This is New Hampshire Audubon's Rare Bird Alert for Monday, July 23rd, 2018.



An ATLANTIC PUFFIN, a MANX SHEARWATER, 3 GREAT SHEARWATERS, 2 unidentified 
JAEGERS, and 6 LAUGHING GULLS were seen offshore from Rye Harbor State Park 
on July 22nd.



A LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL was seen at Eel Pond in Rye on July 22nd.



2 MISSISSIPPI KITES were seen near Madbury Road in Durham on July 21st, and 
1 was seen near the Newmarket golf course on the 19th.



A LEAST BITTERN was seen in a wetland behind the Price Chopper store in West 
Lebanon on July 18th through the 20th, and 5 were reported from World End 
Pond in Salem on the 20th.



An AMERICAN BITTERN was seen in Lyman on July 17th, and a Great Egret was 
seen on the Connecticut River near Hanover on the 23rd.



15 GLOSSY IBIS were seen in North Hampton on July 21st.



A SANDHILL CRANE was seen flying in the Second College Grant on July 22nd.



A LEAST TERN and 2 ROSEATE TERNS were seen along the coast on July 21st.



5 PIPING PLOVERS were seen at Hampton Beach on July 19th.



22 PURPLE MARTINS were seen along the coast on July 21st.



A family group of EVENING GROSBEAKS was seen in Wilton on July 22nd, and a 
RED CROSSBILL was reported from Meredith on the 19th.



2 PEREGRINE FALCONS were seen in North Walpole on July 22nd, and 1 was seen 
in Concord on the 17th.



At least 37 TURKEY VULTURES were tallied in West Lebanon on July 19th.



A PALM WARBLER was seen in Ossipee, and a SWAINSON’S THRUSH continues to be 
seen in Lempster, both on July 19th. These species are not usually found 
breeding this far south.



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press 4 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 
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web site, www.nhaudubon.org


Thanks very much and good birding.


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