This is New Hampshire Audubon's Rare Bird Alert for Thursday, January 22nd, 
2009.



A NORTHERN HAWK OWL was found near 181 Coe Hill Road in Center Harbor on 
January 12th, and was last reported on the 22nd. To try to see the owl take 
Coe Hill Road from Main Street near the Post Office, and follow this road 
about 0.9 miles. The owl has been seen in different trees mainly just past 
the house at 181. The location is on a curve on a hilly snow-covered road so 
park on a straight section of road and walk to the site. The owl has also 
been seen a few times farther along the road near the town line. PINE 
GROSBEAKS, BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS, and WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS have all been 
reported from the same general vicinity.



A SNOWY OWL was located in Milford on December 27th and has been seen 
several times since then with the most recent report from January 17th. The 
owl has been seen in the fields located behind Hayward's Ice Cream on Elm 
Street in Milford.

A SNOWY OWL was seen near the Wentworth Hotel in New Castle on January 22nd.

A SNOWY OWL was reported from Woodward Road in a field between Route 63 and 
Route 12 in Westmoreland on January 19th.



There was an unconfirmed report of a GYRFALCON near Exit 1 on Route 101 in 
Manchester on January 20th.



A NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen on Elton Lane in Hampton Falls on January 21st, 
one was seen at the Farmington Country Club on the 19th, one was seen in 
Ashland on the 19th, one was seen on Krif Road in Keene on the 18th, and one 
was seen at a residence in Nelson on the 18th.



A probable GLAUCOUS WINGED GULL was seen at the Rochester Wastewater 
Treatment Plant on January 10th, but has not been reported since then. 
LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS, GLAUCOUS GULLS, and ICELAND GULLS are being seen 
here regularly. 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.



A male HOARY REDPOLL was seen at bird feeders on Diamond Ledge Road in 
Sandwich on January 22nd.



A HOARY REDPOLL was reported among a flock of 150 COMMON REDPOLLS along 
Hornetown Road in Farmington on January 22nd. Unconfirmed sightings of solo 
HOARY REDPOLLS were reported from Surry and Strafford during the past week.



A flock of 160 COMMON REDPOLLS was seen on Krif Road in Keene on January 
16th.



8 PINE GROSBEAKS were seen near the North Conway Elementary School on 
January 22nd, and 3 PINE GROSBEAKS were seen at the Farmington Country Club 
on the 19th.



A flock of 40 EVENING GROSBEAKS continued to be seen visiting a birdfeeder 
in Jefferson during the past week.



A flock of 200 BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS was seen on Diamond Ledge Road in Sandwich 
on January 22nd, a flock of 80 was seen on Village Road in Surry on the 
21st, a flock of 50 was seen in Moultonborough on the 21st, a flock of 30 
was seen on Main Street in Conway on the 21st, a flock of 30 was seen in 
Croydon on the 19th, a flock of 16 was seen on Birch Hill Road in Sutton on 
the 20th, and a flock of 50 was seen on 4 Rod Road in Rochester on the 19th.



An EASTERN SCREECH-OWL was again reported roosting in a tree behind the 
backstop at the Park Street Common in Exeter on January 17th.



2 LAPLAND LONGSPURS and a WINTER WREN were reported from River Road in 
Walpole on January 17th.



Over 200 COMMON GOLDENEYES, over 100 HOODED MERGANSERS and more than 50 
COMMON MERGANSERS were seen on the Connecticut River in Hinsdale on January 
21st.



A MERLIN was reported from Nashua on January 20th, and a RED-SHOULDERED HAWK 
was seen in Newton on January 16th.



A HERMIT THRUSH continues to be seen at a feeding station on Hammond Hollow 
Road in Gilsum and was last reported on Jan 16th.



An "AUDUBON'S" YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER was seen visiting a birdfeeder in 
Newmarket on January 15th.



A female EASTERN TOWHEE continues to be seen in North Conway and was last 
reported on January 22nd.



There have been scattered sightings of PINE SISKINS, COMMON REDPOLLS, 
WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS, SNOW BUNTINGS, RED-BELLIED WOODPECKERS, EASTERN 
BLUEBIRDS, and HORNED LARKS from coastal and inland sites 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: 
[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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