This is New Hampshire Audubon's Rare Bird Alert for Monday, July 8th, 2019.



2 AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHERS were seen at Rye Harbor on July 6th.



A TRUMPETER SWAN was discovered at NH Audubon’s Abe Emerson Marsh in Candia 
on April 13th, has continued being seen there, and was last reported on July 
7th.



3 MISSISSIPPI KITE breeding territories, one each in Durham, Newmarket, and 
Stratham continue to have reports of adult birds. The easiest birds to see 
are in Durham usually along Madbury Road near Maple Street, and they were 
last reported from there on July 5th.



A LEAST BITTERN continues to be reported from the Cranberry Pond wetlands 
behind the Price Chopper store in the shopping center in West Lebanon and 
was last reported on July 6th.



Several pairs of PIPING PLOVERS and LEAST TERNS are nesting at Hampton Beach 
State Park. Please be careful not to disturb these birds when you are at the 
beach.



A PURPLE MARTIN was seen at World End Pond in Salem on July 6th.



2 RED CROSSBILLS were reported from near Duck Pond at Long Pond Town Forest 
in Lempster on July 3rd.



GRASSHOPPER SPARROWS were reported from the Concord Airport, Woodmont 
Orchard in Hollis, the old racetrack in Hinsdale, along Old Homestead 
Highway in Swanzey, and Cemetery Fields in Amherst during the past week.



Several FOX SPARROWS were reported from the White Mountains, including from 
Mount Washington, and Carter Dome, during the past week.



A CERULEAN WARBLER was again reported from the Lake Wantastiquet Natural 
Area in Chesterfield and Hinsdale on July 5th.



An ORCHARD ORIOLE was seen at Bedell Bridge State Park in Haverhill on July 
6th.



2 out-of-season RED-NECKED GREBES were seen on the coast on July 8th.



An estimated 60 TURKEY VULTURES were seen circling over West Lebanon near 
the landfill on July 3rd.



2 BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKERS, several WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS, and 4 RUSTY 
BLACKBIRDS were reported from Trudeau Road in Bethlehem on July 3rd.



2 BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKERS were reported from Mount Starr King in Jefferson 
on July 5th.



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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 
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Thanks very much and good birding.


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