This is New Hampshire Audubon’s Rare Bird Alert for Wednesday, August 15th,
2012.
2 MISSISSIPPI KITES were seen near Gonet Road in Newmarket during the past
week,
22 GREAT EGRETS, 19 SNOWY EGRETS, a GREEN HERON, 3 BLACK-CROWNED
NIGHT-HERONS, a GLOSSY IBIS, 2 PEREGRINE FALCONS, 2 RUDDY TURNSTONES, 2
WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS, 2 LAUGHING GULLS, a LEAST TERN, over 25 ROSEATE
TERNS, and 225 COMMON TERNS were all reported from the coast on August 12th.
A RED CROSSBILL was reported from Pittsfield on August 10th.
An UPLAND SANDPIPER was reported from Pease International Tradeport on the
12th.
A YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO was reported from Moss Hill Road in Boscawen on
August 8th, 1 was reported from Epping on the 11th and 1 was reported from
Durham on the 12th.
2 FISH CROWS were reported from Durham on August 10th.
4 RED-NECKED GREBES were seen on the Connecticut River in Westmoreland on
August 12th.
A MERLIN was seen in Sugar Hill on August 13th.
3 COMMON NIGHTHAWKS were reported from Lempster, and 5 were seen in
Wentworth’s Location, all during the past week.
A GREAT EGRET was seen in Hollis on August 13th.
6 GREEN HERONS and 5 WILLOW FLYCATCHERS were reported from one location in
Salem on August 11th.
A birder on a Whale Watch out of Rye reported several CORY’S SHEARWATERS, a
few MANX SHEARWATERS, many GREAT SHEARWATERS, a possible LEACH’S
STORM-PETREL, and many WILSON’S STORM-PETRELS in NH and MA waters.
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:
[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.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
mail2web LIVE – Free email based on Microsoft® Exchange technology -
http://link.mail2web.com/LIVE
|
