New Hampshire (Statewide) RBA
May 1, 2008
Date: Thu, 1 May 2008 00:24:20 -0400
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Subject: [BIRDEAST] RBA, New Hampshire, May 1, 2008
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-RBA
*New Hampshire
* May 1, 2008
*NHNH0105.08
This is New Hampshire Audubon's Rare Bird Alert for Thursday, May 1st, 2008.
The SANDHILL CRANE that has been spending summers in Monroe for more than
5-years running has returned. Traditionally, it has been seen in fields near
Plains Road, and along the Connecticut River.
A LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL was seen at Frost Point in Odiorne Point State
Park in Rye on April 24th.
A GLAUCOUS GULL was seen on Hampton Beach on April 30th.
2 ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS were reported from Warren Farm in Nottingham on April
14th.
2 PIPING PLOVERS were reported from Hampton Beach State Park on April 30th.
5 UPLAND SANDPIPERS were seen in the grass surrounding the runways at the
Pease International Tradeport in Portsmouth on April 27th.
6 Lesser YELLOWLEGS and 1 GREATER YELLOWLEGS were seen at the Ledyard Bridge
in Hanover on April 27th.
12 GREATER YELLOWLEGS, a SOLITARY SANDPIPER, and a SPOTTED SANDPIPER were
all seen at the Krif Road fields in Keene on April 29th.
155 PURPLE SANDPIPERS were counted along the coast on April 27th.
A BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON was seen at Odiorne Point State Park in Rye on
April 27th.
A GADWALL was seen on the Connecticut River in Hinsdale on April 25th.
A RUDDY DUCK was seen at the Rochester Wastewater Treatment Plant on April
29th, and one was seen at the Exeter Wastewater Treatment Plant on April
30th.
A BOHEMIAN WAXWING was reported from Penacook on April 27th.
A COMMON REDPOLL was reported from the Keene Cemetery on April 25th.
5 EVENING GROSBEAKS were seen in Barnstead on April 26th.
42 TURKEY VULTURES were seen roosting in Keene along the eastern edge of
Green Wagon Farm, next to the Ashuelot River, on April 28th.
A WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW was seen at the intersection of Route 108 and River
Road in Stratham on April 26th.
Spring arrivals reported during the past week included: WILLET, VIRGINIA
RAIL, RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD, CHIMNEY SWIFT, WARBLING VIREO, BANK
SWALLOW, CLIFF SWALLOW, HOUSE WREN, BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER, GRAY CATBIRD,
BROWN THRASHER, NASHVILLE WARBLER, YELLOW WARBLER, BLACK-THROATED GREEN
WARBLER, BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER, OVENBIRD, NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH, COMMON
YELLOWTHROAT, EASTERN TOWHEE, VESPER SPARROW, and ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK.
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:
birdsetc@nhaudubon.org. 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.
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