This is New Hampshire Audubon's Rare Bird Alert for Wednesday, November 
11th, 2009.



8 TUNDRA SWANS were seen on Lower Kimball Pond in Chatham on November 9th.



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 10th.



An adult male EURASIAN WIGEON was seen at the Exeter Wastewater Treatment 
Plant on November 8th, and what was probably the same bird was relocated on 
Great Bay from the Discovery Center in Stratham later that same day.



A LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL was seen on Jenness Beack in Rye on November 
10th, and one was seen at Odiorne Point State Park in Rye on the 8th.



A DICKCISSEL was seen along River Road in Walpole on November 9th.



A NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen in Durham on November 10th, and one was reported 
from North Conway on the 4th.



An ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER was seen in Rye on November 8th.



A female HARLEQUIN DUCK has been seen several times along the south side of 
Wallis Sands Beach towards Concord Point during the past week and was last 
reported on November 10th.



A NORTHERN SHOVELER, 38 LESSER SCAUP, 6 AMERICAN WIGEONS, a RUDDY DUCK, an 
ICELAND GULL, and 12 SNOW BUNTINGS were seen at the Exeter Wastewater 
Treatment Plant on November 10th.



A SNOW GOOSE was seen on Conway Lake on November 9th, and a BRANT was seen 
on Great Bay on the 10th.



A juvenile RED-NECKED GREBE was seen on Silver Lake in Madison on November 
2nd, and most recently on the 5th.



A LONG-TAILED DUCK was seen near the Wilder Dam on the Connecticut River on 
November11th.



12 AMERICAN COOTS, and a PIED-BILLED GREBE were seen in Powwow Pond in 
Kingston on November 10th.



11 juvenile WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS were seen at Ragged Neck in Rye on 
November 6th.



5 PURPLE SANDPIPERS were reported from Seal Rocks in Rye on November 10th.



A hiker on the Ethan Pond Trail from Crawford Notch to Ethan and Shoal Ponds 
reported 2 SPRUCE GROUSE, a BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER, 14 BOREAL CHICKADEES, 
17 WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS, 11 PINE SISKINS, 9 BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS, and 2 
AMERICAN TREE SPARROWS on November 11th, and 2 GRAY JAYS on the 7th.



2 EVENING GROSBEAKS were reported from Pitcher Mountain in Stoddard on 
November 6th, and 6 were reported from Spofford on the 5th.



2 FISH CROWS and a VESPER SPARROW were reported from Concord on November 
8th.



A GREAT EGRET was seen on Great Bay in Greenland on November 10th.



A RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER was seen in Chatham on November 8th, and one was 
reported from Conway on the 9th.



HAWK migration is still being tallied with 6,954 raptors, including 50 BALD 
EAGLES, 6 GOLDEN EAGLES, and 30 PEREGRINE FALCONS reported from the Pack 
Monadnock Raptor Migration Observatory in Peterborough since September 1st.



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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