This is New Hampshire Audubon's Rare Bird Alert for Monday, March 5th, 2018.



A RED-HEADED WOODPECKER was seen at 30 Goddard Road in Rindge on February 
28th.



A SNOWY OWL was seen near Rye Harbor State Park, and 1 was seen at Hampton 
Beach State Park, both on March 4th.



A ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK was reported from the NH Fish & Game Bellamy River 
Wildlife Management Area in Dover on February 27th.



A pair of NORTHERN HARRIERS was seen at the Strafford County Farm Complex in 
Dover, and a pair of PEREGRINE FALCONS was seen in Penacook, all on March 
4th.



At least 10 DOVEKIES, 5 THICK-BILLED MURRES, 6 RAZORBILLS, and 3 BLACK 
GUILLEMOTS were seen on the coast during the past week..



At least 1 GLAUCOUS GULL and 2 ICELAND GULLS were seen in the Hampton Harbor 
and Hampton Marsh areas on March 4th.



An immature male KING EIDER was reported from the coast at Odiorne Point 
State Park in Rye on February 28th. A female HARLEQUIN DUCK continues to be 
seen in coastal Rye and was last reported on February 28th.



A RED-THROATED LOON continues to be seen from Hilton Park in Dover and was 
last reported on March 4th. A BRANT was seen off the coast in Seabrook on 
Marsh 3rd.



5 NORTHERN PINTAILS, 3 NORTHERN SHOVELERS, 2 GADWALL, and 11 GREEN-WINGED 
TEAL were seen at Bodwell Farm in East Kingston on March 5th.

4 NORTHERN PINTAILS were seen at Great Bay on March 3rd.



At the Rochester Wastewater Treatment Plant, a RED-THROATED LOON was seen on 
March 3rd, and a NORTHERN SHOVELER was seen there on February 27th. 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.



14 RED CROSSBILLS and a WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILL were seen off of Mountain 
Road in Lempster on March 3rd. There were several reports of WHITE-WINGED 
CROSSBILLS from the Wbite Mountains during the past week.



Over 150 HORNED LARKS were seen at Moore Fields along Route 155A in Durham 
on March 4th.



A female SPRUCE GROUSE was seen on Mount Madison on February 28th.



A CLAY-COLORED SPARROW was reported from Dover on February 28th.



FOX SPARROWS were seen in Rochester, Brookline, and Dover during the past 
week.



An EASTERN TOWHEE continues to be seen at a private residence in Wilton and 
was last reported on March 2nd.



A HOUSE WREN was reported from Airport Marsh in Whitefield on February 26th, 
and a HERMIT THRUSH was reported from Rochester on the 28th.



A GRAY CATBIRD and a RUSTY BLACKBIRD were reported from Keene, and a 
RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET was seen in Hinsdale, all during the last week.



2 YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS were seen in Portsmouth on March 4th.



An estimated 20,000 COMMON GRACKLES was seen at Great Bay on March 4th.



During the past week there have been multiple reports of TURKEY VULTURE, 
FISH CROW, KILLDEER, AMERICAN WOODCOCK, RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD, and COMMON 
GRACKLE.



This message is also available by phone recording: call (603) 224-9909 and 
press 4 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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