This is New Hampshire Audubon’s Rare Bird Alert for Monday, March 9, 2026.
A KING EIDER was seen at Pulpit Rocks in Rye on March 9th.
A male BARROW’S GOLDENEYE continues to be seen at the Lochmere Dam on Silver Lake in Tilton and another male BARROW’S GOLDENEYE continues to be seen at the Granite Street Bridge, on the Merrimack River in Manchester, all during the past week.
A ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK was seen in Concord on March 4th, and MERLIN was seen flying over Noyes Street in Concord on March 7th.
A BLACK VULTURE and a NORTHERN HARRIER were seen on the UNH main campus in Durham on March 8th, and 2 BLACK VULTURES were seen in Walpole on the 3rd.
A NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen on Route 10 in Orford on March 5th, and 1 was seen at the Ines and Frederick Wildlife Sanctuary in Warren on March 8th.
A DICKCISSEL continues to be seen at 26 Elm Street in Wolfeboro and was last reported on March 7th.
A BALTIMORE ORIOLE continues to be seen in Kingston and was last reported on March 3rd.
A flock of 60 BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS was seen on Chellis Road in Plainfield on March 6th, and a flock of 52 was seen at the Houston Fields in Hopkinton on the 9th.
5 PINE GROSBEAKS were seen in Shelburne on March 5th.
64 EVENING GROSBEAKS were seen in Jefferson on March 8th, 3 were reported from Deerfield on March 3rd, and 8 were reported from Strafford on the 4th.
2 REDPOLLS were seen in Belmont on March 4th.
A WINTER WREN was reported from Exeter, 1 was reported from Madbury, and 1 was reported from Merrimack, all during the past week.
A RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER was seen at Mechanic Street in Gorham on March 5th. and a NORTHERN FLICKER was reported from Grasse Road in Grafton on the 6th.
A HERMIT THRUSH continues to be seen in Gilford, and was last reported on March 7th. Single HERMIT THRUSHES were also reported from Sandwich, Litchfield, Merrimack, and Durham during the past week.
2 FOX SPARROWS continue to be seen in Londonderry and were last reported on March 7th, and a WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW continues to be seen on Mechanic Street in Gorham and was last reported on the 4th.
2 RUSTY BLACKBIRDS were seen in Orford on March 5th, 1 was seen in East Kingston on the 6th, and 1 was seen in Concord on the 8th.
2 KILLDEER were seen at Ragged Neck in Rye on March 5th, and 4 were seen in Exeter on the 8th.
An AMERICAN WOODCOCK was reported from Spinney Lane and Durham Reservoir in Durham on March 4th. PEENT!
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