This is New Hampshire Audubon's Rare Bird Alert for Friday, March 13th, 
2009.



A NORTHERN HAWK OWL was found in Center Harbor on January 12th, and was last 
reported on March 1st. It has been seen from Route 25 in trees near the 
Canoe Restaurant, located just west of the downtown area. To look for the 
bird, birders should park in the church lot on Main Street near the start of 
Coe Hill Road and walk along Route 25. If you are coming from the west, 
drive about 100 yards or so past the Canoe Restaurant and turn left. The 
parking lot will be right in front of you, across Main Street. Please 
respect private property. The bird was originally being seen about 1-mile 
west from the town center on Coe Hill Road. It seems likely that this bird 
has left the area.



A SHORT-EARED OWL was reported from near Green Wagon Farm in Keene on March 
12th, and one was seen sitting on utility lines across from Diamond Pizza on 
Route 12.in Walpole on the 7th. A NORTHERN SAW-WHET OWL was reported from 
Nottingham on March 6th.



A light-morph ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK was seen near Mill Road in Durham on March 
7th.



A HOARY REDPOLL was reported from Mont Vernon on March 7th, and 2 possible 
HOARY REDPOLLS were reported from Mount Cardigan on the 11th.



15 PINE GROSBEAKS were seen on the University of New Hampshire campus near 
the Thompson School and Barton Hall on March 8th.



Over 80 BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS were seen on Whipple Hill Road in Lyme on March 
12th, and over 200 were seen feeding near Church Street and Spring Street in 
Lebanon on March 10th. A mixed flock of BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS and CEDAR WAXWINGS 
was reported from Charlestown on March 6th.



2 BARROW'S GOLDENEYES were seen on the Connecticut River from Route 12 in 
North Walpole on March 7th.



2 possible CANVASBACKS were reported from the Merrimack River near the Bow 
power plant on March 8th.



14 NORTHERN PINTAILS, 13 RING-NECKED DUCKS, 16 WOOD DUCKS, 90 COMMON 
GOLDENEYES, 22 HOODED MERGANSERS, 24 COMMON MERGANSERS, 1 BUFFLEHEAD, nearly 
1,400 CANADA GEESE, 36 RING-BILLED GULLS, 3 BALD EAGLES, over 500 RED-WINGED 
BLACKBIRDS and 60 COMMON GRACKLES were seen on and around Lake Wantastiquet 
in Hinsdale on March 12th. 2 LESSER SCAUP, 2 GREATER SCAUP, 2 GADWALL, and 2 
AMERICAN WIGEON were seen here on March 8th.



2 FISH CROWS, 3 AMERICAN WIGEON, 7 RING-NECKED DUCKS, 15 HOODED MERGANSERS, 
and 3 BALD EAGLES were reported from Powwow Pond in Kingston on March 8th.



14 GREEN-WINGED TEAL were seen migrating north along the coast on March 8th.



6 ICELAND GULLS and a GLAUCOUS GULL were reported from the Rochester 
Wastewater Treatment Plant on March 5th. 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 are closed for repairs until further 
notice.



A GLAUCOUS GULL was seen at Cross Beach Road in Seabrook on March 8th.



An ICELAND GULL and a LESSER SCAUP were seen on the Winnipesaukee River, and 
4 PINE GROSBEAKS were seen in the trees along the river, in Tilton on March 
8th.



A BOREAL CHICKADEE, first located on January 3rd, was still present visiting 
bird feeders near the Kalwall Corporation offices on 40 River Road in Bow on 
March 8th.



A flock of 32 EVENING GROSBEAKS was seen in Danbury on March 12th.



2 MERLINS were reported from Nashua on March 8th.



A HERMIT THRUSH was reported from Durham on March 7th.



There have been scattered sightings of KILLDEER, AMERICAN WOODCOCKS, 
RED-SHOULDERED HAWKS, PINE SISKINS, COMMON REDPOLLS, WHITE-WINGED 
CROSSBILLS, SNOW BUNTINGS, TURKEY VULTURES, and HORNED LARKS from coastal 
and inland sites during the past week. Migrating waterfowl are starting to 
arrive, advancing as the ice melts on the rivers and lakes.



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: 
[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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