Rare Bird Alert, New Hampshire, November 24, 2025
Mark Suomala
This is New Hampshire Audubon's Rare Bird Alert for Monday, November 24th, 2025.
A COMMON CUCKOO was seen at the South Street Cemetery in Portsmouth on November 21st. This is the first state record for this species. It has not been relocated.
A TOWNSEND‘S SOLITAIRE was seen at Pack Monadnock in Miller State Park on November 18th.
3 SANDHILL CRANES were seen flying over 77 Woodsville Road in Monroe on November 21st.
An ATLANTIC PUFFIN, at least 34 DOVEKIES, and 2 GREAT SHEARWATERS were all seen in offshore waters during the past week.
A HARLEQUIN DUCK continues to be seen at Bicentennial Park in Hampton and was last reported on November 24th, and 1 was reported from Rye Harbor State Park, also on the 22nd.
A female BARROW’S GOLDENEYE was reported from Stark Landing on the Merrimack River in Manchester on November 17th.
A LONG-TAILED DUCK was seen at Adams Point in Durham on November 20th.
A RED-BREASTED MERGANSER was seen at the Wilder Dam on the Connecticut River in Lebanon on November 19th.
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RUDDY DUCKS were seen at Great Meadows in Charlestown on November 18th.
An AMERICAN WOODOCK was seen in Pittsfield on November 21st.
A GREATER YELLOWLEGS was seen at Witch Island in Hampton on November 23rd, and 1 was seen at Sunset Farm on Great Bay in Greenland on the 22nd.
4 BLACK VULTURES were seen in Newmarket, 4 were seen in Greenland, and 1 was seen in Langdon, all during the past week.
A NORTHERN SHRIKE, 2 WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS, and a PINE GROSBEAK were seen on Pack Monadnock during the past week.
A WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW was seen on Reed Road in Colebrook on November 19th.
A DICKCISSEL was seen at Witch Island in Hampton on November 23rd.
An ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER was seen off Route 1B in New Castle on the 19th, and 1 was seen at UNH Main Campus in Durham on the 23rd.
A LAPLAND LONGSPUR was reported from Charlestown on November 22nd.
A few AMERICAN PIPITS, PINE SISKINS, and EVENING GROSBEAKS were reported from scattered locations during the past week.
3 MARSH WRENS were seen at the Hinsdale Setbacks on the Connecticut River on November 23rd.
Lingering migrating species that were reported from various locations during the past week included: YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER, EASTERN PHOEBE, RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET, HERMIT THRUSH, EASTERN BLUEBIRD, NASHVILLE WARBLER, AMERICAN REDSTART, COMMON YELLOWTHROAT, YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER.
Fall season hawk migration observation has come to a close and observers counted 8,581 raptors (mainly BROAD-WINGED HAWKS) from the Pack Monadnock Raptor Migration Observatory. Be sure to visit during next year’s fall’s migration-season to help the official counters!
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