This is New Hampshire Audubon's Rare Bird Alert for Thursday, November 1st, 
2007.



A RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD has been seen visiting a feeder in Westmoreland for the 
past two weeks and was last reported on the 28th. The feeder is at 70 
Thompson Road. To try to see the bird, take Route 12 north from Keene to 
Westmoreland. Watch for the Tree Huggers wood cutting operation on the right 
and turn left there. At a board fence, turn left onto Thompson Road. Birders 
are welcome to walk out to the back deck to view the feeder. Please note 
that the homeowner has not seen the bird since last Sunday.



A GOLDEN EAGLE was seen from Pack Monadnock in Peterborough on October 28th, 
and one was seen there on the 26th.



A probable female YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD was seen among several thousand 
blackbirds at Moore Fields on Route 155A in Durham on October 29th. Also 
seen were about 100 AMERICAN PIPITS.



A EURASIAN WIGEON was seen near the east side of Great Bay on October 25th, 
and 6 BRANT were seen on Great Bay from Adam's Point in Durham on October 
28th.



A LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL was seen at Frost Point at Odiorne Point State 
Park in Rye, and one was seen from the wooden bridge on Route 1A just north 
of Odiorne Point State Park, both on October 28th.



A NORTHERN SHRIKE was reported from Rumney on October 31st, one was seen in 
Rochester on the 30th, one was seen on Pack Monadnock in Peterborough and 
one was seen in Ashland, both on October 28th, one was seen at Bow Lake in 
Strafford on the 26th, and one was reported from Powdermill Pond in Hancock 
on the 25th.



Over 40 BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS were seen in Orford on October 31st, 4 were 
reported from Hatch Plaza in Plymouth on the 30th, 30 were seen on Diamond 
Ledge Road in Sandwich on the 29th, 21 were reported from the main access 
trail of the Pondicherry Wildlife Sanctuary in Jefferson on the 28th, and 4 
were seen in the old orchard on the trails at the NH Audubon's McLane Center 
on Silk Farm Road in Concord, also on the 28th.



3 COMMON REDPOLLS were reported from Horseshoe Pond in Concord on October 
31st.



A RED CROSSBILL was reported from the summit of Pack Monadnock on October 
28th.



A WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILL, 9 BOREAL CHICKADEES, 10 HORNED LARKS, and 1 
AMERICAN PIPIT were all seen on the summit of Mount Moosilauke on October 
26th.



430 SNOW BUNTINGS and a LAPLAND LONGSPUR were seen at Hampton Beach State 
Park on October 30th.



A RED KNOT and a PECTORAL SANDPIPER were seen along the Blackwater River in 
Seabrook, and a SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER was seen in Hampton Harbor, all on 
October 28th.



A WESTERN SANDPIPER was reported from Seabrook Beach, and 2 WHITE-RUMPED 
SANDPIPERS were seen at the pools on Landing Road in Hampton, all on October 
27th.



Over 500 DUNLIN, and 108 BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS were seen in Hampton Harbor 
on October 30th.



36 PIED-BILLED GREBES, 151 AMERICAN COOTS, and 14 RUDDY DUCKS were reported 
from Powwow Pond in Kingston on October 31st.



A RUSTY BLACKBIRD was seen at the Deerhill Wildlife Management Area (a.k.a. 
Brentwood Mitigation Area) in Brentwood on October 29th.



300 BROWN-HEADED COWBIRDS were reported from fields along Route 108 in 
Stratham on October 31st, and over 4,000 COMMON GRACKLES were seen in the 
fields adjacent to the NH Audubon Silk Farm Wildlife Sanctuary in Concord on 
October 29th.



360 NORTHERN GANNETS were seen migrating along the coast on October 27th, 
and 2,475 DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANTS were seen migrating south along the 
coast on the 28th.



A BLACK GUILLEMOT was seen from Odiorne Point State Park in Rye on October 
28th.



3 GRAY JAYS were seen on the Caps Ridge Trail in Jefferson Notch on October 
26th.



HAWK migration observation from the Pack Monadnock Raptor Migration 
Observatory in Peterborough officially ended on October 31st, with 10,550 
raptors reported since September 1st. There will probably be some additional 
"unofficial" observation days over the next few weeks. Thanks to everyone 
who helped with the count!



This message is also available by phone recording: call 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 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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