This is New Hampshire Audubon’s Rare Bird Alert for Tuesday, April 30th, 
2013.



2 SANDHILL CRANES were seen flying overhead in Ashland on April 28th, and 1 
is being seen regularly along Plains Road in Monroe.



A RED-HEADED WOODPECKER has been coming to a birdfeeder on Grafton Road in 
Alexandria since December 13th, and was last reported on April 25th.



A GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE that has been reported since mid-winter was 
again seen at the Liberty Mutual “duck pond” in Portsmouth on April 28th.



A SNOW GOOSE was seen at Rockingham Park in Salem on April 29th.



12 BRANT were seen in Hampton on April 25th.



An ICELAND GULL was seen at Rockingham Park in Salem on April 29th.



A RAZORBILL was seen along the coast in Rye on April 28th.



A NORTHERN SHOVELER was seen on the Squamscott River in Stratham on April 
27th.



3 RED-NECKED GREBES were seen near Moore Dam in Littleton on April 25th, and 
3 HORNED GREBES were seen on Mascoma Lake in Enfield on April 28th.



A RED-BREASTED MERGANSER was seen on the Connecticut River in Hinsdale on 
April 28th.



A PIPING PLOVER was seen at Seabrook Beach on April 25th, and 2 were seen on 
Hampton Beach on the 28th.



5 UPLAND SANDPIPERS were seen from Short Road in Newington at the Pease 
International Tradeport on April 28th.



80 PURPLE SANDPIPERS were seen on the rock jetty along the Hampton Harbor 
inlet at Hampton Beach State Park on April 27th.



A GLOSSY IBIS was seen in Milford on April 25th.



A BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON was reported from Seabrook on April 27th, and 1 
was seen at Powderhouse Pond in Exeter on the 29th.



2 AMERICAN BITTERNS were reported from Merry Meeting Marsh in Alton on April 
28th, 1 was reported from Durham on the 29th, and 1 was seen in Bethlehem on 
the 27th.



A GREAT EGRET was seen at Mill Pond in Durham on April 26th.



Over 350 NORTHERN GANNETS were seen along the coast on April 28th.



There were a few scattered reports of COMMON REDPOLLS during the past week.



A possible WORM-EATING WARBLER was seen in Bedford on April 28th, but has 
not been relocated.



A BLUE-WINGED WARBLER was seen at the Quincy Bog Natural Area in Rumney on 
April 29th.



An ORCHARD ORIOLE was reported from Hawkin’s Farm in Salem on April 29th.



A CLIFF SWALLOW was seen at the Exeter Wastewater Treatment Plant on April 
28th.



There were several reports of FISH CROWS, VIRGINIA RAILS, and RUSTY 
BLACKBIRDS during the past week.



A RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD was seen in Manchester on April 27th.



3 MERLINS were reported from Hanover on April 28th.



A pair of BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKERS was seen along the forest road at the 
Trudeau Road wetlands in Bethlehem on April 27th and 28th.



Returning migrant warblers reported during the past week included: YELLOW 
WARBLER, PRAIRIE WARBLER, OVENBIRD, NASHVILLE WARBLER, NORTHERN PARULA, 
BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER, BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER, MAGNOLIA WARBLER, 
BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER, NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH, and LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH.



Returning migrant songbirds reported during the past week included: 
ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK, GRAY CATBIRD, WOOD THRUSH, WHIP-POOR-WILL, BROWN 
THRASHER, EASTERN KINGBIRD, GREAT-CRESTED FLYCATCHER, HOUSE WREN, WARBLING 
VIREO, and VESPER 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 
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.