This is New Hampshire Audubon's Rare Bird Alert for Friday, January 8th,
2009.
A RED-HEADED WOODPECKER was reported coming to a bird feeder on West Side
Road in North Conway January 4th, but has not been reported since then.
A KING EIDER and a GADWALL were seen off of Bicentennial Park in Hampton on
January 2nd.
A male BARROW'S GOLDENEYE continues to be seen from Great Boar's Head in
Hampton and was last reported on January 4th. A female BARROW'S GOLDENEYE
continues to be seen along the coast in Rye and was last reported on January
2nd.
3 RAZORBILLS and 2 BLACK GUILLEMOTS were seen in Rye on January 2nd.
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 6th. The
owl has been seen in the fields located behind Hayward's Ice Cream on Elm
Street in Milford. A SNOWY OWL was seen at Ragged Neck along Route 1A in Rye
on January 2nd, and there was an unconfirmed report of a SNOWY OWL near the
airport in Manchester on January 5th.
A SHORT-EARED OWL was seen at Odiorne Point State Park in Rye on January
2nd.
A ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK was seen in Hampton on January 2nd, and one was seen
near Pickering Ponds in Rochester on January 5th.
A NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen in Windham and one was seen in Durham, both on
January 4th, and one was seen in Colebrook on the 3rd.
2 RED CROSSBILLS were seen in Farmington on January 4th.
A flock of 60 PINE GROSBEAKS was seen visiting a bird feeder in Pittsburg on
January 3rd, 12 were seen in Dummer on the 2nd, and 2 were seen in Strafford
on the 4th.
250 BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS were seen on the Plymouth State University campus on
January 7th, 10 were seen in Berlin on the 1st, and 2 were seen in Rye on
January 2nd.
58 COMMON REDPOLLS were reported from the Connecticut River in Hinsdale on
January 4th, and 5 were seen in Keene on January 6th.
3 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS, 4 GLAUCOUS GULLS, and 6 ICELAND GULLS were seen
at the Rochester Wastewater Treatment Plant on January 5th. 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 4th.
A LAPLAND LONGSPUR was seen with 25 HORNED LARKS at Hampton Beach State Park
on January 2nd.
A MERLIN was seen in Keene on January 6th. A RED-SHOULDERED HAWK was seen in
Merrimack on January 2nd, and one was reported from Epping on the 3rd.
A HERMIT THRUSH was seen in North Hampton, one was seen in Amherst, and one
was seen in New Castle, all on January 2nd.
An EASTERN TOWHEE was seen in North Conway on January 2nd. A FOX SPARROW was
seen near Odiorne Point State Park in Rye on January 2nd. A WHITE-CROWNED
SPARROW was seen in Greenland on January 2nd.
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.
A BOREAL CHICKADEE, 3 PINE GROSBEAKS, a YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER, 3,500
AMERICAN ROBINS, 2 WOOD DUCKS, 105 AMERICAN BLACK DUCKS, 114 WILD TURKEYS, 3
BALD EAGLES, 7 SHARP-SHINNED HAWKS, 6 COOPER'S HAWKS, 2 PEREGRINE FALCONS,
12 RED-BELLIED WOODPECKERS, 56 WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS, and 574 PINE SISKINS
were some of the highlights of the Concord Christmas Bird Count held on
January 3rd.
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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