This is New Hampshire Audubon’s Rare Bird Alert for Tuesday, July 2nd, 2013.



A MISSISSIPPI KITE was seen from Gonet Drive in Newmarket on June 26th.



Birders on the coast reported a WHITE-WINGED SCOTER, 15 BLACK SCOTERS, 12 
COMMON LOONS, 93 WILSON'S STORM-PETRELS, 14 GREAT EGRETS, 25 SNOWY EGRETS, 2 
GREEN HERONS, a BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON, 3 OSPREYS, a PIPING PLOVER, 17 
WILLETS, 13 BONAPARTE'S GULLS, 10 ROSEATE TERNS, 100 COMMON TERNS, and a 
FISH CROW on June 29th



A few NELSON'S SPARROWS and SALTMARSH SPARROWS were reported from Philbrick 
Marsh (sometimes called townline cove marsh) in North Hampton on June 26th.



A FISH CROW was reported from Laconia on June 28th.



An EVENING GROSBEAK was seen along Eaton Road in Swanzey on June 29th, and 2 
were reported from Freedom on the 24th.



6 WHIP-POOR-WILLS, a COMMON NIGHTHAWK, and a VESPER SPARROW were all 
reported from the Ossipee Pine Barrens on June 24th.



A pair of MERLINS nesting in Ashland appears to be feeding at least 1 chick.



A pair of nesting AMERICAN KESTRELS feeding chicks was reported from along 
Route 113 in North Chatham on June 28th.



At least 10 BLACK-BILLED CUCKOOS were reported during the past week from 
several locations, including Lisbon, Orford, Rumney, Freedom, Effingham, 
Madison, Ashland, and Peterborough, and at least 5 YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOOS 
were reported during the past week from several locations, including Conway, 
Freedom, and Eaton.



A YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER was reported from Elbow Pond in Woodstock on 
July 1st.



A Grassland Bird Survey conducted on restricted sections of the Lebanon 
Airport on June 25th tallied 27 SAVANNAH SPARROWS, 7 EASTERN MEADOWLARKS, 
and 5 BOBOLINKS.



An immature DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANT was seen on Lily Lake in Piermont on 
July 1st.



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web site, www.nhaudubon.org



Thanks very much and good birding.