This is New Hampshire Audubon's Rare Bird Alert for Wednesday, April 14th, 
2010.



A ROYAL TERN was seen and photographed in Hampton Harbor on April 10th.



A WHITE-EYED VIREO was seen off of Route 101 in Hampton in the parking lot 
adjacent to the local church, and opposite the water tower, on April 14th.



A SANDHILL CRANE was seen in fields off of West Portsmouth Street in Concord 
on April 8th and 9th.



A BLACK VULTURE was seen flying with 3 TURKEY VULTURES in Auburn on April 
12th.



A GLAUCOUS GULL was seen in Hampton Harbor on April11th.



A COMMON TEAL, the EURASIAN race of the GREEN-WINGED TEAL, was seen at 
Herricks Cove on the Connecticut River on April 11th. Herrick's Cove is 
located where the Williams River enters the Connecticut River north of 
Bellows Falls. A COMMON TEAL was also seen on Meadow Pond in Hampton on 
April 8th.



7 LESSER SCAUP were seen at the Exeter Wastewater Treatment Plant on April 
7th, and again on the 10th.



A RED-THROATED LOON was seen on Spofford Lake in Chesterfield on April 3rd, 
and again on the 14th, and a RED-NECKED GREBE was seen here on April 9th.



2 PIPING PLOVERS were seen at Hampton Beach State Park on April 11th.



4 RUSTY BLACKBIRDS were seen at Ponemah Bog in Amherst on April 12th.



A WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW was reported from Bedford on April 11th.



2 FISH CROWS were reported from Hampton Beach State Park, and 2 were seen in 
Nashua, all on April 11th.



Several EVENING GROSBEAKS were reported during the past week, including 2 
from Pawtuckaway State Park in Nottingham on April 11, and 4 from Newport on 
the 15th.



Early-returning spring migrant species reported during the past week 
included: PIED-BILLED GREBE, DUNLIN, SANDERLING, BORAD-WINGED HAWK, MERLIN, 
BLUE-HEADED VIREO, NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH, PALM WARBLER, BROWN THRASHER, 
VESPER SPARROW, and EASTERN TOWHEE.



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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