This is New Hampshire Audubon's Rare Bird Alert for Thursday, May 22nd,
2008.
A SANDHILL CRANE was reported from near the Connecticut River, at the
Ompompanoosuc Flats in Norwich, Vermont on May 18th. A BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT
HERON was seen at the nearby Ledyard Bridge in Norwich, also on the 18th.
Both of these sites are very close to Hanover, New Hampshire.
A LEAST BITTERN was reported from the Hinsdale setbacks on the Connecticut
River on May 15th, a GLOSSY IBIS was seen in Rye on May 21st, and 2
BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERONS were seen at Odiorne Point State Park in Rye on
May 15th.
An ICELAND GULL was seen in Eel Pond in Rye on May 18th.
33 BRANT were seen in Hampton Harbor on May 15th, and 14 were seen at Rye
Ledge on the 20th.
At least 1 CERULEAN WARBLER continues to be seen on the Middle Mountain
trail at Pawtuckaway State Park in Nottingham, and was last reported on May
18th.
A BREWSTER'S WARBLER was seen at East Foss Farm in Durham on May 18th.
A CAPE MAY WARBLER was seen at Pondicherry Wildlife Refuge on May 16th, and
4 AMERICAN BITTERNS and 4 MARSH WRENS were seen here on the 15th.
An ARCTIC TERN and 3 ROSEATE TERNS were seen in Hampton Harbor on May 21st,
and 2,000 COMMON TERNS were reported from the Isles of Shoals on May 18th.
Several LAUGHING GULLS were reported from the coast during the past week.
50 PURPLE SANDPIPERS were seen in Hampton on May 18th, and 26 were seen in
Rye on May 21st.
A RUDDY DUCK, a BLUE-WINGED TEAL, and 2 SORAS were reported from Pickering
Ponds near the Rochester Wasterwater Treatment Plant on May 20th.
A FISH CROW nest was discovered in Concord on May 15th.
ORCHARD ORIOLES were reported from Newmarket, Rochester, Exeter, and
Canterbury during the past week.
2 WHIP-POOR-WILLS were heard in Jefferson on May 15th.
2 BLACK-BILLED CUCKOOS were seen at the Deer Hill Wildlife Management Area
in Brentwood on May 19th.
SEVERAL PURPLE MARTINS were reported from Route 153 in Freedom on May 19th,
and 4 were seen at the Fun Spot at Weirs Beach in Laconia on May 15th.
A LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH was reported from Lyman on May 16th. This is near
the northern limit for this bird in New Hampshire - at least in the past.
A BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER was seen, on the trail to Little Cherry Pond in
the Pondicherry Wildlife Refuge in Jefferson on May 16th.
Over 1,200 AMERICAN GOLDFINCHES, 150 TREE SWALLOWS, 121 BLUE JAYS, 15
EASTERN KINGBIRDS, 4 PINE SISKINS, and 15 BOBOLINS were seen migrating north
in Seabrook on May 18th.
Additional spring arrivals reported during the past week included: BLACKPOLL
WARBLER, BAY-BREASTED WARBLER, TENNESSEE WARBLER, SWAINSON'S THRUSH,
MOURNING WARBLER, OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER, EASTERN WOOD-PEWEE, WILLOW
FLYCATCHER, ALDER FLYCATCHER, LINCOLN'S SPARROW, VESPER SPARROW, and COMMON
NIGHTHAWK.
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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