This is New Hampshire Audubon's Rare Bird Alert for Thursday, February 12th,
2009.
A NORTHERN HAWK OWL was found in Center Harbor on January 12th, and was most
recently reported on February 12th. It has been seen from Route 25 in trees
near the Canoe Restaurant, located just west of the downtown area. To view
the bird, birders should park in the church lot on Main Street near the
start of Coe Hill Road and walk along Route 25. If you are coming from the
west, drive about 100 yards or so past the Canoe Restaurant and turn left.
The parking lot will be right in front of you, across Main Street. The bird
was originally being seen about 1-mile west from the town center on Coe Hill
Road, where a NORTHERN SHRIKE, and several PINE GROSBEAKS, BOHEMIAN
WAXWINGS, and WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS have all been seen.
A SNOWY OWL continues to be seen in the vicinity of Ragged Neck in Rye and
was last reported on February 11th. A SHORT-EARED OWL was seen in Hampton,
and a NORTHERN SAW-WHET OWL was reported from Jefferson, both on the 10th.
A ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK was seen in Durham on the west side of the UNH campus
near College Woods on February 8th.
2 HOARY REDPOLLS continue to be seen at birdfeeders on Diamond Ledge Road in
Sandwich and were last reported on February 11th. A HOARY REDPOLL was
reported from Tehran Drive in Charlestown on February 10th, and 3 HOARY
REDPOLLS were reported from Madbury on the 7th.
A NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen at the Forest Vale Cemetery on 115A in Jefferson
on February 7th.
187 NORTHERN FULMARS, 15 BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKES, an ICELAND GULL, 350
DOVEKIES, a THICK-BILLED MURRE, a COMMON MURRE, 13 RAZORBILLS, 13 BLACK
GUILLEMOTS, and 4 ATLANTIC PUFFINS were reported from a coastal boat trip on
February 6th. The boat traveled due east from New Castle and cruised to
Jeffrey's Ledge and beyond to Wilkinson's Basin about 40-45 miles offshore,
passing through New Hampshire, Maine, and Massachusetts waters
A male BARROW'S GOLDENEYE continues to be seen from the south side of Great
Boar's Head in Hampton, while a female continues to be seen from Route 1A
near the stone Angel sculpture in Rye.
A LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, 6 ICELAND GULLS, and 2 GLAUCOUS GULLS were seen
at the Rochester Wastewater Treatment Plant on February 9th. 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 are closed
for repairs until further notice.
A GLAUCOUS GULL was seen in Hampton Harbor on February 11th.
3 ICELAND GULLS were seen near Salmon Brook in Field's Grove in Nashua on
February 12th, and an ICELAND GULL was seen at the Exeter Wastewater
Treatment Plant on the 9th.
5 PINE GROSBEAKS were seen in Northwood, and 13 were seen on Island Road in
Concord, all on February 10th. 7 PINE GROSBEAKS were seen at feeders on
Chickwolnepy Road in Milan, and 6 were seen along Route 26 on the
Cambridge/Errol town line, all on the 8th.
A flock of 45 EVENING GROSBEAKS was reported from Jefferson, a flock of 10
were reported from Hammond Hollow Road in Gilsum, and a flock of 25 were
seen at feeders on Chickwolnepy Road in Milan, all on the 8th.
Over 300 BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS were seen near the Post Office in Holderness on
February 8th, a flock of 40 was seen near Village Road in Surry on the 9th,
a flock of 24 was seen in Thornton on the 8th, a flock of 170 was seen at
the Funspot in Gilford on the 7th, and15 were seen at the Wilder Dam in
Lebanon on the 7th.
A LAPLAND LONGSPUR was seen on River Road in Walpole, just south of Sawyer
Lane, on February 12th.
2 LESSER SCAUP were seen at the Exeter Wastewater Treatment Plant on
February 9th.
A NORTHERN PINTAIL was seen in the marsh along Route 1A opposite Wallis
Sands in Rye on February 11th, and 3 were seen in the Exeter Reservoir on
February 9th.
Over 200 COMMON GOLDENEYES, 2 RING-NECKED DUCKS, 34 HOODED MERGANSERS, 44
COMMON MERGANSERS, and 3 BALD EAGLES were seen on Lake Wantastiquet in
Hinsdale on February 7th.
A MERLIN was seen on Smith Garrison Road in Newmarket on February 11th. 2
PEREGRINE FALCONS were seen on the Brady Sullivan building in Manchester on
February 9th, and one was seen on the General Sullivan Bridge in Newington
on the 7th.
A BOREAL CHICKADEE, first located on January 3rd, was still present near the
Kalwall
Corporation offices on 40 River Road in Bow on February 6th.
A pair of BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKERS was seen on the Little Cherry Pond Trail
at the Pondicherry National Wildlife Refuge in Jefferson on February 7th.
A hiker on the Crawford Path in Crawford Notch reported 3 GRAY JAYS, and 4
BOREAL CHICKADEES on February 8th. A GRAY JAY was seen along Route 26 in
Cambridge, also on the 8th.
An EASTERN TOWHEE was seen in North Conway on February 7th, and one was seen
in North Hampton on the 6th.
There have been scattered sightings of PINE SISKINS, COMMON REDPOLLS,
WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS, SNOW BUNTINGS, RED-BELLIED WOODPECKERS, EASTERN
BLUEBIRDS, TURKEY VULTURES, and HORNED LARKS from coastal and inland sites
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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