This is New Hampshire Audubon's Rare Bird Alert for Friday, January 2nd, 
2009.



A RED PHALAROPE was seen along the coast in Hampton on January 1st.



A SNOWY OWL was located in Milford on December 27th and has been seen 
several times since then with the most recent report from January 1st. The 
owl has been seen in the fields located behind Hayward's Ice Cream on Elm 
Street in Milford. A SNOWY OWL was seen in the marsh behind Ray's Seafood on 
Route 1A in Rye on the 26th.



A SHORT-EARED OWL was seen from Route 1A near the town line where Rye and 
North Hampton meet on December 24th, and one was seen at the Dillant-Hopkins 
Airport in Swanzey during the Keene Christmas Bird Count on the 20th.



A ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK was seen near Pickering Ponds in Rochester on December 
29th and 30th, and a MERLIN was reported from Spofford on December 24th.



A NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen in Strafford on December 30th.



15 BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS were seen on Hammond Hollow Road in Gilsum on December 
30th.



4 PINE GROSBEAKS and 16 EVENING GROSBEAKS were seen visiting a feeder in 
Jefferson during the past week. 20 EVENING GROSBEAKS were seen on Hammond 
Hollow Road in Gilsum on December 26th.



25 COMMON REDPOLLS were seen on the Trudeau Road trails in Bethlehem on 
December 30th, and 2 were seen in North Conway on January 1st.



2 RED CROSSBILLS were seen in Strafford on December 29th.



A male BARROW'S GOLDENEYE and 5 NORTHERN PINTAILS were seen from Great Boar's 
Head in Hampton on December 31st.



21 SNOW GEESE were seen flying south along the coast on January 1st. A flock 
of 24 SNOW GEESE was seen near Pickering Ponds in Rochester on December 29th 
and 30th. 3 SNOW GEESE were seen on December 30th and over 850 CANADA GEESE 
were seen at Moore Fields on Route 155A in Durham on December 29th..



2 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS, 3 GLAUCOUS GULLS, and 5 ICELAND GULLS were seen 
at the Rochester Wastewater Treatment Plant on December 30th. 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 GLAUCOUS GULL was seen in Hampton Harbor on January 1st, and an ICELAND 
GULL was seen at Hampton Beach State Park on December 30th. An ICELAND GULL 
was seen at the Nashua Landfill on December 29th, and 2 BONAPARTE'S GULLS 
were seen off of Great Boar's Head in Hampton on January 1st.



A BOREAL CHICKADEE was seen on Bog Road in Penacook on December 30th, and 2 
were reported from the Pondicherry Wildlife Refuge in Jefferson on the 26th.



A DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANT and a GREAT CORMORANT were seen together on the 
Exeter River in Exeter on December 28th.



2 LESSER SCAUP were seen at the Exeter Wastewater Treatment Plant, and 3 
GREATER SCAUP, 60 COMMON GOLDENEYES, and 12 HOODED MERGANSERS were seen on 
Lake Winnisquam in Laconia, all on December 28th.



A TURKEY VULTURE was seen in Epping on December 30th and 2 were seen in 
Newmarket on the 29th.



An EASTERN TOWHEE was reported from Wilton on January 1st, and a FOX SPARROW 
was seen near Odiorne Point State Park in Rye on January 1st.



158 COMMON GOLDENEYES, 50 COMMON MERGANSERS, 62 HOODED MERGANSERS, 23 CANADA 
GEESE, 174 MALLARDS, 90 AMERICAN BLACK DUCKS, 3 RING-BILLED GULLS, a HERRING 
GULL, a NORTHERN FLICKER, a BELTED KINGFISHER, 20 HORNED LARKS, and 150 PINE 
SISKINS were reported from the Connecticut River in Hinsdale on December 
27th.



A hiker reported 7 BOREAL CHICKADEES, 4 GRAY JAYS, 2 BLACK BACKED 
WOODPECKERS, 2 HAIRY WOODPECKERS, 1 DOWNY WOODPECKER and 2 COMMON RAVENS on 
the Crawford Path in Crawford Notch on December 26th.



There has been a large invasion of PINE SISKINS reported from throughout the 
state during the past week, and there have also been scattered sightings of 
WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS, SNOW BUNTINGS and HORNED LARKS from coastal and 
inland sites. There have also been scattered sightings of PURPLE SANDPIPERS 
along the coast during the past week.



12 COMMON GOLDENEYES, 2 HOODED MERGANSERS, a HERRING GULL, 4 BOHEMIAN 
WAXWINGS, a CAROLINA WREN, 182 AMERICAN ROBINS, 30 AMERICAN TREE SPARROWS, 3 
SONG SPARROWS, 2 WHITE-THROATED SPARROWS, 9 PURPLE FINCHES, 286 PINE 
SISKINS, 276 AMERICAN GOLDFINCHES, and 3 WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS were some 
of the highlights of the Grafton-Bristol Christmas Bird Count on December 
28th.



A NORTHERN GOSHAWK, 4 RED-TAILED HAWKS, 3 RED-BELLIED WOODPECKERS, a 
NORTHERN SHRIKE, 135 AMERICAN ROBINS, 16 EASTERN BLUEBIRDS, 103 BOHEMIAN 
WAXWINGS, 2 BOREAL CHICKADEES, 9 PINE GROSBEAKS, 17 WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS, 
15 COMMON REDPOLLS, and 559 PINE SISKINS were some of the highlights of the 
Sandwich Christmas Bird Count on December 28th.



2 BALD EAGLES, 2 NORTHERN HARRIERS, 3 RED-TAILED HAWKS, 3 HERRING GULLS, 8 
RED-BELLIED WOODPECKERS, 2 CAROLINA WRENS, 16 GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLETS, an 
EASTERN BLUEBIRD, 151 AMERICAN ROBINS, 45 CEDAR WAXWINGS, 50 AMERICAN TREE 
SPARROWS, 2 SONG SPARROWS, a WHITE-THROATED SPARROW, 4 PURPLE FINCHES, a 
WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILL, 3 COMMON REDPOLLS, 619 PINE SISKINS, 391 AMERICAN 
GOLDFINCHES, and 13 EVENING GROSBEAKS were some of the highlights of the 
Peterborough-Hancock Christmas Bird Count on December 28th.



A NORTHERN PINTAIL, 12 BALD EAGLES, a RED-SHOULDERED HAWK, 8 ICELAND GULLS, 
5 GLAUCOUS GULLS, a "NELSON'S GULL, 5 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS, 37 
RED-BELLED WOODPECKERS, a NORTHERN SHRIKE, 7 CAROLINA WRENS, 5 WINTER WRENS, 
4 HERMIT THRUSHES, 2 BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS, a YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER, a PINE 
WARBLER, an EASTERN TOWHEE, 153 SNOW BUNTINGS, 4 COMMON REDPOLLS, 90 
WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS, 69 PINE SISKINS, and 1,200 AMERICAN GOLDFINCHES 
were some of the highlights of the Lee-Durham Christmas Bird Count on 
December 27th.



A SNOWY OWL, 2 WOOD DUCKS, 9 HOODED MERGANSERS, 10 BALD EAGLES, a MERLIN, 28 
RED-BELLIED WOODPECKERS, 12 NORTHERN FLICKERS, a YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER, 9 
CAROLINA WRENS, 926 AMERICAN ROBINS, 3 FIELD SPARROWS, 48 WHITE-THROATED 
SPARROWS, and 78 PINE SISKINS were some of the highlights of the 
Nashua-Hollis Christmas Bird Count on December 27th.



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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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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