This is New Hampshire Audubon’s Rare Bird Alert for Wednesday, February 
13th, 2013.



A GREAT GRAY OWL was seen and photographed in Hanover on February 3rd and 
4th. It was seen again on the 7th, but has not been reported since then. The 
owl was initially seen along Trescott Road about halfway to Etna, near the 
Water Company land, and then later seen in a wetland area located about ¾ of 
a mile from the Appalachian Trail parking lot. The owl could be anywhere 
nearby but has not been relocated.



A VARIED THRUSH has been seen visiting a birdfeeder at a house on Maple 
Street in West Hopkinton every day since February 9th, one was reported 
visiting a birdfeeder at a private residence in Nashua on February 6th, and 
another one was reported from a private residence in Bartlett on January 
28th where it was seen again and photographed on February 4th.



An immature RED-HEADED WOODPECKER has been coming to a birdfeeder on Grafton 
Road in Alexandria since December 13th, and was last reported on February 
6th.



A NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen in Hanover on February 8th, and 1 was seen in 
Stratham on the 7th.



A HOARY REDPOLL was reported from River Road in Stratham on February. 7th.



COMMON REDPOLL sightings during the past week included a flock of 80 in 
Jefferson on February 9th, a flock of 75 in Roxbury on the 8th, a flock of 
12 in Peterborough on the 9th, and a flock of 75 in Stratham on the 7th.



A flock of 12 WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS was reported from the coast on 
February 7th, and a lone WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILL and a lone RED CROSSBILL 
were seen in Peterborough on February 9th.



PINE GROSBEAK sightings during the past week included a flock of 8 in fruit 
trees in front of The Greens on Lyme Road in Hanover on February 9th, and a 
flock of 10 PINE GROSBEAKS in trees near Chili's in West Lebanon on the 
12th.



A male BARROW’S GOLDENEYE was seen off of Great Boar’s Head in Hampton on 
February 9th.



A GLAUCOUS GULL was seen off of Great Boar’s Head in Hampton, and 1 was seen 
in Hampton Harbor, both on February 10th.

An ICELAND GULL was seen at Hampton Harbor on February 10th.



4 RAZORBILLS were seen along the coast on February 10th.



5 PURPLE SANDPIPERS were seen at the inlet to Hampton Harbor on February 
10th.



99 COMMON MERGANSERS, 73 HOODED MERGANSERS, and 2 COMMON GOLDENEYES were 
tallied on the Connecticut River below the Wilder Dam on February 6th.



A LAPLAND LONGSPUR was seen with a flock of 12 HORNED LARKS at the Exeter 
Wastewater Treatment Plant on February 10th.



An estimated 100 SNOW BUNTINGS and 100 HORNED LARKS were seen at the Nashua 
Airport on February 10th, and  flock of 30 SNOW BUNTINGS was seen in Lyme on 
the 11th.



A GRAY JAY and 3 BOREAL CHICKADEES were seen in Pittsburg on February 6th.



A PEREGRINE FALCON was seen in Hampton on February 10th, and 1 was seen in 
Hanover on the 7th.



A TURKEY VULTURE was seen in Exeter on February 10th.



A PINE WARBLER was seen in Durham on February 9th.



An AMERICAN PIPIT was seen at Ragged Neck in Rye on February 10th.



A CAROLINA WREN was seen in Hanover on February 9th.



HERMIT THRUSH sightings during the past week included 1 in Etna on February 
9th, 1 in Merrimack on the 12th, 1 in Pittsfield on the 12th, and 1 in 
Durham on the 10th.



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.