This is New Hampshire Audubon's Rare Bird Alert for Thursday, April 10th,
2008.
A ROSS'S GOOSE was discovered at Moore Fields along Route 155A in Durham on
March 29th and was seen there for several days afterwards. It was last
reported on April 5th. 1 or 2 SNOW GEESE have been reported from Moore
Fields since then.
4 SANDHILL CRANES were seen in Warner on April 9th but have not been
relocated. The SANDHILL CRANE that has been spending summers in Monroe for
more than 5-years running has returned. Traditionally, it has been seen in
fields near Plains Road, and along the Connecticut River.
A EURASIAN WIGEON, 1 NORTHERN SHOVELER, and 35 AMERICAN WIGEON were seen in
the southeast corner of Great Bay on April 6th.
3 CACKLING GEESE and 2 SNOW GEESE were seen along with approximately 1,500
CANADA GEESE in Great Meadows in Charlestown on April 6th.
13 SNOW GEESE were seen in Hampton Marsh on April 5th, and a flock of 16
BRANT were seen along the coast on April 6th.
2 GADWALL were reported on Great Bay from the Greenland area on April 5th.
4 NORTHERN SHOVELERS were seen at the Exeter Wastewater Treatment Plant on
April 5th, and 4 were seen on Great Bay on the 4th.
15 NORTHERN PINTAIL were seen in farm fields on Kingston on April 5th, 2
were seen on fields on West Portsmouth Street in Concord on the 5th, 2 were
seen in the fields on Krif Road in Keene on the 5th, and 2 were seen along
the Winnesquam River in Tilton on the 6th.
4 LESSER SCAUP, a HORNED GREBE, 6 GADWALL, 7 NORTHERN PINTAIL, a BLUE-WINGED
TEAL, 45 GREEN-WINGED TEAL, 45 RING-NECKED DUCKS, 94 COMMON MERGANSERS, 154
WOOD DUCKS, 6 BUFFLEHEADS and numerous other water birds were reported from
along the Connecticut River and in nearby fields between Charlestown and
Hinsdale on April 4th.
A RUDDY DUCK was seen on Lake Winnesquam on April 6th. 2 RED-BREASTED
MERGANSERS were seen on Powdermill Pond in Hancock on April 6th. 53 COMMON
GOLDENEYE were seen on the Androscoggin River in Errol on April 3rd. A group
of 40 WOOD DUCKS was seen on the Merrimack River in Concord on April 5th.
About 500 GREATER SCAUP were reported from Great Bay on April 4th.
A GLOSSY IBIS was reported from Manchester last weekend. A GREAT EGRET was
reported from North Hampton on April 5th, and 4 were seen in Seabrook on the
8th. A SNOWY EGRET was seen in Hampton Falls on the 8th.
2 LAPLAND LONGSPURS were seen on River Road in Walpole on April 5th. An
AMERICAN PIPIT, 4 SNOW BUNTINGS, and 25 HORNED LARKS were seen at the
Laconia Airport on April 6th. 2 LAPLAND LONGSPURS, 220 HORNED LARKS, and a
SAVANNAH SPARROW were seen in Moore Fields on Route 155A in Durham on April
5th.
16 RUSTY BLACKBIRDS were seen at Krif Road in Keene on April 7th, 3 RUSTY
BLACKBIRDS were reported from Bartlett Road in East Kingston on April 5th
A LESSER YELLOWLEGS was reported from the Krif Road fields in Keen on April
6th, a pair of PIPING PLOVERS was seen at Hampton Beach State Park on April
3rd, and 2 BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS were seen in Hampton Marsh on April 5th.
37 WILSON'S SNIPE were seen at Runnymede Farm in Hampton, 31 were seen at
Great Bay Farm in Greenland, 21 were seen at the Krif Road fields in Keene,
and 5 were seen in Moore Fields in Durham, all on April 5th.
60 PURPLE SANDPIPERS were reported from Rye Harbor State Park on April 6th.
A BONAPARTE'S GULL was seen at the Rochester Wastewater Treatment Plant on
April 7th.
NORTHERN SHRIKE sightings during the past week included 1 in Keene on April
9th, 1 in Lee on the 6th, and 1 in Errol on the 3rd.
2 PINE GROSBEAKS were seen in Penacook on April 6th.
BOHEMIAN WAXWING sightings during the past week included 10 in Exeter on
April 9th, 20 in Keene on the 9th, 70 in Nashua on the 6th, 89 in Belmont on
the 6th, 35 in Greenland on the 6th, 40 in Raymond on the 6th, 20 in Enfield
on the 6th, 50 in Hanover on the 6th, 16 in Hampton on the 5th, 70 in
Portsmouth on the 4th, 20 in Stratham on the 3rd, and 30 in Littleton on the
3rd.
COMMON REDPOLL sightings during the past week included 10 in Ashland on
April 6th, 1 in Penacook on the 6th, and several in Enfield Center on the
3rd.
A flock of 10 EVENING GROSBEAKS was reported from Hancock on April 9th.
A PINE WARBLER was reported from Exeter, and one was reported from East
Kingston, both on April 9th.
Early-returning migrants reported during the past week included: BLUE-WINGED
TEAL, BROAD-WINGED HAWK, GREATER YELLOWLEGS, YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER, and PALM
WARBLER.
Other early-returning migrants during the past week included: PIED-BILLED
GREBE, EASTERN MEADOWLARK, NORTHERN FLICKER, BELTED KINGFISHER, EASTERN
PHOEBE, TREE SWALLOW, OSPREY, AMERICAN KESTREL, NORTHERN HARRIER, AMERICAN
WOODCOCK, KILLDEER, WINTER WREN, CHIPPING SPARROW, and FOX 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:
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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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