This is New Hampshire Audubon's Rare Bird Alert for Monday, July 5th, 2021.
A YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER was seen in Derry on June 26th.
A BLUE GROSBEAK was reported from the Fremont Conservation Land in
Peterborough on July 4th.
An ACADIAN FLYCATCHER continues to be reported from the Oyster River Forest
in Durham and was last reported on July 1st.
2 BLACK VULTURES were seen along the Connecticut River in Walpole on July
5th.
MISSISSIPPI KITES continue to be seen in Durham, Newmarket, Greenland, and
Stratham, where they have nested in past years.
A family of 3 SANDHILL CRANES continues to be seen in Monroe, and one of
them was most recently reported on June 30th.
Another family of 3 SANDHILL CRANES was seen from the stone bench at the
end of the Howard Swain Memorial Forest trail at Dead Pond in Nottingham on
July 5th.
A pair of RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS is nesting in Bear Brook State Park and
was last reported, along with 2 fledglings, on June 30th.
A LEAST BITTERN continues at Great Meadow in Beaver Brook in Hollis and was
last reported on July 1st.
Another LEAST BITTERN was seen in the Cranberry Pond wetlands located
behind the Price Chopper shopping center on Route 12A in West Lebanon on
July 3rd and 4th. Also, present were a SORA and a VIRGINIA RAIL.
9 ATLANTIC PUFFINS, an AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHER, and an ARCTIC TERN were seen
at the Isles of Shoals during the past week by field biologists working for
the Shoals Marine Lab Tern Conservation Program.
Several PIPING PLOVER and LEAST TERN chicks have been reported from Hampton
Beach and Seabrook Beach. If you visit these beaches, tread carefully as
these birds can be difficult to see and are sensitive to disturbance.
Southbound autumn migration has already begun as evidenced by reports of
single GREATER YELLOWLEGS from Freedom, Whitefield, and Hopkinton, and 3
LESSER YELLOWLEGS from Walpole, all during the past week.
A FOX SPARROW was seen on the Caps Ridge Trail off of Jefferson Notch Road
in the White Mountains on July 5th. Several BICKNELL’S THRUSHES were also
reported.
A YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO was seen at Meadow Road in Shelburne on June 30th,
and 1 was reported from the south end of McAdam Road in Westmoreland on
July 2nd.
2 MOURNING WARBLERS were again reported from the Granite Lake headwaters in
Stoddard on July 5th.
A TENNESSEE WARBLER was reported from Temple Mountain on July 5th.
A SWAINSON’S THRUSH was reported from near Duck Pond in Lempster on July
5th.
COMMON NIGHTHAWK nests have been discovered in Concord and Keene.
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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