This is New Hampshire Audubon's Rare Bird Alert for Wednesday, May 18th, 
2011.



A SUMMER TANAGER was reported from Windham on May 12th where it had been 
present for about 2-weeks.



A CLAY-COLORED SPARROW was heard near Arboretum Drive at the Pease 
International Tradeport on May 12th.



2 RED PHALAROPES were seen on the north side of Great Boar's Head in Hampton 
on May 18th.



3 BLACK TERNS, and 6 BONAPARTE'S GULLS were seen at Airport Marsh in 
Whitefield on May 15th.



2 BLACK TERNS and 2 COMMON TERNS were reported from the Connecticut River 
area in Hinsdale on May 17th and 18th.



A LEAST BITTERN was discovered at the marsh located off of Surrey Lane in 
Durham on May 15th was relocated on the 17th.



2 BLACK VULTURES were seen soaring with 4 TURKEY VULTURES over the Exeter 
Wastewater Treatment Plant on May 17th.



A GRASSHOPPER SPARROW was reported from fields near Airport Marsh in 
Whitefield on May 14th, and 2 GRASSHOPPER SPARROWS were seen in the Cemetery 
Fields located off of Merrimack Road in Amherst on May 15th.



A "LAWRENCE'S" WARBLER, a hybrid between a BLUE-WINGED WARBLER and a 
GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER was seen at the Lamprey River Preserve on Packers 
Falls Road in Durham on May 15th.



A LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL was seen in coastal Rye on May 12th.



An ICELAND GULL was seen at North Hampton State Beach, and 2 were seen in 
coastal Rye, all on May 17th.



14 LAUGHING GULLS were seen on the south side of Great Boar's Head in 
Hampton on May 18th.



A GADWALL and 2 BLUE-WINGED TEAL were seen in Rochester on May 17th.



9 WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS were reported from Pleasant Lake in New London on May 
18th, and 4 were seen on the Connecticut River above the Wilder Dam on the 
16th.



2 ROSEATE TERNS, 2 WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS, a PIPING PLOVER, and 20 
SEMIPALMATED PLOVERS were seen in Hampton on May 17th.



A RUDDY TURNSTONE was seen in Rye on May 17th.



Over 50 PURPLE SANDPIPERS were seen in Rye Harbor on May 14th.



A BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON was seen at Powderhouse Pond in Exeter on May 
13th.



A flock of 7 FISH CROWS was seen in Hampton on May 17th.



Many migrating shorebirds have been forced to halt their northbound 
migration due to the wet weather and there have been numerous inland 
sightings of shorebirds during the past week, including: a BLACK-BELLIED 
PLOVER at Horseshoe Pond in Concord on May 18th; 9 GREATER YELLOWLEGS at 
Surry on May 17th; 9 GREATER YELLOWLEGS and 11 LEAST SANDPIPERS at Elm Brook 
Park in West Hopkinton on May 16th; 6 SEMIPALMATED PLOVERS and 12 LEAST 
SANDPIPERS in fields along River Road in Boscawen on May 18th; 2 DUNLIN and 
5 GREATER YELLOWLEGS at Hebron Marsh on Newfound Lake on May 16th; and 3 
GREATER YELLOWLEGS, 2 LESSER YELLOWLEGS, 3 SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPERS, and 2 
LEAST SANDPIPERS at the Old Mill Road Wildlife Management Area in Lee on May 
16th.



2 BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKERS, and several BAY-BREASTED WARBLERS, BLACKPOLL 
WARBLERS, TENNESSEE WARBLERS, and CAPE MAY WARBLERS were all reported from 
the Pondicherry National Wildlife Refuge in Jefferson on May 14th.



The wet weather has caused some warblers to "fall out" of their migration 
routes and sometimes cluster in small areas while they refuel. A good 
example of this was a report from Odiorne Point State Park in Rye on May 
15th that tallied the following birds: 14 NASHVILLE WARBLERS, 34 NORTHERN 
PARULAS, 13 MAGNOLIA WARBLERS, 18 BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLERS, 9 
YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS, 7 BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLERS, 2 BLACKBURNIAN 
WARBLERS, a PALM WARBLER, 2 BAY-BREASTED WARBLERS, 2 BLACKPOLL WARBLERS, 17 
BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLERS, 17 AMERICAN REDSTARTS, a NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH, 9 
COMMON YELLOWTHROATS, 5 WILSON'S WARBLERS, and a CANADA WARBLER.



Highlights from a birding trip to Star Island in the Isles of Shoals on May 
14th included: a GREEN HERON, a MERLIN, a PEREGRINE FALCON, a SWAINSONS 
THRUSH, a BROWN THRASHER, over 150 NORTHERN PARULAS, 2 CAPE MAY WARBLERS, 2 
PALM WARBLERS, 2 BAY-BREASTED WARBLERS, 2 BLACKPOLL WARBLERS, 50 
BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLERS, and a CANADA WARBLER.



WHIP-POOR-WILLS were reported from several locations during the past week.



ORCHARD ORIOLES were reported from numerous locations during the past week, 
including 5 at the NH Fish & Game Bellamy River Wildlife Management Area in 
Dover.



WHITE-CROWNED SPARROWS were reported from widespread locations during the 
past week.



There was an unconfirmed report of a COMMON NIGHTHAWK in Keene on May 17th.



There was an unconfirmed report of a SANDHILL CRANE in Canterbury on May 
12th.



2 MERLINS have been seen regularly at the Hanover Country Club during the 
past week.



At least 1 MISSISSIPPI KITE was seen flying in Newmarket on May 8th. One of 
the best sites to watch from for these birds is in front of the elementary 
school located on South Main Street. MISSISSIPPI KITES nested in Newmarket 
last year.



The PEREGRINE FALCONS that are nesting on the Brady-Sullivan building in 
Manchester now have hatched chicks. Check this link to webcam access: 
http://www.spectraaccess.com/falcon2/



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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