This is New Hampshire Audubon's Rare Bird Alert for Monday, May 2nd, 2016.



A SNOWY OWL continues to be seen in the Rye Harbor State Park area and was 
last reported on April 27th. When viewing a Snowy Owl please do not disturb 
the bird by approaching too closely, and please respect private property. 
For more: 
http://www.nhaudubon.org/snowy-owl-viewing-observe-without-disturbing/



A pair of SANDHILL CRANES has returned to Monroe and one of them was seen on 
April 30th. The birds are most often seen in farm fields along Plains Road. 
If you look for the birds, please look from the road and do not enter the 
fields. A SANDHILL CRANE was seen in Conway on April 25th, but has not been 
reported again.



An adult male EURASIAN WIGEON and 2 AMERICAN WIGEONS were seen in the 
southeast part of Great Bay in Greenland on April 30th.



A CATTLE EGRET was seen in Stratham on April 25th, but has not been 
relocated.



A GLOSSY IBIS was seen at World End Pond in Salem on April 29th, and a flock 
of 11 was seen along the coast on May 1st.



2 BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERONS were reported from Hancock on April 28th.



A GREEN HERON was seen in Salem on the 27th, 1 was seen in Exeter on the 
30th, and 1 was seen in Hanover on May 1st.



An AMERICAN BITTERN was seen in Lyme, and 1 was seen in Sunapee, on April 
29th.



A GLAUCOUS GULL was seen at Hampton Beach State Park on April 30th.



3 CASPIAN TERNS were seen on the Connecticut River in Charlestown on May 
1st.



A flock of 10 COMMON TERNS was reported from Spofford Lake in Chesterfield 
on May 1st, 1 was seen on the Connecticut River in Hanover on May 2nd, and 2 
were seen in the Hampton Harbor area on April 30th.



2 RED-NECKED GREBES and 29 DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANTS were seen on the 
Connecticut River near Hanover on April 26th.



2 RED-NECKED GREBES, 16 DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANTS, a SURF SCOTER, and a 
flock of 30 possible BLACK SCOTERS were seen on Lake Sunapee on May 2nd.



4 PIPING PLOVERS were seen at Hampton Harbor on April 30th, and 2 
BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS and 98 PURPLE SANDPIPERS were seen in the Hampton 
Harbor area on May 1st.



2 UPLAND SANDPIPERS were seen at the Pease International Tradeport on May 
1st, and 3 were seen in Stratham on April 30th.



A LESSER YELLOWLEGS was seen at Reed’s Marsh in Orford on May 2nd.



2 BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS were seen in Hanover on May 1st and 2nd.



3 EASTERN WHIP-POOR-WILLS were heard at the Mast Yard State Forest in 
Penacook on April 30th, 2 were heard in Gilmanton on the 29th, 2 were heard 
in Kingston on the 30th, and 2 were heard in Milford on the 30th.



A PEREGRINE FALCON was seen in Nashua on April 30th.



A pair of EVENING GROSBEAKS was seen in Ellsworth on April 30th, a pair was 
seen in Walpole on May 1st, and a pair was seen in Hancock on the 1st.



2 PURPLE MARTINS were seen in Seabrook on May 1st.



3 WHITE-CROWNED SPARROWS were seen in Greenland on May 1st, and a lingering 
AMERICAN TREE SPARROW was reported from Rochester on April 28th.



5 FISH CROWS were reported from Durham on April 27th.



An estimated 300 TREE SWALLOWS, 100 BARN SWALLOWS, 54 NORTHERN ROUGH-WINGED 
SWALLOWS, 1 CLIFF SWALLOW, and 200 YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS were seen foraging 
at the Ashland Wastewater Treatment Plant on May 2nd.



Spring arrivals reported during the past week included: SPOTTED SANDPIPER, 
VIRGINIA RAIL, MARSH WREN, HOUSE WREN, LEAST FLYCATCHER, EASTERN KINGBIRD, 
GRAY CATBIRD, RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD, BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER, RED-EYED 
VIREO, WARBLING VIREO, WOOD THRUSH, VEERY, BLUE-WINGED WARBLER, NASHVILLE 
WARBLER, NORTHERN PARULA, YELLOW WARBLER, CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER, 
BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER, BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER, BLACKBURNIAN 
WARBLER, PRAIRIE WARBLER, BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER, AMERICAN REDSTART, 
OVENBIRD, NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH, COMMON YELLOWTHROAT, BROWN THRASHER, 
ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK, and BALTIMORE ORIOLE.



This message is also available by phone recording: call (603) 224-9909 and 
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 
recording 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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