Rare Bird Alert, New Hampshire, June 29, 2015

[Mark Suomala]

This is New Hampshire Audubon's Rare Bird Alert for Monday, June 29th, 2015.



2 MISSISSIPPI KITES were seen flying near Gonet Road in Newmarket on June
25th.



3 SANDHILL CRANES were seen behind the cemetery on Plains Road in Monroe on
June 27th.



An ARCTIC TERN, a ROSEATE TERN, 20 COMMON TERNS, 2 LAUGHING GULLS, 6
BONAPARTE’S GULLS, a PIPING PLOVER, and a PURPLE MARTIN were all seen in
Hampton Harbor on June 27th.



A LEAST BITTERN was reported from World End Pond in Salem on June 24th.



2 PEREGRINE FALCONS were seen in Lancaster on June 19th, and 1 was seen in
North Conway on the 27th.



A BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER, 7 BOREAL CHICKADEES, a GRAY JAY, and 5 BICKNELL’S
THRUSHES were all reported from the Caps Ridge Trail off of Jefferson Notch
Road in the White Mountains on June 27th.



A BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER was reported from the Pondicherry National
Wildlife Refuge in Jefferson on June 27th.



A SPRUCE GROUSE was seen on Mount Guyot in the White Mountains on June 25th.



A birder hiking in the Franconia ridge area of Crawford Notch reported 8
BICKNELL’S THRUSHES, a PHILADELPHIA VIREO, a WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW, and a
FOX SPARROW all on June 27th.



5 FOX SPARROWS, 2 BICKNELL’S THRUSHES, several GRAY JAYS, and several BOREAL
CHICKADEES were all reported from Dummer Pond Road in Dummer on June 26th.



A PALM WARBLER was reported from Crawford Notch on June 24th.



2 GRASSHOPPER SPARROWS were reported from the Cemetery Fields in Amherst on
June 26th.



YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOOS and BLACK-BILLED CUCKOOS were both heard vocalizing at
New Hampshire Audubon’s Dahl Sanctuary in North Conway on June 27th.



An OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER, and 2 CANADA WARBLERS were reported from New
Hampshire Audubon’s Watts Sanctuary in Effingham on June 27th.



An estimated 40 BANK SWALLOWS and 6 NORTHERN ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOWS were seen
foraging on the Connecticut River in Hinsdale on June 29th.



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:
bird...@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.