This is New Hampshire Audubon’s Rare Bird Alert for Tuesday, August 13th, 
2013.



A YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER was seen at Odiorne Point State Park in Rye on 
August 10th, but has not been relocated since then.



A MISSISSIPPI KITE was seen from Gonet Drive in Newmarket on August 10th.



2 FORSTER'S TERNS were seen in the Piscataqua River off of New Castle near 
Great Island Common on August 13th, and 8 LEAST TERNS were seen along the 
coast on August 10th.



A LITTLE BLUE HERON, 3 STILT SANDPIPERS, and 100 LESSER YELLOWLEGS were seen 
in the Little River Salt Marsh in North Hampton on August 11th.



2 GLOSSY IBIS were seen on Great Bay from Moody Point in Newmarket on August 
10th.



15 GREAT EGRETS were seen in Turee Pond in Bow on August 13th, and 1 was 
seen in Chatham on the 10th.



2 GREAT EGRETS, 4 AMERICAN BITTERNS, and 9 PIED-BILLED GREBES were seen at 
Copps Pond in Tuftonboro on August 8th.



3 SOLITARY SANDPIPERS and 7 LEAST SANDPIPERS were seen in Penacook on August 
11th.



A CAPE MAY WARBLER was seen at Odiorne Point State Park in Rye on August 
10th, and 11th.



A RED CROSSBILL was reported from Mount Sunapee on August 11th, and an 
EVENING GROSBEAK was reported from Hancock on the 8th.



2 BOREAL CHICKADEES were seen on the Percy Peaks in Stratford on August 
11th.



A FISH CROW was reported from Canobie Lake Park in Salem on August 12th.



A family group of at least 5 PURPLE MARTINS was seen near Cross Beach Road 
in Seabrook on August 13th.



A PIPING PLOVER was seen on Jenness Beach in Rye on August 10th.



A female orange variant SCARLET TANAGER was seen in Webster on August 11th.



A LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH was heard in Westmoreland on August 12th.



A few YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOOS and BLACK-BILLED CUCKOOS were reported during 
the past week.



 A few MERLINS and PEREGRINE FALCONS were seen during the past week.



A NORTHERN SAW-WHET OWL was heard in Penacook, an EASTERN SCREECH-OWL was 
reported from Pelham, and several BARRED OWLS were reported from scattered 
locations, all during the past week.



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Thanks very much and good birding.