Date: 10/21/24 11:05 am From: Mark Suomala <suomalamark...> Subject: [NHBirds] Rare Bird Alert, New Hampshire, October 21, 2024
This is New Hampshire Audubon's Rare Bird Alert for Monday, October 21st,
2024.
A GOLDEN EAGLE was seen from Pack Monadnock on October 15th.
A ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK was seen from Pack Monadnock on October 20th, 1 was
seen at the fields located along Route 155A in Durham on the 19th and 20th,
and 1 was seen at Goss Farm in Rye on the 16th.
2 BLACK VULTURES were seen in Westmoreland and 1 was seen in Antrim, all
during the past week.
3 SANDHILL CRANES were seen at Bedell Bridge State Park in Haverhill on
October 19th.
3 LONG-BILLED DOWITCHERS were seen at the Hampton Salt Marsh Conservation
Area on October 14th.
An AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER was seen in Hampton Harbor on October 19th and 20
th, and 1 was seen at Tullando Farm in Orford on October 16th-20th.
A BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER continued to be seen at Surry Mountain Lake during
the past week, and was last reported on October 19th.
A LESSER YELLOWLEGS was seen at Pickering Ponds in Rochester on October 17th
.
4 CORY'S SHEARWATERS were seen from a boat between the Isles of Shoals and
the coast on October 17th.
A LAUGHING GULL was seen at Rye Harbor on October 14th, 1 was seen at Eel
Pond in Rye on the 18th, and 1 was seen at Odiorne Point State Park in Rye
on the 19th.
There was an unconfirmed report of 3 CACKLING GEESE at the Recycling Center
Pond adjacent Old Drewsville Road in Walpole on October 17th, and there was
an unconfirmed report of a CACKLING GOOSE at the same pond in Walpole on
the 20th.
A NORTHERN PINTAIL was seen at Surry Mountain Lake on October 18th and 19th.
A YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO was seen at Odiorne Point State Park in Rye on
October 16th.
A YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER continued to be seen at Odiorne Point State Park
in Rye during the past week and was last reported on October 20th.
An ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER was seen in the Friesian Street Thickets at the
Dover Community Trail on October 19th.
There was an unconfirmed report of a BLUE GROSBEAK from Great Meadow in
Charlestown on October 20th.
A DICKCISSEL was seen at Goss Farm in Rye on October 14th-20th, 1 was seen
at the South Street cemetery in Portsmouth in the 17th, and 1 was reported
from Woodmont Orchard in Hollis on the 15th.
A CLAY-COLORED SPARROW was seen at Goss Farm in Rye on October 20th.
A NELSON’S SPARROW was seen at Tullando Farm in Orford on October 14th-20th.
A FOX SPARROW was seen along Range Road in Sandwich on October 14th.
A BOBOLINK was seen at the Strafford County Farm Complex in Dover on
October 19th.
A YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD was seen at the Route 155A farm fields in Durham
on October 20th.
A PINE GROSBEAK was heard at Mount Field in the White Mountains on October
20th.
Lingering species reported during the past week included: YELLOW-THROATED
VIREO, RED-EYED VIREO, HOUSE WREN, GRAY CATBIRD, OVENBIRD, TENNESSEE
WARBLER, NASHVILLE WARBLER, NORTHERN PARULA, MAGNOLIA WARBLER, YELLOW
WARBLER, BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER, BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER,
BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER, COMMON YELLOWTHROAT, ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK, and
SCARLET TANAGER.
HAWK MIGRATION daily observation has started and observers have already
counted over 5,200 raptors from the Pack Monadnock Raptor Migration
Observatory. Be sure to visit and help the official counters!
This message is also available by phone recording: call (603) 224-9909 and
press 4 as directed or ask to be transferred.
If you have seen any interesting birds recently, you can leave a message at
the end of the recording or send your sightings to the RBA via e-mail to:
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Alert" in the subject line and be sure to include your mailing address and
phone number. The RBA is also available on-line at the New Hampshire
Audubon web site, www.nhaudubon.org
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