This is New Hampshire Audubon's Rare Bird Alert for Tuesday, July 31st.
2012.
3 LEAST TERNS were seen in Hampton Harbor on July 29th.
13 GLOSSBY IBIS were seen from Rye Harbor on July 28th.
13 SEMIPALMATED PLOVERS, 72 KILLDEER, 13 SPOTTED SANDPIPERS, 22 SOLITARY
SANDPIPERS, a GREATER YELLOWLEGS, 27 LESSER YELLOWLEGS, 2 SANDERLINGS, 25
SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPERS, 98 LEAST SANDPIPERS, a WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER, 11
PECTORAL SANDPIPERS, a SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER, a WILSON'S SNIPE, and a
PEREGRINE FALCON were all reported from Powder Mill Pond in Hancock on July
31st.
7 SNOWY EGRETS, a BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER, 33 SEMIPALMATED PLOVERS, 6 GREATER
YELLOWLEGS, 9 WILLETS, a WHIMBREL, 2 RUDDY TURNSTONES, a RED KNOT, 17
SANDERLINGS, 33 SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPERS, a SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER, 17
BONAPARTE'S GULLS, 23 ROSEATE TERNS, and 47 COMMON TERNS were all seen in
Hampton Harbor on July 29th.
3 GREAT EGRETS, 8 SNOWY EGRETS, a BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON,
5 BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS, 10 SEMIPALMATED PLOVERS, 5 GREATER YELLOWLEGS, 5
WILLETS, 2 LESSER YELLOWLEGS, 10 SANDERLINGS, 25 SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPERS, 5
LEAST SANDPIPERS, and 5 SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHERS were seen near Odiorne Point
State Park in Rye on July 26th.
12 WHIMBRELS, 75 RUDDY TURNSTONES, 2 SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHERS, a GREAT
SHEARWATER and 32 WILSON"S STORM-PETRELS were reported from the Isles of
Shoals on July 29th.
5 CORY'S SHEARWATERS, 84 GREAT SHEARWATERS, 2 SOOTY SHEARWATERS, 867
WILSON'S STORM-PETRELS, 3 LEACH'S STORM-PETRELS, 10 NORTHERN GANNETS, and 2
JAEGERS were reported by birders on a whale-watch cruise out of Rye on July
28th in NH and MA waters.
2 BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERONS were seen from Prescott Park in Portsmouth on
July 29th.
A breeding-plumaged BONAPARTE'S GULL was seen on Squam Lake on July 25th.
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:
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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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