This is New Hampshire Audubon's Rare Bird Alert for Thursday, June 19th,
2008.
3 MISSISSIPPI KITES are regularly being seen in Newmarket. There is pair
that is nesting and one additional bird is sometimes being seen in the same
area. To see the birds, take Route 152 west from the center of Newmarket.
You will pass the high school on the left (south) side of the road, and then
see a short dead-end street on the left named Pond Street. Park on the north
side of Route 152 opposite Pond Street. The birds can be most easily viewed
from 3 locations: the north side of Route 152; off of Pond Street; and from
the Elementary School a short distance farther west off of Route 152. The
birds are in a residential neighborhood, and visiting birders should respect
the rights of property owners, and also take care not to alarm the birds.
A male PAINTED BUNTING was seen in Jefferson on May 30-31, but has not been
relocated since then.
A RED-HEADED WOODPECKER was seen in Bedford on May 31st, and 2 were seen at
the same location on June 1st. The last reported sighting was on June 8th.
Birders are welcome to look for these woodpeckers. The birds were seen at 40
Buttonwood Drive in Bedford, and were perched in a tall dead white birch
tree near the house, in the front yard area. Please do not walk behind the
house.
A BLACK TERN, and 3 ROSEATE TERNS, were seen from Pulpit Rocks in Rye on
June 14th.
2 ARCTIC TERNS, 6 ROSEATE TERNS, and over 200 COMMON TERNS were seen
foraging near Fort Stark in New Castle on June 15th.
2 GLOSSY IBIS'S were seen in Rye on June 19th.
A number of LAUGHING GULLS and NORTHERN GANNETS were seen along the coast
during the past week.
2 SEASIDE SPARROWS and 3 SALTMARSH SHARP-TAILED SPARROWS were reported from
Hampton Marsh behind Little Jack's Restaurant on Route 1A in Hampton on June
14th.
A few SALTMARSH SHARP-TAILED SPARROWS and NELSON'S SHARP-TAILED SPARROWS
were reported from Chapman's Landing in Stratham on June 14th.
2 BICKNELL'S THRUSHES, a BOREAL CHICKADEE, several AMERICAN PIPITS, and 2
YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHERS were reported from Mount Washington on June 14th.
2 BICKNELL'S THRUSHES were reported from the Caps Ridge Trail in Jefferson
Notch on June 14th.
A BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER, 2 GRAY JAYS, a BOREAL CHICKADEE, a PHILADELPHIA
VIREO, an OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER, and a LINCOLN'S SPARROW were reported from
Pittsburg on June 13th-15th.
A BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER, and 3 RED CROSSBILLS were reported from the
Hubbard Brook valley in Woodstock and Ellsworth during the past several
weeks.
A pair of RUSTY BLACKBIRDS was seen on the Guinea Pond Trail in Sandwich on
June 13th.
A PALM WARBLER and an OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER were both reported from
Pondicherry Wildlife Sanctuary in Jefferson on June 15th.
3 ORCHARD ORIOLES were reported from the Bellamy River Wildlife Management
Area in Dover, and a pair was reported from the Powderhouse Pond area in
Exeter, all on June 14th.
YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO and BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO were reported from Warren Farm,
located off of Route 4 in Barrington, during the past week.
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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