This is New Hampshire Audubon's Rare Bird Alert for Tuesday, February 7th, 
2012.



Up to 3 SNOWY OWLS are now being repeatedly seen along the coast in Hampton, 
Seabrook, and Rye during the past week. They have been seen in Hampton Beach 
State Park, Great Boar's Head, Hampton Marsh, Seabrook Beach, Seabrook 
Marsh, Ragged Neck. They are most often seen perched on buildings or on the 
ground.



A BLACK VULTURE was reported from Portsmouth on February 7th.



A DICKCISSEL was seen with a flock of HOUSE SPARROWS at the intersection of 
Wallis Road and Park Ridge Road in Rye several times during the past week.



A male BARROW'S GOLDENEYE was seen from Great Boar'e Head in Hampton on 
February 7th, and another one was seen on the Merrimack River near 250 
Commercial Street in Manchester on February 3rd.



A GLAUCOUS GULL has been seen irregularly in the Hampton Harbor area, mainly 
on the Seabrook side, and was last reported on February 7th.



2 ICELAND GULLS, over 20 LESSER SCAUP, an AMERICAN WIGEON, a RING-NECKD 
DUCK, and a NORTHERN PINTAIL were seen at the Exeter Wastewater Treatment 
Plant during the past week.



A LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL and 2 ICELAND GULLS were seen at the Rochester 
Wastewater Treatment Plant on February 2nd. 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.



2 RAZORBILLS and 2 BLACK GUILLEMOTS were reported from the coast during the 
past week.



10 BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS were seen off of Thompson Road in North Conway on 
February 5th.



4 WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS were seen from the Summit of Attitash Mountain in 
Bartlett on February 3rd.



A SPRUCE GROUSE and 2 WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS were seen in Crawford Notch in 
the White Mountains on February 3rd.



A CAPE MAY WARBLER that was found at Odiorne Point State Park in Rye on 
January 14th, has been continuously seen since then, and was last reported 
on February 7th. It is usually seen near the shore path that goes north from 
the Seacoast Science Center, beyond the Settler's Monument and towards the 
beach, and is often seen feeding on brine flies in the wrack.



A NORTHERN PINTAIL and an AMERICAN WIGEON were seen in Nashua during the 
past week.



A few SNOW BUNTINGS and HORNED LARKS were seen along the coast during the 
past week.



A FISH CROW was reported from Raymond on February 7th.



A BALTIMORE ORIOLE was seen in Manchester on February 7th.



An EASTERN TOWHEE was reported from Goffstown on February 3rd.



A WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW was seen in Seabrook on February 7th.



Numerous TURKEY VULTURES were reported during the past week.



There were a few reports of RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER, CAROLINA WREN, WINTER 
WREN, RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD, and COMMON GRACKLE during the past week.



There was an unconfirmed report of a LONG-EARED OWL heard in Walpole last 
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.