This is New Hampshire Audubon's Rare Bird Alert for Monday, February 16th, 
2015.



A juvenile RED-HEADED WOODPECKER was discovered near the public boat launch 
at Adams Point in Durham on November 10th. It has been seen numerous times 
since then, and was last reported on February 14th.



A SNOWY OWL continues to be seen at Ragged Neck in Rye, and was last 
reported on February 12th. A SNOWY OWL was not reported from Hampton Beach 
State Park or coastal Seabrook during the past week but is likely still in 
the area.



A ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK was reported from Hampton Marsh on February 14th.



A BLACK-HEADED GULL was seen at the Hampton Wastewater Treatment Plant on 
February 14th.



A GLAUCOUS GULL was seen in Hampton Harbor on February 11th.



A GLAUCOUS GULL, a BLACK GUILLEMOT, and 18 PURPLE SANDPIPERS were seen at 
Seal Rocks in Rye on February 14th, and a THICK-BILLED MURRE was seen here 
on the 10th.



2 ICELAND GULLS were reported from the Manchester mill yard on February 
14th, 1 was seen at the Exeter Wastewater Treatment Plant on the 14th, and 1 
was seen along South Road in East Kingston on the 16th.



9 SNOW GEESE were reported from along the coast on February 15th.



A male BARROW’S GOLDENEYE were seen on Great Bay from Adam’s Point on 
February 14th.



An AMERICAN WIGEON was seen at the Exeter Wastewater Treatment Plant on 
February 14th, and a female NORTHERN PINTAIL, a LESSER SCAUP, and a GREATER 
SCAUP were all seen here on the 16th.



11 GREAT CORMORANTS were seen on the Merrimack River in Manchester on 
February 14th.



2 PINE GROSBEAKS were reported from Mont Vernon on February 15th.



A flock of 9 EVENING GROSBEAKS was reported from Jefferson on February 13th.



BOHEMIAN WAXWING sightings during the past week included: 75 in Conway on 
February 11th, 200 in Plymouth on the 10th, 30 in Gorham on the 10th, and 40 
in Sunapee on the 11th. These flocks were seen mainly foraging on ornamental 
fruit tress, or resting nearby them.



8 RED CROSSBILLS were seen at the Squam Lakes Natural Science Center in 
Holderness on February 10th.



A flock of 21 COMMON REDPOLLS was seen in Nottingham on February 10th. There 
were a few sightings of 1-3 COMMON REDPOLLS reported from scattered 
locations during the past week.



A LAPLAND LONGSPUR, 11 SNOW BUNTINGS, and 82 HORNED LARKS were reported from 
the Malnati Farm in Walpole on February 11th.



4 SNOW BUNTINGS were reported from Peterborough on February 15th.



A PEREGRINE FALCON was seen flying over Market Square in Portsmouth on 
February 15th, and another was seen in Manchester on the 9th.



2 RED-SHOULDERED HAWKS were seen in Exeter, and 1 was seen in Seabrook, all 
on February 14th.



An EASTERN SCREECH-OWL was seen in Nashua, and another was seen in Hollis, 
both on February 14th.



A BARRED OWL was reported from Chatham on February 16th, one was seen in 
Plymouth on the 14th, and one was seen in Sunapee on the 12th.



A PINE WARBLER was seen in East Kingston on February 9th.



A HERMIT THRUSH was seen in Concord on February 15th.



A YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER, a FIELD SPARROW, and 2 CHIPPING SPARROWS are 
continuing to over-winter in Exeter and were all reported during the past 
week.



A YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER was seen in Nashua on February 12th.



This message is also available by phone recording: call (603) 224-9909 and 
press 4 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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