This is New Hampshire Audubon's Rare Bird Alert for Wednesday, December 9th,
2009.
A GOLDEN EAGLE was reported from Green Mountain in Claremont on December
4th.
A EURASIAN WIGEON continues to be seen on Great Bay and was last reported on
December 5th. Also present on the bay during the past week were 16 AMERICAN
WIGEON, and over 900 GREATER SCAUP.
There was an unconfirmed report of 2 GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GEESE in North
Mill Pond in Portsmouth on December 8th.
A DOVEKIE was seen along the coast on December 9th, and 3 RAZORBILLS, and 3
BLACK GUILLEMOTS were seen along the coast on the 8th.
A probable THAYER'S GULL was discovered at the Rochester Wastewater
Treatment Plant on November 30th, and was last reported on December 2nd.
Birders on weekdays are regularly seeing at least one LESSER BLACK-BACKED
GULL, at least one GLAUCOUS GULL, and several ICELAND GULLS here. 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. Birders should not
enter the gates on Saturday or Sunday, even if they are open. The Trails at
Pickering Ponds, located east of the plant, are not gated, and are always
open during daylight hours.
A GLAUCOUS GULL was seen on Seabrook Beach on December 3rd, and one was seen
in the Hampton Harbor public parking area located in Seabrook on December
5th.
A LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL was seen at Hampton Beach State Park on December
8th, and one was seen at Odiorne Point State Park in Rye on December 5th.
4 BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKES and 24 NORTHERN GANNETS were seen from Little Boar's
Head in Hampton on December 3rd.
A NORTHERN SHRIKE was reported from Sutton on December 6th, and one was seen
along Bowlder Road in Sullivan on December 7th.
An ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER and a RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET were seen in Hampton on
December 5th, and a RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET was seen in New Castle on December
8th.
An adult male AMERICAN REDSTART was seen on Chenell Drive in Concord on
December 7th.
2 WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS were reported from New Hampshire Audubon's Willard
Pond Sanctuary in Antrim on December 4th.
4 EVENING GROSBEAKS were seen in Lincoln on December 7th.
38 PURPLE SANDPIPERS were seen off of Wallis Sands in Rye on December 8th,
and 25 were seen on Rye Ledge in Rye on December 3rd.
17 AMERICAN COOTS were seen on Powwow Pond in Kingston on December 4th.
42 LESSER SCAUP were reported from the Exeter Wastewater Treatment Plant on
December 8th.
20 HORNED LARKS were seen at Hampton Beach State Park on December 3rd.
A FOX SPARROW and 4 FIELD SPARROWS were seen in Nashua on December 2nd.
A hiker on Mount Pierce in Crawford Notch saw 5 BOREAL CHICKADEES and 2 GRAY
JAYS on December 2nd, and a GRAY JAY was seen on the A-Z Trail in Crawford
Notch on the 8th.
There was an unconfirmed report of a TUNDRA SWAN during the past week so
birders should keep an eye out for migrating swans..
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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