This is New Hampshire Audubon's Rare Bird Alert for Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010. A SNOWY OWL was seen in Seabrook, near Hampton Harbor, on January 30th. A NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen along Route 26 just west of Errol on January 30th. At least 30 BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS were reported from the High School on Route 16 in Gorham, and a flock of BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS was seen in front of Storyland on Route 16 in Glen, all on January 30th. A male BARROW'S GOLDENEYE was seen on the north side of Great Boar's Head in Hampton on January 30th. A LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL was seen at Odiorne Point State Park in Rye on January 30th. A GLAUCOUS GULL was seen near the Yankee Fisherman's Coop in Seabrook on January 30th. A GLAUCOUS GULL and an ICELAND GULL were both seen at the Derry Wastewater Treatment Plant on January 29th. The treatment plant is closed Sunday and Monday and if you visit, please check in at the office. An ICELAND GULL was seen in Rye Harbor, and one was seen in Hampton Harbor, both on January 30th. A RAZORBILL was seen from Great Island Common in New Castle, and 2 were seen from Odiorne Point State Park in Rye, all on January 30th. A BLACK GUILLEMOT was seen from Little Boar's Head in North Hampton, one was seen from Ragged Neck in Rye, and 2 were seen from Odiorne Point State Park in Rye, all on January 30th. A PIED-BILLED GREBE was seen at Albacore Park in Portsmouth, and one was reported from the Exeter Wastewater Treatment Plant, both on January 30th. A female GADWALL was seen off of Goat Island in New Castle, a male NORTHERN PINTAIL was seen in the Seabrook Duck Pond, a female AMERICAN WIGEON was seen in Sagamore Creek in Portsmouth, and 7 LESSER SCAUP were seen at the Exeter Wastewater Treatment Plant, all on January 30th. A gray-morph EASTERN SCREECH-OWL has been seen regularly along Route 1A in Rye, roosting in a tree about 100-yards north of the entrance to Odiorne Point State Park, and was last reported on February 3rd. An EASTERN SCREECH-OWL was heard at the Sandy Point Discovery Center in Stratham on January 30th. A NORTHERN SAW-WHET OWL was heard at Lubberland Creek in Newmarket, and one was heard in Stratham, both on January 30th. A PEREGRINE FALCON was seen near the intersection of Canal and Commercial Streets in Manchester on February 3rd, and one was seen in Hampton on January 30th. A RED-SHOULDERED HAWK was seen near the junction of Winkley Pond Road and Route 125 in Barrington on January 29th. Over 40 SNOW BUNTINGS were reported from Warren Farm in Barrington during the past week. A YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER was seen in the Central Cemetery in Rye on January 30th. A RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET that was first reported at a feeder in Concord on January 21st was seen again on February 2nd. A WINTER WREN was reported from Great Bay Road in Greenland on January 30th. A LINCOLN'S SPARROW was seen in Nashua on January 31st, and 2 FOX SPARROWS were reported from Stratham on January 30th. 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. **************************************************************** To post messages, send e-mail to: [log in to unmask] Set your e-mail application to PLAIN TEXT ONLY to post messages. To contact the list owner: [log in to unmask] ---------------------------------------------------------------- Web based archives and subscription management are available at: http://listserv.dartmouth.edu/Archives/uv-birders.html ****************************************************************