A NORTHERN HAWK-OWL continued being seen in Pittsburg during the past week.

A GOLDEN EAGLE was seen over Hall Stream Road in Pittsburg on March 1st.

A ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK was seen from Hampton Beach State Park on March 3rd.

A NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen along Route 11B (Lake Shore Road/fields) in Gilford on March 3rd.

4 BLACK VULTURES were seen in the Exeter area, 2 were seen in Walpole, 2 were seen in Westmoreland, 2 were seen in Lyndeborough, 2 were seen in Portsmouth, and 1 was seen in Hinsdale, all during the past week.

A COMMON MURRE was seen from Rye Harbor State Park on March 2nd, and a BONAPARTE’S GULL was seen here on the 3rd.

An ICELAND GULL was seen in Rochester and a GLAUCOUS GULL was seen in Madbury, both during the past week.

2 RED-THROATED LOONS were seen at Adams Point on Great Bay on March 2nd.

A SNOW GOOSE was seen on Great Bay in Greenland on March 3rd, and 4 BRANT were seen at Rye Harbor State Park the 2nd.

A female KING EIDER continues to be seen in coastal Rye, often from Route 1A pullouts south of Odiorne Point State Park. It was last reported on March 3rd.

2 male BARROW’S GOLDENEYES were seen from the end of Gale Avenue in Laconia on March 4th, and a female was seen at Sewalls Falls in Concord on the 2nd.

A HORNED GREBE was seen at Opechee Bay in Laconia on March 3rd.

3-4 NORTHERN PINTAILS continued to be seen at Horseshoe Pond in Concord and were last reported on February 28th, 1 was seen at Reed’s Marsh in Orford on March 3rd, and a pair was seen along Wetherby Road in Charlestown on February 28th and 29th.

A male BLUE-WINGED TEAL and 2 GREEN-WINGED TEAL were seen from Airport Road in Swanzey on March 4th.

7 GREEN-WINGED TEALS were seen at the Hinsdale Setbacks along the Connecticut River, and 9 were seen along Wetherby Road in Charlestown, all on February 28th.

5 GADWALLS and 46 WOOD DUCKS were counted at World End Pond in Salem on February 27th.

A flock of 70 BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS was seen near the intersection of Kearsarge Road and Intervale Cross Road in North Conway on March 3rd, and 2 BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS were seen at the Meredith Town Docks on March 3rd.

12 RED CROSSBILLS were reported from Clark Pond in Auburn on March 2nd.

2 WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS were reported from Deer Mountain Campground in Pittsburg on March 3rd.

A PINE GROSBEAK was reported from Gorham on February 27th.

6 EVENING GROSBEAKS were seen in Errol on March 3rd.

A LAPLAND LONGSPUR was seen at Woodmont Orchard in Hollis on February 27th.

4 AMERICAN PIPITS were seen at Hampton Beach State Park on February 27th.

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, RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET, GRAY CATBIRD, YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER, PINE WARBLER, EASTERN TOWHEE, FOX SPARROW, FIELD SPARROW, CHIPPING SPARROW, SAVANNAH SPARROW, SWAMP SPARROW, and FISH CROW.

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