This is New Hampshire Audubon's Rare Bird Alert for Thursday, April 3rd,
2008.
A ROSS'S GOOSE was discovered at Moore Fields along Route 155A in Durham on
March 29th and was seen there for several days afterwards. It was last
reported on April 1st. A breeding-plumaged BLACK-HEADED GULL was also seen
in Moore Fields on April 1st.
2 GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GEESE were seen at the Hinsdale Setbacks on the
Connecticut River in Hinsdale on March 25th.
4 CACKLING GEESE were seen at the Hinsdale Setbacks on the Connecticut River
in Hinsdale on March 30th.
Good numbers of SNOW GEESE have been reported during the past week,
including 46 in Great Meadows in Charlestown on April 1st, 240 along the
Connecticut River in North Haverhill on March 30th, 57 in East Conway on the
29th, and 25 in Lebanon on the 27th.
BLACK VULTURE sightings during the past week included 1 in Walpole on March
30th, 1 in Durham on the 29th, and 1 in Tamworth on the 26th.
A ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK was seen at Great Meadows in Charlestown on April 2nd,
and one was seen on Clark Pond Road in Haverhill on March 26th.
A LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL was seen at the Town Landing in Durham on March
30th, and 2 BONAPARTE'S GULLS were seen at the Rochester Wastewater
Treatment Plant on April 1st.
A CANVASBACK, a LESSER SCAUP, 350 RING-NECKED DUCKS, and many other ducks
were seen at Powwow Pond in Kingston on March 29th.
5 GADWALL and 2 LESSER SCAUP were reported from Ledyard Bridge in Hanover on
April 2nd.
4 GADWALL were seen at Great Meadows in Charlestown on March 30th. A
leucistic CANADA GOOSE was also present, as well as numerous other
waterfowl.
3 NORTHERN SHOVELERS were seen at the Exeter Wastewater Treatment Plant, and
4 were seen at Great Meadows in Charlestown, all on April 2nd.
4 NORTHERN PINTAILS were seen at Great Meadows in Charlestown, and 2 were
seen at Chapman's Landing in Stratham, all on March 30th.
A RED-NECKED GREBE was seen on the Connecticut River in Hinsdale on March
30th, and 4 PIED-BILLED GREBES were seen on the Merrimack River in Concord
on the 31st.
NORTHERN SHRIKE sightings during the past week included 1 in Hinsdale on
March 30th, 1 in North Haverhill on the 30th, 1 in Durham on the 28th, 1 in
Holderness on the 28th, 1 in Jefferson on the 28th, and 1 in Monroe on the
26th.
PINE GROSBEAK sightings during the past week included 3 in Epsom on March
30th, and 9 in Errol on the 27th.
BOHEMIAN WAXWING sightings during the past week included 100 in Exeter on
April 1st, 75 in Chichester on March 31st, 9 in Barrington on the 31st, 60
in Lebanon on the 31st, 100 in Concord on the 30th, 15 in Walpole on the
30th, 63 in Durham on the 30th, 3 in Newington on the 29th, a flock in
Holderness on the 28th, 60 in Hanover on the 28th, and 75 in Nashua on the
26th.
COMMON REDPOLL sightings during the past week included 180 in Jefferson on
April 1st, 6 in Fitzwilliam on March 31st, 8 in Penacook on the 30th, 5 in
Mont Vernon on the 29th, 11 in Etna on the 28th, and 50 in Enfield Center on
the 28th.
A flock of 42 EVENING GROSBEAKS was reported from Jefferson on April 1st.
120 HORNED LARKS and 30 SNOW BUNTINGS were seen at Moore Fields on Route
155A in Durham on March 31st, and 2 SNOW BUNTINGS were seen on Krif Road in
Keene on March 29th.
A pair of RUSTY BLACKBIRDS was reported from along the Connecticut River,
south of Hanover, on March 29th.
2 MERLINS were seen in Keene on March 27th.
A YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER was seen in Concord on March 31st.
A TREE SWALLOW was reported was from Boscawen on March 28th, and there have
been a few more sightings from several locations since then.
Other early-returning migrants during the past week included sightings of
FISH CROW, EASTERN MEADOWLARK, NORTHERN FLICKER, EASTERN PHOEBE, RED-WINGED
BLACKBIRD, COMMON GRACKLE, OSPREY, AMERICAN KESTREL, PEREGRINE FALCON,
RED-SHOULDERED HAWK, NORTHERN HARRIER, TURKEY VULTURE, WILSON'S SNIPE,
AMERICAN WOODCOCK, KILLDEER, CHIPPING SPARROW, and FOX 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 tape
or send your sightings to the RBA via e-mail at: [log in to unmask]
Please put either "bird sighting" or "Rare Bird 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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