This is New Hampshire Audubon's Rare Bird Alert for Wednesday, May 20th, 
2009.



2 MISSISSIPPI KITES have been located in Newmarket near the same 2 sites 
where they nested in 2008. They were last reported on May 19th. One was seen 
near South Main Street west of the public school, and one was seen from 
Gonet Road, near where it loops back on itself. These birds are both in 
residential areas and if you look for them please remember to respect 
property rights and individual privacy. Gonet Road may be the easier site to 
look for them, as this is a dead-end road. In either case, please don't park 
illegally or block traffic.



A LARK SPARROW was seen at the Exeter Wasterwater Treatment Plant on May 
17th, but has not been reported since then,



A SANDHILL CRANE was seen foraging in dirt fields located off of West 
Portsmouth Street in Concord on May 18th, and was seen flying away later 
that day.



A LEAST TERN was seen off the coast from Pulpit Rocks in Rye, and 2 ROSEATE 
TERNS and 60 COMMON TERNS were seen in Hampton Harbor, and a LAUGHING GULL 
was seen on the coast, all on May 17th.



2 CERULEAN WARBLERS were seen near the Middle Mountain Trail at Pawtuckaway 
State Park in Nottingham on May 16th. Please do not use recordings to try 
and find these birds.



A LAWRENCE'S WARBLER was seen at Yuckicky/Southwest Park in Nashua on May 
19th.



2 GRASSHOPPER SPARROWS were reported near Dort Road in Surry on May 16th.



A YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO was reported from Horseshoe Pond in Concord on May 
20th.



2 FISH CROWS were reported from Tilton, and one was seen in Concord, all on 
May 19th.



An estimated 75 COMMON NIGHTHAWKS were seen migrating over Merrimack on May 
20th.



A BICKNELL'S THRUSH was reported from Mount Madison on May 16th, and a 
SWAINSON'S THRUSH was seen in Keene on the 18th.



All of the regularly expected SWALLOW species are now being reported, 
including CLIFF, NORTHERN ROUGH-WINGED and BANK. CHIMNEY SWIFTS have also 
arrived in good numbers.



There were a few reports of OLIVE-SIDED, YELLOW-BELLIED, and WILLOW 
FLYCATCHERS during the past week.



The last of the expected WARBLER species began to be reported during the 
past week including BLACKPOLL, TENNESSEE, CAPE MAY, BAY-BREASTED, MOURNING, 
and WILSON'S. A few NORTHERN WATERTHRUSHES were also reported.



ORCHARD ORIOLES and EVENING GROSBEAKS continued to be reported from 
scattered locations during the past week.



A BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER was seen near Trudeau Road in Bethlehem on May 
20th.



Shorebird migration is continuing with 70 BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS, 120 
SEMIPALMATED PLOVERS, 2 RUDDY TURNSTONES, 25 LEAST SANDPIPERS, 35 
SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPERS, 350 DUNLINS, 60 SANDERLINGS, 300 SHORT-BILLED 
DOWITCHERS reported from Hampton Harbor on May 18th. One of the SHORT-BILLED 
DOWITCHERS was identified as a possible "hendersoni" sub-species.



A SANDHILL CRANE has returned to Monroe, where it has spent the breeding 
season for the last 10+ years running. It spends most of the day among the 
cows on the left side of Plains Road in the first fields that you come to. 
Sometimes it is found on the Vermont side of the river. It has not been 
reported recently.

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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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