This is New Hampshire Audubon's Rare Bird Alert for Monday, January 18th, 
2016.



A BLACK VULTURE was seen from International Drive at the Pease Tradeport in 
Newington on January 13th. A few TURKEY VULTURES were also reported from the 
southeast part of the state during the past week.



A ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK was seen near the Pease International Tradeport on 
January 14th.



A pair of PEREGRINE FALCONS was seen roosting near West Portsmouth Street in 
Concord on January 17th.



An AMERICAN KESTREL was seen from Hutchins Street in Berlin on January 12th 
and 1 was seen near Veteran’s Memorial Parkway in Salem on the 17th.



A MERLIN, a NORTHERN GOSHAWK, a RED-SHOULDERED HAWK, and a NORTHERN HARRIER 
were all seen during the past week



2 males and 1 female BARROW’S GOLDENEYE were seen from behind 250 Commercial 
Street on the Merrimack River in Manchester on January 13th.



3 NORTHERN SHOVELERS and a pair of NORTHERN PINTAILS were seen at the Exeter 
Wastewater Treatment Plant during the past week.



3 GADWALL and 2 AMERICAN WIGEON were seen on Great Bay during the past week. 
A WOOD DUCK was seen in Lebanon, and a GREEN-WINGED TEAL was seen in 
Newport, both on January 14th.



An AMERICAN COOT was seen in Rye Harbor on January 15th.



A GLAUCOUS GULL, 4 ICELAND GULLS, 2 WOOD DUCKS, and a GREEN-WINGED TEAL were 
reported from the Rochester Wastewater Treatment Plant during the past week. 
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 17th.



An ICELAND GULL was seen at Hedgehog Pond in Salem on January 12th, and 1 
was seen in Rockingham Park in Salem on the 17th.



A RAZORBILL was seen in Rye Harbor, and 4 were seen off of Seabrook Beach, 
all on January 17th.



6 PURPLE SANDPIPERS were seen off the coast of Rye on January 17th.



A DICKCISSEL continues to be seen with a flock of HOUSE SPARROWS on School 
Street in Lakeport, and was last reported on January 12th.



A NORTHERN SHRIKE, 2 SNOW BUNTINGS, and 2 EASTERN MEADOWLARKS were reported 
from the Strafford County Farm several times during the past week. They were 
seen in fields near the Cocheco Humane Society in Dover.



A flock of more than 130 BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS was reported from Gorham on 
January 17th, a flock of 10 was seen in Berlin on the 12th, a flock of 16 
was seen in North Conway on the 13th, and a flock of 100 was seen in 
Plymouth on the 12th. These flocks often contain CEDAR WAXWINGS as well and 
are usually seen feeding in fruit trees.



2 RED CROSSBILLS, and 27 EVENING GROSBEAKS were seen on Chickwolnepy Road in 
Milan on January 17th, and 60 EVENING GROSBEAKS were reported between Gorham 
and Errol on the 13th.



7 RED CROSSBILLS, 5 WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS, and a BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER 
were reported from Trudeau Road in Bethlehem on January 17th.



Several FISH CROWS were reported from Salem during the past week.



A female BALTIMORE ORIOLE has been seen visiting a birdfeeder at a private 
residence in Lebanon for the past month and was last reported on January 
14th.



Several FOX SPARROWS were seen during the past week.



There were several reports of resident owl species during the past week 
including BARRED OWL, GREAT HORNED OWL, EASTERN SCREECH-OWL, and NORTHERN 
SAW-WHET OWL.



Additional lingering species that normally would have migrated south by now 
but were reported during the past week include: BELTED KINGFISHER, 
YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER, NORTHERN FLICKER, EASTERN PHOEBE, CAROLINA WREN, 
WINTER WREN, RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET, AMERICAN ROBIN, EASTERN BLUEBIRD, HERMIT 
THRUSH, YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER, GRAY CATBIRD, SAVANNAH SPARROW, SWAMP 
SPARROW, BROWN-HEADED COWBIRD, and RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD.



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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