This is New Hampshire Audubon's Rare Bird Alert for Tuesday, February 28th,
2012.
A female/young-male plumaged YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD was seen with a flock
of over 2,000 BLACKBIRDS in the fields along Newington Road near Great Bay
Farm in Greenland on February 24th and 25th.
2 SNOWY OWLS are being seen along the coast in Hampton and Seabrook. They
have been seen in Hampton Beach State Park, Great Boar's Head, Hampton
Marsh, and Seabrook Beach. They are most often seen perched on buildings or
on the ground.
A DICKCISSEL was reported from a feeder on Green Street in Exeter on
February 9th, 16th, and again on the 23rd.
A BARROW'S GOLDENEYE was seen on the Merrimack River in Manchester just
north of Bridge Street on February 24th, and one was seen at Great Boar's
Head in Hampton on the 27th.
5 CANVASBACKS were seen on Great Bay from the Great Bay Discovery Center
boat landing in Greenland on February 25th.
There was an unconfirmed sighting of a young male KING EIDER from the bridge
at Rye Harbor on February 27th.
5 SNOW GEESE were seen among a flock of CANADA GEESE in East Kingston during
the past week.
BOHEMIAN WAXWING sightings during the past week included: a flock of over
100 on Main Street in Conway on February 24th, 30 outside of the Borwell
Building at the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Hanover on the 28th,
and a single bird near the Citgo Station in Antrim on the 28th.
3 WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS were reported from Route 113 in Chatham on
February 24th.
A GLAUCOUS GULL has been seen irregularly in the Hampton Harbor area, mainly
on the Seabrook side, and was last reported on February 27th.
3 ICELAND GULLS, 5 BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKES, 4 NORTHERN GANNETS, and 20
RAZORBILLS were reported from the coast on February 23rd.
180 SNOW BUNTINGS were seen in a parking lot on Route 12A in Claremont
opposite
Grissum Road on February 25th.
A CAPE MAY WARBLER that was found at Odiorne Point State Park in Rye on
January 14th, has been continuously seen since then, and was last reported
on February 27th. It is usually seen near the shore path that goes north
from the Seacoast Science Center, beyond the Settler's Monument and towards
the beach, and is often seen feeding on brine flies in the wrack.
An OVENBIRD that was discovered in the yard of a private residence in Derry
on December 31st, continues to be seen and was last reported on February
26th.
A PEREGRINE FALCON was seen in Concord on February 25th.
A MERLIN was reported from Boscawen on the 22nd and one was reported from
Keene on the 27th.
21 NORTHERN PINTAILS were tallied on the Connecticut River between Hinsdale
and Charlestown on February 26th, and 5 were seen at the Exeter Wastewater
Treatment Plant on the 27th.
An AMERICAN WIGEON and 3 NORTHERN PINTAILS were reported from the Merrimack
River in Boscawen during the past week, and an AMERICAN WIGEON was seen in
Nashua on the 23rd.
75 COMMON GOLDENEYES were seen at the Sewall's Falls section of the
Merrimack River in Concord on February 25th.
A KILLDEER was reported from Concord on February 27th, one was seen in
Boscawen on the 25th and 26th, 1 was seen in Greenland on the 25th, and 4
were seen in East Kingston on the 23rd.
A YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER was seen on Dewey Street in Exeter on February
27th.
Numerous TURKEY VULTURES were reported during the past week.
There were a few reports of RED-BELLIED WOODPECKERS and CAROLINA WRENs, and
many sightings of RED-WINGED BLACKBIRDS and COMMON GRACKLES 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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