This is New Hampshire Audubon’s Rare Bird Alert for Tuesday, May 7th, 2013.



An adult MISSISSIPPI KITE was seen flying overhead in the vicinity of the 
traffic circle on Route 33 in Stratham on May 3rd.



4 SANDHILL CRANES were seen flying overhead in North Sandwich on May 7th.



A RED-HEADED WOODPECKER has been coming to a birdfeeder on Grafton Road in 
Alexandria since December 13th, and was last reported on May 6th.



A GLAUCOUS GULL was seen at the Exeter Wastewater Treatment Plant on May 
1st, and a SORA was reported from here on the 4th.



A COMMON GALLINULE was seen at Turtle Pond in Concord on May 2nd.



A lingering COMMON REDPOLL was reported from Mont Vernon on May 1st, and 1 
was reported from Sandwich on May 3rd.



An EVENING GROSBEAK was reported from Pittsfield on May 2nd.



4 UPLAND SANDPIPERS were seen from Short Road in Newington at the Pease 
International Tradeport on May 5th.



A LINCOLN’S SPARROW was reported from Pittsfield on May 6th.



A GLOSSY IBIS was seen in Hampton on May 7th.



An AMERICAN BITTERN was reported from Hanover, and 1 was reported from 
Bethlehem, both during the past week.



A pair of BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKERS was seen along the forest road at the 
Trudeau Road wetlands in Bethlehem on May 4th and 5th.



MERLIN pairs have been reported from Ashland, Newfound Lake, and Hanover, 
and a PEREGRINE FALCON was reported from Hinsdale, all during the past week.



New reports of returning migrant songbirds reported during the past week 
included: BOBOLINK, LEAST FLYCATCHER, GREAT-CRESTED FLYCATCHER, SCARLET 
TANAGER, VEERY, AMERICAN REDSTART, BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER, CHIMNEY SWIFT, and 
MARSH WREN.



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.