This is New Hampshire Audubon's Rare Bird Alert for Thursday, December 18th,
2008.
A KING EIDER was seen from Bicentennial Park in Hampton on December 14th.
A first-winter THAYER'S GULL, a possible second/third-winter SLATY-BACKED
GULL, a LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, 2 GLAUCOUS GULLS, and 8 ICELAND GULLS were
all seen at the Rochester Wastewater Treatment Plant on December 16th. 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, located east of the plant, are not gated, and are always open during
daylight hours.
A GLAUCOUS GULL was seen on the Connecticut River in Hinsdale, and one was
seen in Hampton Harbor, both on December 13th. 4 ICELAND GULLS were reported
from along the coast on December 14th, and 5 BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKES were
seen along the coast on the 12th.
3-4 SNOWY OWLS are being seen regularly on the coast and have been reported
from near Pulpit Rocks and Ragged Neck in Rye, from Little Boar's Head in
North Hampton, from Hampton Beach State Park, and on a house roof along
Route 286 in Seabrook.
A male BARROW'S GOLDENEYE continues to be seen from Great Boar's Head in
Hampton, and was last reported on December 16th, as well as 3 RAZORBILLS and
a BLACK GUILLEMOT.
A NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen on Westmoreland Road in Westmoreland on December
14th, and one was reported from Nelson on the 11th.
A few BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS were seen mixed in with a flock of CEDAR WAXWINGS on
South Park Street in Hanover on December 17th.
A CACKLING GOOSE (seen on Silver Lake in Tilton), a WHITE-WINGED SCOTER, a
WOOD DUCK, over 200 WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS, a PINE GROSBEAK, an EVENING
GROSBEAK, 9 RED-BELLIED WOODPECKERS, a CAROLINA WREN, and a few NORTHERN
SHRIKES were highlights from the Laconia Christmas Bird Count held on
December 14th.
26 COMMON REDPOLLS, 39 PINE GROSBEAKS, 25 WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS, 11
EVENING GROSBEAKS, 2 BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKERS, 3 BOREAL CHICKADEES, a GRAY
JAY, a RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER (first for the count!), and a CAROLINA WREN
were highlights of the Littleton Christmas Bird Count held on December 14th.
Over 50 BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS, a few PINE GROSBEAKS, a few WHITE-WINGED
CROSSBILLS, 3 BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKERS, a number of BOREAL CHICKADEES,
several GRAY JAYS, 2 NORTHERN GOSHAWKS, and 5 BALD EAGLES were found on the
Errol Christmas Count held on December 17th.
Over 30 EVENING GROSBEAKS, over 10 PINE GROSBEAKS, a few WHITE-WINGED
CROSSBILLS, a BOHEMIAN WAXWING, a NORTHERN SHRIKE, a number of BOREAL
CHICKADEES, several GRAY JAYS, a NORTHERN GOSHAWK, 3 RING-NECKED PHEASANTS,
and a CANADA GOOSE (new for the count!) were recorded in the Pittsburg
Christmas Bird Count held on December 16th.
A RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER was seen at Centerra Park on Lebanon on December
17th, and one was seen on Blueberry Hill in Hanover on December 12th.
A PINE WARBLER was seen coming to a bird feeder in Pittsfield on December
13th.
A PALM WARBLER and 2 AMERICAN PIPITS were seen in Rye on December 14th.
An EASTERN TOWHEE was seen in North Conway on December 12th.
A NELSON'S SHARP-TAILED SPARROW and a SALTMARSH SHARP-TAILED SPARROW were
seen in Hampton Marsh on December 12th.
There have been scattered sightings of PURPLE SANDPIPERS, RAZORBILLS, and
BLACK GUILLEMOTS along the coast during the past week, and there have also
been scattered sightings of WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS, SNOW BUNTINGS 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:
[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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