This is New Hampshire Audubon's Rare Bird Alert for Friday, March 9th, 2007.



An immature KING EIDER was seen at Plaice Cove in Hampton on March 4th.



A male BARROW'S GOLDENEYE was seen in a flock of 100 COMMON GOLDENEYES at 
Sewall's Falls in Penacook on March 4th.



A female BARROW'S GOLDENEYE was seen just south of Concord Point in Rye on 
March 4th.



A ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK was seen from Route 286 in Seabrook on March 4th.



An adult LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL was seen at Frost Point in Odiorne Point 
State Park in Rye on March 4th.



An adult ICELAND GULL was seen off of Route 286 in Seabrook, and single 
ICELAND GULLS were also reported from the Merrimack River in Nashua and 
Manchester, all on March 4th.



A NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen at Moore Fields on Route 155A in Durham, and one 
was seen on Martin Road in Fremont, next to the cemetery, both on March 3rd.



12 SNOW BUNTINGS were seen at Ragged Neck in Rye, and a flock of SNOW 
BUNTINGS was seen near the north end of Route 63 in Westmoreland, all on 
March 4th.



20 SNOW BUNTINGS were seen in fields off of Route 108 in East Kingston, and 
10 were seen at the Exeter Waste Water Treatment Plant, all on March 3rd.



45 HORNED LARKS were seen at Morrill's Farm in Penacook on March 4th. 50 
HORNED LARKS were seen in fields off of Route 108 in East Kingston, and 60 
were seen at a Dairy Farm in Stratham, all on March 3rd.



3 TURKEY VULTURES were seen in Keene on March 5th. 15 TURKEY VULTURES were 
seen in Manchester, 3 were seen in Nashua, 3 were seen in Concord, and 2 
were seen in Seabrook, all on March 4th. A single TURKEY VULTURE was 
reported from Stratham on March 3rd.



2 EVENING GROSBEAKS were reported from Weare on March 5th.



A YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER was reported from Manchester on March 4th.



2 KILLDEER were seen at Pease Golf Course in Portsmouth on March 4th, and at 
least one KILLDEER was reported from a Little River Road in Kingston on 
March 3rd.



300 COMMON GRACKLES and 300 RED-WINGED BLACKBIRDS were seen at a roost in 
Greenland on March 4th. A flock of over 50 COMMON GRACKLES was reported from 
Manchester on March 3rd. There also were many reports of small numbers of 
RED-WINGED BLACKBIRDS during the past week.



200 DUNLIN were seen in Hampton Harbor, and 180 were seen at Plaice Cove in 
Hampton, all on March 4th.



2 NORTHERN FLICKERS were seen at the Exeter Waste Water Treatment Plant in 
Exeter, and 3 were seen in Greenland, all on March 3rd.



2 BOREAL CHICKADEES were seen by a hiker in Crawford Notch on March 7th.



There have been a number of BALD EAGLE sightings from open-water areas 
located throughout the state during the past week.



Several RED-SHOULDERED HAWKS were reported during the past week.



Scattered sightings of RED-BELLIED WOODPECKERS, CAROLINA WRENS, and EASTERN 
BLUEBIRDS continued to be reported during the past week.



This message is also available by phone recording: call 224-9900 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 tape 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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