Date: 6/23/25 11:12 am From: Mark Suomala <suomalamark...> Subject: [NHBirds] Rare Bird Alert, New Hampshire, June 23, 2025.
This is New Hampshire Audubon's Rare Bird Alert for Monday, June 23rd,
2025.
A BRIDLED TERN was seen at White Island, one of the Isles of Shoals, on
June 13th and again on the 18th, but has not been reported since then.
3 CASPIAN TERNS and an ARCTIC TERN were seen on Lake Umbagog in Errol on
June 21st.
A CASPIAN TERN was seen at Jenness Beach in Rye, and 1 was seen at Ragged
Neck in Rye, both on June 20th.
2 RED-NECKED GREBES were lingering along coastal Rye during the past week.
An ATLANTIC PUFFIN and a RAZORBILL were seen near the Isles of Shoals on
June 21st.
An adult LITTLE BLUE HERON was seen in the salt marsh just south of Odiorne
Point State Park on June 18th.
An adult male PAINTED BUNTING was seen on private property in Chatham on
June 20th.
A CLAY-COLORED SPARROW was found at the Comerford Reservoir in Monroe on
June 16th-17th, and 1 was found at the Mittersill Ski Area in Franconia on
the 19th.
An ACADIAN FLYCATCHER was heard from 11 Longview Road vocalizing across a
field at the Spacious Skies Campground in Hancock on June 21st-22nd.
A BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER was seen along Hazen Road in Whitefield on June 21st.
Uncommon this far north in the state.
A WILSON’S SNIPE was seen along Old Hancock Road in Hancock on June 16th.
2 BLACK VULTURES were seen flying at Rachel Way in Bedford Manchester on
June 22nd, 2 were seen at Joe English Hill in New Boston on the 16th, and 1
was seen flying over Hooksett on the 21st.
A PHILADELPHIA VIREO was seen at the Wildcat Mountain Ski Area in the White
Mountains on June 17th, 2 were seen at Scott Bog Road in Pittsburg on the 22
nd, and 1 was seen at River Road Bridge in Pittsburg on the 16th.
At least 3 WILLOW FLYCATCHERS were seen at Airport Marsh in Whitefield, and
1 was seen along Whipple Road in Jefferson, all during the past week.
A RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER was seen at Mt, Washington on June 17th, and 1 was
seen along the Cherry Pond Access Trail in Jefferson on the 19th. Uncommon
this far north in the state.
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
Thanks very much and good birding.
Available NOW!
Birding Northern New Hampshire By Robert A. Quinn. Boreal birds and
dramatic vistas await you most any time of the year in New Hampshire’s
North Country. Follow birder and naturalist Robert A. Quinn’s detailed new
guide, *Birding in Northern New Hampshire* to the best birding in northern
Coos County. All proceeds go to NH Audubon. For more info and to order a
copy, check out this link:
Learn more about birds and birding in New Hampshire with New Hampshire Bird
Records: www.nhbirdrecords.org (read a free article in each issue). This
quarterly publication is produced by NH Audubon thanks to the work of many
volunteers. It is available for free in digital format to all NH Audubon
members, and also by print for an additional fee:
https://nhbirdrecords.org/join-or-donate/
