This is New Hampshire Audubon's Rare Bird Alert for Wednesday, May 30th, 
2012. .



A MISSISSIPPI KITE was seen in Newmarket on May 26th from the cemetery on 
the corner of Packers Falls Road and Elm Street. A few MISSISSIPPI KITES 
have been nesting in this town for the past several years.



A SANDHILL CRANE was seen several times during the past week in the open 
grassy habitat in the center of Alexandria and was last reported on May 
24th.



3 AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHERS were seen near the Seacoast Science Center at 
Odiorne Point State Park in Rye on May 26th.



A LITTLE GULL and 11 BONAPARTE'S GULLS were seen in Hampton Marsh on May 
26th. Also present were a GLOSSY IBIS, and 3 SALTMARSH SPARROWS.



An ACADIAN FLYCATCHER was discovered along railroad tracks north of 
Horseshoe Pond in Concord on May 23rd, and was last reported on the 30th. 
Directions: Walk the railroad track that bisects Horseshoe Pond at the 
western end of the pond, NOT the tracks behind the office buildings.  The 
track goes straight for about a mile (heading north), then curves to the 
right and goes through some woods.  You will come to a field on the right 
after about 1.5 miles. Be aware that these are the NH State Prison fields, 
and respect any No Trespassing signs. Look for a row of planted red pines at 
the edge of the field, and where the row ends at a small pond, listen for 
the unique "pizza" call.  The bird favors an elm adjacent to this small pond 
and a nearby leafless tree.



An ACADIAN FLYCATCHER was located along Trowbridge Drive in Merrimack, near 
the Amherst town line on May 30th. To try to find the bird, walk along 
Trowbridge and listen for the distinctive "pizza" call.



Birders on a New Hampshire Audubon boat trip on May 25th to Star Island, one 
of the Isles of Shoals, reported the following highlights: a KING EIDER, a 
RED-THROATED LOON, a NORTHERN GANNET, a GREAT CORMORANT, a RUDDY TURNSTONE, 
2 PURPLE SANDPIPERS, a BLACK GUILLEMOT, a PHILADELPHIA VIREO, a BLACKPOLL 
WARBLER, and a WILSON'S WARBLER. 2 ROSEATE TERNS were seen on nearby White & 
Seavey Islands. Highlights from a similar trip on May 26th included 4 BLACK 
GUILLEMOTS, a PURPLE MARTIN, 3 BLACKPOLL WARBLERS, a CANADA WARBLER, and a 
LINCOLN'S SPARROW.



A flock of 5 GLOSSY IBIS was seen migrating north along the coast on May 
26th.



2 GRASSHOPPER SPARROWS were reported from the Cemetery Fields on Merrimack 
Road in Amherst on May 26th.



8 WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS, a BAY-BREASTED WARBLER, and an OLIVE-SIDED 
FLYCATCHER were reported from Forest Road 450 in Chatham on May 27th.



A BICKNELL'S THRUSH was reported from the low point between Mount Starr King 
and Mount Waumbek, and a SPRUCE GROUSE was seen just east of the summit of 
Mount Waumbek, both on May 26th.



A BICKNELL'S THRUSH and a BOREAL CHICKADEE were reported from Mount Madison 
in the White Mountains on May 26th, and a BICKNELL'S THRUSH was heard on the 
Mount Washington Auto Road on May 27th.



A CAPE MAY WARBLER was reported from the Zealand Notch Road in the White 
Mountains on May 27th.



A MOURNING WARBLER was seen in Pittsfield on May 26th, and one was seen near 
Horseshoe Pond in Concord on May 30th.



A RUSTY BLACKBIRD, and a YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER were seen at Elbow Pond 
in Woodstock on May 30th.



An OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER was seen at the Great Bay National Wildlife Refuge 
in Newington on May 24th.



An AMERICAN BITTERN, a VIRGINIA RAIL, 2 MARSH WRENS, a BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO, 
a YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO, and a COMMON NIGHTHAWK were all reported from Surry 
Lane Marsh in Durham on May 24th.



An ORCHARD ORIOLE was seen in Remick Park in Tamworth Village on May 23rd.



A BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO was reported from Holderness on May 25th, and one was 
reported from Rumney on May 26th.



A PURPLE SANDPIPER was seen on Squam Lake on May 29th.



68 BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS, 12 SEMIPALMATED PLOVERS, 114 SANDERLINGS, 6 
SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPERS, 2 DUNLINS, 20 SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHERS, and a 
ROSEATE TERN were all seen in the Hampton Harbor area on May 26th.



2 GREATER YELLOWLEGS, a LESSER YELLOWLEGS, a SPOTTED SANDPIPER, and a LEAST 
SANDPIPER were seen on Powder Mill Pond in Hancock on May 24th.



2 EVENING GROSBEAKS were reported from Sutton on May 26th.



A WHIP-POOR-WILL was reported from Gorham on May 26th.



20 CLIFF SWALLOWS were reported from Plaistow on May 26th.



2 NORTHERN BOBWHITES were reported during the past week. These are likely 
birds that were raised in captivity and released during the last fall season 
to be hunted.



A pair of PEREGRINE FALCONS is nesting in Manchester and has already begun 
hatching eggs. Webcam link: http://www.spectraaccess.com/falcon2/



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.