This is New Hampshire Audubon's Rare Bird Alert for Wednesday, June 6th, 
2012.



A male BLUE GROSBEAK, and 2 BLACK VULTURES were seen in Nashua on May 30th, 
but they have not been relocated.



A SANDHILL CRANE has returned to Monroe for the 14th year in a row and is 
being regularly seen in farm fields along Plains Road.



An ACADIAN FLYCATCHER was discovered along railroad tracks north of 
Horseshoe Pond in Concord on May 23rd, and was last reported on June 3rd. 
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.



A CLAY-COLORED SPARROW continues to be seen from Arboretum Drive in 
Newington, and was last reported on June 5th.



A LEAST BITTERN was reported from Surry Lane Marsh in Durham on June 1st.



2 LAUGHING GULLS were seen in Hampton Harbor on June 2nd.



An ARCTIC TERN, several ROSEATE TERNS, and a WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER were 
seen in Hampton Harbor on May 31st.



A NELSON'S SPARROW and 6 SALTMARSH SPARROWS were reported from Chapman's 
Landing in Stratham on May 30th.



A TENNESSEE WARBLER was seen at Beaver Brook Falls in Colebrook on June 3rd.



An ORCHARD ORIOLE was seen at the NH Fish & Game Bellamy River Wildlife 
Management Area in Dover on June 2nd, and 1 was seen near Horseshoe Pond in 
Concord on June 3rd.



A BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO was reported from Lyman on June 2nd.



Several BICKNELL'S THRUSHES were reported from the top of Cannon Mountain in 
Franconia Notch during the past week.



2 BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKERS, 7 YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHERS, 6 GRAY JAYS, 3 
RUBY-CROWNED KINGLETS, a BICKNELL'S THRUSH, 3 SWAINSON'S THRUSHES, 3 
NASHVILLE WARBLERS, 10 MAGNOLIA WARBLERS, 36 BLACKPOLL WARBLERS, 4 CANADA 
WARBLERS, and a PURPLE FINCH were all reported from the Caps Ridge trailhead 
and trail on the Jefferson Notch Road in the White Mountains on May 31st.



A SPRUCE GROUSE, a BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER, 3 OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHERS, 
several YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHERS, 3 PHILADELPHIA VIREOS, 18 GRAY JAYS, 10 
BOREAL CHICKADEES, a MOURNING WARBLER, 6 BAY-BREASTED WARBLERS, a PALM 
WARBLER, a WILSON'S WARBLER, a RED CROSSBILL, and 6 WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS 
were reported from Pittsburg, mainly on East Inlet Road and Scott's Bog 
Road, on May 27th and 28th.



Birders on a New Hampshire Audubon boat trip on May 29th to Star Island, one 
of the Isles of Shoals, reported the following highlights: 3 BLACK-BELLIED 
PLOVERS, a SEMIPALMATED PLOVER, 3 LESSER YELLOWLEGS, 4 BLACK GUILLEMOTS, an 
OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER, an EASTERN WOOD-PEWEE, a YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER, 
an ALDER FLYCATCHER, 2 EASTERN KINGBIRDS, 6 RED-EYED VIREOS, 8 TREE 
SWALLOWS, 20 BARN SWALLOWS, a SWAINSON'S THRUSH, 6 GRAY CATBIRDS, 25 CEDAR 
WAXWINGS, 4 COMMON YELLOWTHROATS, 8 MAGNOLIA WARBLERS, 8 BLACKBURNIAN 
WARBLERS, 10 YELLOW WARBLERS, 2 CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLERS, 5 BLACKPOLL 
WARBLERS, 7 BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLERS, and a WILSON'S WARBLER.



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.