marsh on March 18th.

3 BLACK VULTURES were seen in Claremont, 3 were seen in Lebanon, 3 were seen in Hinsdale, 2 were seen in Fall Mountain, 2 were seen in Keene, 1 was seen in Greenland,1 was seen in Portsmouth, 1 was seen in Strafford, 1 was seen in Alstead, 1 was seen in Concord, and 1 was seen in Penacook, all during the past week.

A GOLDEN EAGLE was seen overhead in Hancock on March 16th.

An AMERICAN GOSHAWK was reported from East Kingston on March 17th.

An OSPREY was seen in Exeter on March 17th and 18th.

A NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen in Orford on March 16th.

There was a small influx of TREE SWALLOWS during the past week with high counts of 13 from Londonderry, 6 from Hinsdale, and 5 from Concord.

An AMERICAN PIPIT was reported from Hinsdale on March 14th, 1 was reported from Durham on the 18th, and 1 was reported from coastal Rye on the 18th.

2 RED CROSSBILLS were reported from Springfield on March 16th, 2 were reported from Newton on the 17th, 1 was reported from Concord on the 17th, and 1 was reported from Auburn on the 12th. 2 WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS were reported from Mount Monadnock on March 18th.

Additional lingering migrant (or early-returning) species reported during the past week included: NORTHERN HARRIER, 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, PINE SISKIN, and FISH CROW.

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