This is New Hampshire Audubon's Rare Bird Alert for Wednesday, January 25th, 
2012.



A VARIED THRUSH was seen in Dover on January 19th but has not been 
relocated.



A THICK-BILLED MURRE was seen in Hampton Harbor on January 24th and 25th, 
and a possible COMMON MURRE was reported from coastal Rye on the 23rd.



A dark-morph ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK was seen hovering low over the median strip 
along Route 101 in Candia on January 25th.



2 SNOWY OWLS have repeatedly been seen along the coast in Hampton and 
Seabrook during the past week. They have been seen in Hampton Beach State 
Park, Great Boar's Head, Hampton Marsh, Seabrook Beach, and Seabrook Marsh. 
They are most often seen perched on buildings or on the ground.



A SHORT-EARRED OWL was seen at Hampton Beach State Park, and an EASTERN 
SCREECH-OWL was seen during the day in a tree on the Exeter Parkway, both on 
January 22nd.



A YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT that was discovered along Landing Road in Hampton on 
January 17th, continues to be seen at various bird feeders in the area and 
was last reported on the 24th. This is a residential neighborhood, so please 
respect property and privacy if you look for the bird.



A DICKCISSEL was seen with a flock of HOUSE SPARROWS at the intersection of 
Wallis Road and Park Ridge Road in Rye on during the past week.



A LAPLAND LONGSPUR was seen with a flock of 25 HORNED LARKS at the Malnati 
farm fields in Walpole on January 21st.



A flock of 15 BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS and 15 CEDAR WAXWINGS was seen in fruit 
trees on the Pleasant Street side of Northway Bank in Berlin on January 
21st.



2 ICELAND GULLS, a NORTHEN PINTAIL, and 6 LESSER SCAUP were seen at the 
Exeter Wastewater Treatment Plant on January 22nd.



A pair of RED CROSSBILLS was seen near Upper Kimball Pond in Chatham on 
January 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 January 25th. 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 private residence in Derry on 
December 31st, continues to be seen and was last reported on January 22nd.



2 PEREGRINE FALCONS were seen in Concord, and 1 was seen in Dover, all 
during the past week.



A flock of 30 RUSTY BLACKBIRDS was seen at Morrill's Farm in Penacook on 
January 22nd.



A BALTIMORE ORIOLE was seen at a birdfeeder in Manchester on January 22nd.



A YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER was seen at a birdfeeder in Lyme Center on 
January 22nd.



An AMERICAN COOT was seen in Field's Grove in Nashua on January 25th.



A flock of 8 TURKEY VULTURES was seen in Newmarket on January 25th.



A WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW was seen in Seabrook on January 22nd.



There were reports of FOX SPARROWS in East Kingston, North Hampton, Concord, 
and Milton during the past week.



2 SNOW BUNTINGS were seen in Hampton Falls on January 21st.



A flock of 42 PINE SISKINS was seen in Pittsfield on January 25th.



A WINTER WREN was reported from Westmoreland on January 23rd, and one was 
reported from Hanover on the 22nd.



A HERMIT THRUSH was seen visiting a bird feeder in Laconia on January 24th.



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.