This is New Hampshire Audubon’s Rare Bird Alert for Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010. 2 MISSISSIPPI KITES were reported from Newmarket on June 18th, and one was reported from Durham on the 17th, but these birds are not being seen regularly anywhere. 2 pairs nested in Newmarket in 2009 but no nests have been reported for 2010. A CLAY-COLORED SPARROW was found in a field along Arboretum Drive just west of Short Road in Portsmouth on June 13th, and was last reported on June 20th. A CERULEAN WARBLER was seen from the trail up Mount Wantastiquet from Mountain Road in Hinsdale on June 20th. A BREWSTER'S WARBLER, a hybrid between a BLUE-WINGED and a GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER, first reported on June 2nd from Hudson just off Dracut Road, at the power lines between Groves Farm and Brookfield Roads, continues to be reported. There was an unconfirmed report of a HOODED WARBLER heard from behind the Town Hall in Mont Vernon several times during the past week. 5 SOOTY SHEARWATERS, 5 GREATER SHEARWATERS, and 275 WILSON'S STORM-PETRELS were reported from a Whale Watch trip out of Rye on June 16th. A SOOTY SHEARWATER, 5 ROSEATE TERNS, and 5 BLACK GUILLEMOTS were reported from the Isles of Shoals on June 22nd, and an ARCTIC TERN was seen in the same area on June 20th. A ROSEATE TERN, a WHITE-WINGED SCOTER, and a RED-BREASTED MERGANSER were seen along the coast in Rye on June 20th, and 3 ROSEATE TERNS were reported from coastal Hampton on June 16th. A SORA, a PIED-BILLED GREBE, and an ORCHARD ORIOLE were reported from the Trails at Pickering Ponds on Pickering Road in Rochester on June 21st, and an ORCHARD ORIOLE was reported from the New Hampshire Fish & Game Bellamy River Wildlife Management Area in Dover on June 20th. A MERLIN, 4 SPRUCE GROUSE, 2 BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKERS, 4 PHILADELPHIA VIREOS, 7 GRAY JAYS, several BOREAL CHICKADEES, 3 BAY-BREASTED WARBLERS, 8 MOURNING WARBLERS, 2 WILSON'S WARBLERS, 31 RUSTY BLACKBIRDS, numerous WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS, and an EVENING GROSBEAK were reported from the Pittsburg area during the past week A pair of EVENING GROSBEAKS was seen in Bedford on June 19th. A BICKNELL’S THRUSH was seen, and 2 more were heard on the summit of Cannon Mountain in Franconia Notch on June 20th. Several BICKNELL'S THEUSHES were reported from the Sanguinary Ridge in Dixville Notch on June 20th. 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. -------------------------------------------------------------------- mail2web.com – Enhanced email for the mobile individual based on Microsoft® Exchange - http://link.mail2web.com/Personal/EnhancedEmail **************************************************************** 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 ****************************************************************