Date: 5/12/25 2:51 pm From: Mark Suomala <suomalamark...> Subject: [NHBirds] Rare Bird Alert, New Hampshire, May 12, 2025
This is New Hampshire Audubon's Rare Bird Alert for Monday, May 12th, 2025.
A MISSISSIPPI KITE was photographed at Old Mill Road in Durham on May 12th,
and there was an unconfirmed report of 2 MISSISSIPPI KITES near Wadleigh
Falls in Lee on the 12th. Small numbers of this bird species have been
nesting in southeastern NH for a number of years.
A COMMON GALLINULE was seen along Airport Road in Swanzey on May 6-8th.
A HOODED WARBLER was seen at Odiorne Point State Park in Rye on May 6th.
A WORM-EATING WARBLER was seen on the Boy Scout Trail at Odiorne Point
State Park in Rye on May 6th and 7th, but has not been reported again since
then.
A GOLDEN-WINGED X BLUE-WINGED WARBLER (HYBRID) was seen at Foss Farm West
in Durham on May 11th.
There was an unconfirmed report of a PROTHONOTARY WARBLER from East Side
Road in Sanbornville on May 7th.
There was an unconfirmed report of an ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER from East Side
Road in Sanbornville on May 11th.
A SANDHILL CRANE was seen in Monroe on May 12th, and 2 were seen flying
over the Dahl Wildlife Sanctuary in Conway on the 10th.
2 WHITE-FACED IBIS have been seen along the coast of Rye and North Hampton
on several days during past week.
A LEAST BITTERN was seen from the Rockingham Rail Trail in Newfields on May
6th.
A LITTLE BLUE HERON was seen at Odiorne Point State Park in Rye on May 7th.
A GREEN HERON was seen at Airport Marsh in Whitefield on May 10th.
Over 150 BONAPARTE’S GULLS were seen at Lake Winnipesaukee on May 12th, and
20 were seen at Lake Sunapee on May 10th.
2 LAUGHING GULLS were seen at coastal Rye on May 6th.
A BLACK TERN was seen on Lake Winnipesaukee from Meredith on May 9th.
A CASPIAN TERN was seen at Lake Opechee Park in Laconia on May 7th, and 1
was seen at Moore Reservoir in Littleton on May 8th.
11 ROSEATE TERNS were seen at Hampton Beach State Park on May 10th.
19 BRANT were seen at Moore Reservoir in Littleton on May 8th.
A pair of HARLEQUI N DUCKS was seen in Rye Harbor on May 10th.
A COMMON GOLDENEYE was seen at Wilson Pond in Swanzey on May 10th.
2 AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHERS were seen at the Isles of Shoals on May 11th.
2 SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPERS were seen in Hampton Harbor on May 7th, and 2
SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHERS were seen in Hampton Harbor on the 8th.
38 SEMIPALMATED PLOVERS were seen in Hampton Harbor on May 10th.
A BLACK VULTURE was seen in Hooksett on May 11th, 1 was seen in Portsmouth
on May 11th, and 1 was seen in Goffstown on the 7th.
A CLAY-COLORED SPARROW was seen on the UNH campus in Durham on May 6th and 7
th, but has not been reported since then.
4 GRASSHOPPER SPARROWS were reported from the Concord Airport on May 7th.
A BLACK BILLED CUCKOO was seen at Bedell Bridge State Park in Haverhill on
May 11th.
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press 4 as directed or ask to be transferred.
If you have seen any interesting birds recently, you can leave a message at
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phone number. The RBA is also available on-line at the New Hampshire
Audubon web site, www.nhaudubon.org
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