This is New Hampshire Audubon’s Rare Bird Alert for Wednesday, January 23rd, 
2013.



A VARIED THRUSH was seen and photographed at a birdfeeder in Dunbarton on 
January 20th.



An immature RED-HEADED WOODPECKER has been coming to a birdfeeder on Grafton 
Road in Alexandria since December 13th, and was last reported on January 
22nd.



A male BARROW’S GOLDENEYE was seen on the Merrimack River in Manchester on 
December 30th, and has been several times since then. It was most recently 
reported near 250 Commercial Street on January 18th. A female BARROW’S 
GOLDENEYE was reported in the same area during the previous week.



A male BARROW’S GOLDENEYE, 4 CANVASBACKS, 26 RUDDY DUCKS, and a NORTHERN 
PINTAIL were spotted on Great Bay on January 20th, and an ICELAND GULL was 
seen on Great Bay on the 19th.



A female CANVASBACK was discovered on the Merrimack River in Concord on 
January 14th, and was most recently reported on the 20th. It has been seen 
from Hall Street in Concord, near the Concord Water Treatment Plant outflow.



A NORTHERN PINTAIL was seen in South Mill Pond in Portsmouth on January 
19th.



A COMMON BLACK-HEADED GULL, an ICELAND GULL, and a female NORTHERN SHOVELER 
were seen at the Exeter Wastewater Treatment Plant on January 18th.



A GLAUCOUS GULL, an ICELAND GULL, 5 BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKES, and 4 
BONAPARTE'S GULLS were seen in the Hampton Harbor area on January 17th.



3 ICELAND GULLS were seen at Hampton Beach State Park on January 19th, 1 was 
seen on Eel Pond in Rye on the 19th, and 1 was seen in Windham on the 20th.



A RAZORBILL was seen in Hampton Harbor, and 1 was seen from Hampton Beach 
State Park, both on January 17th.



5 HOARY REDPOLLS were reported among a large flock of COMMON REDPOLLS in 
Strafford, and 1 was seen in Stratham, all on January 19th.



COMMON REDPOLL sightings during the past week included: an estimated 1.000 
in a flock in Strafford on January 20th, 150 in Stratham on the 19th, 20 in 
Jaffrey on the 23rd, and 19 in Merrimack on the 18th.



PINE GROSBEAK sightings during the past week included: 20 in Manchester at 
the Home Depot on January 22nd, and 7 on Woodbury Avenue in Portsmouth on 
the 20th.



A flock of over 20 SNOW BUNTINGS was seen along Horse Hill Road in 
Marlborough on January 20th.



A RUSTY BLACKBIRD was seen off of Jones Avenue in Portsmouth on January 
19th.



A PINE WARBLER has been a regular visitor to a birdfeeder in Newmarket since 
the end of December and was most recently reported on January 22nd.



A pair of PEREGRINE FALCONS was seen at the corner of West Brook and Canal 
Streets in Manchester on January 17th.



HERMIT THRUSH sightings during the past week included 1 in Mont Vernon on 
January 23rd, 1 in Merrimack on the 22nd, and 1 in Barrington on the 22nd.



EASTERN BLUEBIRD sightings during the past week included 8 in Barrington on 
January 22nd, 10 in Newmarket on the 22nd, and 5 in Merrimack on the 18th.



A BELTED KINGFISHER was seen on Otter Brook near Granite Lake in Munsonville 
on January 18th.



A RED-SHOULDERED HAWK was seen in Hampton Falls on January 17th, and 1 was 
seen in Newmarket on the 20th. A SHARP-SHINNED HAWK was seen in Wilton on 
the 18th.



A TURKEY VULTURE and a PIED-BILLED GREBE were reported from Hudson, and 2 
TURKEY VULTURES were seen in Windham, all on January 20th.



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: 
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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.