This is New Hampshire Audubon’s Rare Bird Alert for Monday, May 26, 2025.
A flock of 31 RED PHALAROPES was seen in offshore waters at Jeffrey’s Ledge on May 25th. A WILSON’S STORM-PETREL was also seen here on the 25th.
A BLACK TERN was seen in Hampton Harbor on May 22nd, and a CASPIAN TERN was seen at Plaice Cove in Hampton on May 20th.
2 AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHERS were seen at Odiorne Point State Park in Rye on May 24th, and 2 were seen at the Isles of Shoals on May 20th.
A WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER was seen along the Connecticut River in Charlestown on May 24th.
An ATLANTIC PUFFIN was seen at White & Seavey Islands in the Isles of Shoals on May 24th. There was an unconfirmed report of a THICK-BILLED MURRE in coastal Hampton on May 25th.
A flock of 151 BRANT was seen flying over Effingham on May 22nd.
3 BONAPARTE’S GULLS were seen at Moore Reservoir in Littleton on May 23rd.
A HORNED GREBE was seen at Great Boar’s Head in Hampton on May 21st.
2 RED-NECKED GREBES were seen at Lake Waukewan in Meredith on May 23rd, and 1 was seen at coastal Rye on May 24th.
A RED-THROATED LOON was seen in coastal Rye on May 24th, and 1 was seen in coastal Hampton on the 25th.
A BLUE-WINGED TEAL was seen at Elm Brook Recreation Area in Hopkinton on May 23rd, and 1 was seen at Lower Meadows in Charlestown on May 25th.
3 COMMON EIDERS were seen from Cedar Point in Great Bay on May 24th.
35 BLACK SCOTERS were seen flying over Durham, and 2 were seen at Cherry Pond in Jefferson, all on May 24th.
28 WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS were seen on Pleasant Lake in New London on May 22nd.
1-2 WHITE-FACED IBIS were seen in Rye on May 22nd -24th, mainly at the coastal salt marshes just south of Odiorne Point State Park, at Parson’s Creek, and at the end of Pollock Drive. They are usually seen with GLOSSY IBIS.
A LEAST BITTERN was heard at the Rockingham Rail Trail in Newfields on May 21st and 23rd, and 1 was seen at Cranberry Pond Wetlands located behind the Price Chopper store in West Lebanon on the 23rd.
A MISSISSIPPI KITE was seen in Amherst, and 1 was seen in Durham, both during the past week.
8 BLACK VULTURES were seen at Great Meadow Ferry Road in Westmoreland on May 19th, and single birds were seen in Amherst, Mont Vernon, Lee, and Durham during the past week.
A RED-HEADED WOODPECKER was seen on private property along Borough Road in Canterbury on May 19th-23rd. Please keep off the property and view the bird from the road.
A PHILADELPHIA VIREO was seen in Sandwich on May 24th.
A DICKCISSEL was seen at conservation land across from Canum River Road in Claremont on May 19th.
A GRASSHOPPER SPARROW was reported at the Concord Airport on May 24th, 1 was reported at the Cemetery Fields in Amherst on the 25th, 1 was reported at Short Street in Newington on the 24th, and 2 were reported at the Hinsdale Raceway on the 22nd.
A GOLDEN-WINGED X BLUE-WINGED WARBLER (HYBRID) was seen at Foss Farm West in Durham on May 19th-20th.
On May 17th there was a “fall-out” of migrating birds put down by the fog and rain. Highlights from Odiorne Point State Park: 1 CASPIAN TERN, 1 GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH, 30 SWAINSON’S THRUSHES, 100 OVENBIRDS, 40 BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLERS, 150 COMMON YELLOWTHROATS, 200 AMERICAN REDSTARTS, 50 NORTHERN PARULAS, 75 MAGNOLIA WARBLERS, 17 BAY-BREASTED WARBLERS, 10 YELLOW WARBLERS, 10 CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLERS, 25 BLACKPOLL WARBLERS, 40 BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLERS, and 20 BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLERS.
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