This is New Hampshire Audubon’s Rare Bird Alert for Tuesday, April 9th, 
2013.



A male EURASIAN WIGEON was seen in a small pond along Route 108 south of 
Bodwell Farm in East Kingston on April 9th.



A SANDHILL CRANE was seen flying near the Merrimack River in Bedford on 
April 7th, but has not been relocated.



A RED-HEADED WOODPECKER has been coming to a birdfeeder on Grafton Road in 
Alexandria since December 13th, and was last reported on April 9th.



A HOARY REDPOLL was seen at a birdfeeder in Troy on April 7th, and 2 were 
reported from a birdfeeder in Strafford on the 4th. A few flocks of COMMON 
REDPOLLS are still being reported from several locations.



A male BARROW’S GOLDENEYE was seen off of Great Boar’s Head in Hampton on 
April 7th.



A pair of GADWALL was seen on Horseshoe Pond in Concord on April 7th, and a 
NORTHERN SHOVELER and a RUDDY DUCK were seen at the Exeter Wastewater 
Treatment Plant on the 9th. 116 LESSER SCAUP and 7 BUFFLEHEADS were seen at 
the Exeter Wastewater Treatment Plant on April 7th.



3 AMERICAN COOTS were seen in World End Pond in Salem on April 6th.



5 RED-NECKED GREBES, 4 HORNED GREBES, and a GREEN HERON were seen on the 
Connecticut River in the Hanover area on April 9th.



A YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON was seen at North Beach in Hampton, and a GREAT 
EGRET and 7 SNOWY EGRETS were reported from the coast, all on April 7th. A 
GREAT EGRET was seen in Reed’s Marsh in Orford on April 4th and 5th.



An adult ICELAND GULL was seen at the Rockingham Park parking lot in Salem 
on April 3rd.



A PECTORAL SANDPIPER was seen flying over Meadow Pond in Hampton, and a 
PIPING PLOVER was seen at Seabrook Beach, both on April 7th. A SOLITARY 
SANDPIPER was seen at Horseshoe Pond in Concord on April 9th.



2 FISH CROWS were reported from the Merrimack River in Boscawen on April 
4th, and 7 were reported from the Merrimack River in Concord on April 7th.



A GREAT CORMORANT was reported from the Merrimack River in Boscawen, and 2 
DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANTS were seen at Horseshoe Pond in Concord, all on 
April 9th.



An EASTERN SCREECH-OWL was seen in a tree in Hollis on April 6th.



There were numerous sightings of AMERICAN KESTRELS during the past week 
including 6 at the Pease International Tradeport.



There were several RED-SHOULDERED HAWKS and NORTHERN HARRIERS reported 
during the past week.



150 TREE SWALLOWS were seen at Sewall’s Falls in Concord on April 7th, 400 
were seen on the Connecticut River in Hinsdale on the 8th, and there were 
several sightings of smaller numbers seen elsewhere during the past week.



Early returning migrants reported during the past week included: PINE 
WARBLER, PALM WARBLER, YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER, RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET, 
GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLET, WINTER WREN, EASTERN PHOEBE, FOX SPARROW, CHIPPING 
SPARROW, FIELD SPARROW, WILSON’S SNIPE, NORTHERN FLICKER, YELLOW-BELLIED 
SAPSUCKER, RUSTY BLACKBIRD, and PIED-BILLED GREBE.



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 
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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.