This is New Hampshire Audubon's Rare Bird Alert for Thursday, February 19th, 
2009.



A NORTHERN HAWK OWL was found in Center Harbor on January 12th, and was most 
recently reported on February 17th. It has been seen from Route 25 in trees 
near the Canoe Restaurant, located just west of the downtown area. To view 
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, where a NORTHERN SHRIKE, and 
several PINE GROSBEAKS, BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS, and WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS have 
all been seen.



A female HOARY REDPOLL continues to be seen at birdfeeders on Diamond Ledge 
Road in Sandwich and was last reported on February 14th. A HOARY REDPOLL was 
again reported from feeders at 100 Tehran Drive in Charlestown, and single 
HOARY REDPOLLS were reported form Colebrook and Pittsburg, all on the 14th.



A NORTHERN SHRIKE was near the Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in Hanover 
on February 17th.



A LAPLAND LONGSPUR continues to be seen with a flock of about 20 HORNED 
LARKS on River Road in Walpole and was last reported on February 13th.



Over 50 PINE GROSBEAKS were seen in Pittsburg, and 20 were seen in Pinkham 
Notch, all on February 14th.



A flock of 45 EVENING GROSBEAKS was reported from Jefferson, and a flock of 
33 was reported from Hammond Hollow Road in Gilsum, all on February 13th.



A flock of 50 BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS was reported from Orchard Road in 
Moultonborough on February 14th.



A male and a female BARROW'S GOLDENEYE were seen from the south side of 
Great Boar's Head in Hampton on February 15th.



A male BARROW'S GOLDENEYE, a RING-NECKED DUCK, 200 COMMON GOLDENEYES, 29 
HOODED MERGANSERS, 41 COMMON MERGANSERS, a WOOD DUCK, and 2 BALD EAGLES were 
seen on Lake Wantastiquet in Hinsdale on February 14th.



A BRANT was seen near Concord Point in Rye on February 15th.



6 ICELAND GULLS, and 2 GLAUCOUS GULLS were seen at the Rochester Wastewater 
Treatment Plant on February 13th. 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 in Hampton Beach, and one was seen at Jenness Beach 
in Rye, both on February 15th.



An ICELAND GULL was seen on Hampton Beach, and one was seen near Swasey Park 
in Exeter, all on February 15th. Also, an ICELAND GULL and a LESSER SCAUP 
were seen at the Exeter Wastewater Treatment Plant, and a NORTHERN PINTAIL 
was seen at the Exeter Sportsman's Club, all on February 15th.



A BOREAL CHICKADEE, first located on January 3rd, was still present near the 
Kalwall
Corporation offices on 40 River Road in Bow on February 16th. Also, 3 BOREAL 
CHICKADEES were seen at the start of the Oliverean Brook trail in Albany on 
the 16th.



2 GRAY JAYS were seen on the Crawford Path in Crawford Notch, 3 were 
reported from East Inlet Road in Pittburg, and 1 was seen at feeders near 
the Lake Umbagog National Wildlife Refuge Headquarters in Errol, all on 
February 14th.



A FISH CROW was reported from Durham on February 12th.



Returning RED-WINGED BLACKBIRDS and COMMON GRACKLES are starting to be 
reported.



There have been scattered sightings of PINE SISKINS, COMMON REDPOLLS, 
WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS, SNOW BUNTINGS, RED-BELLIED WOODPECKERS, EASTERN 
BLUEBIRDS, TURKEY VULTURES, 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: 
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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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