This is New Hampshire Audubon’s Rare Bird Alert for Wednesday, January 30th, 
2013.



A VARIED THRUSH was reported from Bartlett on January 28, but has not been 
relocated. There have been no additional reports of the VARIED THRUSH that 
was seen in Dunbarton last week.



A TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE was found on Washburn Road in Gilford on January
11th, and has been reported several times since then, most recently on the 
28th.



An immature RED-HEADED WOODPECKER has been coming to a birdfeeder on Grafton 
Road in Alexandria since December 13th, and was last reported on January 
29th.



A male BARROW’S GOLDENEYE was seen on the Merrimack River in Manchester on 
December 30th, and has been seen numerous times since then. It was most 
recently reported near 250 Commercial Street on January 24th. Over 175 
COMMON GOLDENEYES were tallied on the Merrimack River in Manchester on 
January 27th.



A BRANT was seen in Hampton Harbor on January 26th.



A GLAUCOUS GULL and a BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKE were seen in the Hampton Harbor 
area on January 26th.



An ICELAND GULL and a NORTHERN PINTAIL were seen at the Exeter Wastewater 
Treatment Plant on January 26th.



A NORTHERN GANNET was seen off of Seabrook Beach on January 26th.



Several RAZORBILLS and a BLACK GUILLEMOT were seen along the coast on 
January 26th.



Several PURPLE SANDPIPERS and a RUDDY TURNSTONE were seen on the coast on 
January 26th.



HOARY REDPOLLS reported during the past week included 1 in Milan on the 
25th, 1 in Roxbury on the 26th, 1 in Stratham on the 26th, and 1 in Keene on 
the 29th.



COMMON REDPOLL sightings during the past week included: an estimated 500 in 
a flock in Strafford on January 28th, 100 in Roxbury on the 26th, 100 in 
Milford on the 26th, 100 in Stratham on the 26th, 40 in Hampton on the 26th, 
and 25 in Concord on the 28th.



PINE GROSBEAK sightings during the past week included 30 in Manchester on 
January 24th, 15 in Salem on the 26th, 9 in Littleton on the 24th, 5 in 
Exeter on the 26th, and 4 in Milan on the 25th.



13 EVENING GROSBEAKS were reported from Center Chatham on January 28th, and 
single birds were reported from Lyme and Etna on the 26th.



A pair of WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS was seen in Hooksett on January 24th, and 
4 RED CROSSBILLS were seen in Merrimack on the 29th.



A PEREGRINE FALCON was seen in Manchester on January 24th, 1 was seen in 
Manchester on the 27th, and 1 was seen in Hampton on the 26th.



A TURKEY VULTURE and a RED-SHOULDERED HAWK were seen in Exeter on January 
26th.



9 BALD EAGLES were seen along the Merrimack River between Concord and 
Manchester on January 27th.



Observers saw at least 5 BARRED OWLS during the past week, and an EASTERN 
SCREECH-OWL was heard in Rye on January 26th.



2 AMERICAN PIPITS were seen in Hampton on January 27th, 1 was seen in Rye on 
the 26th, and 1 was seen in Stratham on the 26th.



80 HORNED LARKS were seen in a field on North River Road in Milford on 
January 26th.



A PINE WARBLER was seen in Newmarket, and 1 was seen in the Rye Cemetery 
(still alive!) on January 26th.



A HERMIT THRUSH was seen in Portsmouth, and 1 was seen in Etna, on January 
26th.



EASTERN BLUEBIRD sightings during the past week included 8 in Kingston and 
17 in Merrimack, all on January 25th.



2 CAROLINA WRENS were seen in Weare on January 30th.



A YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER was seen in Rye on January 26th.



5 NORTHERN FLICKERS have been at a birdfeeder in Nashua during the past 
week.



41 HOODED MERGANSERS, and 80 COMMON MERGANSERS were seen on the Connecticut 
River below the Wilder Dam on January 23rd.



40 MALLARDS were seen on the Saco River in Harts Location on January 27th.



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 
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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.