This is New Hampshire Audubon's Rare Bird Alert for Monday, February 1st. 
2016.



A WESTERN TANAGER was seen and photographed at a private residence in Hollis 
on January 31st. It was seen loosely associating with some AMERICAN ROBINS 
when it flew off.



A BLACK VULTURE was seen roosting atop the Lincoln Street School in Exeter 
on January 31stand February 1st. A few TURKEY VULTURES were reported from 
Newmarket, Exeter, and Rye during the past week.



A SNOWY OWL was seen off of Cross Beach Road in Seabrook and again at 
Hampton Beach State Park on January 29th. When viewing a Snowy Owl please do 
not disturb the bird by approaching too closely, and please respect private 
property. For more: 
http://www.nhaudubon.org/snowy-owl-viewing-observe-without-disturbing/



A ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK was seen near Cross Beach Road in Seabrook on January 
27th, and 1 was reported from Gilford on the 30th.



A DICKCISSEL was seen near Beckman's Landing in Seabrook, and 1 was seen at 
the Great Bay Farm in Greenland, both on January 30th.



A BARROW’S GOLDENEYE, a REDHEAD, 4 GADWALL, 2 RUDDY DUCKS, and an ICELAND 
GULL were all seen on Great Bay on January 30th.



A NORTHERN PINTAIL was seen in Exeter on January 30th, and 3 RING-NECKED 
DUCKS were seen in Laconia on January 31st.



A THICK-BILLED MURRE was seen along the coast at Ragged Neck in Rye on 
January 30th, and 2 were seen from Pulpit Rocks in Rye on the 31st. 6 
RAZORBILLS and 5 BLACK GUILLEMOTS were seen along the coast on January 31st.



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



A PURPLE SANDPIPER was seen in Hampton on January 30th.



A GLAUCOUS GULL and a LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL were seen in Hampton Harbor 
on January 30th.



An ICELAND GULL was seen at Eel Pond in Rye on January 31st, and 1 was seen 
in Dover on the 29th.



A NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen near Route 115A in Jefferson on January 27th, 1 
was seen in Colebrook on the 30th, and 1 was seen at the Strafford County 
Farm in Dover on February 1st.



2 PINE GROSBEAKS were reported from Gorham on January 27th, and 16 were seen 
in Pittsburg on the 30th.



A BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER and 8 WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS were seen at the 
Trudeau Road trails in Bethlehem on January 26th.



4 WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS were seen at Mud Pond in Jefferson on January 
27th, 5 were reported from Trudeau Road in Bethlehem on the 29th, and 6 were 
seen in Pittsburg on the 30th.



2 RED CROSSBILLS were seen in North Chatham, and 4 were seen in Pittsburg, 
all on January 30th. 2 RED CROSSBILLS were seen again in North Chatham on 
February 1st.



10 COMMON REDPOLLS were seen in Pittsburg on January 30th.



3 EVENING GROSBEAKS were seen in Whitefield on January 27th, and a flock of 
at least 14 has been seen in Campton for the past few weeks.



A flock of over 200 BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS with a few CEDAR WAXWINGS mixed-in was 
seen along South Main Street in Plymouth on January 30th.



A flock of about 50 BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS and 200 CEDAR WAXWINGS was seen in 
Orford on January 31st.



A flock of 60 BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS was seen in Gorham on January 24th, and a 
flock of 100 was seen in Lincoln on the 30th.



2 PEREGRINE FALCONS were seen at Hampton Beach State Park, and 1 was seen in 
Dover, all on January 29th.



5 BALD EAGLES were seen together in Monroe on January 30th.



A NORTHERN GOSHAWK was seen in Sutton on January 27th, and a COOPER’S HAWK 
was seen in North Hampton on January 29th.



A RED-SHOULDERED HAWK was seen in Seabrook on January 27th and 30th, 1 was 
seen in Newfields on the 30th, 1 was seen in Exeter on the 30th, and 1 was 
seen in Kingston on the 30th.



A FISH CROW was seen in Exeter on January 31st.



A WILSON’S SNIPE and a GRAY CATBIRD were seen at the Urban Forestry Center 
in Portsmouth on January 29th.



A RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET was seen in Hollis on January 28th.



A YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER was seen at Odiorne Point State Park in Rye on 
January 29th.



A YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER was seen in Nashua on January 29th.



A CHIPPING SPARROW was seen in Newmarket on January 30th.



A BELTED KINGFISHER was seen at Lake Sunapee on January 29th.



2 GRAY JAYS and 7 BOREAL CHICKADEES were reported from Mount Jackson in 
Crawford Notch in the White Mountains on January 28th.



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.



There were several reports of CAROLINA WRENS and WINTER WRENS during the 
past week.



Additional lingering species that normally would have migrated south by now 
but were reported during the past week include: GREAT BLUE HERON, NORTHERN 
FLICKER, HERMIT THRUSH, SAVANNAH SPARROW, SWAMP SPARROW, COMMON GRACKLE, 
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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