This is New Hampshire Audubon's Rare Bird Alert for Wednesday, March 14th, 
2012.



A BARNACLE GOOSE and several GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GEESE have been seen 
along the Connecticut River including at the setbacks in Hinsdale, below the 
Vernon dam in Hinsdale, and from River Road in Westmoreland during the past 
week.



A GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE was seen flying in Penacook and then later at 
Horseshoe Pond in Concord on March 14th, and one was reported from 
Meaderboro Road in the cornfields across from Shady Lane and Yellow Farm, in 
Farmington on the 9th.



A ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK and a GOLDEN EAGLE were seen from the Squam Lakes 
Natural Science Center in Holderness on March 10th, and a MERLIN was 
reported from here on March 7th.



A NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen at The Nature Conservancy's Lamprey River 
Preserve in Durham on March 14th, and one was seen at the Wildlife 
Management Area on Old Mill Road in Lee on the 11th.



2 EURASIAN WIGEON, and at least 12 AMERICAN WIGEON were seen on the 
Greenland side of Great Bay on March 11th, and 8 NORTHERN PINTAIL were seen 
here on the 8th.



A BARROW'S GOLDENEYE continues to be seen at Great Boar's Head in Hampton, 
and was last reported on March 7th.



A CANVASBACK was seen on Powwow Pond in Kingston on March 8th.



6 SNOW GEESE, 2 AMERICAN WIGEON, and 2 NORTHERN PINTAIL, were seen in East 
Kingston on March 10th, and a pair of GADWALL and 82 GREEN-WINGED TEAL were 
tallied here on the 11th.



A lone SNOW GOOSE was seen in Lebanon on March 11th.



3 RUDDY DUCKS were seen on Turtle Pond on March 13th, 3 NORTHERN PINTAIL 
were seen at Horseshoe Pond on the 11th, and 3 AMERICAN WIGEON were seen on 
Horseshoe Pond on March 13th, all in Concord.



2 NORTHERN SHOVELERS were reported from Field's Grove in Nashua on March 
8th.



3 NORTHERN PINTAIL were seen in Great Meadow in Charlestown, and a NORTHERN 
PINTAIL and 5 GREEN-WINGED TEAL were seen in Hampton, all on March 11th.



A pair of GADWALL, a NORTHERN PINTAIL, and an ICELAND GULL were all reported 
from Moore Fields on Route 155A in Durham on March 12th.



A BUFFLEHEAD, an AMERICAN WIGEON, and 3 GREEN-WINGED TEAL were seen on the 
Merrimack River in Boscawen on March 10th, and an AMERICAN WIGEON was 
reported from Laconia on March 9th.



5 GREEN-WINGED TEAL were seen on Horseshoe Pond, and 3 pairs were reported 
from behind the Hood Plant on North Main Street, all in Concord on March 
11th.



A PIED-BILLED GREBE was seen in Hillsborough on March 13th.



2 RAZORBILLS were seen from Great Island Common in New Castle on March 10th.



A LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL was seen on the Connecticut River in Hinsdale, 
and 1 was seen on Eel Pond in Rye, both on March 8th.



A GLAUCOUS GULL has been seen irregularly in the Hampton Harbor area, mainly 
on the Seabrook side, and was last reported on March 11th.



An ICELAND GULL was seen near the Merrimack River in Manchester on March 
13th, and one was seen in Rochester on the 14th.



2 ICELAND GULLS, 2 AMERICAN WIGEON, and 32 LESSER SCAUP were seen at the 
Exeter Wastewater Treatment Plant on March 10th, and a pair of NORTHERN 
SHOVELERS was seen here on the 11th.



BOHEMIAN WAXWING sightings during the past week included: an estimated 100 
in New London on March 10th, 65 in Antrim on the 13th, 40 in Hanover on the 
10th, about 30 in WALPOLE on the 8th, and 5 in Hinsdale on March 8th.



3 EVENING GROSBEAKS were reported from Warner on March 14th, and 1 was 
reported from Spofford on March10th.



A RED CROSSBILL was seen along Route 123 in Stoddard just north of Route 9 
on March 10th, and an estimated 20 WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS were seen on the 
Kangamagus Highway near the Kangamagus Pass on March 12th.



2 FISH CROWS were reported from Durham on March 13th, several were reported 
from Barrington on the 13th, and 2 were reported from Tilton on March 12th.



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 March 11th. 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 
YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER was also present on the 8th, and a HERMIT THRUSH was 
seen on the 7th.



An OVENBIRD that was discovered in the yard of a private residence in Derry 
on December 31st, continues to be seen and was last reported on March 10th.



22 PURPLE SANDPIPERS were seen at Rye Ledge on March 11th, and a GREATER 
YELLOWLEGS was seen in Hampton on March 6th.



2 WILSON'S SNIPE, and an estimated 15 RUSTY BLACKBIRDS were reported from 
Morrill's Farm in Penacook on March 14th. About 12 RUSTY BLACKBIRDS were 
reported from Etna on March 9th.



2 PEREGRINE FALCONS were reported from Rumney on March 13th, 2 were seen 
from Hinsdale on the 8th, and 1 was seen in Hampton on the11th.



A pair of PEREGRINE FALCONS is nesting in Manchester and has already begun 
laying eggs. Check this link for a webcam view! 
http://www.spectraaccess.com/falcon2/



A BROAD-WINGED HAWK was reported from New London on March 13th.



A NORTHERN SAW-WHET OWL was heard in Peterborough on March 9th.



There were several reports of TREE SWALLOWS on March 13th and 14th.



An EASTERN MEADOWLARK was reported from Elm Brook Park in Hopkinton on March 
13th.



Waterfowl migration is in full swing with many reports of CANADA GEESE, 
COMMON MERGANSERS, HOODED MERGANSERS, RING-NECKED DUCKS, AMERICAN BLACK 
DUCKS, and MALLARDS during the past week.



Numerous TURKEY VULTURES were reported during the past week.



There were a few reports of BALD EAGLE, RED-SHOULDERED HAWK, AMERICAN 
WOODCOCK, KILLDEER, WILD TURKEY, GREAT BLUE HERON, WOOD DUCK, NORTHERN 
FLICKER, RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER, CAROLINA WREN, WINTER WREN, FOX SPARROW, 
BROWN-HEADED COWBIRD, and many sightings of RED-WINGED BLACKBIRDS and COMMON 
GRACKLES during the past week.



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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 
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Thanks very much and good birding.