This is New Hampshire Audubon's Rare Bird Alert for Wednesday, January 6,
2010.
A SNOWY OWL was seen from Route 1A in Seabrook in the dunes north of Route
286 on January 2nd.
A gray-morph EASTERN SCREECH-OWL has been seen regularly along Route 1A in
Rye, roosting in a tree about 100-yards north of the entrance to Odiorne
Point State Park, and was last reported on January 5th.
3 RAZORBILLS were seen along the coast in New Castle on January 4th.
A male BARROW'S GOLDENEYE has been seen regularly off of the north side of
Great Boar's Head in Hampton and was last reported on January 3rd. A female
BARROW'S GOLDENEYE has been seen several times off of Route 1A in Rye
opposite a large stone "angel" statue, and 2 BARROW'S GOLDENEYES were
reported from the south side of Great Boar's Head on January 1st.
A NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen in Surry behind the town hall in the gravel pit
area, and one was seen at a private residence in Chatham both on January
2nd, and one was seen at Green Wagon Farm in Keene on January 1st.
A sub-adult GLAUCOUS GULL was seen from the parking area south of the Yankee
Fisherman's Coop in Seabrook on January 2nd.
An ICELAND GULL was seen at the Exeter Wastewater Treatment Plant on January
3rd.
An ICELAND GULL, a female NORTHERN PINTAIL, and an AMERICAN PIPIT were all
seen at the Rochester Wastewater Treatment Plant during the past few days. A
light-morph ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK was also seen in the area. 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 PEREGRINE FALCON was seen on a street lamp in front of Veteran's Memorial
Park in Manchester on January 6th.
An AMERICAN KESTREL was seen on the east side of Route 9 just north of
Hannaford's in Keene on January 5th, and one was seen on Island Path in
Hampton on January 1st.
3 BALD EAGLES were seen in Chatham, and 2 were seen in Lebanon, all on
December 30th.
Up to 4 LAPLAND LONGSPURS have been reported from the coast during the past
week, mainly from Hampton Beach State Park in Hampton, or Cross Beach Road
in Seabrook. They are often found in the company of SNOW BUNTINGS and HORNED
LARKS.
Good numbers of SNOW BUNTINGS were reported during the past week, with 20 on
the ice on Great Bay as seen from Sandy Point in Stratham, 75 at Odiorne
Point State Park in Rye, 45 in the marsh located west of Wallis Sands in
Rye, 20 at Runnymede Farm in North Hampton, and 80 at Hampton Beach State
Park, all on January 4th. Also, at least 26 were seen in a gravel pit in
Walpole located on Route 12 just north of the border with Westmoreland on
December 29th, and some were reported from the Concord and Laconia Christmas
Bird Counts.
A "SOOTY" FOX SPARROW, a subspecies normally occurring near the Pacific
coast, is being regularly seen at a private home in Barrington, and was last
reported on January 5th. A "RED" FOX SPARROW was seen in Hancock on January
1st.
A LINCOLN'S SPARROW was seen at a private home in Nashua on January 6th.
A FIELD SPARROW was seen at Green Wagon Farm in Keene on January 1st.
An "IPSWICH" SAVANNAH SPARROW was seen off of Cross Beach Road in Seabrook
on January 3rd.
A RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET and 2 CHIPPING SPARROWS were seen in Nashua on
January 1st.
A WINTER WREN was seen in the Southwest Park in Nashua on January 5th.
12 RED-WINGED BLACKBIRDS were seen at a feeder in Exeter on January 3rd, and
2 were seen at a feeder in East Kingston on the 2nd.
A GREAT BLUE HERON was seen on the Ashuelot River in Keene on January 3rd.
The annual Audubon Christmas Bird Count period has finished. Highlights from
two counts follow:
The Concord Christmas Bird Count was held on January 3rd. Highlights
included: 109 AMERICAN BLACK DUCKS, 2 HOODED MERGANSERS, a GREAT BLUE HERON,
at least 3 BALD EAGLES, a RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER, 5 CAROLINA WRENS, 9
EASTERN BLUEBIRDS, a RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET, a GRAY CATBIRD, over 1,400 CEDAR
WAXWINGS, a CHIPPING SPARROW, 3 SAVANNAH SPARROWS, 63 WHITE-THROATED
SPARROWS, 950 DARK-EYED JUNCOS, 15 SNOW BUNTINGS, a PURPLE FINCH, and a RED
CROSSBILL.
The Laconia Christmas Bird Count was held on January 2nd. Highlights
included: a female BARROW'S GOLDENEYE in the Winnipesaukee River above Route
140, 2 GREATER SCAUP, 3 COMMON LOONS, 106 WILD TURKEYS, 783 AMERICAN CROWS,
2 MERLINS, a RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER, a NORTHERN SHRIKE, an EASTERN BLUEBIRD,
37 AMERICAN ROBINS, and 5 SNOW BUNTINGS.
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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