This is New Hampshire Audubon's Rare Bird Alert for Wednesday, November 
18th, 2009.



A WESTERN KINGBIRD was discovered foraging from the fence-tops surrounding 
Pickering Ponds and the adjacent Rochester Wastewater Treatment Plant on 
November 13th. It was seen again on several days after that, and was last 
reported on the 18th. A LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, an ICELAND GULL, a SNOW 
GOOSE, a NORTHERN SHOVELER, and a LAPLAND LONGSPUR have also been seen in 
the area. The treatment plant is gated and the hours of operation are 
7:30-3:00 on weekdays. If you visit, please check in at the office and be 
out of the plant by 2:45 so that plant personnel do not have to ask birders 
to leave. Do not drive on the dikes and do not block the road. The Trails at 
Pickering Ponds, located east of the plant, are not gated, and are always 
open during daylight hours.



A GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE was discovered in North Hampton on November 
7th, and was most recently seen in the fields east of Runnymede Farm on 
Route 111 on the 14th.



An adult male EURASIAN WIGEON, 70 AMERICAN WIGEON, a GADWALL, a NORTHERN 
PINTAIL, 29 BUFFLEHEADS, 760 GREATER SCAUP, and a GREAT EGRET were 
highlights of water birds that were tallied in Great Bay from the Greenland 
side on November 15th.



2 GOLDEN EAGLES were reported migrating over Pitcher Mountain in Stoddard 
during the past week, one on November 13th, and one on the 17th.



A NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen from Hazen Road near the Whitefield Airport on 
November 12th.



The DICKCISSEL that was seen along River Road in Walpole on November 9th, 
was reported again on the 16th.



A BLACK-HEADED GULL, a HARLEQUIN DUCK, and 2 RAZORBILLS were reported from 
along the coast on November 11th.



A LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL was reported from Rye Ledge on November 14th, and 
one was seen at Hampton Beach State Park on the 13th.



An ICELAND GULL was reported from Hampton Beach on November 15th.



75 SNOW BUNTINGS were seen at Moore Fields along Route 155A in Durham on 
November 15th.



3 LONG-TAILED DUCKS and 9 SURF SCOTERS were seen near the Wilder Dam on the 
Connecticut River on November14th.



17 GREATER SCAUP were reported from Lower Kimball Pond in Chatham on 
November 16th. 47 LESSER SCAUP were reported from the Exeter Wastewater 
Treatment Plant on November 15th.



2 WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS were seen on the coast in Rye on November 15th.



A GREATER YELLOWLEGS was reported from Northwood Lake on November 15th.



An AMERICAN WOODCOCK was seen in Lebanon on November 15th.



A FIELD SPARROW was reported from Ashland on November 17th.



This message is also available by phone recording: call (603) 224-9909 and 
press 2 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 at: 
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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.

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