This is New Hampshire Audubon's Rare Bird Alert for Thursday, July 31st, 
2008.



3 MISSISSIPPI KITES are regularly being seen in Newmarket. There is a pair 
that is nesting, and one additional bird is being seen in the same area. 
They are feeding one chick at the nest. To see the birds, take Route 152 
(South Main Street) west from the center of Newmarket. You will see the High 
School on the left (south) side of the road. Park at the High School and 
walk west down the street. Do not park in driveways, or along Route 152. The 
KITES have been seen flying and landing in the tops of trees between 
Maplecrest and Pond Streets. This is a residential neighborhood, and 
visiting birders should respect the rights of property owners. Please do not 
walk on private property, including lawns, talk and laugh loudly early in 
the morning, or block residents from using the sidewalk. Also, take care not 
to alarm the birds. Do not play recordings, stand under the nest, or harass 
the birds in any way.



A possible WESTERN TANAGER was reported from Chester on July 25th, but has 
not been seen again since then.



60 WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS were seen at the Hubbard Brook Experimental 
Forest in Thornton on July 25th. Flocks of this species have been reported 
from numerous locations in the northeastern United States in recent weeks.



9 CORY'S SHEARWATERS, 1 SOOTY SHEARWATER, 7 GREATER SHEARWATERS, 2 RED 
PHALAROPES, 3 ATLANTIC PUFFINS, an ARCTIC TERN, 20 NORTHERN GANNETS, and 350 
WILSON'S STORM-PETRELS were seen on the "Granite State" Whalewatch cruise to 
Jeffrey's Ledge out of Rye Harbor on July 25th. A MANX SHEARWATER was seen 
on a similar cruise on July 26th.



17 ROSEATE TERNS a RUDDY TURNSTONE, and 3 LAUGHING GULLS were seen in 
Hampton Harbor on July 25th. 105 WILLETS were reported from Hampton Harbor 
on July 26th.



A GREAT EGRET, 6 LESSER YELLOWLEGS, and a LEAST SANDPIPER were seen in 
flooded fields along Route 12 in Walpole on July 25th.



25 GREAT EGRETS were reported from Seabrook Marshes on July 29th.



A VIRGINIA RAIL and 10 SALTMARSH SHARP-TAILED SPARROWS were seen in Hampton 
Marsh behind Little Jack's Restaurant on Route 1A in Hampton on July 27th.



A BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER was seen in the Trudeau Road wetlands in Bethlehem 
on July 25th.



A BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER, 3 GRAY JAYS, 7 BOREAL CHICKADEES, 20 BLACKPOLL 
WARBLERS, and 30 PINE SISKINS were reported from the Caps Ridge Trail in 
Jefferson Notch on July 29th. A BICKNELL'S THRUSH, and an EVENING GROSBEAK 
were reported from here on July 27th.



3 GRAY JAYS were seen on Mount Starr King in Jefferson on July 26th.



2 BICKNELL'S THRUSHES were reported from the top of Cannon Mountain in 
Franconia Notch on July 25th.



A YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO was heard in Penacook on July 27th, and one was 
reported from Northwood on July 30th.



An ORCHARD ORIOLE was seen at the Pickering Ponds in Rochester on July 25th.



10 PIED-BILLED GREBES were reported from the Deer Hill Wildlife Management 
Area in Brentwood on July 29th.



Several MERLINS were reported during the past week from scattered locations 
including Rattlesnake Island on Lake Winnipesaukee, Herrick Cove on Lake 
Sunapee, and the Connecticut River in the vicinity of the Wilder Dam.

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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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