This is New Hampshire Audubon's Rare Bird Alert for Wednesday, April 28th, 
2010..



A WHITE-FACED IBIS was seen with a flock of 33 GLOSSY IBIS in North Hampton 
on April 25th, but has not been reported again.



A GOLDEN EAGLE was seen over the Connecticut River in Hinsdale on April 
26th.



A COMMON MURRE was seen off of Little Boar's Head in North Hampton on April 
27th, and an ICELAND GULL was seen here on April 24th.



2 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS were seen at the Rochester Wastewater Treatment 
Plant in Rochester on April 28th. The treatment plant is gated and the hours 
of operation are 7:30-3:00 on weekdays. If you visit, please check in at the 
office and be out of the plant by 2:45 so that plant personnel do not have 
to ask birders to leave. Do not drive on the dikes and do not block the 
road. The Trails at Pickering Ponds, located east of the plant, are not 
gated, and are always open during daylight hours.



A NORTHERN SHOVELER was seen at the Exeter Wastewater Treatment Plant on 
April 25th.



6 BRANT were seen off of Rye Ledge on April 24th.



5 UPLAND SANDPIPERS were seen from Short Road at the Pease International 
Tradeport in Newington on April 24th.



2 WILSON'S SNIPE were seen at the fields next to Horseshoe Pond in Concord 
on April 24th.



An AMERICAN COOT was seen at the Pickering Ponds on Pickering Road in 
Rochester on April 22nd.



A PIED-BILLED GREBE was reported from Colby Marsh in Durham on April 24th.



A SORA was reported from Odiorne Point State Park in Rye on April 25th.



A male BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER was seen near Little Cherry Pond in the 
Pondicherry National Wildlife Refuge in Jefferson on April 25th.



Over 10 EVENING GROSBEAKS and 3 RUSTY BLACKBIRDS were tallied in the York 
Pond Road area in Berlin on April 24th. 2 EVENING GROSBEAKS were seen in 
Enfield Center on April 26th.



A pair of MERLINS was reported from Squam Lake in Sandwich on April 23rd.



2 FISH CROWS were reported from Silver Lake in Tilton on April 25th, at 
least 2 were seen in West Ossipee on the 23rd, one was seen on a nest in 
Hampton on the 24th, and 1 was seen in Nashua on the 22nd.



Returning migrants reported during the past week included: SCARLET TANAGER, 
ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK, EASTERN KINGBIRD, CLIFF SWALLOW, GRAY CATBIRD, and 
VESPER 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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