Date: 5/19/25 10:27 am From: Mark Suomala <suomalamark...> Subject: [NHBirds] Rare Bird Alert, New Hampshire, May 19, 2025
This is New Hampshire Audubon's Rare Bird Alert for Monday, May 19th, 2025.
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A PACIFIC LOON was photographed in waters between Hampton Harbor and the
Isles of Shoals on May 14th, and a RED-THROATED LOON was seen at Great Bay
from Adams Point in Durham on May 16th.
An ATLANTIC PUFFIN was seen at Old Scantum (offshore waters) on May 14th.
A CASPIAN TERN was seen at Odiorn Point State Park in Rye on May 17th, and
8 ROSEATE TERNS were seen at Hampton Beach State Park on May 14th.
A flock of approximately 50 BRANT was seen flying over Sandwich on May 13th.
2 COMMON EIDERS were seen at Dover Point in Hilton Park on May 12th.
2 pairs of BUFFLEHEADS were seen at Airport Marsh in Whitefield on May 13th.
A WHITE-FACED IBIS was seen at Locke Road marsh in Rye on May 12th.
A LITTLE BLUE HERON was seen from Adams Point in Durham on May 13th.
A LEAST BITTERN was heard at the Rockingham Rail Trail in Newfields on May
16th.
A GREEN HERON was seen at Moorhen Marsh in Pondicherry Wildlife Refuge in
Jefferson on May 12th.
At least 11 SEMIPALMATED PLOVERS and 1 SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER were seen
along the coast during the past week.
A RED-HEADED WOODPECKER was seen along Bedford Road in New Boston on May 14
th.
A LARK SPARROW was seen along Folly Mill Road in Seabrook on May 12th.
A DICKCISSEL was seen at conservation land across from Canum River Road in
Claremont on May 17th.
6 GRASSHOPPER SPARROWS were reported at the Concord Airport on May 18th, 3
were reported at the Cemetery Fields in Amherst on the 15th, and 1 was
reported at the Dillant-Hopkins Airport in Swanzey on the 13th.
A YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT was seen at the Seabrook Town Forest and Wellhead
property on May 17th.
A HOODED WARBLER was seen in Newmarket on May 13th.
A GOLDEN-WINGED X BLUE-WINGED WARBLER (HYBRID) was seen at Foss Farm West
in Durham on May 18th.
There was an unconfirmed report of a WORM-EATING WARBLER in Hollis on May 17
th.
There was an unconfirmed report of a WHITE-EYED VIREO from the Rockingham
Rail Trail in Newfields on May 16th.
A BLACK VULTURE was seen in Dover on May 12th, and 1 was seen in Rochester
on May 14th.
An ORCHARD ORIOLE was seen at a private residence in Errol on May 13th.
126 COMMON NIGHTHAWKS were tallied migrating north over a fixed point in
Amherst on May 17th.
8 FISH CROWS were reported from the Pemigewasset Riverside Park in
Holderness on May 15th.
A BICKNELL’S THRUSH was seen at the AMC Greenleaf Hut in Franconia on May 13
th, and 1 was seen in Pittsfield on the 18th.
A GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH was seen at Odiorn Point State Park on May 17th.
3 AMERICAN PIPITS were seen at Odiorn Point State Park in Rye on May 13th.
An OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER was reported from Mountain Pond in Chatham on May
13th, and 1 was reported from Martin Meadow Pond in Lancaster on the 15th.
There was an unconfirmed report of a YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER from the
Merrimack River Conservation Area in Concord on May 18th.
Birders visiting Star Island, one of the Isles of Shoals, reported a
CASPIAN TERN, 2 ROSEATE TERNS, a LITTLE BLUE HERON, 6 AMERICAN
OYSTER-CATCHERS, 20 SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHERS, 4 RUDDY TURN-STONES, 3
HARLEQUIN DUCKS, a BUFFLE-HEAD, a GREATER SCAUP, a PHILADELPHIA VIREO, a
CLAY-COLORED SPARROW, a DICKCISSEL, and a SUMMER TANAGER all on several
days during the past week.
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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:
birds etcetera @ n h audubon dot org. 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
