This is New Hampshire Audubon's Rare Bird Alert for Friday, March 13th, 2009. A NORTHERN HAWK OWL was found in Center Harbor on January 12th, and was last reported on March 1st. It has been seen from Route 25 in trees near the Canoe Restaurant, located just west of the downtown area. To look for the bird, birders should park in the church lot on Main Street near the start of Coe Hill Road and walk along Route 25. If you are coming from the west, drive about 100 yards or so past the Canoe Restaurant and turn left. The parking lot will be right in front of you, across Main Street. Please respect private property. The bird was originally being seen about 1-mile west from the town center on Coe Hill Road. It seems likely that this bird has left the area. A SHORT-EARED OWL was reported from near Green Wagon Farm in Keene on March 12th, and one was seen sitting on utility lines across from Diamond Pizza on Route 12.in Walpole on the 7th. A NORTHERN SAW-WHET OWL was reported from Nottingham on March 6th. A light-morph ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK was seen near Mill Road in Durham on March 7th. A HOARY REDPOLL was reported from Mont Vernon on March 7th, and 2 possible HOARY REDPOLLS were reported from Mount Cardigan on the 11th. 15 PINE GROSBEAKS were seen on the University of New Hampshire campus near the Thompson School and Barton Hall on March 8th. Over 80 BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS were seen on Whipple Hill Road in Lyme on March 12th, and over 200 were seen feeding near Church Street and Spring Street in Lebanon on March 10th. A mixed flock of BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS and CEDAR WAXWINGS was reported from Charlestown on March 6th. 2 BARROW'S GOLDENEYES were seen on the Connecticut River from Route 12 in North Walpole on March 7th. 2 possible CANVASBACKS were reported from the Merrimack River near the Bow power plant on March 8th. 14 NORTHERN PINTAILS, 13 RING-NECKED DUCKS, 16 WOOD DUCKS, 90 COMMON GOLDENEYES, 22 HOODED MERGANSERS, 24 COMMON MERGANSERS, 1 BUFFLEHEAD, nearly 1,400 CANADA GEESE, 36 RING-BILLED GULLS, 3 BALD EAGLES, over 500 RED-WINGED BLACKBIRDS and 60 COMMON GRACKLES were seen on and around Lake Wantastiquet in Hinsdale on March 12th. 2 LESSER SCAUP, 2 GREATER SCAUP, 2 GADWALL, and 2 AMERICAN WIGEON were seen here on March 8th. 2 FISH CROWS, 3 AMERICAN WIGEON, 7 RING-NECKED DUCKS, 15 HOODED MERGANSERS, and 3 BALD EAGLES were reported from Powwow Pond in Kingston on March 8th. 14 GREEN-WINGED TEAL were seen migrating north along the coast on March 8th. 6 ICELAND GULLS and a GLAUCOUS GULL were reported from the Rochester Wastewater Treatment Plant on March 5th. 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 are closed for repairs until further notice. A GLAUCOUS GULL was seen at Cross Beach Road in Seabrook on March 8th. An ICELAND GULL and a LESSER SCAUP were seen on the Winnipesaukee River, and 4 PINE GROSBEAKS were seen in the trees along the river, in Tilton on March 8th. A BOREAL CHICKADEE, first located on January 3rd, was still present visiting bird feeders near the Kalwall Corporation offices on 40 River Road in Bow on March 8th. A flock of 32 EVENING GROSBEAKS was seen in Danbury on March 12th. 2 MERLINS were reported from Nashua on March 8th. A HERMIT THRUSH was reported from Durham on March 7th. There have been scattered sightings of KILLDEER, AMERICAN WOODCOCKS, RED-SHOULDERED HAWKS, PINE SISKINS, COMMON REDPOLLS, WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS, SNOW BUNTINGS, TURKEY VULTURES, and HORNED LARKS from coastal and inland sites during the past week. Migrating waterfowl are starting to arrive, advancing as the ice melts on the rivers and lakes. 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. **************************************************************** To post messages, send e-mail to: [log in to unmask] Set your e-mail application to PLAIN TEXT ONLY to post messages. To contact the list owner: [log in to unmask] ---------------------------------------------------------------- Web based archives and subscription management are available at: http://listserv.dartmouth.edu/Archives/uv-birders.html ****************************************************************