This is New Hampshire Audubon's Rare Bird Alert for Thursday, February 26th, 
2009.



A NORTHERN HAWK OWL was found in Center Harbor on January 12th, and was most 
recently reported on February 21st. 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. Please 
respect private property. 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 was seen in Hampton Marsh behind Little Jack's restaurant on 
Route 1A on February 20th, and a SHORT-EARED OWL was seen at Pulpit Rocks in 
Rye on February 21st.



A ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK was seen in Hampton Marsh from Hampton Falls on February 
21st.



A HOARY REDPOLL was seen at the Keene Dillant-Hopkins Airport on Airport 
Road in Swanzey on February 22nd. 2 HOARY REDPOLLS continue to be seen at 
birdfeeders on Diamond Ledge Road in Sandwich, a HOARY REDPOLL was again 
reported from feeders at 100 Tehran Drive in Charlestown, one was seen in 
Berlin, and one was seen in Milan, all on the 21st, These birds were all 
seen with flocks of COMMON REDPOLLS.



A NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen along Route 101 in Hampton on February 19th.



7 LAPLAND LONGSPURS were seen at Hampton Beach State Park on February 22nd, 
and one was seen at Boggy Meadow Dairy Farm on the south end of River Road 
in Walpole on February 20th.



Over 15 PINE GROSBEAKS were seen on Dundee Road in Jackson on February 24th, 
and 9 were seen in Errol on the 21st.



A flock of 10 EVENING GROSBEAKS was seen on Dundee Road in Jackson on 
February 24th, and 9 were seen on Hammond Hollow Road in Gilsum on the 22nd.



Over 50 BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS were reported from the Squam Lakes Natural Science 
Center in Holderness on February 19th.



A male BARROW'S GOLDENEYE was seen from the south side of Great Boar's Head 
in Hampton on February 19th.



A male BARROW'S GOLDENEYE, a RING-NECKED DUCK, 226 COMMON GOLDENEYES, 53 
HOODED MERGANSERS, 45 COMMON MERGANSERS, a NORTHERN SHRIKE, 2 BALD EAGLES, 
and a BELTED KINGFISHER were seen on and around Lake Wantastiquet in 
Hinsdale on February 21st.



2 RAZORBILLS and a BLACK GUILLEMOT were seen on the coast on February 19th.



2 BRANT were seen in Hampton on February 22nd, and one was seen on Great Bay 
on the 19th.



A male NORTHERN PINTAIL was seen in the Winnipesaukee River in Tilton on 
February 20th.



4 ICELAND GULLS were seen along the coast on February 22nd, 1 was seen at 
the Exeter Wastewater Treatment Plant on the 22nd, 2 were seen at Field's 
Grove in Nashua on the 21st, and one was seen on the Winnipesaukee River in 
Tilton on the 20th.



A BOREAL CHICKADEE, first located on January 3rd, was still present near the 
Kalwall
Corporation offices on 40 River Road in Bow on February 21st.



A PEREGRINE FALCON was seen in Hampton Falls on February 25th, a MERLIN was 
seen in Nashua and one was seen in Hampton, both on the 21st, and an 
AMERICAN KESTREL was seen in Hampton on the 22nd.



An "AUDUBON'S" YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER was seen in Newmarket on February 20th.



A FOX SPARROW was seen in North Hampton on February 22nd.



A CAROLINA WREN was seen in Antrim on February 21st.



There have been scattered sightings of PINE SISKINS, COMMON REDPOLLS, 
WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS, SNOW BUNTINGS, 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: 
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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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