This is New Hampshire Audubon’s Rare Bird Alert for Wednesday, May 7th,
2014.
A SNOWY OWL was seen in the dunes at Hampton Beach State Park on May 2nd.
A CASPIAN TERN was seen along the Connecticut River in Hinsdale on May 3rd,
and farther north on the river, near Charlestown, on the 4th.
A CATTLE EGRET was seen in cornfields located across from athletic fields on
Intervale Road in Gilford on May 4th.
There was an unconfirmed report of 2 ANHINGAS seen flying overhead in
Hanover on May 7th.
A WHITE-EYED VIREO was seen near Battery Seaman at Odiorne Point State Park
in Rye on May 4th.
A RED-HEADED WOODPECKER was seen at a private residence in Newmarket on
April 28th and 29th, and again on May 3rd, 4th, and 5th. The dead tree that
this bird is frequenting is located on the Great Bay side of Bay Road about
150 yards to the south and east of Barberry Coast Road in Newmarket.
2 ICELAND GULLS were seen at Rockingham Park in Salem, and 1 was seen at the
Exeter Wastewater Treatment Plant, all on May 1st.
A LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL was seen in fields at Bodwell Farm in East
Kingston on May 1st.
A WORM-EATING WARBLER was seen at Fremont Field in Peterborough on May 6th,
and a CERULEAN WARBLER was seen in Kingston on May 5th.
A BREWSTER’S WARBLER was seen at Doe Farm on Bennett Road in Durham on May
4th, and a BLUE-WINGED WARBLER was seen at Southwest Park in Nashua on May
6th.
There was an unconfirmed report of a GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER near the junction
of Etna Road and Partridge Road in Etna on May 4th.
2 PIPING PLOVERS were seen at Hampton Beach State Park on May 2nd.
An EASTERN SCREECH-OWL was seen in Nashua on May 4th.
An adult male RUDDY DUCK was seen at the Exeter Wastewater Treatment Plant
on May 1st.
25 RED-NECKED GREBES were seen on Lake Massabesic in Auburn, 22 were seen
on Spofford Lake in Chesterfield, and 24 were seen on the Connecticut River
in Hinsdale, all on May 1st.
A HORNED GREBE was seen on the Connecticut River at the Wilder Dam on May
1st, and 4 HORNED GREBES were seen at the Jacob’s Brook outlet on the
Connecticut River in Orford on May 4th.
2 BONAPARTE’S GULLS and 5 LONG-TAILED DUCKS were seen on the Connecticut
River in Hinsdale on May 4th.
2 WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS and 2 LONG-TAILED DUCKS were seen on Little Squam
Lake in Holderness on May 1st.
Several COMMON TERNS were reported from Hampton Harbor on May 7th.
A pair of BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKERS was seen along Trudeau Road in Bethlehem
on May 3rd.
There was an unconfirmed report of a GOLDEN EAGLE from Hanover on May 5th.
A pair of MERLINS was seen at Great Pond in Kingston on May 2nd.
A pair of EVENING GROSBEAKS was seen in Sandwich on May 2nd.
A WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW was seen in Salem on May 3rd, and one was seen in
Hinsdale on the 7th.
3 VESPER SPARROWS were seen in Concord on May 3rd.
4 RUSTY BLACKBIRDS were seen in Salem on May 3rd, and 1 was seen in
Goffstown on the 6th.
A flock of 5 FISH CROWS was seen in Durham on May 7th, and 1 was reported
from Walpole on the 5th.
An EASTERN-WHIP-POOR-WILL was heard at the Karner Blue Easement near Chenell
Drive in Concord on May 3rd.
A VIRGINIA RAIL was seen at Turtle Pond in Concord, and 3 were reported from
Salem, all on May 3rd.
An AMERICAN BITTERN was reported from Durham on May 2, 1 was heard in Orford
on the 4th, and 1 was seen in Peterborough on May 6th.
A BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT- HERON was seen in Nashua on May 5th, and a different
one was seen in Nashua on the 6th.
A GREEN HERON was seen in Nashua on May 4th, and 1 was seen in Walpole on
the 5th, and 2 were seen in Hanover on the 7th.
A BOBOLINK was reported from Bay Road in Newmarket on May 4th.
CLIFF SWALLOWS, BANK SWALLOWS, BARN SWALLOWS, NORTHERN ROUGH-WINGED
SWALLOWS, TREE SWALLOWS, and CHIMNEY SWIFTS were all reported during the
past week. 658 BARN SWALLOWS were tallied migrating north at Hampton Beach
State Park on May 2nd.
There were several reports of SOLITARY SANDPIPER, and SPOTTED SANDPIPER
during the past week.
35 TURKEY VULTURES were seen roosting together in trees in Nashua on May
6th.
A flock of 140 CEDAR WAXWINGS was tallied in Concord on May 5th.
Early-spring songbird reports during the past week included: BLACK-THROATED
BLUE WARBLER, CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER, PRAIRIE WARBLER, NASHVILLE WARBLER,
BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER, OVENBIRD, NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH, NORTHERN PARULA,
AMERICAN REDSTART, WARBLING VIREO, YELLOW-THROATED VIREO, SCARLET TANAGER.
GREAT-CRESTED FLYCATCHER, LEAST FLYCATCHER, RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD,
VEERY, WOOD THRUSH, and BALTIMORE ORIOLE.
NH Audubon’s Birdathon/Bloomathon FUNd Raising Event will be held on May
17-18.
Join in the excitement as teams of volunteers try to see as many species of
birds and/or blooming wildflowers as possible within a single day. All funds
raised will be split 50/50 between NH Audubon and the Chapter, Center, or
area of your team’s choice (raptor observatories, animal care or education,
for example), so pledges from your friends and family encouraged. For more
information, please visit the website:
http://www.nhaudubon.org/birding/birdathon
Or call (603)224-9909.
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.
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