This is New Hampshire Audubon's Rare Bird Alert for Thursday, March 6th, 
2008.



A pair of BARROW'S GOLDENEYES was seen from the south side of Great Boar's 
Head in Hampton on February 28th.



4 ICELAND GULLS a LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, and a NORTHERN PINTAIL were all 
reported from the Rochester Wastewater Treatment Plant on March 4th. 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.



An ICELAND GULL was seen in Hampton Harbor on March 1st, and one was seen at 
the Exeter Wastewater Treatment Facility on March 2nd.



2 LAPLAND LONSPURS and 250 HORNED LARKS were seen on River Road in Walpole 
on March 1st.



A NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen in Jefferson on March 5th, and one was seen in 
Durham on the 3rd, and one was seen in Portsmouth on the 3rd.



PINE GROSBEAK sightings during the past week came from Jefferson, Randolph, 
Gorham, North Hampton, Wolfeboro, Etna, and Chatham.



COMMON REDPOLL sightings during the past week included several large flocks 
from the Jefferson and Whitefield area.



BOHEMIAN WAXWING sightings during the past week included flocks in Ashland, 
Holderness, Francestown, Marlborough, and Penacook.



6 AMERICAN WIGEON were seen on the Connecticut River in Monroe on March 4th, 
and 3 were reported from Great Bay in Durham on the 3rd.



9 WOOD DUCKS, 27 RING-NECKED DUCKS, 6 HOODED MERGANSERS, and 7 COMMON 
MERGANSERS were seen on Powwow Pond in Kingston on March 4th.



2 RING-NECKED DUCKS, a LESSER SCAUP, a BUFFLEHEAD, 5 NORTHERN PINTAILS, 90 
COMMON GOLDENEYES, 56 HOODED MERGANSERS, 34 COMMON MERGANSERS, 5 MUTE SWANS, 
and a BALD EAGLE were all seen on the Connecticut River in Hinsdale on March 
1st.



2 KILLDEERS, one in Merrimack, and one in North Hampton, were seen on March 
3rd.



A RED-SHOULDERED HAWK was seen in Westmoreland on March 3rd.



TURKEY VULTURES were reported from Londonderry, Concord, Keene, North 
Hampton, and Marlborough during the past week.



RED-WINGED BLACKBIRDS were reported from Weare, Walpole, Goffstown, 
Plymouth, Hinsdale, Kensington, Greenland, Hanover Center, and Hampton 
during the past week. A few COMMON GRACKLES were also seen.



During the past week there have been several reports of BARRED OWLS. Many of 
these sightings are from during the day, and are probably migrants from 
Canada moving south in search of food. Apparently the rodent population has 
crashed where these birds normally live.



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 tape 
or send your sightings to the RBA via e-mail at: [log in to unmask] 
Please put either "bird sighting" or "Rare Bird 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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