Date: 2/17/25 8:03 am From: Mark Suomala <suomalamark...> Subject: [NHBirds] Rare Bird Alert
This is New Hampshire Audubon's Rare Bird Alert for Monday, February 17,
2025.
A HARRIS’ SPARROW was found at the New Hampshire Fish & Game Bellamy River
Wildlife Management Area in Dover on January 13th. It was first seen next
to the entrance road and then across the street on the ground below a
birdfeeder in the front yard of a private residence and was last reported
on February 15th. Please view the feeders from the road and stay off the
private property.
A ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK was seen near the north end of River Road at the
Connecticut River in Plainfield on February 15th.
A THICK-BILLED MURRE was seen at Great Boar’s Head in Hampton on February
15th.
3 BLACK VULTURES were seen roosting with a few solo TURKEY VULTURES at the
Exeter Memorial Hospital on February 11th, and another TURKEY VULTURE was
seen flying over Hollis on the 16th.
An ICELAND GULL was seen in downtown Dover on February 15th.
A pair of BARROW’S GOLDENEYES was seen south of the Sewall’s Falls Road
bridge on the Merrimack River in Concord, and another pair was seen at Arms
Park on the Merrimack River in Manchester, all on February 15th.
3 LESSER SCAUP were seen on Opechee Bay in Laconia on February 15th.
A GREEN-WINGED TEAL was seen on the Souhegan in Milford on February 13th.
A RED-THROATED LOON was seen from Scammell Bridge in Dover on February 15th.
A NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen along Reed Road in Colebrook on February 15th.
A flock of 20 BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS was seen at NHAudubon’s Dahl Wildlife
Sanctuary in Conway on February 15th.
A flock of 6 PINE GROSBEAKS was seen in Bartlett on February 15th.
A flock of 38 EVENING GROSBEAKS was seen along Bailey Road in Jefferson on
February 13th, and a flock 10 was seen at Trumpet Round Road in Sugar Hill
on the 15th.
A PINE WARBLER was seen at a private residence in Somersworth on February 16
th.
4 AMERICAN PIPITS and a PALM WARBLER were seen at Plaice Cove in Hampton on
several days during the past week, and 3 AMERICAN PIPITS were seen at North
Side Park in Hampton on February 10th.
A LAPLAND LONGSPUR was seen along Old Newport Road in Claremont on February
15th, 1 was seen at a private residence in Auburn on the 16th, and 2 were
seen at Hampton Beach on the 15th.
A flock of over 40 SNOW BUNTINGS was seen feeding on the ground under a
birdfeeder at a private residence in Somersworth on February 13th.
A female ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK was seen at 512 Broad Street in Portsmouth
on February 16th.
Lingering species reported during the past week included: PEREGRINE FALCON,
AMERICAN KESTREL, NORTHERN HARRIER, MERLIN, RED-SHOULDERED HAWK,
YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER, NORTHERN FLICKER, CAROLINA WREN, WINTER WREN,
RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET, HERMIT THRUSH, EASTERN FISHCROW, TOWHEE, SONG
SPARROW, SAVANNAH SPARROW, SWAMP SPARROW, CHIPPING SPARROW, FOX SPARROW,
and FIELD SPARROW.
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:
<birdsetc...> Please put either "bird sighting" or "Rare Bird
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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