This is New Hampshire Audubon's Rare Bird Alert for Thursday, February 12th, 
2009.



A NORTHERN HAWK OWL was found in Center Harbor on January 12th, and was most 
recently reported on February 12th. It has been seen from Route 25 in trees 
near the Canoe Restaurant, located just west of the downtown area. To view 
the bird, birders should park in the church lot on Main Street near the 
start of Coe Hill Road and walk along Route 25. If you are coming from the 
west, drive about 100 yards or so past the Canoe Restaurant and turn left. 
The parking lot will be right in front of you, across Main Street. The bird 
was originally being seen about 1-mile west from the town center on Coe Hill 
Road, where a NORTHERN SHRIKE, and several PINE GROSBEAKS, BOHEMIAN 
WAXWINGS, and WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS have all been seen.



A SNOWY OWL continues to be seen in the vicinity of Ragged Neck in Rye and 
was last reported on February 11th. A SHORT-EARED OWL was seen in Hampton, 
and a NORTHERN SAW-WHET OWL was reported from Jefferson, both on the 10th.



A ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK was seen in Durham on the west side of the UNH campus 
near College Woods on February 8th.



2 HOARY REDPOLLS continue to be seen at birdfeeders on Diamond Ledge Road in 
Sandwich and were last reported on February 11th. A HOARY REDPOLL was 
reported from Tehran Drive in Charlestown on February 10th, and 3 HOARY 
REDPOLLS were reported from Madbury on the 7th.



A NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen at the Forest Vale Cemetery on 115A in Jefferson 
on February 7th.



187 NORTHERN FULMARS, 15 BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKES, an ICELAND GULL, 350 
DOVEKIES, a THICK-BILLED MURRE, a COMMON MURRE, 13 RAZORBILLS, 13 BLACK 
GUILLEMOTS, and 4 ATLANTIC PUFFINS were reported from a coastal boat trip on 
February 6th. The boat traveled due east from New Castle and cruised to 
Jeffrey's Ledge and beyond to Wilkinson's Basin about 40-45 miles offshore, 
passing through New Hampshire, Maine, and Massachusetts waters



A male BARROW'S GOLDENEYE continues to be seen from the south side of Great 
Boar's Head in Hampton, while a female continues to be seen from Route 1A 
near the stone Angel sculpture in Rye.



A LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, 6 ICELAND GULLS, and 2 GLAUCOUS GULLS were seen 
at the Rochester Wastewater Treatment Plant on February 9th. 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 are closed 
for repairs until further notice.



A GLAUCOUS GULL was seen in Hampton Harbor on February 11th.



3 ICELAND GULLS were seen near Salmon Brook in Field's Grove in Nashua on 
February 12th, and an ICELAND GULL was seen at the Exeter Wastewater 
Treatment Plant on the 9th.



5 PINE GROSBEAKS were seen in Northwood, and 13 were seen on Island Road in 
Concord, all on February 10th. 7 PINE GROSBEAKS were seen at feeders on 
Chickwolnepy Road in Milan, and 6 were seen along Route 26 on the 
Cambridge/Errol town line, all on the 8th.



A flock of 45 EVENING GROSBEAKS was reported from Jefferson, a flock of 10 
were reported from Hammond Hollow Road in Gilsum, and a flock of 25 were 
seen at feeders on Chickwolnepy Road in Milan, all on the 8th.



Over 300 BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS were seen near the Post Office in Holderness on 
February 8th, a flock of 40 was seen near Village Road in Surry on the 9th, 
a flock of 24 was seen in Thornton on the 8th, a flock of 170 was seen at 
the Funspot in Gilford on the 7th, and15 were seen at the Wilder Dam in 
Lebanon on the 7th.



A LAPLAND LONGSPUR was seen on River Road in Walpole, just south of Sawyer 
Lane, on February 12th.



2 LESSER SCAUP were seen at the Exeter Wastewater Treatment Plant on 
February 9th.

A NORTHERN PINTAIL was seen in the marsh along Route 1A opposite Wallis 
Sands in Rye on February 11th, and 3 were seen in the Exeter Reservoir on 
February 9th.



Over 200 COMMON GOLDENEYES, 2 RING-NECKED DUCKS, 34 HOODED MERGANSERS, 44 
COMMON MERGANSERS, and 3 BALD EAGLES were seen on Lake Wantastiquet in 
Hinsdale on February 7th.



A MERLIN was seen on Smith Garrison Road in Newmarket on February 11th. 2 
PEREGRINE FALCONS were seen on the Brady Sullivan building in Manchester on 
February 9th, and one was seen on the General Sullivan Bridge in Newington 
on the 7th.



A BOREAL CHICKADEE, first located on January 3rd, was still present near the 
Kalwall
Corporation offices on 40 River Road in Bow on February 6th.



A pair of BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKERS was seen on the Little Cherry Pond Trail 
at the Pondicherry National Wildlife Refuge in Jefferson on February 7th.



A hiker on the Crawford Path in Crawford Notch reported 3 GRAY JAYS, and 4 
BOREAL CHICKADEES on February 8th. A GRAY JAY was seen along Route 26 in 
Cambridge, also on the 8th.



An EASTERN TOWHEE was seen in North Conway on February 7th, and one was seen 
in North Hampton on the 6th.



There have been scattered sightings of PINE SISKINS, COMMON REDPOLLS, 
WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS, SNOW BUNTINGS, RED-BELLIED WOODPECKERS, EASTERN 
BLUEBIRDS, TURKEY VULTURES, and HORNED LARKS from coastal and inland sites 
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: 
[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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