This is New Hampshire Audubon's Rare Bird Alert for Thursday, June 7th, 2007. A KENTUCKY WARBLER was discovered near a private residence on Route 107 in Kensington on June 2nd and was last reported there on the 5th. It was not relocated on the 6th, despite persistent searching, and it may have moved on. A possible HOODED WARBLER was reported from the same location on June 3rd, but was not relocated. 2 AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHERS and a VIRGINIA RAIL were seen on the Isles of Shoals on June 1st. A MANX SHEARWATER, a LAUGING GULL, 2 ROSEATE TERNS and a BLACK GUILLEMOT were seen flying along the coast on June 3rd. A SANDHILL CRANE was reported from a wetland in Monroe on June 6th. 20 BRANT were seen at Moore Reservoir in Littleton on June 6th and 2 were reported from Hampton on May 31st. 5 PURPLE SANDPIPERS, 3 LONG-TAILED DUCKS, and a GREAT CORMORANT were all seen from Great Boar's Head in Hampton on June 1st. A BLUE-WINGED TEAL was reported from Meadow Pond in Hampton on June 3rd. A breeding plumaged HORNED GREBE was seen just north of the town line cove in Rye on June 3rd. 75 BLACK SCOTERS, 50 SURF SCOTERS and 25 WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS were seen along the coast, mainly off of North Beach in Hampton on May 31st. A flock of 50 WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS was reported from near White Island, one of the Isles of Shoals, on June 1st. A flock of 140 SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPERS was reported from Hampton on May 31st. Small numbers of other shorebirds were reported along the coast during the past week including BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER, SEMIPALMATED PLOVER, DUNLIN, RUDDY TURNSTONE, LEAST SANDPIPER, and WILLET. An UPLAND SANDPIPER was seen at the Pease International Tradeport on June 5th. A YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO was heard on Hickory Lane in Kensington on June 5th, and one was seen in Epping, along Mast Road, approximately one-half mile south of Route 87, on May 31st. 2 BICKNELL'S THRUSHES, as well as several GRAY JAYS and BOREAL CHICKADEES were reported from the Caps Ridge Trail in Jefferson Notch on June 6th. 2 BICKNELL'S THRUSHES, 10 WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS, and a BOREAL CHICKADEE were reported from near the summit of Mt Cushman in Woodstock on June 2nd. 6 COMMON NIGHTHAWKS were reported from Rumney on June 4th. 4 EVENING GROSBEAKS were reported from Rumney on June 1st, and 2 were reported from Marlborough on May 31st. Several CLIFF SWALLOWS were reported from Hilton Park at Dover Point in Dover on June 5th. A MOURNING WARBLER and several YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHERS were reported from coastal locations on June 3rd. An ORCHARD ORIOLE and several BLUE-WINGED WARBLERS were reported from the Bellamy River Wildlife Management Area in Dover on June 2nd. This message is also available by phone recording: call 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 tape 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. **************************************************************** 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] ---------------------------------------------------------------- Web based archives and subscription management are available at: http://listserv.dartmouth.edu/Archives/uv-birders.html ****************************************************************