This is New Hampshire Audubon's Rare Bird Alert for Monday, May 11th, 2015.



A WHITE-EYED VIREO was seen at Odiorne Point State Park in Rye on May 10th.



A LARK SPARROW was seen in Hampton on May 8th.



A CASPIAN TERN was seen in Hampton Marsh on May 8th.



A SNOW GOOSE was seen in the fields at Morrill’s Farm in Penacook on May 
5th.



7 probable RED CROSSBILLS were seen on East Weare Road in the Army Corps of 
Engineer lands adjacent to Clough State Park in Weare on May 9th.



A GRASSHOPPER SPARROW was seen at the Concord Airport on May 10th and 11th.



A BAY-BREASTED WARBLER was seen in Henniker on May 9th.



4 WILSON’S WARBLERS were seen along the railroad tracks at Horseshoe Pond in 
Concord on May 9th, and 1 was seen in Rochester on May 11th.



A TENNESSEE WARBLER and 2 WILSON’S WARBLERS were seen in Hinsdale on May 7.



A TENNESSEE WARBLER, a BLACKPOLL WARBLER, and 2 WILSON’S WARBLERS were 
reported from the Pickering Ponds in Rochester on May 8th.



A TENNESSEE WARBLER was reported from Sunapee on May 11th.



A BLACKPOLL WARBLER was seen in Weare on May 9th.



A MOURNING WARBLER and a SWAINSON’S THRUSH were reported from Hanover on May 
11th.



2 EVENING GROSBEAKS were seen in North Conway on May 7th.



An AMERICAN PIPIT was seen in Exeter on May 3rd, and 4 were seen in 
Rochester on May 8th.



A GLOSSY IBIS was seen in West Lebanon on May 10th, and 2 BLACK-CROWNED 
NIGHT-HERONS were seen at Powderhouse Pond in Exeter on May 8th.



A SORA, 2 VIRGINIA RAILS, and an AMERICAN BITTERN were all seen at the Alice 
Bemis Thompson Wildlife Sanctuary in North Sandwich on May 5th.



A SORA and 4 VIRGINIA RAILS were reported from Pickering Ponds in Rochester 
on May 11th.



2 LAUGHING GULLS and 29 PURPLE SANDPIPERS were seen in coastal Rye on May 
10th.



3 ORCHARD ORIOLES were reported from the NH Fish & Game Bellamy River WMA in 
Dover on May 10th, and 1 was seen at the Exeter Wastewater Treatment 
Facility on May 5th.



A BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO was reported from Windham on May 11th.



Up to 8 PURPLE MARTINS were seen at Cross Beach Road in Seabrook on May 5th.



There were numerous sightings of SOLITARY SANDPIPERS, FISH CROWS, and 
WHITE-CROWNED SPARROWS from scattered locations during the past week.



Highlights of a group birding trip to the Pondicherry National Wildlife 
Refuge in Jefferson and the adjacent Airport Marsh in Whitefield included: a 
NORTHERN GOSHAWK, a GREATER YELLOWLEGS, a LEAST SANDPIPER, 2 EASTERN 
WHIP-POOR-WILLS, 2 BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKERS, 3 CAPE MAY WARBLERS, a 
BAY-BREASTED WARBLER, a BLACKPOLL WARBLER, 4 WILSON’S WARBLERS, and 5 
BOBOLINKS, all on May 10th.



There is still time to register for the 2015 Birdathon/Bloomathon to be held 
on May 16th. All event information including rules and registration info are 
available at: 
http://www.nhaudubon.org/events-and-news/annual-birdathon-bloomathon-fundraiser/



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: 
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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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