This is New Hampshire Audubon's Rare Bird Alert for Wednesday, May 16th, 
2012.



2 MISSISSIPPI KITES were seen in Newmarket on May 15th. A few MISSISSIPPI 
KITES have been nesting in this town for the past several years. In past 
years, one of the best sites to watch from for these birds is in front of 
the elementary school located on South Main Street.



A SANDHILL CRANE was observed at Airport Marsh near the Mount Washington 
Regional Airport in Whitefield on May 13th, but has not been relocated.



A CATTLE EGRET was seen flying over the Exeter Wastewater Treatment Plant on 
May 12th, but has not been relocated.



2 CLAPPER RAILS were reported from Hampton Marsh behind Little Jack's 
restaurant on the west side of Route 1A on May 15th.



A CLAY-COLORED SPARROW was reported from Pleasant Street in Chichester on 
May 15th, one was seen in Seabrook in a dune-scrub area on May 11th, and one 
continues to be reported from Arboretum Drive in Newington.



An adult LITTLE BLUE HERON was seen with 8 SNOWY EGRETS in the marsh located 
across from the Wallis Sands State Beach parking lot on May 13th, and it was 
seen again on the 14th.



A CERULEAN WARBLER was seen on the hiking trail that ascends the west side 
of Mount Wantastiquet in Hinsdale on May 13th.



2 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS were reported from Rye on May 11th.



A NORTHERN SHOVELER, 3 BLUE-WINGED TEAL, and 2 AMERICAN WIGEON were seen in 
Rochester, and a NORTHERN PINTAIL was seen at Field's Grove in Nashua, all 
on May 11th.



69 WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS were seen on Lake Massabesic in Auburn on May 15th.



A flock of 30 BRANT was seen migrating north along the coast on May 13th.



Several RED CROSSBILLS were reported from Perch Pond Road in Holderness on 
May 11th.



A NELSON'S SPARROW and a PECTORAL SANDPIPER were reported from Chapman's 
Landing in Stratham on May 15th.



6 GRASSHOPPER SPARROWS were reported from the Cemetery Fields in Amherst 
located on Merrimack Road east of Route 122 on May 16th, a GRASSHOPPER 
SPARROW was reported from the Concord Airport on May 16th, and 1 was seen 
along McIntyre Road in Newington on May 14th.



2 UPLAND SANDPIPERS were seen at the Pease International Tradeport in 
Newington on May 14th.



A SORA was heard at South End Marsh in Concord on May 12th, and an AMERICAN 
COOT was reported from Auburn on May 16th.



12 SEMIPLAMATED PLOVERS were seen in Rye on May 11th.



18 SOLITARY SANDPIPERS, 2 LESSER YELLOWLEGS, and 1 GREATER YELLOWLEGS were 
all seen in a wet grassy area near the Concord Community Gardens on May 
11th.



23 SOLITARY SANDPIPERS, a LESSER YELLOWLEGS, 3 GREATER YELLOWLEGS, 27 LEAST 
SANDPIPERS, a WILSON'S SNIPE, 4 SPOTTED SANDPIPERS, and a KILLDEER were all 
seen in a manure pond at Morrill's Farm in Penacook on May 16th.



20 SOLITARY SANDPIPERS, 2 GREATER YELLOWLEGS, 10 LEAST SANDPIPERS, and 2 
SEMIPAMATED PLOVERS were seen in a flooded cornfield in Charlestown on May 
15th.



40 LEAST SANDPIPERS, and 15 SPOTTED SANDPIPERS were seen in Rochester on the 
15th.



4 PURPLE SANDPIPERS were seen on Seal Rocks in Rye on May 13th.



A LAUGHING GULL was seen in Hampton Harbor on May 15th.



80 COMMON TERNS were seen in Hampton Harbor on May 13th.



There were several coastal area BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERONS reported during 
the past week.



An AMERICAN PIPIT was seen in Seabrook on May 11th, and 1 was reported from 
Whitefield on the 12th.



94 COMMON NIGHTHAWKS were seen in Amherst on May 16th.



A WHIP-POOR-WILL was reported from Jefferson on May 13th, and several were 
reported from Concord during the past week.



2 WHITE-CROWNED SPARROWS were seen in Concord on May 11th.



Nearly 2,000 AMERICAN GOLDFINCHES were tallied migrating north in coastal 
Seabrook on May 11th.



Nearly all of New Hampshire's regularly occurring FLYCATCHERS, SWALLOWS, 
VIREOS, THRUSHES, WARBLERS, and SPARROWS were reported during the past week, 
many ahead of their usual arrival dates.



A pair of PEREGRINE FALCONS is nesting in Manchester and has already begun 
hatching eggs. Webcam link: http://www.spectraaccess.com/falcon2/



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.