This is New Hampshire Audubon's Rare Bird Alert for Thursday, May 10th, 
2007.



A THICK-BILLED MURRE was seen off of Bicentennial Park in Hampton on May 
7th.



A CLAY-COLORED SPARROW was seen at the Exeter Waste Water Treatment Plant on 
May 6th.



 A possible WHITE-EYED VIREO was reported from the boat launch at the end of 
Pine Street in North Walpole on May 9th. The bird was not seen but only 
heard.



A SANDHILL CRANE was found feeding in a field in Gilmanton Iron Works on 
April 25th and was last reported on May 1st. To try to see the Crane: Take 
Route140 North/East through the center of Gilmanton Iron Works where the 
Fire Station is located. Proceed about one-mile farther and where Route 140 
takes a sharp turn to the right, go straight up a very steep road called 
Halls Hill Road. Near the crest of the hill, you will pass a large white 
farmhouse, and then Canney Road on the left. Look into the large cornfield 
on the right side of the road where the Crane has been seen feeding. Please 
be respectful of private property.



A WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILL was seen on Trudeau Road in Bethlehem on May 6th.



An ORCHARD ORIOLE was seen in Durham on May 5th and 6th.



14 PURPLE MARTINS were seen along Route 302 in Conway on the Maine-New 
Hampshire state line on May 9th.



6 EVENING GROSBEAKS were reported from Pawtuckaway State Park in Nottingham 
on May 6th, and 4 were reported from Newmarket on May 5th. Several EVENING 
GROSBEAKS were also reported from Plainfield on May 5th.



3 FISH CROWS were reported from the Ledyard Bridge in Hanover on May 9th.



A red-morph EASTERN SCREECH-OWL has been seen regularly in Greenland and was 
last reported on May 2nd. It has been seen near a driveway at 109 Portsmouth 
Avenue just north of the intersection with Newington Road. It roosts in a 
large tree on the south side of the road, and can sometimes be seen when 
looking northeast from southwest of the driveway. Be careful of the traffic 
here.



A GREAT EGRET was seen at the Exeter Waste Water Treatment Plant on May 8th, 
and one was seen at Elm Brook Park in Hopkinton on May 9th.



3 COMMON TERNS were seen at Great Boar's Head in Hampton on May 7th.



A pair of MERLINS was reported from the Hanover Golf Course, where they have 
nested in past years, on May 7th



2 BANK SWALLOWS were seen in Elm Brook Park in Hopkinton, and several CLIFF 
SWALLOWS were seen along Route 3A in Plymouth, all on May 9th.



There were many reports of RUBY-THROATED HUMMINBIRDS during the past week, 
with the farthest north report coming from Errol on May 8th.



2 VEERYS were seen at Beech Hill Preserve in Keene on May 9th.



A WILSON'S WARBLER was seen at Great Boar's Head in Hampton on May 9th.



A BLUE-WINGED WARBLER was reported from Walpole on May 5th, and one was seen 
in Hinsdale on May 9th.



3 BLACKBURNIAN WARBLERS were seen in Pawtauckaway State Park in Nottingham 
on May 6th.



A LINCOLN'S SPARROW was seen in Hinsdale on May 9th, and 5 WHITE-CROWNED 
SPARROWS were seen at Great Boar's Head in Hampton on May 6th.



A SCARLET TANAGER was reported from Chester on May 9th.



BOBOLINKS were reported from The Nature Conservancy's Lubberland Creek 
Preserve in Newmarket on May 5th.



The south winds during the past week have brought many migrants to New 
Hampshire, including: some small numbers of inland shorebirds, such as 
LEAST, SPOTTED and SOLITARY SANDPIPERS, and LESSER and GREATER YELLOWLEGS; 
and many songbirds such as FLYCATCHERS, VIREOS, WARBLERS, ORIOLES, and 
SPARROWS.



This message is also available by phone recording: call 224-9900 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 tape 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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