This is New Hampshire Audubon's Rare Bird Alert for Thursday, April 10th, 
2008.



A ROSS'S GOOSE was discovered at Moore Fields along Route 155A in Durham on 
March 29th and was seen there for several days afterwards. It was last 
reported on April 5th. 1 or 2 SNOW GEESE have been reported from Moore 
Fields since then.



4 SANDHILL CRANES were seen in Warner on April 9th but have not been 
relocated. The SANDHILL CRANE that has been spending summers in Monroe for 
more than 5-years running has returned. Traditionally, it has been seen in 
fields near Plains Road, and along the Connecticut River.



A EURASIAN WIGEON, 1 NORTHERN SHOVELER, and 35 AMERICAN WIGEON were seen in 
the southeast corner of Great Bay on April 6th.



3 CACKLING GEESE and 2 SNOW GEESE were seen along with approximately 1,500 
CANADA GEESE in Great Meadows in Charlestown on April 6th.



13 SNOW GEESE were seen in Hampton Marsh on April 5th, and a flock of 16 
BRANT were seen along the coast on April 6th.



2 GADWALL were reported on Great Bay from the Greenland area on April 5th.



4 NORTHERN SHOVELERS were seen at the Exeter Wastewater Treatment Plant on 
April 5th, and 4 were seen on Great Bay on the 4th.



15 NORTHERN PINTAIL were seen in farm fields on Kingston on April 5th, 2 
were seen on fields on West Portsmouth Street in Concord on the 5th, 2 were 
seen in the fields on Krif Road in Keene on the 5th, and 2 were seen along 
the Winnesquam River in Tilton on the 6th.



4 LESSER SCAUP, a HORNED GREBE, 6 GADWALL, 7 NORTHERN PINTAIL, a BLUE-WINGED 
TEAL, 45 GREEN-WINGED TEAL, 45 RING-NECKED DUCKS, 94 COMMON MERGANSERS, 154 
WOOD DUCKS, 6 BUFFLEHEADS and numerous other water birds were reported from 
along the Connecticut River and in nearby fields between Charlestown and 
Hinsdale on April 4th.



A RUDDY DUCK was seen on Lake Winnesquam on April 6th. 2 RED-BREASTED 
MERGANSERS were seen on Powdermill Pond in Hancock on April 6th. 53 COMMON 
GOLDENEYE were seen on the Androscoggin River in Errol on April 3rd. A group 
of 40 WOOD DUCKS was seen on the Merrimack River in Concord on April 5th. 
About 500 GREATER SCAUP were reported from Great Bay on April 4th.



A GLOSSY IBIS was reported from Manchester last weekend. A GREAT EGRET was 
reported from North Hampton on April 5th, and 4 were seen in Seabrook on the 
8th. A SNOWY EGRET was seen in Hampton Falls on the 8th.



2 LAPLAND LONGSPURS were seen on River Road in Walpole on April 5th. An 
AMERICAN PIPIT, 4 SNOW BUNTINGS, and 25 HORNED LARKS were seen at the 
Laconia Airport on April 6th. 2 LAPLAND LONGSPURS, 220 HORNED LARKS, and a 
SAVANNAH SPARROW were seen in Moore Fields on Route 155A in Durham on April 
5th.



16 RUSTY BLACKBIRDS were seen at Krif Road in Keene on April 7th, 3 RUSTY 
BLACKBIRDS were reported from Bartlett Road in East Kingston on April 5th



A LESSER YELLOWLEGS was reported from the Krif Road fields in Keen on April 
6th, a pair of PIPING PLOVERS was seen at Hampton Beach State Park on April 
3rd, and 2 BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS were seen in Hampton Marsh on April 5th.



37 WILSON'S SNIPE were seen at Runnymede Farm in Hampton, 31 were seen at 
Great Bay Farm in Greenland, 21 were seen at the Krif Road fields in Keene, 
and 5 were seen in Moore Fields in Durham, all on April 5th.



60 PURPLE SANDPIPERS were reported from Rye Harbor State Park on April 6th.



A BONAPARTE'S GULL was seen at the Rochester Wastewater Treatment Plant on 
April 7th.



NORTHERN SHRIKE sightings during the past week included 1 in Keene on April 
9th, 1 in Lee on the 6th, and 1 in Errol on the 3rd.



2 PINE GROSBEAKS were seen in Penacook on April 6th.



BOHEMIAN WAXWING sightings during the past week included 10 in Exeter on 
April 9th, 20 in Keene on the 9th, 70 in Nashua on the 6th, 89 in Belmont on 
the 6th, 35 in Greenland on the 6th, 40 in Raymond on the 6th, 20 in Enfield 
on the 6th, 50 in Hanover on the 6th, 16 in Hampton on the 5th, 70 in 
Portsmouth on the 4th, 20 in Stratham on the 3rd, and 30 in Littleton on the 
3rd.



COMMON REDPOLL sightings during the past week included 10 in Ashland on 
April 6th, 1 in Penacook on the 6th, and several in Enfield Center on the 
3rd.



A flock of 10 EVENING GROSBEAKS was reported from Hancock on April 9th.



A PINE WARBLER was reported from Exeter, and one was reported from East 
Kingston, both on April 9th.



Early-returning migrants reported during the past week included: BLUE-WINGED 
TEAL, BROAD-WINGED HAWK, GREATER YELLOWLEGS, YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER, and PALM 
WARBLER.



Other early-returning migrants during the past week included: PIED-BILLED 
GREBE, EASTERN MEADOWLARK, NORTHERN FLICKER, BELTED KINGFISHER, EASTERN 
PHOEBE, TREE SWALLOW, OSPREY, AMERICAN KESTREL, NORTHERN HARRIER, AMERICAN 
WOODCOCK, KILLDEER, WINTER WREN, CHIPPING SPARROW, and FOX SPARROW.



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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