This is New Hampshire Audubon's Rare Bird Alert for Wednesday, January 12th, 
2011.



A TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE was reported from the vicinity of Sterling Place and 
Putney Road in Bow on January 1st, has been seen many times since then, and 
was last reported on the 8th. The bird has often been seen in a tall dead 
birch tree visible from Sterling Place. The bird is being seen in a 
residential area and if you look for it please remember to respect property 
rights and individual privacy.



A ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK was seen perched in a tree along Interstate 95 near the 
junction with Market Street in Portsmouth on January 8th.



A NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen at the Moultonborough Airport on January 10th, 
one was seen in Pittsfield on the 8th, and one was seen in Sandwich on the 
6th.



A male BARROW'S GOLDENEYE that was first reported from the south side of 
Great Boar's Head in Hampton earlier in December has been seen numerous 
times since then, and was most recently reported on January 11th. Another 
male BARROW'S GOLDENEYE was seen at Pulpit Rocks in Rye on the 11th, and one 
was seen on the Connecticut River along with a PIED-BILLED GREBE in Hinsdale 
on the 7th.



6 RAZORBILLS were seen from Great Island Common in New Castle, and 4 BLACK 
GUILLEMOTS were seen in Rye including one in Rye Harbor, all on January 
11th.



A SNOW GOOSE was seen in Dover on the 8th, and one was seen in Durham on the 
11th.



A NORTHERN SHOVELER and a NORTHERN PINTAIL were seen on South Mill Pond in 
Portsmouth on January 11th.



An ICELAND GULL, a NORTHERN SHOVELER, and a SNOW BUNTING were all seen at 
the Rochester Wastewater Treatment Plant on January 8th. 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.



Over 250 COMMON GOLDENEYES, 100 COMMON MERGANSERS, and 6 HOODED MERGANSERS 
were seen coming into roost in the evening along the west side of the 
Merrimack River north of the Amoskeag Bridge in Manchester on January 10th.



A male WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILL and a flock of 80 PINE SISKINS were seen in 
Strafford on January 11th.



190 BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS were counted in Wolfeboro on January 6th, and over 50 
were seen in Gorham on the 9th. There have been some smaller numbers seen, 
often in association with flocks of CEDAR WAXWINGS.



COMMON REDPOLLS are now being reported in good numbers from many locations 
throughout the state. Highlights during the past week included 100 from 
Hampton Beach State Park on January 10th, over 80 in Etna on the 9th, 16 
from Bartlett on the 9th, 75 from Penacook on the 8th, 40 from Wolfeboro on 
the 8th, 35 from Hancock on the 8th, 35 from New London on the 7th, 30 from 
Gilford on the 7th, 17 from Effingham on the 7th, and 12 from Jaffrey on the 
7th.



About 1,000 SNOW BUNTINGS were seen on Boggy Meadows Farm on River Road 
South in Walpole on January 6th and 7th, and about 100 HORNED LARKS were 
seen here on the 8th. 25 SNOW BUNTINGS were reported from Effingham on the 
7th.



A PEREGRINE FALCON has been seen repeatedly in Portsmouth during the past 
week, and a MERLIN and a NORTHERN HARRIER were seen in Rye on January 11th.



An AMERICAN KESTREL was seen in Keene on January 9th.



2 GRAY JAYS were seen near the AMC Mizpah Hut in Crawford Notch on January 
11th.



A BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER was seen in Hampton Harbor on January 7th.



An EASTERN TOWHEE was seen in Rye on January 11th.



A YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER was seen in Exeter on January 10th, and one was 
seen in Walpole on the 8th.



A CHIPPING SPARROW was reported from Henniker on January 12th.



There were several reports of RED-BELLIED WOODPECKERS and CAROLINA WRENS 
during the past week.



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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