This is New Hampshire Audubon's Rare Bird Alert for Wednesday, July 14th, 2010. A MISSISSIPPI KITE was seen in Newmarket, circling over the cemetery at the corner of Elm Street and Packers Falls Road, on July 14th. An ATLANTIC PUFFIN and a BLACK GUILLEMOT were seen at White Island, one of the Isles of Shoals, on July 10th. 2,400 pairs of COMMON TERNS, 40 pairs of ROSEATE TERNS, and 6 pairs of ARCTIC TERNS are currently nesting on the Isles of Shoals. A LEAST TERN, 2 ROSEATE TERNS, and 45 COMMON TERNS were reported from Hampton Harbor on July 10th, and a LEAST TERN was seen off of Seabrook Town Beach on July 14th. A birder on the Granite State Whale Watch out of Rye Harbor reported 25 WILSONS STORM-PETRELS, 85 GREATER SHEARWATERS, 18 SOOTY SHEARWATERS, a MANX SHEARWATER, 3 CORYS SHEARWATERS, and 8 NORTHERN GANNETS on July 8th. 2 LAUGHING GULLS were seen along the coast on July 10th. A YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO was reported on July 10th, and a BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO was reported on July 8th, both from the same area in Rumney. A YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO, a BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO, and a TENNESSEE WARBLER were reported from Pitcher Mountain in Stoddard on July 12th. A NELSON'S SPARROW was seen in Philbrick Pond along Route 1A on the town line between Rye and North Hampton. Over 12 SALTMARSH SPARROWS and 2 AMERICAN BITTERNS were seen in Hampton Marsh behind Little Jack's Restaurant on Route 1A in Hampton on July 14th. A family of 4 MERLINS was seen at the Hanover Golf Course in Hanover on July 8th. A PEREGRINE FALCON was seen on the water tower located on Route 101 in Hampton on July 14th. Over 20 CLIFF SWALLOWS were seen at Fort Constitution in New Castle on July 10th. An adult male SURF SCOTER was seen off the coast of Hampton just north of Great Boar's Head on July 10th. 26 SNOWY EGRETS were seen just south of Rye Harbor on July 10th. 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. **************************************************************** 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 ****************************************************************