Date: 3/24/25 11:23 am From: Mark Suomala <suomalamark...> Subject: [NHBirds] Rare Bird Alert, New Hampshire, March 24, 2025
This is New Hampshire Audubon's Rare Bird Alert for Monday, March 24th,
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 March 20th. Please view the feeders from the road and stay off the
private property.
A flock of 9 SANDHILL CRANES was seen flying at the Hinsdale Setbacks along
the Connecticut River on March 21st, and a single SANDHILL CRANE was seen
at Reed’s Marsh Wildlife Management Area in Orford on the 22nd.
A GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE was seen at Great Meadows in Charlestown on
March 18th, and a SNOW GOOSE was seen at Lower Meadows in Charlestown on
March 23rd.
5 BRANT were seen at Rye Harbor State Park on March 23rd.
A pair of BARROW’S GOLDENEYES was seen on the Merrimack River in Manchester
on March 18th.
A CANVASBACK was seen from the Great Bay Discovery Center in Stratham on
March 18th.
A pair of BLUE-WINGED TEAL was seen along Krif Road in Keene on March 21st
-23rd, and a pair was seen at Sawyer Farm in Walpole on March 21st-22nd.
A BLACK SCOTER was seen at Terrill Park in Concord on March 21st.
2 RUDDY DUCKS were seen from Adam’s Point at Great Bay on March 18th.
90 GREEN-WINGED TEAL were seen at Horseshoe Pond in Concord on March 23rd,
9 were seen at Upper Suncook Lake in Barnstead on the 17th. and 8 were seen
along Old Lake Shore Road in Gilford on the 17th.
3 BLACK VULTURES were seen from Church Street in Walpole on March 23rd.
A ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK was seen at Bedell Bridge State Park in Haverhill on
March 23rd.
An OSPREY was seen in Hinsdale and 1 was seen in Nashua, both on March 23rd.
2 SEMIPALMATED PLOVERS were seen at Jackson’s Landing in Durham on March 23
rd.
A LESSER YELLOWLEGS was seen from River Road on Sawyer Farm in Walpole on
March 21st, and 1 was reported from Oxbow Lake in Nashua on the 23rd.
A PECTORAL SANDPIPER was seen at Lower Meadows in Charlestown on March 23rd.
A LEAST SANDPIPER was seen at Hampton Beach State Park on March 22nd.
A WILSON’SNIPE was seen at Jaffrey Center on March 16th.
A PIPING PLOVER was seen at Hampton Beach on March 15th, and 23rd.
2 RED-THROATED LOONS seen at Adam’s Point in Great Bay in Durham, and 1 was
seen at Hilton Park in Dover, all during the past week.
A PIED-BILLED GREBE was seen at Silver Lake in Hollis, 1 was seen at
Clair’s Landing on Lake Massabesic, and 1 was seen at Adam’s Point in Great
Bay in Durham all during the past week.
A DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANT was seen at Adams Point in Durham on March 23rd.
4 GLOSSY IBIS were seen in the salt marsh just south of Odiorne Point State
Park along Route 1A in Rye on March 22nd.
2 GREAT EGRETS were seen in Portsmouth on March 20th, 1 was seen at Rye
Harbor on the 20th, and 1 was seen at Witch Island in Hampton on the 22nd.
A NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen at the Ines and Fredrick Yeatts Wildlife
Sanctuary in Warren on March 19th.
5 TREE SWALLOWS were seen in Charlestown, 3 were seen at Brentwood, 3 were
seen in Dover, 2 were seen in Newington, 2 were seen in Exeter, and a
number of single birds were reported from south of the Lakes Region.
A flock of 40 BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS was seen at Moore Reservoir in Littleton on
March 19th.
Lingering & returning species reported during the past week included:
KILLDEER, AMERICAN WOODCOCK, AMERICAN KESTREL, RED-SHOULDERED HAWK,
EASTERN PHOEBE, RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET, AMERICAN PIPIT, FISH CROW, EASTERN
TOWHEE, SWAMP SPARROW, CHIPPING SPARROW, FOX SPARROW, and FIELD SPARROW.
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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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