This is New Hampshire Audubon's Rare Bird Alert for Monday, July 16th, 2018.



A MISSISSIPPI KITE was seen near Bennett Road in Newmarket, 1 was seen near 
the Great Bay Discovery Center in Greenland, and 1 was seen near Madbury 
Road in Durham, all on July 14th.



A BLACK VULTURE was seen in Newmarket on July 14th, and 1 was reported from 
West Chesterfield on the 11th.



A LEAST BITTERN was seen in a wetland behind the Price Chopper store in West 
Lebanon on July 15th, and 1 was seen in Dover on the 12th.



A BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON was seen at Cherry Pond in Jefferson on July 
13th, 1 was seen at Goose Pond in Canaan on the 13th, and 8 were seen in 
Hampton Harbor on the 14th.



2 LEAST TERNS were seen in Hampton Marsh, and a ROSEATE TERN was seen in 
Hampton Harbor, all on July 14th.



A BRANT was seen off of Concord Point in Rye on July 14th.



A NORTHERN PINTAIL was reported from Quincy Bog in Rumney on July 15th, and 
5 GREEN-WINGED TEAL were seen on Page Pond in Meredith on the 12th.



6 PIPING PLOVERS were seen at Seabrook Beach, and 50 WILLETS were seen at 
Hampton Harbor, all on July 14th.



A BLACK GUILLEMOT was seen in Rye Harbor on July 15th.



6 BICKNELL’S THRUSHES were reported from the Caps Ridge Trail located off of 
Jefferson Notch Road in the White Mountains on July 14th.



5 PURPLE MARTINS were seen north of Cross Beach Road in Seabrook on July 
10th.



A PEREGRINE FALCON was seen in Concord on July 12th, and a family of 4 
MERLINS was seen in Exeter on the 16th.



Birders on whale watch trips out of Rye Harbor during the past week reported 
seeing 2 BLACK TERNS, 10 GREAT SHEARWATERS, 2 SOOTY SHEARWATERS, a CORY’S 
SHEARWATER, a MANX SHEARWATER, and 50 WILSON’S STORM-PETRELS.



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Thanks very much and good birding.


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