This is New Hampshire Audubon's Rare Bird Alert for Monday, July 20th, 2015.



2 pairs of MISSISSIPPI KITES are nesting in Newmarket and there is currently 
at least 1 youngster. The KITES are most often seen flying near Gonet Road 
in Newmarket, but and 1 was reported from Piscasssic Street on July 14th, 
and again on the 16th.



3 juvenile PEREGRINE FALCONS were reported from Horseshoe Pond in Concord on 
July 16th.



2 SANDHILL CRANES were seen behind the cemetery on Plaines Road in Monroe on 
July 12th, and are probably still in the area.



An ICELAND GULL was seen at Jenness Beach in Rye on July 18th.



A pair of LEAST TERNS is nesting on the beach in Hampton Beach State Park, 
where they were seen with a chick on July 19th.



Birders on a Granite State Whale Watch cruise out of Rye Harbor on July 19th 
reported seeing: 6 CORY'S SHEARWATERS, 139 WILSON'S STORM-PETRELS, WHIMBREL, 
4 BLACK GUILLEMOTS, and a LAUGHING GULL.



An immature LITTLE BLUE HERON was seen in the salt marsh located on the west 
side of Route 1A and just south of Odiorne Point State Park in Rye, on July 
19th and 20th.



5 BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERONS were seen in Hampton on July 18th, and 1 was 
seen in New Castle on the 17th.



6 PIPING PLOVERS were reported from Hampton Beach State Park on July 18th. 
If you visit the beach, please keep an eye out for these small sand-colored 
birds.



A PECTORAL SANDPIPER was seen at the Rochester Wastewater Treatment Plant on 
July 16th. 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.



2 GRASSHOPPER SPARROWS were seen at Cemetery Fields in Amherst on July 14th.



7 RED CROSSBILLS were reported from the Magalloway River Trail, part of the 
Umbagog National Wildlife Refuge in Wentworth’s Location, on July 18th.



2 families of SPRUCE GROUSE totaling 14 birds, and 4 GRAY JAYS were seen on 
the Davis Path by hikers en route to Mount Isolation in the White Mountains 
on July 17th.



2 BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKERS were reported from Jefferson on July 16th.



21 BICKNELL’S THRUSHES and 4 BOREAL CHICKADEES were reported from the 
Carter-Moriah trail in the White Mountains on July 18th.



7 BICKNELL’S THRUSHES and a BOREAL CHICKADEE were reported from Cannon 
Mountain in the White Mountains on July 19th.



2 AMERICAN PIPITS were seen on Mount Washington (where they nest) on July 
17th.



A pair of EVENING GROSBEAKS was reported from Lyman on July 13th.



A colony of 13 pairs of PURPLE MARTINS are nesting along Cross Beach Road in 
Seabrook and up to 40 individuals were observed on July 10th. At least 4 
PURPLE MARTINS were reported from Fun Spot in Laconia on July 18th.



A flock of 6 COMMON NIGHTHAWKS was seen in Springfield on July 18th.



A YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO was seen in Madison on July 17th.



There was an unconfirmed report of a GOLDEN EAGLE in Bartlett on July 13th.



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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