This is New Hampshire Audubon's Rare Bird Alert for Thursday, May 15th, 
2008.



A possible GRAY KINGBIRD was reported from the Connecticut River area in 
Walpole on May 9th, but there have been no further reports.



A female HOODED WARBLER was seen at the Keene Cemetery on May 8th.



A WORM-EATING WARBLER was reported from Concord on May 8th, and one was 
reported from Marlborough on May 9th.



An ACADIAN FLYCATCHER was reported from Marlborough on May 14th.



A RED-HEADED WOODPECKER was seen in Sharon on May 11th.



3 LEAST BITTERNS were reported from the Hinsdale setbacks on the Connecticut 
River on May 14th.



A LITTLE BLUE HERON was seen in the marsh along Route 1A on the North 
Hampton and Rye town line on May 10th and 11th.



At least 2 CERULEAN WARBLERS were seen on the Middle Mountain trail at 
Pawtuckaway State Park in Nottingham on May 10th through the 14th. A 
CERULEAN WARBLER was also reported from Penacook on May 13th and one was 
seen in Exeter on the 14th.



A LAUGHING GULL was reported from the coast on May 13th.



10 NORTHERN GANNETS were seen migrating along the coast on May 10th.



150 COMMON TERNS were seen at the Isles of Shoals on May 10th.



About 200 LONG-TAILED DUCKS were seen on the ocean from Hampton on May 9th.



4 UPLAND SANDPIPERS were seen at the Pease International Tradeport on May 
11th, and one was seen at Hilton Park in Dover on May 7th.



24 PURPLE SANDPIPERS were seen in Rye Harbor on May 12th.



ORCHARD ORIOLES were reported from Hampton, Newmarket, Concord, Durham, 
Kensington, and Hinsdale during the past week.



5 RUSTY BLACKBIRDS were seen in Kensington on May 10th - a late date for 
this far south.



A LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH was reported from Albany on May 9th. This is near 
the northern limit for this bird in New Hampshire - at least in the past.



At least 6 WHIP-POOR-WILLS were heard at the Mast Yard State Forest in 
Concord and Hopkinton on May 13th.



300 TREE SWALLOWS were seen migrating in Seabrook and Hampton on May 9th.



A RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD was seen in Errol, north of the White Mountains, 
on May 11th.



A BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER was seen, and heard drumming on the trail to 
Little Cherry Pond in the Pondicherry Wildlife Sanctuary in Jefferson on May 
11th.



Additional spring arrivals reported during the past week included: VIRGINIA 
RAIL, CHIMNEY SWIFT, WILLOW FLYCATCHER, TENNESSEE WARBLER, BAY-BREASTED 
WARBLER, and LINCOLN'S SPARROW.



This message is also available by phone recording: call (603) 224-9909 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 
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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