This is New Hampshire Audubon's Rare Bird Alert for Monday, August 17th, 
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 first reported in Webster on July 24th, and again on 
August 9th, has been seen almost daily since the 12th, and was last reported 
on the 16th. It has been seen most often in fields behind #253 Deer Meadow 
Road and from the dam on Pilsbury Lake. Please park on the same side of the 
road as #253, and view the bird from the road. Please respect private 
property.



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.



3 SANDHILL CRANES were seen in fields from Plains Road in Monroe on August 
17th.



A BLACK TERN was seen at the coast on August 17th.



3 AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHERS were seen at Lunging Island, one of the Isles of 
Shoals, on August 10th.



A WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER was seen at Surrey Lane marsh in Durham on August 
14th, and 1 was reported from the coast on the 17th.



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 12th. GREEN HERONS have also been seen 
here.



3 LITTLE BLUE HERONS were reported from the Birch Brook/Heron Pond area in 
Milford on August 17th, 1 was seen at the Copps Pond Wildlife Management 
Area in Tuftonboro on the 17th, 2 were seen at the Deer Hill Wildlife 
Management Area in Brentwood on the 16th, 1 was seen at World End Pond in 
Salem on the 13th, and 1 was seen from the Great Bay Discovery Center in 
Greenland on the 12th.



2 GREAT EGRETS were seen at Powder Mill Pond in Hancock on August 16th.



A YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON was seen along Route 1A in Seabrook on August 
14th, and 3 BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERONS were seen along the Nashua River in 
Nashua on August 13th.



A family of 4 RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS continues to be seen at Bear Brook 
State Park and was last reported on August 10th.



RED CROSSBILLS continue to be reported from appropriate habitat with high 
counts of 33 in Deerfield on August 17th, 18 in Nottingham on the 15th, 13 
in Brookline on the 15th, 20 at the Harris Center in Hancock on the 14th, 
and 12 in Surry on the 11th.



2 GRASSHOPPER SPARROWS were seen at the Cemetery Fields in Amherst on August 
14th.



There was an unconfirmed report of a YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD from Moore 
Fields in Durham on August 10th.



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.



A COMMON NIGHTHAWK was seen migrating south in New Hampton on August 15th.



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