This is New Hampshire Audubon’s Rare Bird Alert for Wednesday, April 23rd, 
2014.



2 SANDHILL CRANES were seen in Concord on April 20th, and 2 SANDHILL CRANES 
have returned to their summering grounds in Monroe during the past week. The 
Monroe SANDHILL CRANES frequently can be seen in fields along the 
Connecticut River north of town and also in fields along Plains Road.



A GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE, and a SNOW GOOSE continue to be seen in 
Sawyer’s Fields along Intervale Road in Gilford several times and were last 
reported on April 20th. Also present on the 18th were an AMERICAN WIGEON and 
12 GREEN-WINGED TEAL.



GLOSSY IBIS sightings during the past week included 2 in Concord on April 
18th, 1 in Rye on the 19th, 1 in Greenland on the 21st, and an unconfirmed 
report of 4 seen flying near the Route 93 Hooksett toll plaza on the 17th.



A GREAT EGRET was seen at Salmon Brook in Nashua on April 21st, and 1 was 
seen at Horseshoe Pond in Concord on the 23rd. A GREEN HERON was seen in 
Hinsdale on April 18th.



A pair of NORTHERN SHOVELERS was seen at the Canterbury sod farms, located 
west of Route 93 off of Exit 18, on April 20th.



A pair of BLUE-WINGED TEAL was seen in Penacook on April 21st, and a pair 
was seen in Orford on the 23rd.



2 GREATER SCAUP, 10 COMMON GOLDENEYE, 52 RING-NECKED DUCKS, 3 DOUBLE-CRESTED 
CORMORANTS, and a PIED-BILLED GREBE were seen on the Connecticut River in 
Hanover on April 19th.



A pair of AMERICAN WIGEON and a PIED-BILLED GREBE were seen in Boscawen near 
or in the Merrimack River on April 19th, and a PIED-BILLED GREBE was seen in 
Durham on the 22nd.



20 GREEN-WINGED TEAL, 12 RING-NECKED DUCKS, and 60 WOOD DUCKS were tallied 
at the wetlands adjacent to the fields located behind the Concord Post 
Office on Loudon Road on April 21st.



A COMMON LOON was seen at the Pondicherry National Wildlife Refuge in 
Jefferson on April 22nd.



A FISH CROW was reported from Tilton, and another was reported from Concord, 
both on April 20th.



A pair of EVENING GROSBEAKS was reported from Richmond on April 21st.



3 WHITE-CROWNED SPARROWS were seen in Rumney on April 19th, and 2 were 
reported from Chichester on the 23rd.



A FOX SPARROW was seen and heard in Hinsdale on April 17th.



A VESPER SPARROW was heard in Penacook on April 20th, and 1 was reported 
from Boscawen on the 19th.



35 WILSON’S SNIPE, an EASTERN MEADOWLARK, and 25 HORNED LARKS were seen at 
Moore Fields along Route 155A in Durham on April 20th.



2 BLACK-THROATED GREEN WABLERS were seen in Ashland on April 21st.



There were several reports of LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH during the past week, 
including 1 in Dover on April 19th, 1 in Penacook on the 20th, 1 in Hollis 
on the 22nd, and 1 in Nashua on the 23rd.



There were a few BANK SWALLOWS and BARN SWALLOWS, several NORTHERN 
ROUGH-SWALLOWS, and many TREE SWALLOWS reported during the past week.



A pair of MERLINS was reported being present at the nest site that they used 
last year on Squam Lake, on April 21st.



A NORTHERN GOSHAWK was seen in Pittsfield on April 21st.



There were multiple reports of raptors during the past week, including: BALD 
EAGLES, AMERICAN KESTRELS, MERLINS, PEREGRINE FALCONS, NORTHERN HARRIERS, 
OSPREYS, RED-SHOULDERED HAWKS, RED-TAILED HAWKS, SHARP-SHINNED HAWKS, COOPER’S 
HAWKS, and TURKEY VULTURES.



Early-spring songbird reports during the past week included: EASTERN 
PHOEBES, PALM and PINE WARBLERS, RUBY-CROWNED KINGLETS, HERMIT THRUSHES, 
EASTERN TOWHEES, BROWN THRASHERS, EASTERN MEADOWLARKS, KILLDEER, AMERICAN 
WOODCOCKS, WILSON’S SNIPE, FIELD SPARROWS, FOX SPARROWS, SAVANNAH SPARROWS, 
CHIPPING SPARROWS, NORTHERN FLICKERS, and YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKRS.



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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