This is New Hampshire Audubon's Rare Bird Alert for Tuesday, July 3rd, 2012.



A BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER was seen at a nest site on Mount Magalloway in 
Pittsburg on July 2nd.



2 BICKNELL'S THRUSHES were seen along the Mount Washington Auto Road on June 
30th.



An adult PALM WARBLER was seen feeding 2 chicks at Mud Pond in the 
Pondicherry National Wildlife Refuge in Jefferson on July 2nd.



A MOURNING WARBLER was seen along GP Boulevard in Pittsburg on July 2nd.



An EVENING GROSBEAK was reported from Roxbury on June 29th.



A YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO was reported from Ashland on June 28th, and 1 was 
reported from Roxbury on the 29th.



A BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO was reported from Exeter on June 28th.



A family of 6 ORCHARD ORIOLES was seen along the Nashua River in Nashua on 
June 27th.



An OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER was reported from Round Pond in Lyman on June 
27th.



Several PURPLE MARTINS were reported from the Franklin area on June 30th.



An AMERICAN BITTERN was seen in a field near Powder Mill Pond in Hancock on 
July 3rd.



2 GLOSSY IBIS, 2 GREAT EGRETS, 16 SNOWY EGRETS, 4 GREATER YELLOWLEGS, and 5 
LESSER YELLOWLEGS were seen along the coast on June 30th.



34 LEAST SANDPIPERS, and a BLACK GUILLEMOT were reported from coastal Rye on 
July 2nd.



A NELSON'S SPARROW was reported from a marshy area located at the end of 
Pollock Drive in Rye on June 30th.



14 BLACK SCOTERS were seen off of Concord Point in Rye on July 2nd.



160 BONAPARTE'S GULLS were tallied at Plaice Cove in Hampton on June 30th.



COMMON LOON chicks were reported from several locations during the past 
week.



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.