A NORTHERN HAWK-OWL was photographed in Pittsburg on several days during the past week.
There was an unconfirmed report of a BRAMBLING in Littleton on February 16th. There was a detailed description provided, but no pictures. It was seen in a gray birch tree at the edge of an athletic field along a rail trail, about 400′ west of intersection of Brook Road and Highland Avenue.
There was an unconfirmed report of a LARK SPARROW from North River Road in Milford on February 17th.
There was an unconfirmed report of a GOLDEN EAGLE seen flying over Hall Stream Road in Pittsburg on February 18th, and a NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen in the same area on the 14th.
2 BLACK VULTURES were seen in the Exeter area, and 4 were seen in Walpole, all during the past week.
4 COMMON MURRES and 7 BLACK GUILLEMOTS were seen offshore near the Isles of Shoals on February 12th, and a RAZORBILL was seen along the coast from Odiorne Point State Park in Rye on the 17th.
3 ICELAND GULLS were seen at Pickering Ponds in Rochester on February 17th, and a GLAUCOUS GULL was seen at Jeffrey’s Ledge on the 12th.
A BARROW’S GOLDENEYE was seen between Stark Landing and the Notre Dame bridge on the Merrimack River in Manchester on February 13th, 2 females were seen at Sewall’s Falls in Concord on the 18th, 2 males was seen on the Winnipesaukee River in Tilton on the 17th, a male was seen on the Connecticut River in West Lebanon on the 17th, and 1 was seen on the Connecticut River in Walpole on the 18th.
2 male GADWALLS were seen on the Winnipesaukee River in Tilton on February 18th.
A pair of WOOD DUCKS were seen at Horseshoe Pond in Merrimack on February 18th.
A NORTHERN PINTAIL was seen in the Sugar River in Claremont on February 19th.
A RING-NECKED DUCK continues to be seen on the Androscoggin River in Errol.
A flock of 31 GREATER SCAUP and a few LESSER SCAUP were seen at Opechee Bay on February 17th.
A LONG-TAILED DUCK was seen at Bartlett Beach in Laconia on February 18th.
A YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER was seen at the Hampton Wastewater Treatment Plant on February 17th.
20 BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS were seen in downtown Franconia on February 17th.
2 COMMON REDPOLLS were seen at Balch Hill in Hanover on February 17th.
6 WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS were seen at Deer Mountain Campground in Pittsburg on February 16th.
A BALTIMORE ORIOLE was seen along Willard Road in Plaistow on February 14th.
A LAPLAND LONGSPUR was reported from Charlestown on February 18th.
Additional lingering migrant species reported during the past week included: NORTHERN HARRIER, RED-SHOULDERED HAWK, MERLIN, TURKEY VULTURE, BUFFLEHEAD, NORTHERN FLICKER, YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER, HERMIT THRUSH, RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET, PINE WARBLER, HOUSE WREN, MARSH WREN, WINTER WREN, EASTERN TOWHEE, FOX SPARROW, FIELD SPARROW, CHIPPING SPARROW, SAVANNAH SPARROW, SWAMP SPARROW, RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD, COMMON GRACKLE, RUSTY BLACKBIRD, and FISH CROW.
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