This is New Hampshire Audubon's Rare Bird Alert for Monday, May 15th, 2017.



An immature male KING EIDER was seen off of Pulpit Rocks in Rye on May 13th, 
and was relocated in the same area on the 15th.



A THICK-BILLED MURRE was seen off the coast in Rye on May 13th.



2 CATTLE EGRETS were seen at Great Bay Farm in Greenland on May 9th, and 
were last reported on the 13th.



An immature LITTLE BLUE HERON was first seen in Errol on May 5th, and was 
still present on the 10th. To look for the bird, park by the bridge over the 
Androscoggin River on Route 26 just east of town, and walk west on Route 
26/16 back towards town and the school for viewing. Today it was behind the 
church across from the school (please be cautious of the school). The bird 
may possibly be viewed by walking the snow mobile trail that follows the 
river from the parking area by the river mentioned above.



An AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHER was seen in Little Harbor in Rye on May 13th.



A GLAUCOUS GULL was seen at Hampton Beach, and an ICELAND GULL was seen at 
Rye Harbor, both on May 14th.



A LAUGHING GULL and a NORTHERN GANNET were seen off the coast of Rye on May 
13th.



10 ARCTIC TERNS were reported from Hampton Harbor entrance on May 13th.



36 PURPLE SANDPIPERS were seen at Rye Ledge in Rye on May 13th, and several 
SEMIPALMATED PLOVERS and SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPERS were seen along the coast 
during the past week.



A SANDHILL CRANE was seen in Lee in farm fields located on Route 155 at 
Coppal House Farm on May 2nd, and was last reported on the 14th.



A BLUE GROSBEAK was reported from Barrington on May 12th.



There was an unconfirmed report of a male RED-HEADED WOODPECKER from 
Rochester, and 1 from Back Mountain Road in Goffstown, both on May 10th.



A pair of BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKERS was seen on the Little Cherry Pond trail 
at the Pondicherry National Wildlife Refuge in Jefferson on May 13th.



2 GRASSHOPPER SPARROWS were reported from the Concord Airport on May 9th.



A PURPLE MARTIN was seen at the FunSpot in Weirs Beach on May 15th.



A COMMON NIGHTHAWK was reported from Round Pond at Pawtuckaway State Park in 
Nottingham on May 9th.



An AMERICAN BITTERN, an EASTERN WHIP-POOR-WILL, a YELLOW-THROATED VIREO, a 
CAPE MAY WARBLER, 2 BAY-BREASTED WARBLERS, a BLACKPOLL WARBLER, a FOX 
SPARROW, a LINCOLN’S SPARROW, and a RUSTY BLACKBIRD were seen at the 
Pondicherry National Wildlife Refuge in Jefferson and the adjacent Airport 
Marsh in Whitefield, all on May 13th.



2 AMERICAN BITTERNS were see in Chichester on May 11th, 1 was seen in Canaan 
on the 13th, and 1 was seen in Sunapee on the 14th.



A GREEN HERON was seen at Bedell Bridge State Park in Haverhill on May 13th.



A male BLUE-WINGED TEAL, a SORA and an AMERICAN BITTERN were reported from 
the Keene Airport wetlands on May 11th, and a SORA was reported from Surrey 
Lane Marsh in Durham on May 12th.



A WILSON’S WARBLER was seen at Horseshoe Pond in Concord, and a BLUE-WINGED 
WARBLER was seen at Boston Lot Lake in Lebanon, both on May 12th.



A WILSON’S WARBLER, a BLACKPOLL WARBLER, and an ORCHARD ORIOLE were seen at 
Odiorne Point State Park in Rye on May 13th. An ORCHARD ORIOLE was seen in 
Durham on May 13th.



A few FISH CROWS were reported from Durham, Hinsdale, and Rye during the 
past week.



8 PINE SISKINS were seen at a birdfeeder in Richmond on May 9th.



6 BRANT were seen off the coast of Rye on May 13th.



A GADWALL was seen at the Exeter Wastewater Treatment Plant on May 11th.



4 BUFFLEHEADS were seen in Lebanon on May 13th, 6 were seen in Orford on the 
13th, 3 were seen in Lyman on the 11th, 1 was seen in Errol on the 11th, and 
there were several seen along the coast during the past week.



Up to 40 DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANTS, including a pair building a nest, were 
seen at Meredith Bay on Lake Winnipesaukee on May 15th.



Other spring arrivals of note during the past week included: BLACK-BILLED 
CUCKOO, WILLOW FLYCATCHER, FOX SPARROW, LINCOLN’S SPARROW, and WHITE-CROWNED 
SPARROW.



This message is also available by phone recording: call (603) 224-9909 and 
press 4 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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