This is New Hampshire Audubon's Rare Bird Alert for Monday, April 13th, 
2020.



During the Corona virus outbreak NH Audubon encourages you to enjoy birding 
safely; please follow travel and social distance recommendations from state 
and federal authorities.



3 SANDHILL CRANES were seen flying north along the Androscoggin River in 
Errol on April 8th, 2 were seen at Wayside State Park in Dummer on the 11th 
and 12th, and 1 was seen near the east edge of Cherry Pond at the 
Pondicherry National Wildlife Refuge in Jefferson on the 12th.



A RED-HEADED WOODPECKER was discovered along North River Road near Burley 
Farm in Epping on October 5th, and was last reported on April 11th. To look 
for the bird, locate the SELT trailhead north of Burley Farm on North River 
Road and walk the trail east to a mixed-age forest overlooking a large 
wetland. Listen for a dry-rattle.



A SNOW GOOSE was seen at Horseshoe Pond in Concord on April 8th. A SNOW 
GOOSE and a male NORTHERN SHOVELER were seen in the cornfields north of 
Langley Parkway in Concord on April 9th.



A RUDDY DUCK was seen at Lake Winnepocket in Webster on April 9th.



A PIED-BILLED GREBE was seen at Magill Bay in Dummer on April 8th, and an 
AMERICAN WIGEON was seen there on the 7th. 3 AMERICAN WIGEONS and a 
RED-BREASTED MERGANSER were seen at Mink Brook Cove in Hanover on the 7th.



A GLOSSY IBIS was seen at the Dillant-Hopkins Airport in Swanzey on April 
8th.



8 SNOWY EGRETS were seen on the coast in Rye on April 9th, and there was an 
unconfirmed report of a GREEN HERON in Kingston on April 11th.



A NORTHERN GOSHAWK was seen in Lebanon on April 11th.



A VIRGINIA RAIL was reported from Turtle Pond in Concord on April 11th.



A flock of 12 WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS was reported from Belknap Mountain on 
April 12th. 6 RED CROSSBILLS were reported from Pitcher Mountain in 
Stoddard, and 3 were reported from the Ashuelot River Headwaters Forest in 
Lempster, all during the past week.



A BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER was seen at the Deer Hill Wildlife Management Area 
in Brentwood on April 12th.



Several LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSHES, PALM WARBLERS, and YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS, 
and numerous PINE WARBLERS were reported, all during the past week.



Several BARN SWALLOWS and NORTHERN ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOWS were reported 
during the past week.



An AMERICAN PIPIT was seen in Sandwich on April 9th, and a small flock was 
reported from Orford on the 12th.



A flock of 20 SNOW BUNTINGS was seen at the Pontook Reservoir in Dummer on 
April 11th.



A WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW was seen in Portsmouth on April 9th.



There was an unconfirmed report of a LARK SPARROW at West Portsmouth Street 
in Concord on April 9th.



COMMON LOONS have made their way north of the White Mountains despite the 
lingering winter weather conditions there and have been reported from 
several water bodies.



Other species of seasonal note that were reported during the past week 
included: OSPREY, BROAD-WINGED HAWK, AMERICAN KESTREL, MERLIN, TURKEY 
VULTURE, KILLDEER, FISH CROW, EASTERN PHOEBE, TREE SWALLOW, HERMIT THRUSH, 
GRAY CATBIRD, RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET, WINTER WREN, YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER, 
EASTERN TOWHEE, FIELD SPARROW, FOX SPARROW, SAVANNAH SPARROW, YELLOW-BELLIED 
SAPSUCKER, RUSTY BLACKBIRD, BROWN THRASHER, and EASTERN MEADOWLARK.



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