This is New Hampshire Audubon's Rare Bird Alert for Thursday, May 1st, 2008.



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 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL was seen at Frost Point in Odiorne Point State 
Park in Rye on April 24th.



A GLAUCOUS GULL was seen on Hampton Beach on April 30th.



2 ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS were reported from Warren Farm in Nottingham on April 
14th.



2 PIPING PLOVERS were reported from Hampton Beach State Park on April 30th.



5 UPLAND SANDPIPERS were seen in the grass surrounding the runways at the 
Pease International Tradeport in Portsmouth on April 27th.



6 Lesser YELLOWLEGS and 1 GREATER YELLOWLEGS were seen at the Ledyard Bridge 
in Hanover on April 27th.



12 GREATER YELLOWLEGS, a SOLITARY SANDPIPER, and a SPOTTED SANDPIPER were 
all seen at the Krif Road fields in Keene on April 29th.



155 PURPLE SANDPIPERS were counted along the coast on April 27th.



A BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON was seen at Odiorne Point State Park in Rye on 
April 27th.



A GADWALL was seen on the Connecticut River in Hinsdale on April 25th.



A RUDDY DUCK was seen at the Rochester Wastewater Treatment Plant on April 
29th, and one was seen at the Exeter Wastewater Treatment Plant on April 
30th.



A BOHEMIAN WAXWING was reported from Penacook on April 27th.



A COMMON REDPOLL was reported from the Keene Cemetery on April 25th.



5 EVENING GROSBEAKS were seen in Barnstead on April 26th.



42 TURKEY VULTURES were seen roosting in Keene along the eastern edge of 
Green Wagon Farm, next to the Ashuelot River, on April 28th.



A WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW was seen at the intersection of Route 108 and River 
Road in Stratham on April 26th.



Spring arrivals reported during the past week included: WILLET, VIRGINIA 
RAIL, RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD, CHIMNEY SWIFT, WARBLING VIREO, BANK 
SWALLOW, CLIFF SWALLOW, HOUSE WREN, BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER, GRAY CATBIRD, 
BROWN THRASHER, NASHVILLE WARBLER, YELLOW WARBLER, BLACK-THROATED GREEN 
WARBLER, BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER, OVENBIRD, NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH, COMMON 
YELLOWTHROAT, EASTERN TOWHEE, VESPER SPARROW, and ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK.



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.

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