This is New Hampshire Audubon’s Rare Bird Alert for Wednesday, June 5th, 
2013.



A MISSISSIPPI KITE was seen in Newmarket on June 1st.



A CHUCK-WILL'S-WIDOW was heard calling in Newton on June 3rd.



Several WHIP-POOR-WILLS and COMMON NIGHTHAWKS were reported during the past 
week, including a flock of 26 COMMON NIGHTHAWKS in Newmarket on May 31st.



40 BRANT were reported from Portsmouth Harbor on May 31st.



2 LAUGHING GULLS, 3 ROSEATE TERNS, and a PURPLE MARTIN were seen in the 
Hampton Harbor area during the past week.



2 BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERONS, 26 SNOWY EGRETS, a BONAPARTE’S GULL, a 
RED-THROATED LOON, and a PEREGRINE FALCON were reported from the coast on 
June 2nd.



A pair of BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKERS continues to be seen along the forest 
road at the Trudeau Road wetlands in Bethlehem, and was last reported on 
June 5th. An AMERICAN BITTERN has been heard regularly from a nearby 
wetland.



Several YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOOS and BLACK-BILLED CUCKOOS were reported during 
the past week.



4 MOURNING WARBLERS, 9 WILSON’S WARBLERS, and a YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER 
were reported from coastal sites during the past week.



2 EVENING GROSBEAKS were seen in Chatham on May 31st.



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: 
[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.