Rare Bird Alert, New Hampshire, June 19, 2017

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Mark Suomala

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Jun 19, 2017, 7:51:45 PM6/19/17
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This is New Hampshire Audubon's Rare Bird Alert for Monday, June 19th, 2017.



A BROWN BOOBY was discovered on Cobbett’s Pond in Windham on June 10th and
was still present on the 19th. The bird has been seen from the town beach
located at #45 Cobbett’s Pond Road. If you try to see the bird, do not park
along Cobbett’s Pond Road, do not block traffic, and do not stand in the
road. You may need to park on a side road and walk to the beach. Please
respect both property and privacy rights.



2 MISSISSIPPI KITES were seen near their nest in Newmarket, 1 was been seen
near the Great Bay Discovery Center in Greenland, and 1 was seen near
Stratham Hill Park, all during the past week.



2 AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHERS were seen at Odiorne Point State Park on June
17th, and 1 was seen at Lunging Island, one of the Isles of Shoals, on June
12th.



A pair of LEAST TERNS is nesting on Hampton Beach.



An adult YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON was seen in a small pond near the start
of Sleepy Hollow Drive in Greenland on June 15th and 16th, and again on the
19th.



There was an unconfirmed report of a SUMMER TANAGER from Darcie Drive in
Jaffrey on June 14th.



3 GRASSHOPPER SPARROWS were reported from the Concord Airport on June 17th,
and 2 were reported from Stearns Drive in Hinsdale on the 15th.



A LAWRENCE’S WARBLER, which is a hybrid between a BLUE-WINGED WARBLER and a
GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER, was seen in Rollinsford on June 14th.



12 PURPLE MARTINS were seen at Cross Beach Road in Seabrook on June 17th,
and 3 were seen at Fort Constitution in New Castle on June 14th.



2 WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS were reported from Tilton Hill Road in Pittsfield
on June 14th.



There were several reports of FOX SPARROWS from the White Mountains and Coos
County during the past week.



10 BICKNELL’S THRUSHES were tallied by a birder hiking the King Ravine Trail
on Mount Adams in the White Mountains on June 17th.



Lingering migrants still being reported during the past week included a
BUFFLEHEAD and a RED-NECKED GREBE on the coast, a RING-NECKED DUCK in
Plainfield, and a LESSER SCAUP in Rochester.



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.

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