This is New Hampshire Audubon's Rare Bird Alert for Friday, May 4th, 2007.



A SUMMER TANAGER, first reported visiting a feeder in Hampton on April 28th, 
has been seen there regularly during the past week. It was last reported on 
May 3rd.



A BLACK VULTURE was seen in Mont Vernon on April 30th.



A SANDHILL CRANE was found feeding in a field in Gilmanton Iron Works on 
April 25th and was last reported on May 1st. To try to see the Crane: Take 
Route140 North/East through the center of Gilmanton Iron Works where the 
Fire Station is located. Proceed about one-mile farther and where Route 140 
takes a sharp turn to the right, go straight up a very steep road called 
Halls Hill Road. Near the crest of the hill, you will pass a large white 
farmhouse, and then Canney Road on the left. Look into the large cornfield 
on the right side of the road where the Crane has been seen feeding. Please 
be respectful of private property.



There was an unconfirmed report of a breeding-plumage EARED GREBE seen just 
north of Rye Beach on April 29th.



A COMMON MOORHEN was discovered in Horseshoe Pond in Concord on April 25th, 
and was most recently reported on May 1st.



2 LITTLE BLUE HERONS were seen at the Awcomin Saltmarsh in Rye on April 
28th.



2 RED-NECKED GREBES were seen on Lake Umbagog in Errol on April 29th.



11 HORNED GREBES were seen on Spofford Lake in Chesterfield on April 28th, 
and 3 BONAPARTE'S GULLS and 500 TREE SWALLOWS were seen here on the 29th.



16 BLACK SCOTERS were seen off of Great Boar's Head in Hampton on April 
28th.



17 AMERICAN PIPITS were seen at the Post Office Fields in Concord on May 
2nd.



2 WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS were seen along Route 16 in Dummer on April 28th.



A SOLITARY SANDPIPER was reported from Krif Road in Keene on April 28th.



2 PIPING PLOVERS were seen at Hampton Beach State Park on April 30th.



An UPLAND SANDPIPER was seen in the fields at Horseshoe Pond in Concord on 
April 30th, and 2 were seen at the Pease Trade Port in Portsmouth on April 
28th.



A FISH CROW was heard on the Dickinson Road Rail Trail in Keene on May 2nd, 
and 2 were reported from Ledyard Bridge in Hanover on May 1st.



A WHIP-POOR-WILL was heard in Hancock on May 1st.



2 VESPER SPARROWS and a BLUE-HEADED VIREO were seen at the Nansen Wayside 
Rest Area in Milan on April 28th.



A BROWN THRASHER and 350 TREE SWALLOWS were seen at the Whitefield Airport 
on April 28th.



A red-morph EASTERN SCREECH-OWL has been seen regularly in Greenland and was 
last reported on May 2nd. It has been seen near a driveway at 109 Portsmouth 
Avenue just north of the intersection with Newington Road. It roosts in a 
large tree on the south side of the road, and can sometimes be seen when 
looking northeast from southwest of the driveway. Be careful of the traffic 
here.



Nearly 1,400 DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANTS were seen migrating north along the 
coast on April 30th.



A few hawks were noted migrating north early in the week, including 32 
BROAD-WINGED HAWKS reported from Chester on April 30th, and 28 SHARP-SHINNED 
HAWKS and 31 AMERICAN KESTRELS seen in Hampton on May 1st.



New spring arrivals reported during the past week included: WILLET, SPOTTED 
SANDPIPER, RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD, PURPLE MARTIN, EASTERN KINGBIRD, HOUSE 
WREN, LEAST FLYCATCHER, WARBLING VIREO, BLACK-THROATED BLUE, PRAIRIE, and 
YELLOW WARBLERS, OVENBIRD, AMERICAN REDSTART, BALTIMORE ORIOLE, and 
ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK.



This message is also available by phone recording: call 224-9900 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 tape 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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