This is New Hampshire Audubon's Rare Bird Alert for Monday, February 2nd, 
2015.



A juvenile RED-HEADED WOODPECKER was discovered near the public boat launch 
at Adams Point in Durham on November 10th. It has been seen several times 
since then, and was last reported on February 1st.



A RED-HEADED WOODPECKER was reported from Hinsdale along the Connecticut 
River across from Brattleboro on January 29th,



A SNOWY OWL continues to be seen at Ragged Neck in Rye, and was last 
reported on February 1st.



A SNOWY OWL continues to be seen at Hampton Beach State Park or in coastal 
Seabrook and was last reported on February 1st.



A NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen at the Cottonstone Farm in Orford on January 
23rd, and again on the 31st.



A NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen on multiple days frequenting the Wendell Flat and 
Trask Brook Road area in Sunapee. It has been seen between the snowmobile 
trail and Route 103, close to the intersection of Depot Road. It was last 
reported on January 29th.



A NORTHERN SHRIKE was reported from Peterborough on February 2nd.



A male EURASIAN WIGEON and a male REDHEAD were seen on Great Bay on February 
1st.



2 male and 1 female BARROW’S GOLDENEYES were seen in the Merrimack River 
near Waumbec Mills in Manchester, on January 31st.



A GLAUCOUS GULL was seen in Hampton Harbor on February 1st.



An ICELAND GULL was seen along the Merrimack River in Manchester, and 1 was 
seen at the Exeter Wastewater Treatment Plant, both on February 1st



A RAZORBILL was seen along the coast in Rye on January 31st.



A GREAT CORMORANT was seen along the Merrimack River in Manchester on 
February 1st.



35 PURPLE SANDPIPERS were tallied along the coast on February 1st. A flock 
of 30 was seen from Little Boar’s Head in North Hampton, and 23 were seen at 
Seal Rocks in Rye, all on January 31st.



A HOARY REDPOLL was reported in a small flock of COMMON REDPOLLS in Ashland 
on January 26th.



A flock of 20 COMMON REDPOLLS has been seen regularly at a birdfeeder in 
Wolfboro, a flock of 17 was seen in Milan on January 29th, and there were a 
few scattered reports of small numbers of COMMON REDPOLLS during the past 
week.



A flock of 38 BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS was seen with a flock of CEDAR WAXWINGS near 
the public library in Conway on January 31st. 22 BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS were seen 
in Gorham on February 1st, and a small mixed flock of CEDAR WAXWINGS and 
BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS was seen in Sunapee on the 30th.



2 LAPLAND LONGSPURS and at least 50 HORNED LARKS were seen in Walpole on 
January 29th.



3 SNOW BUNTINGS were seen at Hampton Beach State Park on February 1st.



6 EVENING GROSBEAKS were seen in Gilsum on January 31st.



A GRAY JAY was seen in Milan on January 29th.



A RUSTY BLACKBIRD was seen in Barrington on January 27th.



A LINCOLN’S SPARROW and 2 WHITE-CROWNED SPARROWS were seen in Greenland on 
February 1st.



A FOX SPARROW was seen in Epping on January 27th.



A PEREGRINE FALCON was seen in Dover on January 29th, and a MERLIN was seen 
in Keene on January 28th.



A RED-SHOULDERED HAWK was reported from Manchester on January 31st.



A YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER was seen in Concord on January 27th.



A HERMIT THRUSH was seen in Ashland on January 29th, and 1 was seen in 
Concord on the 27th.



A YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER was seen in Walpole on January 27th and 1 was 
seen in Nashua on January 30th.



A NORTHERN FLICKER was reported from Bedford on February 2nd.



There have been more PINE SISKIN sightings during the past week with small 
flocks reported from many locations.



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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