This is New Hampshire Audubon's Rare Bird Alert for Monday, August 3rd, 
2020.



During the Corona virus outbreak NH Audubon encourages you to enjoy birding 
safely; please follow travel and social distance recommendations from state 
and federal authorities.



A SWALLOW-TAILED KITE was photographed in Claremont on July 29th, 1 was 
reported from Keene on the 27th, and 1 was reported from Webster on the 
24th. It is unknown if these sightings all represent the same individual.



MISSISSIPPI KITES continued to be reported from Durham, Newmarket, Stratham, 
and Greenland, all during the past week. They have been successfully nesting 
in several of these towns for a number of years. The nests are located on 
private property, so please respectfully view the birds from the road.



There was an unconfirmed report of a GOLDEN EAGLE from Errol on August 2nd.



A LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL and a PECTORAL SANDPIPER were seen at the 
Rochester Wastewater Treatment Plant during the past week. The treatment 
plant is gated and the hours of operation are 7:30-3:00 on weekdays only. If 
you visit, YOU MUST be out of the plant by 2:45 so that plant personnel do 
not have to ask birders to leave. Park in an assigned space, and do not 
drive on the dikes or block the roads. Be aware of on-going construction and 
do not obstruct any workers. Due to Covid-19, you do not need to check-in. 
The Trails at Pickering Ponds, located east of the plant, are not gated, and 
are always open during daylight hours.



2 STILT SANDPIPERS continue to be seen at Hampton Marsh and were last 
reported on July 29th.



A BONAPARTE’S GULL was seen on Squam Lake on July 29th.



Up to 5 LEAST BITTERNS continue to be seen at the Cranberry Ponds located 
behind the Price Chopper and the Walmart garden center in West Lebanon, and 
they were last reported on August 3rd. GREEN HERONS have also been seen 
here.



An AMERICAN BITTERN was seen at the Dillant-Hopkins Airport in Swanzey on 
July 30th.



An immature LITTLE BLUE HERON was seen at Pickering Ponds in Rochester, and 
1 was seen at Surrey Lane marsh in Durham, both on August 1st. 2 more 
immature LITTLE BLUE HERONS were seen at the Little River Salt Marsh in 
North Hampton on the 2nd.



An ACADIAN FLYCATCHER was seen and heard at the Oyster River Forest in 
Durham on July 31st and August 1st, and another one was heard on Boulder 
Road in Madison on July 28th.



A family of 4 RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS continues to be seen at Bear Brook 
State Park and was last reported on August 1st..



A DICKCISSEL was reported from the Cemetery Fields in Amherst on August 1st.



2 GRASSHOPPER SPARROWS were seen at Pease Airport from MacIntyre Road in 
Newington on August 2nd.



RED CROSSBILLS continue to be reported from appropriate habitat with high 
counts of 23 at Joe English Reservation in Amherst on August 2nd, 23 at a 
private residence in Strafford on August 2nd, and 14 at the Lancy Brook 
wetlands in Brookline on July 31st.



21 PURPLE MARTINS were reported from along Cross Beach Road in Seabrook on 
August 2nd.



Several YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOOS were again reported during the past week – a 
good year for them. They are helping to protect our forests from caterpillar 
damage.



New Hampshire Audubon’s Rare Bird Alert is sponsored by Bangor Savings Bank.



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

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