This is New Hampshire Audubon's Rare Bird Alert for Monday, April 25th, 
2016.



A male TUFTED DUCK was seen on World End Pond from the end of Theresa Lane 
in Salem on April 22nd and 23rd. Also present were approximately 20 
RING-NECKED DUCKS. 3 NORTHERN SHOVELERS were seen here on the 19th.



An adult male EURASIAN WIGEON was seen in the southeast part of Great Bay in 
Greenland on April 22nd.



A WESTERN GREBE was discovered foraging in the ocean just south of Great 
Boar’s Head in Hampton on April 14th, and has been seen regularly since 
then. It was last reported on April 22nd, along with 20 RED-NECKED GREBES.



A SNOWY OWL continues to be seen in the Rye Harbor State Park area and was 
last reported on April 23rd. When viewing a Snowy Owl please do not disturb 
the bird by approaching too closely, and please respect private property. 
For more: 
http://www.nhaudubon.org/snowy-owl-viewing-observe-without-disturbing/



2 BLACK VULTURES were seen flying overhead in Walpole on April 22nd.



A pair of SANDHILL CRANES has returned to Monroe and was last reported on 
April 23rd. The birds are most often seen in farm fields along Plains Road. 
If you look for the birds, please look from the road and do not enter the 
fields.



2 BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS were seen in Sunapee on April 23rd, 1 was seen in Keene 
on the 24th, and a few were seen in Concord on the 21st.



A LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL was seen in Hampton on April 23rd.



An ICELAND GULL was seen at Rockingham Park in Salem on April 20th, and 1 
was seen at the Exeter Wastewater Treatment Plant on the 24th.



A male BARROW’S GOLDENEYE was seen on the Androscoggin River in Errol on 
April 20th.



A HARLEQUIN DUCK was seen at Seal Rocks in coastal Rye on April 22nd, and 
another was reported here on the 25th.



6 NORTHERN SHOVELERS, 2 BLUE-WINGED TEAL, and an AMERICAN COOT were seen at 
the Exeter Wastewater Treatment Plant on April 21st.



A female LONG-TAILED DUCK was seen on the Connecticut River in Hinsdale on 
April 20th.



8 RED-NECKED GREBES were seen on the Connecticut River near Lebanon, and a 
GREATER YELLOWLEGS was seen in Orford, all on April 23rd.



14 BUFFLEHEADS were seen on Newfound Lake on April 24th, and a male AMERICAN 
WIGEON was seen in Lancaster on April 23rd.



5 RAZORBILLS were seen along the coast on April 23rd.



An UPLAND SANDPIPER was found at Trask Brook Road in Sunapee on April 20th. 
It was seen again on the 21st and 22nd, but has not been reported since 
then. An UPLAND SANDPIPER was seen at Moore Fields on Route 155A in Durham, 
and 2 were seen at the Pease International Tradeport in Portsmouth, all on 
April 23rd.



5 PIPING PLOVERS were seen at Hampton Beach State Park on April 23rd.



217 PURPLE SANDPIPERS were tallied along the coast on April 23rd,



15 GLOSSY IBIS’ were seen at Chapman’s Landing in Stratham on April 21st, 
and 62 were seen in coastal Rye on the 22nd. 6 were seen in Greenland on the 
24th.



2 GREAT EGRETS were seen at Great Meadow in Charlestown on April 23rd.



A BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON was heard in Pittsfield on April 23rd, and a 
GREEN HERON was seen in Nashua on the 18th.



A pair of PURPLE MARTINS was seen along Long Hill Road in Hollis on April 
21st, and 2 males were seen in Seabrook on the 22nd.



A MARSH WREN was reported from Hampton on April 23rd.



2 BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLERS were reported from Merrimack on April 23rd, and 
an OVENBIRD was reported from Milford on the 18th.



80 YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS, 40 PALM WARBLERS, and 12 RUBY-CROWNED KINGLETS 
were seen near the Connecticut River in Hinsdale on April 21st.



5 EVENING GROSBEAKS were seen in Gorham on April 19th, and 4 were seen in 
Ashland on the 24th.



A few CHIMNEY SWIFTS, a CLIFF SWALLOW, a few BANK SWALLOWS, several BARN 
SWALLOWS, and several NORTHERN ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOWS were reported from 
scattered locations during the past week.



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: 
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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.


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