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This is New Hampshire Audubon's Rare Bird Alert for Friday, March 2nd, 2007.
An immature KING EIDER was seen at Bicentennial Park in Hampton on February
24th.
A BARROW'S GOLDENEYE was seen along the coast in Rye, near the stone "Angel"
sculpture located on Route 1A, on February 24th.
A light-morph ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK was seen near Exit 5 on Route 101 in Raymond
on February 27th.
A NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen in Lebanon on February 26th, and one was reported
from Colebrook 2 miles east of Route 3, on Route 26, on the 24th.
6 LAPLAND LONGSPURS were seen at the Pease Golf Course on February 24th.
A LAPLAND LONGSPUR, 5 AMERICAN PIPITS, 49 HORNED LARKS, and 1 SNOW BUNTING
were seen foraging along River Road in Walpole on February 24th.
4 SNOW BUNTINGS and 50 HORNED LARKS were seen near the north end of Route 63
in Westmoreland on February 24th.
A single SNOW BUNTING was reported from Contoocook on February 24th.
7 HORNED LARKS were seen at Hampton Beach State Park on February 24th.
A COMMON REDPOLL was reported from Mount Cardigan on February 23rd.
Good numbers of WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS continued to be reported from the
White Mountains area and Great North Woods during the past week.
2 EVENING GROSBEAKS were reported from Birch Hill Road in Warner on March
1st.
6 PURPLE SANDPIPERS were seen at Pulpit Rocks in Rye on March 1st.
A RUDDY DUCK was seen in Rye Harbor on February 24th.
A GADWALL was seen on Silver Lake in Tilton on February 25th.
A BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER was seen at Little Cherry Pond in Jefferson on
February 28th. A BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER was seen near the summit of Mount
Carrigain, and a NORTHERN SAW-WHET OWL was heard at the trailhead after
dark, both on February 25th.
2 GRAY JAYS, 8 BOREAL CHICKADEES, and a BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER were
reported from Crawford Notch from the Crawford Path hiking trail to Mount
Pierce on February 26th and 27th.
10 TURKEY VULTURES were seen in Newmarket on February 24th. Sightings of
single TURKEY VULTURES were reported from Windham and Nashua on February
28th.
A FISH CROW was reported from Kingston on February 26th.
A BROWN THRASHER was reported from Belmont on February 25th.
A GRAY CATBIRD was seen in Chester on February 23rd.
A YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER was seen on West Portsmouth Street in Concord on
February 24th.
A NORTHERN FLICKER was reported from Adam's Point in Durham on February
26th.
10 BALD EAGLES were reported from a roost site in Manchester on February
24th. There have been a number of additional BALD EAGLE sightings from
open-water areas located throughout the state during the past week.
2 RED-SHOULDERED HAWKS were reported from near the Town Hall in East
Kingston on February 28th.
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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