This is New Hampshire Audubon's Rare Bird Alert for Monday, April 24th,
2023.

SANDHILL CRANES were reported from several locations during the past week,
including: 3 in Concord, 1 in Walpole, 1 in Peterborough, 2 in Monroe, and
1 in Jefferson. 

A SUMMER TANAGER was seen at Odiorne Point State Park in Rye on April 19th.

A male BARROW’S GOLDENEYE continued to be seen on the Androscoggin River in
Errol and was last reported on April 18th.

A BLACK SCOTER was seen at the Hinsdale Setbacks on the Connecticut River
on April 24th. 

Several RED-NECKED GREBES and HORNED GREBES were reported from the Lakes
Region after the heavy rains on April 23rd.

2 BRANT were seen from Odiorne Point State Park in Rye on April 22nd.
 
A LITTLE BLUE HERON was seen at several coastal locations in Rye on April
19th and 20th, and 1 was seen at Pickering Ponds in Rochester on the 23rd.

A BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON was seen in Exeter on April 22nd and 23rd.

A GREEN HERON was seen at Maple Hill in Hollis on April 18th. 

A GLOSSY IBIS was seen at Horseshoe Pond in Concord on April 19th, 20th,
and 21st, and a flock of 5 was seen at Mud Pond in Dublin on April 19th.

A CASPIAN TERN was seen at Horseshoe Pond in Concord on April 23rd.

A LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL was seen at Awcomin Marsh in Rye on April 22nd,
and 1 was seen at North Hampton State Beach on the 23rd.

An ICELAND GULL was seen in coastal Rye on April 23rd.

9 BONAPARTE’S GULLS were seen on Lake Sunapee and 1 was seen at Sand Pond
in Lempster, all on April 24th.

Several BLACK VULTURES were reported from scattered locations during the
past week, including: 5 at Elm Brook Park in Hopkinton, 1 in Hinsdale, and
1 in Salem. 

A SORA was heard in Hollis on April 22nd.

A BANK SWALLOW was seen in Hinsdale on April 22nd, and a CLIFF SWALLOW was
reported from Paugus Bay in Laconia on the 23rd.

A SPOTTED SANDPIPER was seen in Northfield on April 18th, 1 was seen in
Orford on the 21st, 1 was seen in Penacook on the 22nd, and 2 were seen in
Concord on the 24th.

29 WILSON’S SNIPE were seen at Copps Pond in Tuftonboro on April 24th.

A WILLET was seen at Odiorne Point State Park in Rye on April 23rd.

A LESSER YELLOWLEGS was seen at Chapman’s Landing in Stratham on April 17th.

10 EVENING GROSBEAKS were seen in Wilmot, and 3 were seen in Strafford, all
on April 18th.
 
A WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW was reported from Errol on April 20th and 21st.

A FOX SPARROW was seen in Webster on April 24th, and a LINCOLN’S SPARROW
was reported from Rindge on the 23rd.

A RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD was reported from Wilton on April 21st. 

Small numbers of the following species have arrived during the past week:
BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER, MARSH WREN, GRAY CATBIRD, BROWN THRASHER, EASTERN
TOWHEE, WOOD THRUSH, BLUE-HEADED VIREO, LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH, NORTHERN
PARULA, BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER, BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER,
ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK, YELLOW WARBLER, COMMON YELLOWTHROAT, PALM WARBLER,
YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER, and PINE WARBLER.

This message is also available by phone recording: call (603) 224-9909 and
press 4 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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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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