-RBA 
*New Hampshire 
*January 12, 2007 
*NHNH1201.07

This is New Hampshire Audubon's Rare Bird Alert for Friday, January 12th,
2007. 

A possible SLATY-BACKED GULL was discovered at the Rochester Waste Water
Treatment Plant on January 2nd, and has been seen there intermittently
since then. It was most recently reported on the 10th. It has been seen
standing on the ice in the second-largest pond. Also seen during the past
few days were a BLACK-HEADED GULL, a GLAUCOUS GULL, 15 ICELAND GULLS, 4
LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS, and thousands of HERRING, GREAT BLACK-BACKED,
and RING-BILLED GULLS. Also seen was a "NELSON'S GULL", a hybrid of a
HERRING and GLAUCOUS GULL. Several BALD EAGLES have been seen flying near
the plant, which causes the gulls resting at the treatment plant to become
airborne. Other birds that have been reported here during the past week
include a NORTHERN SHOVELER, a NORTHERN PINTAIL, and an AMERICAN WIGEON.
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.

An EARED GREBE was discovered off of Seal Rocks on November 30th and has
regularly been seen in that area since then. It was last reported on
January 7th. Seal Rocks is located just north of Wallis Sands, in Rye.

A BLACK-HEADED GULL was seen off of Seal Rocks in Rye on January 7th. 

An immature male KING EIDER and a female BARROW'S GOLDENEYE were seen near
Bicentennial Park in Hampton on January 7th.

2 RAZORBILLS, a BLACK GUILLEMOT, and a BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKE were seen
from Ragged Neck in Rye on January 7th.

A LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL was seen at Frost Point at Odiorne Point State
Park in Rye on January 2nd.

A NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen in Epping in the swamp along the Rockingham Rail
Trail just east of Fremont Road on January 9th, one was reported from
Hillsborough on the 8th. and one was seen on Martin Road in Fremont on the
6th.

A lone LAPLAND LONGPSUR lingers at Hampton Beach State Park and was last
reported on January 7th.

3 SNOW GEESE were seen on Great Bay on January 7th.

119 COMMON GOLDENEYE and 2 BUFFLEHEAD were seen on Lake Massabesic in
Auburn on January 7th.

A LESSER SCAUP, 10 RING-NECKED DUCKS, 5 COMMON MERGANSERS, and 4 HOODED
MERGANSERS were seen on Long Pond in Concord on January 9th.

A LESSER SCAUP, a COMMON GOLDENEYE, and 2 AMERICAN COOTS were seen at the
Exeter Waster Water Treatment Plant on January 7th. 2 AMERICAN COOT were
also seen in Eel Pond in Rye on the 7th.

An AMERICAN BITTERN continues to be seen in Henry's Pool in Hampton Marsh
and was last reported on January 6th.

18 TURKEY VULTURES were seen in downtown Newmarket on January 7th.

15 WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS were seen at the Pondicherry National Wildlife
Refuge in Jefferson, and several were reported from Bretton Woods in
Crawford Notch, all on January 6th.

A KILLDEER and a RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET were reported from Hampton on January
7th.

A PEREGRINE FALCON was seen the steeple of First Church of Christ Scientist
corner of School and State Streets in Concord on January 9th.

A NORTHERN FLICKER was seen in Fremont's Shirkin Road swamp on January 9th.

A YELLOW -RUMPED WARBLER was seen in Newmarket on Januuary 9th.

An estimated 5,000 to 6,000 AMERICAN ROBINS (down in numbers from earlier
in the winter) have been observed nightly, coming to a roost site viewable
from Chapman's Landing located off of Route 108 in Stratham, next to the
Squamscott River.

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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