This is New Hampshire Audubon’s Rare Bird Alert for Wednesday, August 13th,
2014. 

At least 2 MISSISSIPPI KITES have been seen regularly during the summer in
Newmarket, where they have nested during the past several years. They
successfully hatched and are currently raising a young MISSISSIPPI KITE!

2 SANDHILL CRANES have returned to their summering grounds in Monroe and
are raising a young SANDHILL CRANE. They can sometimes be seen in fields
along the Connecticut River nearly as far as 1-mile north of the town
center and also in fields along Plains Road. If you look for these birds,
please do not venture onto the farm fields, which are privately owned.

An immature WHITE IBIS was discovered at Awcomin Marsh in Rye on July 11th,
and was last reported on August 9th. It has most recently reported from the
Little River Saltmarsh in North Hampton, where a GLOSSY IBIS was also seen.

A LITTLE GULL was seen among BONAPARTE’S GULLS at Bicentennial Park in
Hampton on August 10th.

2 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS were seen in Hampton Harbor on August 10th.

A LEAST TERN, several ROSEATE TERNS, and a at least 4 BLACK-CROWNED
NIGHT-HERONS were all reported from Hampton Harbor during the past week.

A LAUGHING GULL was reported from coastal Rye on August 12th.

A BONAPARTE'S GULL was seen at Great East Lake in East Wakefield on August
10th.

SALTMARSH SPARROWS were seen in Hampton Marsh behind Little Jack's
restaurant along Route 1A and NELSON'S SPARROWS were seen in the marsh from
the end of Pollock Drive in Rye, all during the past week.

2 GRASSHOPPER SPARROWS were reported from Cemetery Fields off of Merrimack
Road in Amherst on August 12th.

A PEREGRINE FALCON was seen flying over Hampton Marsh on August 10th, and 1
was reported from Etna on August 7th.

3 PURPLE MARTINS were seen on Cross Beach Road in Seabrook on August 6th.

6 migrating COMMON NIGHTHAWKS were seen in Hanover on August 10th.

An AMERICAN BITTERN was seen at George's Pond in Enfield on August 11th.

4 RUDDY TURNSTONES were seen in coastal Rye on August 6th.

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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