This is New Hampshire Audubon's Rare Bird Alert for Monday, July 22nd, 2019.



An adult-plumaged LITTLE BLUE HERON was seen with several SNOWY EGRETS at 
Meadow Pond in Hampton on July 21st.



A juvenile-plumaged YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON was seen at Gilman Park on 
the Exeter River in Exeter on July 21st.



As many as 4 LEAST BITTERNS continue to be reported from the Cranberry Pond 
wetlands behind the Price Chopper store in the shopping center in West 
Lebanon and the last report was on July 16th. As many as 2 LEAST BITTERNS 
continue to be reported from World End Pond in Salem, and the last report 
was on July 19th.



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 20th.



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 
21st.



6 PIPING PLOVERS and 12 LEAST TERNS were seen along the coast in Hampton on 
July 21st. Please be careful not to disturb these birds.



2 male RED CROSSBILLS were seen at NH Audubon’s Thompson Wildlife Sanctuary 
in Sandwich on July 19th, 2 were seen at Trudeau Road in Bethlehem on the 
20th, and 1 was heard at the Squam Lakes Natural Science Center in 
Holderness on the 20th.



An EVENING GROSBEAK was seen in Farmington on July 17th, and 1 was reported 
from Center Ossipee on the 19th.



2-3 GRASSHOPPER SPARROWS continue to be seen at Woodmont Orchard in Hollis, 
and were last reported on July 20th.



10 PURPLE MARTINS were seen from Cross Beach Road in Seabrook, and 9 were 
seen along the coast in Rye, all on July 21st.



A pair of CLIFF SWALLOWS has nested at Fort Constitution in New Castle and 
is feeding at least 1 chick.



2 BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKERS were seen at the Trudeau Road trails in Bethlehem 
on July 19th.



Shorebirds have already begun migrating south and there have been reports 
from the coast of GREATER YELLOWLEGS, LESSER YELLOWLEGS, SEMIPALMATED 
SANDPIPERS, LEAST SANDPIPERS, SEMIPALMATED PLOVERS, BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS, 
and SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHERS.



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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web site, www.nhaudubon.org

Thanks very much and good birding.


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