This is New Hampshire Audubon’s Rare Bird Alert for Wednesday, April 24th, 
2013.



A RED-HEADED WOODPECKER has been coming to a birdfeeder on Grafton Road in 
Alexandria since December 13th, and was last reported on April 23rd.



A GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE that has been reported intermittently since 
mid-winter was again seen at the Liberty Mutual “duck pond” in Portsmouth on 
April 20th.



A SNOW GOOSE was seen at Rockingham Park in Salem on April 22nd.



An ICELAND GULL was seen at Rockingham Park in Salem on April 20th.



A HOARY REDPOLL and 18 COMMON REDPOLLS were seen at a birdfeeding station in 
Strafford on April 21st, and 4 COMMON REDPOLLS were seen in North Conway.



A NORTHERN SHOVELER was seen at Odiorne Point State Park in Rye on April 
20th, 3 were seen at the Exeter Wastewater Treatment Plant on April 20th, 
and a pair was seen at the Liberty Mutual “duck pond” in Portsmouth on the 
21st.



2 BLUE-WINGED TEAL and 54 GREEN-WINGED TEAL were seen at Meadow Pond in 
Hampton on April 20th, and 4 BLUE-WINGED TEAL were seen at the Exeter 
Wastewater Treatment Plant on the 22nd.



2 SPOTTED SANDPIPERS, a RUDDY DUCK, and 11 LESSER SCAUP were reported from 
the Exeter Wastewater Treatment Plant on April 20th.



Reports from the Connecticut River area in Hinsdale during the past week 
included 2 GADWALL, 3 BONAPARTE’S GULLS, 1 RED-THROATED LOON, 1 COMMON LOON, 
4 HORNED GREBES, 2 RED-NECKED GREBES, 12 LONG-TAILED DUCKS, 50 YELLOW-RUMPED 
WARBLERS, 12 PALM WARBLERS, and about 1,000 TREE SWALLOWS on April 19th and 
20th.



3 RED-NECKED GREBES, a BONAPARTE’S GULL, 2 GADWALL, and 2 BLUE-WINGED TEAL 
were seen on the Connecticut River in the Hanover area during the past week.



2 VIRGINIA RAILS were seen on World End Pond in Salem on April 17th, and 3 
were reported from the marshes near the Portsmouth Hospital on the 20th.



An AMERICAN COOT was seen at World End Pond in Salem on April 20th, and 2 
SORAS were reported from here on the 24th.



A PIED-BILLED GREBE was reported from the Deer Hill Wildlife Management Area 
in Brentwood on April 20th.



24 WILSON’S SNIPE were seen at Chapman’s Landing in Stratham on April 22nd.



2 PEREGRINE FALCONS were seen on West Portsmouth Street in Concord on April 
18th, and a MERLIN was seen in Pittsfield on April 22nd.



8 AMERICAN KESTRELS were seen at the Pease International Tradeport on April 
22nd.



36 BROAD-WINGED HAWKS were seen migrating in Hancock on April 22nd, and 
there were a number of sightings of 1-6 birds seen elsewhere during the past 
week, including 1 as far north as North Conway.



A flock of 27 TURKEY VULTURES was seen in Concord on April 20th.



Small numbers of RUSTY BLACKBIRDS were reported from multiple locations 
during the past week, including 6 from Errol on April 17th.



3 EVENING GROSBEAKS were seen in Marlborough on April 21st.



A flock of 40 AMERICAN PIPITS was seen in Penacook on April 20th.



A GREEN HERON was seen in Pittsfield on April 22nd.



7 GREAT EGRETS, 5 SNOWY EGRETS, and 25 GREATER YELLOWLEGS were seen along 
the coast on April 20th.



BROWN THRASHERS were reported from Hancock and Hinsdale during the past 
week.



BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHERS were reported from Hancock, Hinsdale, Exeter, and 
Salem during the past week.



LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSHES were reported from Durham, Lebanon, Hinsdale, 
Concord, and Bartlett during the past week.



2 BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLERS were seen in Hinsdale on April 21st, and 1 was 
seen in Concord on the 24th.



An EASTERN KINGBIRD was reported from Merrimack on April 24th.



Early returning migrants reported during the past week included: NORTHERN 
ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOW, BARN SWALLOW, TREE SWALLOW, HERMIT THRUSH, PINE 
WARBLER, PALM WARBLER, YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER, RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET, 
GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLET, WINTER WREN, EASTERN TOWHEE, CHIPPING SPARROW, FIELD 
SPARROW, WILSON’S SNIPE, NORTHERN FLICKER, and YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER.



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.