This is New Hampshire Audubon's Rare Bird Alert for Monday, April 18th,
2022.

A LITTLE EGRET was seen in salt marshes in coastal Rye on April 15th, but
has not been relocated. 15 SNOWY EGRETS were seen in coastal Rye, and 2
GLOSSY IBIS were seen at Chapman’s Landing in Stratham, all on April 16th.
A BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON was photographed at Horseshoe Pond in Concord
on the 16th.

A CASPIAN TERN was seen at the junction of the Connecticut and
Ompompanoosuc Rivers on April 16th. 

A LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL was seen in Hampton Harbor on April 15th, and an
ICELAND GULL was seen at Pickering Ponds in Rochester on the 11th.

A BONAPARTE’S GULL and 3 RED-NECKED GREBES were seen at the Pontook
Reservoir in Dummer on April 16th.

4 COMMON MURRES were seen offshore within the Isles of Shoals, and 3
RAZORBILLS were seen at Seal Rocks in Rye, all on April 13th.

4 SANDHILL CRANES were reported flying overhead in Lyndeborough on April
14th, 2 were seen flying overhead in Weare on the 16th, 1 was seen in
fields south of Ledge Farm Road in Nottingham on the 18th, and 1 was seen
in farm fields near Great Bay Farm in Greenland on the 12th and 13th.

A SNOWY OWL was seen in coastal Seabrook during the past week and was last
reported on April 16th. Be sure to stay at a distance from any owls and do
not disturb them – see the link below:
https://www.nhaudubon.org/education/birds-and-birding/snowy-owl-viewing-ethi
cs/

2 BLACK VULTURES were seen in Lyndeborough on April 14th and 15th, and 2
were seen over the west end of Lake Opechee in Laconia on the 17th.

A NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen at Cherry Pond in Jefferson on April 14th.

33 AMERICAN KESTRELS were seen at Pease International Tradeport from Short
Street on April 16th.

A male BARROW’S GOLDENEYE was seen at the Errol Dam on the Androscoggin
River on several days during the past week, and was last reported on April
12th.

A RUDDY DUCK and 3 NORTHERN SHOVELERS were seen at the Exeter Wastewater
Treatment Plant on April 16th. There is NO VEHICLE ACCESS at the Exeter
Wastewater Treatment Plant. If you visit, please park in the spaces located
in front of the gate and walk in.

A RED-BREASTED MERGANSER was seen on Lake Winnipesaukee in Meredith on
April 16th, and 2 GREATER SCAUP and a LONG-TAILED DUCK were seen on Lake
Massabesic on the 17th.

A RED-THROATED LOON was seen on Great Bay from Adam’s Point in Durham on
April 17th.

A PECTORAL SANDPIPER was seen in fields on Newington Road in Greenland on
April 14th, and 50 WILSON’S SNIPE were tallied here on the 16th. 2 SOLITARY
SANDPIPERS were seen at Bedell Bridge State Park in Haverhill on the 17th. 

An UPLAND SANDPIPER was seen at the Pease International Tradeport on April
16th.

A BOHEMIAN WAXWING was seen in Littleton on April 13th, and a COMMON
REDPOLL was seen in North Conway on the 15th.

A WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILL was reported from the White Mountains, and 4
EVENING GROSBEAKS were seen in Nelson, all on April 15th.

A few BROAD-WINGED HAWKS were reported during the past week.

A PURPLE MARTIN was seen at Hampton Beach State Park, and a BANK SWALLOW
was seen at Wagon Hill Farm in Durham, both on April 15th.

A BLUE-HEADED VIREO was seen in Sunapee on April 16th, and 1 was seen in
Raymond on the 17th.

An EASTERN WHIP-POOR-WILL was heard in Hanover on April 15th.

A few BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHERS were reported from Durham, Epping, South
Hampton, Brentwood, Swanzey, Hollis, Keene, Exeter, Rye, Rochester, and
Hampton during the past week.

Small numbers of a few early returning migrants were reported during the
past week, including: BARN SWALLOW, NORTHERN ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOW, WILSON’S
SNIPE, GREATER YELLOWLEGS, HOUSE WREN, GRAY CATBIRD, LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH,
PALM WARBLER, YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER, PINE WARBLER, BROWN THRASHER, EASTERN
TOWHEE, FISH CROW, RUSTY BLACKBIRD, BROWN-HEADED COWBIRD, FIELD SPARROW,
VESPER SPARROW, and FOX SPARROW.

This message is also available by phone recording: call (603) 224-9909 and
press 4 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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