This is New Hampshire Audubon's Rare Bird Alert for Wednesday, April 21st,
2010.
A WHITE-EYED VIREO was seen at Odiorne Point State Park in Rye on April
18th.
A male NORTHERN SHOVELER was seen in an unnamed pond next to Route 132 in
New Hampton near the Fish Hatchery on April 19th.
2 NORTHERN SHOVELERS, 2 GREEN-WINGED TEAL, 11 LONG-TAILED DUCKS, 4
BUFFLEHEADS, 2 WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS, 5 DOUBLE CRESTED CORMORANTS, and 6
BONAPARTE'S GULLS were seen on Spofford Lake in Chesterfield on April 16th.
An informal coastal survey on April 18th tallied 4 RAZORBILLS, 3 GLOSSY
IBISES, 2 FISH CROWS, 3 GREEN-WINGED TEAL, 160 SURF SCOTERS, 76 WHITE-WINGED
SCOTERS, 48 BLACK SCOTERS, 141 LONG-TAILED DUCKS, 117 RED-BREASTED
MERGANSERS, 17 RED-THROATED LOONS, 156 COMMON LOONS, 6 HORNED GREBES, 35
RED-NECKED GREBES, 39 NORTHERN GANNETS, 2,279 DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANTS, a
GREAT CORMORANT, 5 GREAT EGRETS, 2 SNOWY EGRETS, 11 OSPREYS, 1 MERLIN, 2
PEREGRINE FALCONS, a SORA, a PIPING PLOVER, 3 GREATER YELLOWLEGS, 18
SANDERLINGS, 169 PURPLE SANDPIPERS, and 10 DUNLINS.
2 PECTORAL SANDPIPERS were seen at Chapman's Landing in Stratham on April
20th.
9 WILSON'S SNIPE were seen at the fields on Krif Road in Keene on April
15th, and 5 were reported from the Pondicherry National Wildlife Refuge in
Jefferson on the 18th.
4 BUFFLEHEADS, 15 LONG-TAILED DUCKS, 4 DOUBLE CRESTED CORMORANTS, 5
RED-NECKED GREBES, and a HORNED GREBE were seen on Mascoma Lake in Enfield
on April 16th.
A RED-BREASTED MERGANSER and 52 DOUBLE CRESTED CORMORANTS were seen on Lake
Massabesic in Auburn on April 16th.
2 PIED-BILLED GREBES were reported from the Deer Hill Wildlife Management
Area in Brentwood on April 21st.
4 BARN SWALLOWS, 3 BANK SWALLOWS, and 5 BONAPARTE'S GULLS were seen along
the Connecticut River in Hinsdale on April 16th.
FISH CROWS were reported from Keene, Concord, and Hampton during the past
week.
EVENING GROSBEAKS were reported from Keene and Spofford during the past
week.
A ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK was seen in Penacook on April 19th.
A GRAY CATBIRD and an AMERICAN REDSTART were reported from Hampton on April
21st.
A BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER was seen in Rye and one was seen in Concord, both on
April 18th.
A NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH was reported from Exeter on April 15th.
A LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH was reported from Westmoreland, and one was reported
from Lebanon, both on April 21st.
A BROAD-WINGED HAWK was seen in Hollis on April 19th.
A pair of MERLINS was seen at the Hanover Golf Course, where they have
regularly nested for the past several years, on April 18th.
A flock of 11 TURKEY VULTURES was seen in Concord on April 19th.
Returning migrants reported during the past week included NORTHERN HARRIERS,
BLUE-HEADED VIREOS, RUBY-CROWNED KINGLETS, HERMIT THUSHES, PALM and
YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS, BROWN THRASHERS, EASTERN TOWHEES, and FIELD
SPARROWS.
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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