Birds and
Birding

2 AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHERS, an ATLANTIC PUFFIN, and 2 ARCTIC TERNS were seen at the Isles of Shoals during the past week. A female KING EIDER that was first seen from

A TRICOLORED HERON continues to be seen along the coast and was last reported from Parson’s Creek saltmarsh in Rye on June 20th. A LEAST BITTERN was reported from along

There was an unconfirmed report, with photographs, of a WESTERN KINGBIRD on June 2nd. It was seen along Route 1A in Rye at the second pullout south of Odiorne Point

2 TRICOLORED HERONS were seen in pools just south of Odiorne Point State Park and west of Route 1A in Rye on May 28th and 29th. 2 LEAST BITTERNS were

This is New Hampshire Audubon’s Rare Bird Alert for Monday, May 23rd, 2022. A WESTERN GREBE was seen from Pulpit Rocks in Rye on May 23rd, and a RED-NECKED GREBE

This is New Hampshire Audubon’s Rare Bird Alert for Monday, May 16th, 2022. A CHUCK-WILL’S WIDOW was found roosting near the ground at Odiorne Point State Park in Rye on

This is New Hampshire Audubon’s Rare Bird Alert for Monday, May 9th, 2022. A SNOWY OWL was seen again in coastal Seabrook and Hampton during the past week and was

This is New Hampshire Audubon’s Rare Bird Alert for Monday, May 2nd, 2022. A SNOWY OWL was seen again in coastal Seabrook and Hampton during the past week and was

This is New Hampshire Audubon’s Rare Bird Alert for Monday, April 11th, 2022. A SLATY-BACKED GULL, a coastal species from northeast Asia, was photographed at North Hampton State Beach on

This is New Hampshire Audubon’s Rare Bird Alert for Monday, April 4th, 2022. A SNOWY OWL was seen in coastal Seabrook, and 1 was seen in coastal Rye, both on

This is New Hampshire Audubon’s Rare Bird Alert for Monday, March 28th, 2022. 2 SANDHILL CRANES were seen in fields along Plains Road in Monroe on March 27th, and 1

This is New Hampshire Audubon’s Rare Bird Alert for Monday, March 14th, 2022. 2 PINK-FOOTED GEESE and a CACKLING GOOSE were seen from the Cheshire Rail Trail south of the

This is New Hampshire Audubon’s Rare Bird Alert for Monday, February 28th, 2022. 2 or 3 SNOWY OWLS continued to be seen along the coast in Seabrook, Hampton, and Rye

This is New Hampshire Audubon’s Rare Bird Alert for Monday, February 14th, 2022. A WHITE-WINGED DOVE was found at a private residence in Hampton on February 3rd and has been

This is New Hampshire Audubon’s Rare Bird Alert for Monday, February 7th, 2022. A WHITE-WINGED DOVE was discovered at a private residence in Hampton on February 3rd, and was seen

This is New Hampshire Audubon’s Rare Bird Alert for Monday, January 31st, 2022. An immature GOLDEN EAGLE was photographed soaring over Great Bay from Adam’s Point in Durham on January

This is New Hampshire Audubon’s Rare Bird Alert for Monday, January 10, 2022. A SNOWY OWL was seen in coastal Seabrook and Hampton, and 1 was seen in coastal Rye,

This is New Hampshire Audubon’s Rare Bird Alert for Monday, December 20th, 2021. 2 SANDHILL CRANES were seen flying south over the Portsmouth Country Club on December 14th. A SNOWY

This is New Hampshire Audubon’s Rare Bird Alert for Monday, November 29th, 2021. A probable hybrid of a TROPICAL KINGBIRD or a COUCH’S KINGBIRD crossed with a SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER was

This is New Hampshire Audubon’s Rare Bird Alert for Monday, November 15th, 2021. A probable hybrid of a TROPICAL KINGBIRD or COUCH’S KINGBIRD crossed with a SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER was seen