This is New Hampshire Audubons Rare Bird Alert for Monday, Dec. 16.

A Western tanager was seen visiting a birdfeeder at a private residence in Plaistow on Dec. 6 to 9. A different Western tanager was discovered with a flock of birds in North Hampton on Dec. 14, and was also seen on the 15th and 16th. It has been seen east of Maple Road and just east of 51 Chapel Road on the north side of Chapel Road opposite an open field.

A Green-tailed towhee has been seen at a private location in Chichester several times during the past week, and was last reported on Dec. 10.

Several lingering Eastern towhees were reported from scattered locations during the past week.

An immature red-headed woodpecker was discovered along North River Road near Burley Farm in Epping on Oct. 5, and was last reported on Dec. 12.

A yellow-breasted chat continues to be seen at South Mill Pond in Portsmouth and was last reported on Dec. 15. There was an unconfirmed report of a dickcissel in the same area on Dec. 13.

A female blue grosbeak was photographed near the Barrington Public Library on Nov. 25, and may still be in the area.

A snowy owl was seen in Seabrook Marsh on Dec. 11.

A Northern shrike was reported from Bedford on Dec. 12.

Five Bohemian waxwings were reported from near the Walmart in Rindge on Dec. 4.

A Cape May warbler and a pine warbler were seen on the coast on Dec. 14. Two pine warblers were seen in Manchester on Dec. 15.

A snow goose was seen flying along the coast in Rye on Dec. 12, and one was reported from Great Bay on the 13th.

A male common goldeneye/ Barrows goldeneye hybrid, and a male Barrows goldeneye were both seen on Great Bay on Dec. 13. Two Redheads and three gadwall were seen on Great Bay on Dec. 13. A wood duck was seen in Greenland on the 11th.

A lingering migrant semipalmated plover continues to be seen in Rye Harbor State Park, and was last reported on Dec. 15.

Birders on an offshore boat trip on Dec. 13, reported a pomarine jaeger, a Northern fulmar, nine common murres, 10 razorbills, 50 dovekies, and three black-legged kittiwakes.

Five razorbills and four Iceland gulls were seen along the coast on Dec. 14.

A white-crowned sparrow was seen in Greenland on Dec. 14.

Four red crossbills and an evening grosbeak were reported from Milan on Dec. 12.

A Merlin was seen in Newington on Dec. 14.

A fish crow was reported from Hampton on Dec. 15.

There has been an unusual number of late-migrating tree swallows reported from the coast during the past month with the most recent sighting of 10 on Dec. 16.

Lingering migrant species of note that were reported during the past week included: Eastern phoebe, hermit thrush, gray catbird, winter wren, ruby-crowned kinglet, yellow-rumped warbler, chipping sparrow, field sparrow, and yellow-bellied sapsucker.

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