This is New Hampshire Audubon's Rare Bird Alert for Friday, April 27th, 
2007.



A SANDHILL CRANE was found feeding in a field in Gilmanton Iron Works on 
April 25th and was last reported on the 27th. To try to see the Crane: Take 
Route140 North/East through the center of Gilmanton Iron Works where the 
Fire Station is located. Proceed about one-mile farther and where Route 140 
takes a sharp turn to the right, go straight up a very steep road called 
Halls Hill Road. Near the crest of the hill, you will pass a large white 
farmhouse, and then Canney Road on the left. Look into the large cornfield 
on the right side of the road where the Crane has been seen feeding. Please 
be respectful of private property.



A COMMON MOORHEN was discovered in Horseshoe Pond in Concord on April 25th, 
and was seen again on the 26th. The bird has been seen feeding near 
vegetation on the north side of the pond and has been seen most easily from 
along the road.



A CACKLING GOOSE was seen in Sandwich on April 22nd, but has not been seen 
since then. It was seen on the north side of Route 113 at the 
Sandwich/Tamworth town line.



A CATTLE EGRET was seen at the Krif Road fields in Keene on April 24th and 
again on the 25th.



An immature male KING EIDER was seen off of Bicentennial Park in Hampton on 
April 24th.



A BLACK-HEADED GULL, a LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, and 4 ICELAND GULLS were 
reported from the Rochester Waste Water Treatment Plant and Pickering Ponds 
area on April 24th. The treatment plant is gated and the hours of operation 
are 7:30-3:00 on weekdays. If you visit, please check in at the office and 
be out of the plant by 2:45 so that plant personnel do not have to ask 
birders to leave. Do not drive on the dikes and do not block the road. The 
Trails at Pickering Ponds, located east of the plant, are not gated, and are 
always open during daylight hours.



A LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL was reported from Frost Point at Odiorne Point 
State Park in Rye on April 24th, and an ICELAND GULL was seen at the Exeter 
Waste Water Treatment Plant on the 22nd.



11 GLOSSY IBIS were seen flying over Great Boar's Head in Hampton on April 
23rd, 6 were seen feeding on the edge of Great Bay in Greenland on the 21st, 
and one was seen in North Walpole on the 20th.



A GADWALL was seen in the flooded fields located behind the Post Office on 
Loudon Road in Concord on April 25th and 26th, and 2 NORTHERN SHOVELERS and 
a BLUE-WINGED TEAL were seen at Great Meadows in Charlestown on April 22nd.



2 LESSER SCAUP were seen at Nutt's Pond in Manchester on April 25th and 
26th. Nutt's Pond is located adjacent to Precourt Park off of Driving Park 
Road, which connects to South Willow Street behind the Home Depot. 5 LESSER 
SCAUP were also reported from Lily Pond in Gilford on the 26th, and one was 
seen at the Exeter Waste Water Treatment Plant on the 21st.



4 RED-NECKED GREBES were seen at on the Connecticut River in Hinsdale 27th, 
a HORNED GREBE was reported from Northwood Lake on the 26th, and 3 
PIED-BILLED GREBES were seen at the Brentwood Mitigation Area on April 22nd.



An UPLAND SANDPIPER was seen in Chester on April 23rd. A PIPING PLOVER, 45 
PURPLE SANDPIPERS, and 200 DUNLIN were seen in Hampton on the 24th. While 
the numbers of WILSON'S SNIPE being reported declined during the past week, 
the numbers of GREATER and LESSER YELLOWLEGS has slowly increased.



4 AMERICAN PIPITS were seen at the fields at Horseshoe Pond on April 24th.



A VIRGINIA RAIL was seen at Chapman's Landing in Stratham on April 21st.



A red-morph EASTERN SCREECH-OWL has been seen regularly in Greenland and was 
last reported on April 21st. It has been seen near a driveway at 109 
Portsmouth Avenue just north of the intersection with Newington Road. It 
roosts in a large tree on the south side of the road, and can sometimes be 
seen when looking northeast from southwest of the driveway. Be careful of 
the traffic here. 4 more EASTERN SCREECH OWLS were heard along the railroad 
tracks between Tide Mill Road in Greenland and Sandy Point in Stratham on 
April 21st.



Migrant birds that regularly breed in New Hampshire are starting to arrive 
in greater numbers every day. Small numbers of the following species were 
reported: one BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER, several BLUE-HEADED VIREOS, a 
BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER, several BLACK-THROATED GREEN and several 
BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLERS, one NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH and several LOUSIANA 
WATERTHRUSHES, a BALTIMORE ORIOLE, 2 ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAKS, 4 BROWN 
THRASHERS, a few FIELD SPARROWS, several EASTERN MEADOWLARKS, 2 INDIGO 
BUNTINGS, a WOOD THRUSH, a few NORTHERN ROUGH-WINGED and BARN SWALLOWS, 
several WINTER WRENS, a couple RUSTY BLACKBIRDS, an EASTERN KINGBIRD, and 15 
HORNED LARKS.



Larger numbers of the following species were reported: RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET, 
YELLOW-RUMPED, PALM, and PINE WARBLERS, EASTERN TOWHEE, WHITE-THROATED, 
SAVANNAH, and SWAMP SPARROWS, TREE SWALLOW, HERMIT THRUSH, and 
YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER.



Hawks are also on the move, with a few sightings of MERLINS and NORTHERN 
HARRIERS, and numerous sightings of BROAD-WINGED HAWKS and OSPREYS being 
reported. Of particular note were 31 BROAD-WINGS on the 23rd, and 31 OSPREY 
on the 22nd, both seen migrating over Powdermill Pond in Hancock.



There were fewer reports of waterfowl during the past week than in previous 
weeks since many of these birds have moved north as the lakes and waterways 
lose their ice. There are still some numbers of RING-NECKED DUCKS, 
GREEN-WINGED TEAL, HOODED and COMMON MERGANSERS, and WOOD DUCKS being seen.



There was a good inland movement of DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANTS reported 
during the past week with several flocks seen flying overhead and small 
numbers reported from numerous water bodies around the state.



This message is also available by phone recording: call 224-9900 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 tape 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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