This is New Hampshire Audubon's Rare Bird Alert for Wednesday, January 19th, 
2011.



A TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE was reported from the vicinity of Sterling Place and 
Putney Road in Bow on January 1st, has been seen many times since then, and 
was last reported on the 17th. The bird has often been seen in a tall dead 
birch tree visible from Sterling Place, or feeding on surrounding fruit 
trees. The bird is being seen in a residential area and if you look for it 
please remember to respect property rights and individual privacy.



A HOARY REDPOLL was seen associating with a flock of more than 40 COMMON 
REDPOLLS in Sutton on January 16th. A flock of 12 COMMON REDPOLLS was seen 
in Peterborough on January 15th, and a flock of 60 was reported from Hancock 
on January 12th.



A NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen along East Conway Road in Conway on January 15th, 
one was reported from Jefferson on the 14th, one was seen along Airport Road 
at the Dillant-Hopkins Airport in Swanzey on the 13th, and one was seen near 
the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon on the 13th.



4 WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS were seen in Warner on January 18th, and 2 were 
seen in Greenland on the 15th.



Over 75 BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS were reported feeding in fruit trees in Gorham on 
January 15th and 16th, and an estimated 200 were seen behind Parkhurst Hall 
on the Dartmouth campus in Hanover on the 14th.



41 EVENING GROSBEAKS and 55 COMMON REDPOLLS were seen at a birdfeeder in 
Jefferson on January 19th.



100 HORNED LARKS, 100 SNOW BUNTINGS, and 50 COMMON REDPOLLS were seen in and 
near fields on the south side of Route 113 in East Conway on January 17th.



8 SNOW BUNTINGS were seen in farm fields along Spofford Road in Westmoreland 
on January 15th.



A "KUMLIEN'S" ICELAND GULL, a GLAUCOUS GULL, a NORTHERN PINTAIL, and 2 
NORTHERN SHOVELERS were all seen at the Rochester Wastewater Treatment Plant 
on January 19th. 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 BLACK GUILLEMOT continues to be seen in Rye Harbor and was last reported 
on January 12th.



A male NORTHERN PINTAIL was seen on the Contoocook River below the 
Washington Street dam in Penacook on January 16th.



A male NORTHERN SHOVELER was seen at the Exeter Wastewater Treatment Plant 
on January 16th.



Over 70 COMMON GOLDENEYES, and 4 HOODED MERGANSERS were seen on the 
Merrimack River in Manchester on January 17th.



A PEREGRINE FALCON was reported from Nashua on January 15th.



A GREAT CORMORANT has been reported from the Merrimack River in Manchester 
several times during the past week.



A BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER and 23 DUNLIN were seen in Hampton Harbor on January 
16th.



A WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW has been seen regularly visiting a birdfeeder in 
Goffstown during the past week.



A CHIPPING SPARROW was reported from Henniker on January 13th.



There were several reports of BARRED OWLS during the past 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: 
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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.

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