This is New Hampshire Audubon's Rare Bird Alert for Wednesday, April 6th, 
2011.



A PINK-FOOTED GOOSE was discovered with a flock of CANADA GEESE in Walpole 
on April 2nd, but flew away from the area and has not been relocated since 
then.



4 SANDHILL CRANES were seen in fields near Depot Road in Hampstead on April 
5th, but flew away from the area and have not been relocated.



3 ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS, 2 CACKLING GEESE, 3 NORTHERN PINTAILS were reported 
from Great Meadow in Charlestown on April 2nd, and a pair of AMERICAN 
WIGEON, and 16 GREEN-WINGED TEAL were seen here on April 3rd.



A possible ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK was reported from Bow on April 3rd.



An immature BLACK-HEADED GULL, and an immature ICELAND GULL, were both seen 
at the Rochester Wastewater Treatment Plant on April 5th. 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 GLAUCOUS GULL was seen in Hampton Harbor on April 5th.



An ICELAND GULL was seen at the Exeter Wastewater Treatment Plant on April 
5th.



A LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, 40 SNOW GEESE, 3 BONAPARTE'S GULLS, and 2 
LONG-TAILED DUCKS were seen on Lake Wantastiquet on the Connecticut River in 
Hinsdale on April 5th.



A EURASIAN GREEN-WINGED (COMMON) TEAL was seen in the Little River Salt 
Marsh in North Hampton on April 5th, and again on the 6th.



A over 120 SNOW GEESE were seen in Lancaster on April 5th, 175 were seen 
along the Connecticut River in Charlestown on April 5th and 6th, 45 were 
seen near Krif Road in Keene on April 5th, 18 were seen in East Kingston on 
March 30th, and over 100 SNOW GEESE and a WHITE-WINGED SCOTER were seen 
along the Connecticut River in Lyme on April 5th.



2 BRANT were seen in Hampton Marsh on April 5th.



7 NORTHERN SHOVELERS were seen in Meadow Pond in Hampton on April 5th, and a 
BLUE-WINGED TEAL and 220 GREEN-WINGED TEAL were seen here on the 6th.



3 male NORTHERN SHOVELERS and 3 LESSER SCAUP were seen at the Derry 
wastewater treatment plant on August 5th. Access at the plant is restricted 
to outside the fence but the birds were easily visible in pool #1. The plant 
is open from 7:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. If you visit, 
drive to building #50 and ask permission at the office to view the birds.



2 RED-BREASTED MERGANSERS and 7 LESSER SCAUP were seen on the Connecticut 
River above the Wilder Dam on April 6th, and several RED-BREASTED MERGANSERS 
were seen elsewhere on the Connecticut River during the past week.



A NORTHERN PINTAIL and 30 GREEN-WINGED TEAL were seen in the fields on West 
Portsmouth Street in Concord on April 5th.



A BLACK GUILLEMOT continues to be seen in Rye Harbor.



2 HOARY REDPOLLS was reported from Strafford on April 1st.



Over 1,100 COMMON REDPOLLS were reported during the past week, including:

250 in Hancock, over 300 in Strafford, 100 in Peterborough, 120 in Lyme, 100 
in Wolfeboro, 100 in Warner, and 100 in Jefferson.



4 WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS were seen at a birdfeeder along Route 1A in Rye on 
March 30th.



275 BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS was seen in Somersworth, and 27 were seen in Dover, 
all on April 1st.



There were several reports of GREATER YELLOWLEGS at coastal locations on 
April 5th and 6th.



2 PIPING PLOVERS were reported from Seabrook on April 5th.



A SPOTTED SANDPIPER was seen on the Connecticut River in Hanover on April 
5th.



41 KILLDEER were tallied at Sawyer Meadows in Gilford on April 6th.



27 WILSON'S SNIPE were seen at Runnymede Farm in North Hampton on April 5th.



2 SNOWY EGRETS were seen just south of Rye Harbor on April 5th.



Several GREAT EGRETS were seen at both inland and coastal sites during the 
past few days.



5 PALM WARBLERS were reported from coastal Seabrook on April 5th.



A PINE WARBLER was reported from Hampstead on April 5th.



2 EVENING GROSBEAKS were seen in Deerfield on April 5th, several were seen 
in Jefferson on the 3rd, and 10 were reported from Warner on the 2nd.



A flock of 50 TURKEY VULTURES was reported from Nashua on April 5th.



Inland sightings of waterfowl are on the increase as the ice melts, 
including PIED-BILLED GREBES, WOOD DUCKS, HOODED MERGANSERS, COMMON 
MERGANSERS, RING-NECKED DUCKS, BUFFLEHEADS, COMMON GOLDENEYE, GREATER SCAUP, 
and GREEN-WINGED TEAL.



There were reports of OSPREYS, NORTHERN HARRIERS, AMERICAN KESTRELS, 
PEREGRINE FALCONS, YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKERS, TREE SWALLOWS, EASTERN 
PHOEBES, WILSON'S SNIPES. AMERICAN WOODCOCKS, KILLDEER, HORNED LARKS, 
EASTERN MEADOWLARKS, COMMON GRACKLES, RED-WINGED BLACKBIRDS, BROWN-HEADED 
COWBIRDS, FOX SPARROWS, CHIPPING SPARROWS, and TURKEY VULTURES during the 
past week.



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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