This is New Hampshire Audubon's Rare Bird Alert for Monday, April 20th, 
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.



A SANDHILL CRANE was reported from Pondicherry National Wildlife Refuge in 
Jefferson on April 19th, and 1 was reported from Stinson Forest in Ossipee 
on the 14th.



A BULLOCK’S ORIOLE was seen at a private residence in Stratham on April 
20th.



A RED-HEADED WOODPECKER was discovered along North River Road near Burley 
Farm in Epping on October 5th, and was last reported on April 19th. 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 pair of RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS was photographed at Bear Brook State Park 
in Allenstown on April 17th.



A BLACK VULTURE was photographed in Raymond on April 17th, and 2 were 
reported from Nashua on the 14th.



An adult GOLDEN EAGLE was reported from Gorham several times during the past 
week, and photographed on April 17th. An immature GOLDEN EAGLE was 
photographed in Errol on April 19th.



A RED-NECKED GREBE was seen at Sandwich Bay on Squam Lake on April 20th, and 
1 was seen on Mascoma Lake on the 18th. A PIED-BILLED GREBE and 44 
RING-NECKED DUCKS were seen at Gile Pond in North Sutton on April 18th.



A GLOSSY IBIS was seen near Marsh Road in Rye on April 15th.



2 AMERICAN BITTERNS were seen in wetlands near the Keene Airport on April 
16th, and 1 was seen in a marsh in Plainfield on the 15th.



An over-wintering SEMIPALMATED PLOVER was seen in Rye on April 19th, and a 
newly arrived SPOTTED SANDPIPER was seen in Brookline on the 20th.



A NORTHERN GOSHAWK was seen in Hancock on April 19th.



12 RED CROSSBILLS were reported from Pitcher Mountain in Stoddard on April 
20th, and a WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILL was reported from Mount Monadnock on the 
19th.



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



Several BANK SWALLOWS were reported during the past week.



A pair of BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKERS was seen on the trail to Little Cherry 
Pond in the Pondicherry National Wildlife Refuge in Jefferson on April 19th.



Several EVENING GROSBEAKS were reported from Newbury on April 14th.



A “kettle” of 20 HAWKS, mainly BROAD-WINGED HAWKS, was seen migrating north 
in Exeter on April 16th.



Other species of seasonal note that were reported during the past week 
included: FISH CROW, HOUSE WREN, BLUE-HEADED VIREO, VESPER SPARROW, and 
RUSTY BLACKBIRD.



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: 
[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.



Subscribe to New Hampshire Bird Records – learn more about birds and birding 
in New Hampshire: www.nhbirdrecords.org  (read a free article in each 
issue). This quarterly publication is produced by NH Audubon thanks to the 
work of many volunteers.


To post messages, send e-mail to:  [log in to unmask]
Set your e-mail application to PLAIN TEXT ONLY to post messages.
To contact the list owner:  [log in to unmask]
To unsubscribe:  E-mail this command to [log in to unmask]  UNSUBSCRIBE UV-Birders
To change your e-mail address:  E-mail this command from your old address to: [log in to unmask]  CHANGE UV-Birders [new e-mail address]

Web based archives and subscription management are available at:
http://listserv.dartmouth.edu/Archives/uv-birders.html