This is New Hampshire Audubon's Rare Bird Alert for Friday, January 19th,
2007.

An adult SLATY-BACKED GULL was discovered at the Rochester Waste Water
Treatment Plant on January 2nd, and has been seen there intermittently
since then. It was most recently reported on the 12th. It has been seen
standing on the ice in the second-largest pond. A second SLATY-BACKED GULL,
identified as a third-year bird, was reported on January 18th. Also seen
during the past week were a BLACK-HEADED GULL, 2 GLAUCOUS GULLS, 4 ICELAND
GULLS, 3 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS, and 2 "NELSON'S" GULLS, which are
hybrids of HERRING and GLAUCOUS GULLS. Several BALD EAGLES have been seen
flying near the plant, which causes the gulls resting at the treatment
plant to become airborne. 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.  2 CHIPPING SPARROWS were
seen along the entrance road here on the 16th.

An EARED GREBE has regularly been seen off of Seal Rocks since November,
and was last reported on January 14th. Seal Rocks is located just north of
Wallis Sands, in Rye.

An immature male KING EIDER was seen at Bicentennial Park in Hampton on
January 13th.

An adult LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL was seen in Newmarket on January 14th.

An adult ICELAND GULL was seen in Hampton Harbor from Seabrook on January
13th.

A NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen on Martin Road in Fremont, next to the cemetery,
on January 13th.

120 WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS, a NORTHERN SHRIKE, 3 GRAY JAYS, 25 BOREAL
CHICKADEES, 80 PINE SISKINS, and 30 PURPLE FINCHES were reported from the
East Inlet area of Pittsburg on January 13th.

A LAPLAND LONGSPUR was reported from Hampton Beach State Park on January
13th.

15 TURKEY VULTURES were seen in downtown Newmarket on January 16th, 2 were
seen in Brentwood on the 18th, and one was seen in Portsmouth on the 13th.

A COMMON YELLOWTHROAT and a YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER were seen in Hampton,
single WINTER WRENS were reported from Newmarket and Portsmouth, and 6
SWAMP SPARROWS were seen in New Castle, all on January 14th.

A BALTIMORE ORIOLE was seen in North Hampton on January 16th.

A NORTHERN FLICKER was seen in Dublin on January 15th and one was seen at
the Brentwood Mitigation Area on the 13th.

2 AMERICAN COOTS, a LESSER SCAUP, and a COMMON GOLDENEYE were seen at the
Exeter Waster Water Treatment Plant on January 13th.

A NORTHERN PINTAIL was reported from Portsmouth, and an AMERICAN COOT and a
RING-NECKED DUCK were seen on Eel Pond in Rye, all on January 14th.

This message is also available by phone recording: call 224-9900 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 tape 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.


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