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Summer 2OOO Vol. 19, No. 2 Corrnon Terns have returned to the Isles of Shoals with help from the Tern Restora- Witft this issue we welcome Bill Taffe as the new Summer SeasonEditor. Bill is an tion Project at White and SeaveyIslands. This partnership with the Audubon Society avid birder from the Baker River valley, and we are delighted to have him on board. of New Hampshire and New Hampshire's Nongame and EndangeredWildlife Pro- All seasoneditors are volunteers, and their time and expertiseis very much appreci- gram, with cooperation from many other sponsors,has achieved spectacularsuccess. ated. Pleasedon't hesitateto contact an editor if you have a question about their par- There were 446 Common Tern nests in 2000, just the fourth year of the project. This ticular season. was a major increaseover the 141 nestsin 1999.The biologistswho spendthe sum- Are you interestedin writing an article for New Hampshire Bird Records?or per- mer on the islands monitoring the terns also observeand record the other bird life that haps you are an artist or a graphic designer?would you like to help New Hampshire visits the islands.For a summaryof their sightingssee the article on page 36. The Bird Records offer more articles on where to bird? New Hampshire Bird Records is illustrationon the coveris bv William E. Davis. always looking for volunteers to assistwith a variety of tasks, from writing articles to reaching new birders, finding art work to doing page layout. Some tasks need special skills and others do not. If you are interested in helping out, please call me at 224- 9909, ext. 309, or e-mail me at [email protected]. I encourageall birders to look at the article describing the revisions to the New ln This lssue Hampshire state list of threatenedand endangeredbirds. It is important for us to be aware of the birds on this list and send in reports of these species.The other reasonI I Answer to last issue'sPhoto Quiz had for writing this article was to highlight the important I Changesin the New HampshireEndangered and ThreatenedBird List role New Hampshire Bird Recordsptayed in the revision I Birding at Pickering Ponds in Rochester process. Birders who submit their sightings made this possible, and we should take pride in this contribution I More about White and SeaveyIsland bird sightings to bird conservation.Too often, birders think I The Breeding Bird Survey that reporting their sightings is of little importance, especially if they are not pub- lished, but every sighting adds to our data- base of knowledge. We are working on making it easier to report sightings and hope to have information on the Audubon web site about the different ways to send in reports. You'll be hearing more about this in future issues of New Hampshire Bird Records. In the meantime. I encourageeveryone to continue making a contribution to our knowledge of bird New Hampshire Bird Records (NHBR) is published quarterly by the Audubon Society of Ncw distribution in the state by sending Hampshire (ASNH). Bird sightings are submitted to ASNH and are edited for publication. A their sightingsto New Hampshire Bird computerizedprintout of all sightings in a seasonis available for a fee. To order a printout, pur Records.Thank you. chaseback issues,or volunteer your observationsfor NllBR, pleasecontact the Managing lili tor at224-9909. RebeccaSuomala Managing Editor Published by the Audubon Society of New Hampshire February 2001 New Hampshire Bird Records @ ASNH 2001 a| Printed on Recycled Pa_oer [;) . New HampshireBird Records Vol. 19,No. 2 \/nl 1O I\I^ t. \l^"'LI^*--L:-^Tr:,rD^^^-J- Summer Season: June through July Summer Season (June 1-July 31, 2OOO)

lllfiri"tr sightings should New Hampshire Bird Records reporters submit? There are The weather of summer 2000 was often characterizedby the question, "What sum- no hard and fast rules, but here are some guidelines to help reportersfocus their efforts mer?" It was a wet and cold summer, both anecdotally and by measurement.Data during the sumrner season. from Laconia indicate that the monthly averageJune and July temperatureswere 0.4" First, it's important to understandthat even though we do not publish all reports, and 2.9" below normal (respectively), and rainfall averaged 1.62" and 1.48" above each one plays a valuable role in creating an overall picture of a given season.All normal. sightings also becomepart of a databasethat provides information on bird distribution June brought severalcold and warm fronts through the region that createdair- for researchprojects, endangeredspecies reports, and other requestsfor data. flows that brought unusual birds from the pelagic region to the New Hampshire coast. Always report any birds that are unusual for the state or for the time of year. We Audubon biologists studied birds on the Isles of Shoals throughout the summer. recommendusing A Checklistof the Birds of New Hampshire by Kimball C. Elkins, as Becky Suomala led a banding effort into early June on Star Island, and Mathieu a reference (available at ASNH). Report late spring migrants such as some warblers Charette and Dan Hayward counted nestingterns and other species on White and and flycatchers that are still moving during the first week of June, and early fall SeaveyIslands. They recorded spectacularnumbers of birds. The highlights of these migrants. Adult shorebirdscan be headed south as early as July 4, for instance, and observationsare summarized throughout this issue (see page 36, and also the Spring some landbirds begin moving in late July. 2000 issue for a summary of the banding seasonon Star Island). Report colonial nesting bird sites such as Great Blue Heron rookeries or Bank Swallow burrows. Reports of erratic species such as cuckoos and crossbills are of Breeding Bird Highlights interest, as are grasslandnesting birds, which are of concern due to shrinking habitat. Speciesthat are confirmed to be breeding at an unusual time or location are very Several observations highlighted the breeding season.Osprey, Bald Eagle, and valuable-refer to the Atlas of Breeding Birds in New Hampshire for the known distri- Peregrine Falcon recovery continued successfully.Piping Plover and Common Tem bution of breeding birds in the state (available in the ASNH store and library). colonies continued to grow, with the Common Tems at White Island reaching stunning Unusual behavior or breeding of a speciesunusual for your local areais ofinterest. numbers.A pair of Green-winged Teal raised chicks on Lake Umbagog. Reports of species sought by many birders are interesting to all. These include pelagic speciesand resident speciesthat are present but not commonly seen, such as Rarities of last summer boreal, nocturnal, and secretivewetland birds. Reports of stateendangered and threat- ened speciesare always valuable for the database. There were three reports of Acadian Flycatchers. One was reported at Pawtuck- away State Park for the third successiveyear, and two were banded at the Star Island Reports for the following species were received but not listed Banding Station.Atlantic Puffins, and Razorbills were sighted from White Island, and Wood Duck Ruby-throatedHumming- TuftedTitmouse a Summer Tanager was banded on Star Island. American Oystercatcherswere seen American Black Dick bird Red-breastedNuthatch both at White Island and on the coast. Other good coastal sightings included two Mallard Belted Kingfisher White-breastedNuthatch Manx Shearwaters,a Marbled Godwit, a Baird's Sandpiper,a Franklin's Gull, and two Hooded Merganser Downy Woodpecker House Wren Tricolored Herons. The North Country offered Common Merganser Hairy Woodpecker American Robin its own rarities: a WesternKingbird and a Three- Red-shoulderedHawk Northern Flicker European Starling Broad-winged Hawk EasternPhoebe Yellow Warbler toed Woodpecker. A Sandhill Crane in American Kestrel GreatCrestedFlycatcher Black-and-whiteWarbler Boscawen stayedfor over a month, long enough Ruffed Grouse EasternKingbird EasternTowhee for many birders to record a "state bird." There's American Woodcock Blue Jay Chipping Sparrow speculationabout whether it was the samecrane Ring-billed Gull American Crow Song Sparrow that was seen in Monroe in summer 1999 or a Mourning Dove Common Raven Dark-eyed Junco different bird. A couple of photos of this sum- Black-billed Cuckoo NorthernRough-winged Red-wingedBlackbird mer's crane exist; did anyone take photos of the Great Horned Owl Swallow Common Grackle summer 1999 bird? Nelson's Sharp-tailed Spar- Barred Owl Bank Swallow House Finch rows a.renow being seenat Chapman'sLanding Northern Saw-whet Owl Black-capped Chickadee with suffrcient regularity that they're no longer Sightings ofthe specieslisted above occurred in average numbersat expectedloca- considered"rare" at this site. tions, were discussedin the summaries,or are escapedexotics.

New Hampshire Bird Records . Vol. 19, No. 2 Large numbers Date # town observer(s) The White Island Common Tem colony Gommon Loon numbered over 1100 in early June (seepage 06-01 4 Newmarket GreatBay, Bay Rd. S. Mirick 06-08 .-R/\ 36), and more than 600 Common Eider were 2 Rye White & SeaveyIs. D. Hayward,M. Charette 06-l I 1 Littleton Moore Reservoir 2,t^ *_ counted there J. Williams a ?.: *f .. on June 14. An imrption of - 06-15 3 Jefferson Pondicheny White-winged Crossbills started on June 20 WS A.& B. Delorey CommonTern 06-19 3 Pittsburg I Timberland E. Nielsen "north ofthe notch" and continued throueh- by William E. Davis 07-04 4 Rye NH coast S. Mirick out Julv. 07-20 3 Concord Long Pond,Little Pond Rd. J. Ashley 07-23 5 Pittsburg Magalloway Rd. E. Nielsen Endangered and Threatened Species Pied-billedGrebe Ten bird speciesappeared on the New Hampshire EndangeredSpecies list prior to 06-16 I Newport SugarRiver P. Newbern revision (seepage 31), and eight ofthese could be expectedto be seenduring June and 06-25 I Pittsburg East Inlet R. Woodward July. Of these eight species,Pied-billed Grebes and Upland Sandpipersappeared in Greater Shearwater normal numbers.The Common Tem appeared in explosive numbers,while the Piping 07-27 I Rye White & SeaveyIs. D. Hayward,M. Charette Plover, Bald Eagle, and Peregrine Falcon recovery programs are making very good Manx Shearwater progress.Unfortunately, neither the SedgeWren nor Henslow's Sparrow were seenby 06-06 7 Rye off RaggedNeck A.& B. Delorey observersin New Hampshire this summer. Of the nine birds on the New Hampshire 06-09 I Rye off Pulpit Rock A.& B. Delorey ThreatenedSpecies list prior to revision (seepage 3 1), eight were obseryedin the state Wilsonb Storm-Petrel this summer, although two of the terns (Arctic and Roseate)were only seenon White 06-06 24 Rye RaggedNeck A.& B. Delorey and SeaveyIslands. The Least Tern was not reported in New Hampshire during 06-12 12 Rye White & SeaveyIs. D. Hayward,M. Charette summer 2000. 06-24 I Seabrook SeabrookBeach S. Mirick Bill Taffe,Summer Editor 07-16 5 Rye White & SeaveyIs. D. Hayward,M. Charette 07-29 I Rye Pulpit Rocks A.& B. Delorey ii'i,i,...,,ll:rrr;,,,:,r:r.,iLOOnS and GfebgS Northern ' :: Gannet ,,. Petrels, Gannets, and Gormorants 06-06 25 Rye RaggedNeck A.& B. Delorey , .,:,, Bitterns, Herons, Egrets, and lbis 06-24 2 Seabrook SeabrookBeach S. Mirick 07-ll 2 Rye White & SeaveyIs. .ti,,tiiiii.i..ii.lil..li.rr.iiiiii VU ltUfeS D. Hayward,M. Charette 07-27 3 Rye White & SeaveyIs. D. Hayward, D. Trested Double-crested Gormorant Th.r" *"r" a few surprisesin this group of birds last summer.Southeasterly and east- 06-01 33 Rye White & SeaveyIs. M. Charette,R. Suomala erly winds on June 4 and 5 followed by a storm on June 6 brought Wilson's Storm- 06-02 16 Dummer Magill Bay R. Quinn Petrels, Northem Gannets, Glossy Ibis, and two Manx Shearwaters- species not 06-10 Plymouth PemigewassetR. J. Williams often seen on our shoreline. Another storm on July 7 brought large numbers of 06-10 Nottingham PawtuckawaySt. Pk. A.& B. Delorey Double-crestedCormorants. 06-13 Enol Mile Long Pond R. Quinn,D. Brown 06-18 3 Concord Turkey Pond Also somewhat unusual for the summer months were Double-crestedCormorants R. Woodward 07-03 40 Rye White & SeaveyIs. D. Hayward, M. Charette inland and Common Loons at the coast. One Tricolored Heron was seenat the Hamp- 07-07 65 Rye ConcordPt. A.& B. Delorey ton Beach marshes. 07-09 5 Holderness SquamLake, Birch Is. J.& N. Mulherin Pied-billed Grebe and American Bittern reports were typical for the summer. 07-15 l0l Rye Rye Ledge A.& B. Delorey 07-20 Unfortunately, Least Bitterns were not reported this year.Although only one report of I Rindge PearlyPond outlet, Rt. 119 B. Multer 07-23 I Pittsburg SecondConnecticut Lake a Great Blue Heron rookery appearshere, Audubon maintains a separateinventory of A.& B. Delorey 07-29 56 Rye White & SeaveyIs. D. Hayward,M. Charette heron rookeries.All reportersare encouragedto sendin any sightings of heron nesting sites. Great Gormorant 06-03 2 Rye White & SeaveyIs. Turkey Vultures continue to be seen farther and farther north, finally becoming D. Hayward,M. Charette 07-13 I Rye White & SeaveyIs. D. Hayward, D. Trested "statewide" birds. No.documentedand verified Black Vulture reports were received.

. New Hampshire Bird Records Vol. 19, No. 2 \/^l 1C) T\T^ o t\T^.-, ar^*-^L:-- - Date # town location observer(s) decimatedby a strong nor'easter with high winds in early June. on June 6, 107 chicks were American Bittern counted; a day later, only 22 were sighted. During the storm, a substantialflock showed up at Pulpit Rocks in Rye, and large flocks were 06-01 4 Enol LeonardMarsh R. Quinn seenagain in early July after 06-21 Lisbon Cole Plain Swamp S. Turner a storm on July 7. 06-22 Pittsbulg Moose Falls R. Woodward No Blue-winged Teal,werereported last summer. 07-01 Rumney Quincy Bog J. Williams 07-02 Lee Verrette Marsh near Lamprey R. G. Gavutis,Jr. Date # town Iocation observer(s) Great Blue Heron Ganada Goose 06-10 6 Hopkinton ChaseWS R. Woodward 06-02 13 Rye StarIs., Islesof Shoals R. Suomala,et al. 07-10 ll Rye White & SeaveyIs. D. Hayward,M. Charette 06-10 14 Gilsum HammondHollow M. Wright 07-23 3 Pittsburg East Inlet Rd. E. Nielsen 07-02 4 Campton CamptonPond, WMNF J. Williams Great Egret 0"1-04 12 Lyman Dodge Pond S.& M. Tumer 06-25 8 Hampton Hamptonmarshes S. Mirick 07-21 6 Pittsburg First Connecticut Lake E. Nielsen Snowyr Egret Brant 06-25 30 Hampton Hamptonmarshes S. Mirick 06-25 I Rye n. of Rye Ledges S. Mirick 07-12 64 Rye White & SeaveyIs. D. Hayward,D. Trested Green-winged Teal 07-23 51 Rye White & SeaveyIs. D. Hayward,M. Charette 06-13 2 Enol nearlronard Pond R. Quinn, D. Brown Tricolored Heron 06-21 7 Enol Harpers Meadow C. Martin 06-07 I Hampton marshn. of Rt. 101,Hampton Beach S. Hale,et al Ring-neckedDuck 06-25 I Hampton Hamptonmarshes S. Mirick 06-02 l0 Errol Harpers& SweatMeadows R. Quinn Green Heron 07-20 l0 Pittsburg East Inlet Rd. E. Nielsen 06-01 2 Kensington Rt. 107residence G. Gavutis Gommon Eider 06-lI Jefferson PondichenyWS T.Yazzano,BBC FI 06-r7 Lisbon Cole Plain Swamp S. Turner 06-03 607 Rye White & SeaveyIs. D. Hayward,M. Charette 07-29 Concord HorseshoePond J. Williams 06-06 107 Rye StarIs., Isles of Shoals R. Suomala,et al. 06-06 38 Rye Pulpit Rocks A.& B. Delorey Black-crowned Night-Heron 06-07 22 Rye StarIs., Isles of Shoals R. Suomala,et al. 06-19 3 Rye White & SeaveyIs. D. Hayward,M. Charette 06-07 300 Rye Star Is., Isles of Shoals R. Suomala,et al. 07-02 2 Exeter PowderHouse Pond G. Prazar 06-14 &l Rye White & SeaveyIs. D. Hayward,M. Charette 07-04 2 Seabrook HamptonHarbor tidal flats M. Resch,D. Donsker 07-01 249 Rye White & SeaveyIs. M. Charette,R. Suomala 07-21 I Nashua NashuaRiver, Millyard R. Andrews 07-04 28 Rye ConcordPt. S. Mirick 07-07 55 Rye ConcordFt. A.& B. Delorey Glossy lbis 07-13 285 Rye White & SeaveyIs. D. Hayward,D. Trested 06-06 10 Rye RaggedNeck A.& B. Delorey 07-15 139 Rye White & SeaveyIs. D. Hayward,M. Charette 06-11 3 Kensington SnrmpfieldRd. A.& B. Delorey O7-31 3l Rye White & SeaveyIs. D. Hayward, M. Charette 07-10 36 Rye White & SeaveyIs. D. Hayward, D. Trested 07-23 23 Rye White & SeaveyIs. D. Hayward,M. Charette Surf Scoter 07-31 32 Rye White & SeaveyIs. D. Hayward,M. Charette 06-01 3 Rye White & SeaveyIs. D. Hayward,M. Charette 07-04 7 Rye Rye Ledges S. Mirick, J. Matthews Turkey Vulture 06-10 7 Enol Mill Mt. C. Martin White-wanged Scoter 06-04 2 Rye White & SeaveyIs. D. Hayward, M. Charette 06-25 I Hampton off HamptonNorth Beach S. Mirick 07-04 2 Rye FossBeach S. Mirick '.:...rt,.,,,,iii.,.i'ri.t,li,.Waterfowl Black Scoter 06-25 I Rye n. ofRaggedNeck S. Mirick Go-rnon Eider were present at White and Seavey Islands in amazing numbers Long.tailed Duck throughout the two-month period. Numbering in the hundreds in early June, they 06-06 2 Rye RaggedNeck A.& B. Delorey reacheda peak of 614 on June 14, slowly tapering off to numbers around 50 at the end of July. Rebecca Suomala reported that the chick population around Star Island was

. New Hampshire Bird Records Vol. 19, No. 2 Vol l9 No ?. NewlfnmnshircEtirr{Pannrrls Date # town location observer(s) Date # town location observer(s) Gommon Goldeneye Northern Harrier River 06-08 12 WentworthsLocation Magalloway R. Quinn 06-20 Pittsbulg Magalloway Rd. E. Nielsen Red-breasted Merganser 06-25 Errol Magalloway River R. Quinn 06-27 Pittsburg Third 06-09 l0 Rye Rye Ledges A.& B. Delorey ConnecticutLake L. Jones 07-r3 Tamworth 07-04 3 Rye Rye Ledges S.Mirick, J. Matthews WonalancetIntervale M. Chandler 07-14 Milan EastRiver Pond C. Martin 07-15 Stratford Rt. 3 at Stratford Hollow L. Jones o7-24 Pittsburg Perry StreamRd. A.& B. Delorey Raptors, Grouse, and Allies Sharp-shinned Hawk 06-01 2 Plymouth Pine GateRd. J.& R. Williams 0'l -22 3 Pittsburg East Inlet A.& B. Delorey Bald Eagle numbers continued to grow statewide.According to Audubon biologists, a record four pairs establishednests from Hinsdale to Errol, with anotherpair showing Gooper's Hawk 06-12 I Kensington Rt. 107residence interest in nesting at Squam Lake. To everyone's disappointment, none of the nests G. Gavutis 07 -20 2 Kensington Rt. 107residence G Gavutis produced chicks, but the increasednumber of nesting pairs bodes well for the future. The nest at Lake Umbagog that has produced chicks for the last severalyears failed to Northern Goshawk produce young this year. Raptor biologists are still speculating about the cause, 07-28 3 Hopkinton Crowell Rd. B. Kroll whether it was weather related or had somethingto do with a new sub-adult eagle that Merlin was seenat the nest this summer.On a happier note, Chris Martin found a secondnest 06-01 Errol North Ml Pond Rd. R. Quinn at Lake Umbagog, a successfulaerie that produced two chicks - 100 yards over the 06-21 Pittsburg Scott Bog Rd. E. Nielsen 07-08 Jefferson Pondicheny stateline in Maine! WS S. Mirick, ASNH FT 07-23 Pittsburg Magalloway Rd. E. Nielsen Both the Osprey and the PeregrineFalcon recoveriescontinued "full steamahead." 07-26 Rye Wallis SandsSt. Pk. T.Yazzano,B. Bruni Osprey had an excellent year, building 24 neststhroughout the stateand producing 40 Peregrine Falcon young. Every one of the known ten pairs of PeregrineFalcons produced chicks - 25 06-19 2 Manchester 1750Elm St. R. Vallieres least one ofthose offspring - the in all - and every nest was successfulat fledging at 06-19 Manchester NH InsuranceBldg. R. Woodward first time all nestshave had that successsince the reintroduction program began. 06-25 EpsomBBS Route P. Newbern Merlins were reported, but unlike summer 1999, no nests were located. Cooper's 0't-19 Rye White & SeaveyIs. D. Hayward,M. Charette Hawks again returned to Kensington and again preyed on nestling Orioles nearby. 07-24 Plymouth Rt. 3 Baker River Bridge J. Williams Spruce Grouse Date # town Iocation observer(s) 06-12 1 Enol Mountain Pond bogs R. Quinn Osprey 06-21 4 Pittsburg EastInlet Rd. E. Nielsen 06-24 4 Errol 06-17 Lyman DodgePond S.& M. Turner near Bear Brook Pond R. Quinn, CapitalArea 06-18 Concord TurkeyPond R. Woodward Chapter Ft 06-29 I Lyme 06-20 Pittsburg BorderArea E. Nielsen Holt's Ledge,Appalachian Trail L. Myers 06-24 Pittsburg LakeFrancis R. Woodward 0't-20 ll Pittsburg EastInlet Rd. E. Nielsen

Bald Eagle Wild Turkey 07-19 25 Haverhill 06-01 4 Errol LakeUmbagog R. Quinn Lime Kiln Rd., E. Haverhill J. Williams,I.Haartz 06-03 Rye StarIs., Isles of Shoals R. Suomala,et al. Northern Bobwhite 06-04 Gilmanton CrystalLake, Gilmanton Ironworks W.Arms 07-11 I Plymouth Pine GateRd. J. Williams, E. Stormont 06-10 Enol Tidswell Point C. Martin 06-12 Monroe ConnecticutR. nearChace Farm S.& M. Turner 06-13 Shelburne AndroscogginRiver dam S.& M. Turner 06-22 2 Pittsburg Back Lake L. Jones 07-18 I Cornish Comish Flat, Rt. l2A J. Clegg 07-23 2 Pittsburg Magalloway Rd. E. Nielsen

. New HampshireBird Records Vol. 19,No. 2 Vol 19 Nn ? . New Hcmnchire Elirr{ Pcnnrdc ' i,, Waders and Shorebirds Date # town location observer(s) Gulls and Terns 07-25 Boscawen nearWebster town line D. Dean,B. Taffe 07-28 Bradford FairgroundsRd. R. Whittier,et. al 07-29 Bradford Fairgrounds Rd. N. Tne elping Plover restoration, which began four years ago, had another successful Whittier summer. Six nests at Seabrook Beach and Hampton Beach state park hatched lg Black-bellied Plover chicks, 14 of which fledged. This was down slightly from 1999 but still a successful 07-04 2 Seabrook HamptonHarbor tidal flats M. Resch,D. Donsker season.The nor'easter of June 6 took out one clutch at Seabrook;although the pair re- P-ping Plover nested,they later abandoned the nest. 06-24 20 Hamptonand SeabrookBeach S.Mirick, J. Matthews A sandhill Crane showedup in Boscawen on June 22 and stayedmost of the sum- 07-04 6 Seabrook Hampton Harbor tidal flats M. Resch,D. Donsker mer, showing itself to many birders. well photographed and videotaped, it was last 07-27 I Rye White & SeaveyIs. D. Hayward,M. Charette seenabout July 25. There has been speculationabout whether this was the samecrane Killdeer that visited Monroe in summer 1999 or that may have shown up briefly in spring of Summer 14 Meredith Moulton Farm Quarry Rd. J. Menill last year. Does anyone have photos of the 1999 crane so that the two could be 07-05 I Rye White & SeaveyIs. M. Charette,D. Deluca, compared?The crane in Bradford is likely to be the Boscawen bird. D. Hayward 07-29 22 Boscawen cornerof River and Long Rds. J.Williams virginia Rail were well reported from the North country and the coast, but only one report was received from the central part of the state. A few Soras were seen Americbn Oystercatcher "north of the notch" but no common Moorhens were reported in summer 2000. 06-09 I Rye n. end of FossBeach A.& B. Delorey 06-28 1 Rye white and SeaveyIslands had large numbers of common Terns (over 1000) (see White & SeaveyIsland M. Charette,D. Hayward page 36) and severalunusual birds, including a Razorbill, three Atlantic Puffins, and a Greater Yellowlegs -Anaek-Guillemet The islands were also home to Arctic Terns and Roseate Terns 06-25 I Hampton Hampton marshes S.Mirick throughout the summer and Black Terns during June. 07-07 I Hampton Henrys Pool A.& B. Delorey Laughing Gulls were presentthroughout the summer, albeit not in large numbers. Lesser Yellowlegs A rare Franklin's Gull was in Newmarket on June 1. PeaseInternational Tradeport 06-25 I Hampton Hamptonmarshes S.Mirick continuesto be a good location for Upland Sandpipers.Other unusual coastalbirds of 07-07 12 Hampton Henrys Pool A.& B. Delorey the summer included a Marbled Godwit, a Baird's Sandpiper,and an American Solitary Sandpiper Oystercatcher. 07-20 2 Lyman RoundPond S.& M. Turner A large flock of Ring-billed Gulls visited Lake Umbagog in early June but didn't Willet stay long. 06-09 10 Seabrook musselbeds A.& B. Delorey 06-25 10 Hampton Hamptonmarshes S.Mirick Date # town location observer(s) Virginia Rail Spotted Sandpiper Summer 6 Meredith Moulton Farm Rd. J. Merrill 06-02 5 Enol Harpers& SweatMeadows R. Quarry Quinn 06-25 6 Weare Clough St. Pk. R.& M. Suomala 06-11 4 Jefferson PondichenyWS T.Yazzano,BBC FT 07-20 4 Pittsburg East Inlet Rd. E. Nielsen 06-19 3 Durham nearLamprey R. & BeaudetteBrook G. GavutisJr. 06-21 4 Enol Akers Pond R. Quinn Upland Sandpiper 0'l-02 2 Lee Verrette Marsh near Lamprey R. G. Gavutis,Jr. 06-22 l0 Newington PeaseInt'I. Tradeport S.Mirick 07-25 2 Bradford FairgroundsRd. N. Whittier Whimbrel Sora 07-07 3 Seabrook musselbeds A.& B. Delorey 06-01 Errol Leonard Marsh R. Quinn 07-26 3 Seabrook HamptonHarbor T.Yazzano,B. Bruni 06-19 Durham nearLamprey R. & BeaudetteBrook G. GavutisJr. Marbled Godwit 06-21 Errol Akers Pond R. Quinn 06-29 Errol HarpersMeadow R. Quinn, S. Flint 07-07 I Seabrook Hampton Harbor mud flats A.& B. Delorey 07-21 Jefferson PondicherryWS A.& B. Delorey Red Knot Sandhill Grane 06-03 1 Rye White & SeaveyIs. D. Hayward,M. Charette 06-22 Boscawen Walker Pond marsh M. Lahar 07-28 6 Rye White & SeaveyIs. D. Hayward,M. Charette 07-tt Boscawen near N. Water& Long St. jct. D. Dean 07-22 Boscawen Water & Long St. S. Mirick, M. Suomala

t0 New Hampshire Bird Records . Vol. 19, No. 2 Date # town tocation observer(s) Date # town observer(s) Sanderling Razorbill 07-29 130 N. Hamoton N. Hampton StateBeach A.& B. Delorey 06-08 I Rye White& SeaveyIs. M. Charette Semipalmated Sandpiper 06-l I 2 Rye White& SeaveyIs. D. Hayward,M. Charette 0'l-04 I Seabrook HamptonHarbor tidal flats M. Resch,D. Donsker Black Guillemot Least Sandpiper 06-05 I Rye StarIs., Isles of Shoals R. Suomala,et al. 06-07 06-25 I Hampton Hamptonmarshes S. Mirick 8 Rye White& SeaveyIs. D. Hayward,M. Charette 06-24 5 Rye White& SeaveyIs. D. Hayward,M. Charette White-rumped Sandpiper 07-21 3 Rye White& SeaveyIs. D. Hayward,M. Charette 06-26 I Rye White & SeaveyIs. D. Hayward,M. Charette Atlantic Puffin Bairdb Sandpiper 06-13 2 Rye White& SeaveyIs. M. Charette,D. Hayward 07-29 I N. Hampton N. HamptonState Beach B.& A. Delorey 06-14 I Rye White& SeaveyIs. M. Charette,D. Hayward 07-23 Purple Sandpiper I Rye White& SeaveyIs. M. Charette,D. Hayward 06-03 1 Rye White & SeaveyIs. D. Hayward,M. Charette Short-billed Dowitcher Doves, Guckoos, Owls, Nightjars, and Swifts , i ., . , , 06-13 I Enol LeonardPond R. Quinn, D. Brown Hunimingbirds, 07-15 8 Hampton Henrys Pool A.& B. Delorey Kingfishers, and Woodpeckers Gommon Snipe Black-billed Cuckoos were presentin typical locations and numbers. 06-01 12 Errol Leonard Marsh R. Quinn Several of the 06-18 7 Pittsburg Perry Stream Rd. A.& B. Delorey,BBC FI much-rarer Yellow-billed Cuckoos were also reported. only a few owl accountswere received Laughing Gull this summer, and no reporters saw or heard Eastem Screechowls or Lons- 06-01 2 Rye White & Seaveyls. D. Hayward,M. Charette eared Owls. 06-11 4 Rye White & SeaveyIs. D. Hayward,M. Charette The common Nighthawk, a bird on the New Hampshire Threatened Specieslist, 06-24 2 Seabrook SeabrookBeach Mirick S. was seen by only two observersthis summer, although Mary wright reported many 07-10 2 Rye White & SeaveyIs. D. Hayward,D. Trested individual sightings from Keene (only a few are listed.) 07-15 2 Rye Pulpit Rocks A.& B. Delorey Whip-poor-wills were 07-29 2 Seabrook musselbeds A.& B. Delorey reported from several locations, more-or-lessfollowing the pattern noted in the Atlas of Breeding Birds in New Hampshire. Franklinb Gull A'substantial number of Black-backed woodpeckers were reported in the North 06-01 I Newmarket centerof GreatBay S. Mirick Country, and a Three-toed woodpecker was sighted along the caps Ridge Trail. A Bonaparte's Gull Red-bellied woodpecker was photographedfeeding its young at a feeder in pelham. It 6-05 1 Newmarket GreatBay, Bay Rd. S. Mirick, B. Atherton is possible that this is a New Hampshire breeder,but the family was observedtoo close 07-04 3 Seabrook HamptonHarbor M. Resch,D. Donsker to the Massachusettsborder to be certain that the nest was in New Hampshire. we 07-24 4 Rye White & SeaveyIs. D. Hayward,M. Charette have yet to document Red-bellied Woodpeckersnesting in the state. Great Black-backed Gull 07-13 175 Rye White & SeaveyIs. D. Hayward,D. Trested # town observer(s) 07-28 125 Rye White & SeaveyIs. D. Hayward,M. Charette Yellow-billed Guckoo Gommon lern 06-18 Concord residence R. Woodward 06-25 90 Hampton Hamptonmarshes S. Mirick 06-18 Durham Lamprey River,Thompson Tract G. GavutisJr. 07-04 Rye Eel Pond,s. end M. Least Tern Resch,D. Donsker 06-24 r Seabrook SeabrookBeach S. Mirick, J. Matthews Gommon Nighthawk 07-15 I Rye marshess. of Rye Harbor S. Mirick, M. Resch, 06-01 I Concord East Side Drive D.& B. Soule M. Krenitsky 06-12 I Keene Hannaford's M.Wright Black Tern 06-30 I Keene Washington& VernonSt. M. Wright 07-ll 06-08 2 Rye White & SeaveyIs. D. Hayward,M. Charette 2 Keene Colony Mill M.Wright 07-28 06-16 l Rye White & SeaveyIs. D. Hayward,M. Charette I Keene WestSt. M. Wright 07-04 I Rye White & SeaveyIs. M. Charette,R. Suomala, D. Deluca t2 New HampshireBkd Records . Vol. 19, No. 2 Vol. 19. No- 2 . New Hamnchire Elird Ppnn*lo Date # town location observer(s) vided New Hampshire birders with over 10 sightings in a day. Three separatesightings Whip-poor-will of Acadian Flycatchers and a photographed Western Kingbird west of Errol were 06-01 Kingston North Rd. D. Huber among the "rare" encountersof the summer. One of the Acadian Flycatchers was the 06-02 Tamworth Tall PinesRd. residence J. Tewksbury third sighting in as many years for this speciesin PawtuckawayState Park. 06-lI Fremont Rt. 107 A.& B. Delorey 06-2r Chester Hillside Haven A. Delorey Date # town location observer(s) 06-25 Sanbornton ShawHill Rd. S. Locantori Olive-sided Flycatcher Ghimney Swift 06-02 I Chester Hillside Haven A.& B. Delorey a6-04 10 Lower MascomaLake P. Hunt 06-17 2 Pittsburg A.& B. Delorey,BBC FI 07-29 9 Plymouth downtown J. Williams 06-21 I CenterHarbor Chamberlain-Reynolds T.Yazzano,BBC FI Red-bellied Woodpecker Memorial Forest 06-2',1 I Enfield Bog Rd. P.Hunt 06-07 2 Pelham WoekelCircle C. Pinette o7-21 2 Pittsburg Hall Sream Rd. E. Nielsen Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Eastern Wood-Pewee 06-15 2 Jefferson Pondicherry WS A.& B. Delorey 06-10 17 Nottingham PawtuckawaySt. Pk. A.& B. Delorey 06-28 3 Sandwich GuineaPond Trail T.Yazzano,B. Bruni 07-24 2 Gilsum HammondHollow M. Wright Yellow-bellied Flycatcher 06-12 8 Enol Mountain Pond bogs R. Three-toed Woodpecker Quinn 06-15 8 Bethlehem TrudeauRd. bogs T.Yazzano,B. Bruni 07-14 I T&MPurchase CapsRidge Trail R. Frechette 06-17 14 Pittsburg A.& B. Delorey,BBC Ff Black-backed Woodpecker 06-21 l0 Pittsbwg Scott Bog Rd. E. Nielsen 07-20 6 Pittsburg East Inlet Road 06-10 Enol Tidswell Pt. bog forest C. Martin E. Nielsen 07-21 4 Bethlehem TrudeauRd. A.& 06-10 Errol Little Akers Pond Rd. C. Martin B. Delorey 07-27 I Sandwich Diamond Ledge Rd. T.Yazzano 06-10 Cambridge SandFlat Road R. Quinn 06-t2 z Enol Mountain Pond bogs R. Quinn Acadian Flycatcher 06-13 2 Errol near Long Pond R. Quinn, D. Brown 06-01 Rye banded,Star Is. Banding Station R. Suomala,K. Palfy 06-16 2 Pittsburg Mt. Magalloway A.& B. Delorey,BBC FI 06-05 Rye banded,Star Is. Banding Station R. Suomala,G. Stansfield o6-21 I Errol Bear Brook R. Quinn 06-10 Nottingham PawtuckawaySt. Pk. A.& B. Delorey 06-25 I Pittsburg East Inlet R. Woodward 07-04 Nottingham PawtuckawaySt. Pk. A.& B. Delorey 06-27 I Enol ThirteenMile Woods R. Quinn 07-08 I Livermore Nancy Pond Trail R. Woodward,Capital Area Alder Flycatcher ChapterFT 06-08 l0 Enfield Bog Rd. P.Hunt 07-23 I Pittsburg Rt.3 A.& B. Delorey 06-15 5 Jefferson PondichenyWS A.& B. Delorey 07-25 2 Errol Mollidgewock Brook bog C. Martin 06-15 4 Bethlehem TrudeauRd. bogs T.Yazzano,B. Bruni 06-17 l7 Pittsburg Paleated lrvoodpeGker A.& B. Delorey,BBC FI 06-21 4 Lisbon Cole Plain swamp S.Turner 07-18 3 Bethlehem USFSrd. offTrudeau Rd. S.& M. Tumer 07-21 8 Pittsburg Indian StreamRd. E. Nielsen Willow Flycatcher 06-02 I Lisbon Cole Plain S.Turner Flycatchers 06-03 2 Plymouth Loon Lake Rd. J.Williams 06-10 I Holderness wetlandss. of Rt. 1754 J.Williams 06-15 1 Whitefield Airport marsh A.& B. Delorey A late-migrant olive-sided Flycatcher was seenin chester on June 2. Normally seen 06-17 2 Lisbon Cole Plain Swamp S.Turner farther north in summer,this bird must have beenpart of the short two-week migration 06-18 3 Plymouth Loon Lake Rd. J.Williams pulse in late May/early-June. conversely, a Yellow-bellied Flycatcher in Sandwich Least Flycatcher was at the southem edge ofits typical territory in July a bit too early to be considered 06-04 5 Lower MascomaLake P.Hunt an early migrant. Willow Flycatchers were seen in more northerly locations than is 06-10 18 Nottingham PawtuckawaySt. Pk. A.& B. Delorey typical. 06-21 7 Pittsburg ScottBog Rd.. E. Nielsen 07-09 4 Holderness Several flycatchers had unusual numbers of one-day sightings. Eastern wood- wetlandss. of Rt. l75A J.Williams Pewees,Yellow-bellied Flycatchers,Alder Flycatchers,and Least Flycatchers all pro- Western Kingbird 06-14 1 Millsfield Rt. 26 fieldsbetween Enol & Dixville R. Quinn t4 . New Hampshire Bird Records Vol. 19, No. 2 Vnl lQ Nn ? o NcwHamnchireTtirrlPcnnrdc ' ,,,, ,: Vireos, Jays, and Crows Date # town observer(s) ': ,.., Horned Lark, Martins, and Swallows Horned Lark 06-04 I Manchester old dump R. Quinn Several sightings of Yellow-throated Vireos provided encounterswith the rarer mem- Purple Martin bers of the vireonidae family last summer. other vireo sightings were typical of the 06-05 12 Laconia Funspot,Wiers Beach B. Taffe summer months and locations. 06-13 4 Laconia Prescott Farm Audubon Ctr. A. Mclntyre Gray Jays made many appearancesthis summer, usually in family groups. All of 06-28 17 Moultonborough Lees Mill Road S. Mirick the sightings listed below were comprised of adults and juveniles together. 07-26 20 Moultonboroush Winward Harbor by beach A. Ports,J. Cahill Only one Horned Lark was reported last summer, a big changefrom 1999. In addi- Tree Swallow tion to the traditional Purple Martin colony at Funspot in weirs Beach, two large 07-13 193 Enfield George Pond P. Hunt colonies were reported in Moultonborough each of which was using only one martin 07 -28 300 Enol LeonardMarsh R. Quinn house. Gliff Swallow TWo large flocks of rree Swallows made appearances.Bob Quinn reported that the 06-23 15 Pittsburg TaborRd. E. Nielsen 300 seen in Leonard Marsh had "left their breeding area and were staging for 07-09 30 Holderness BridgewaterHill Rd. J. Williams migration." O7-21 8 Sandwich Diamond Ledge Rd. T.Yazzano Date # town location observer(s) Barn Swallow 07-28 27 Gilsum HammondHollow Yellow-throated Vireo M. Wright 06-10 5 Nottingham PawtuckawaySt. Pk. A.& B. Delorey 06-18 I Concord Turkey Pond R. Woodward 06-19 2 Durham DOE Farm & Roche properties G. Gavutis,Jr. 06-25 3 Lower MascomaLake P. Hunt Ghickadees, Nuthatches i;'1,,..i.,,..t.i.i:,...... Blue-headedVireo Wrens, Kinglets, and Gnatcatchers ...r..iiliii'ii.ii,i....l.ill 06-15 6 Bethlehem TrudeauRd. bogs T.Yazzano,B. Bruni 06-22 13 Pittsburg Peny StreamRd. E. Nielsen M-y birders found Boreal Chickadeeslast summer. Most were in typical locations 06-28 6 Sandwich GuineaPond Trail T.Yazzano,B. Bruni throughout coos county, although one appeareda bit south in northern Grafton 07-22 7 Pittsburg ScottBog Rd. E. Nielsen County. The 42 winter wrens encounteredby the Delorey-led Brookline Bird club PhiladelphiaVireo field trip was the second largest number seenin the last decadeof summers.A quick 06-17 4 Pittsburg A.& B. Delorey,BBC FI examination of New Hampshire Bird Records suggeststhat Pittsburg is a very reliable 06-21 2 Pittsburg ScottBog Rd. E. Nielsen location for these wrens as well as Golden-crowned and Ruby-crowned Kinglets. Red-eyed Vireo Most of thesetwo latter specieswere seen"north of the notch," although one Golden- 06-03 16 Rye banded,Star Is. Banding Station R. Suomala,et al. crowned Kinglet was seenaround 2000 ft. elevation on North pack Monadnock. 06-04 t2 Lower MascomaLake P. Hunt 06-10 l4 NewLondon auto survey route A.& R. Vemon # town observer(s) 06-10 16 Nottingham PawtuckawaySt. Pk. A.& B. Delorey 06-22 26 Pittsburg Peny StreamRd. E. Nielsen Boreal Ghickadee 07-21 18 Pittsburg Indian StreamRd. E. Nielsen 06-07 5 T&M Purchase CapsRidgeTrail T.Yazzano,B. Bruni, Gray Jay R. Toochin 06-12 2 Enol Mountain Pond bogs R. Quinn 06-10 4 Enol Tidswell Pt. bog forest C. Martin 06-13 L Lincoln Mt. Woll Kinsman RidgeTrait C. West 06-17 2 Pittsburg East Inlet Rd. A.& B. Delorey,BBC Ft 06-19 l6 Pittsburg East Inlet Rd. E. Nielsen 06-20 5 Errol near Bear Brook Pond R. Quinn 07-09 4 Livermore Mt. OsceolaTrail S.Mirick, J. Matthews 06-21 3 Pitrsburg ScottBog Rd. E. Nielsen 07-22 8 Pittsburg EastInlet A.& B. Delorey 06-23 4 Piusburg East Inlet R. Woodward 07-23 9 Pittsbulg Magalloway Rd. E. Nielsen 07-12 2 T&M Purchase CapsRidge Trail C.& J. Tewksbury 07-26 2 Errol clearcutwest of Long Pond C. Martin 07-22 4 Pittsburg East Inlet Rd. E. Nielsen 07-25 3 Enol Mollidgewock Brook bog C. Martin Garolina Wren Fish Grow 06-01 1 Hanover Bluebeny Rd. D. Crook 06,25 I EpsomBBS Route P. Newbern

. 16 New HampshireBird Records Vol. 19,No. 2 \/^l 10 I\I^ t I\T^..,r-I^*-^L:- D:-rD^^^-)^ ^ Date # town Iocation observer(s) Date # town location observer(s) Winter Wren Bicknellb Thrush 06-15 6 Bethlehem TrudeauRd. bogs T.Yazzano,B. Bruni 06-07 I T&M Purchase CapsRidge Trail T.Yazzano,B. Bruni, 06-17 42 Pittsbug A.& B. Delorey,BBC FI R. Toochin 06-19 13 Piusburg East lnlet Rd. E. Nielsen 07-09 4 Livermore Mt. OsceolaTrail S. Mirick, J. Matthews 06-22 2l Pittsburg PerryStream Rd. E. Nielsen 06-27 6 Warren 3 PondsTrail, WMNF B. Laird Swainsonb Thrush 07-22 18 Pittsburs EastInlet Rd. E. Nielsen 06-15 17 Errol Rt. 16 nearLong Pond R. Quinn 06-17 28 Pittsburg A.& B. Delorey,BBC FI Golden-crowned Kinglet 06-20 2 Livermore Mt. OsceolaEast Peak C. Martin 06-17 40 Pinsburg A.& B. Delorey,BBC FI 06-21 12 Piusburg Scott Bog Rd. E. Nielsen 06-22 l7 Pittsburg Peny Stream Rd. E. Nielsen 07-05 2 WatervilleVallev SandwichMtn. hail, WMNF J. Williams 07-20 18 Pittsburg EastlnletRd. E. Nielsen 07-21 15 Pittsburg Indian StreamRd. E. Nielsen 07-30 I Greenfield N. PackMonadnock R. Andrews 07-23 14 Pittsburg East Inlet Rd. E. Nielsen Ruby-crowned Kinglet Hermit fhrush 06-17 18 Pittsburg A.& B. Delorey,BBC FI 06-10 6 Noftingham PawtuckawaySt. Pk. A.& B. Delorey 06-22 l2 Piusbug Peny StreamRd. E. Nielsen 06-20 9 Piusbug SmithBog Rd. E. Nielsen 07-08 I Whitefield Little Cheny Pond S. Mirick, ASNH F-T 07-06 4 Livermore Talford Brook drainage,WMNF J. Williams 07-18 I Bethlehem USFS rd. off TrudeauRd. S.& M. Tumer 07-18 5 Bethlehem USFS rd. offTrudeau Rd. S.& M. Tumer 07-19 2 Pittsburg border area E. Nielsen 0'l -19 3 Benton BlueberryMtn. Trail J. Williams, I.Haartz Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 07-22 16 Pittsburg EastInlet Rd. E. Nielsen 06-04 I Enfield Main St. Pond P. Hunt Wood Thrush 06-10 2 Nottingham PawtuckawaySt. Pk. A.& B. Delorey 06-05 I Littleton Moore Reservoir S.& M. Turner 06-10 I Holderness wetlandss. ofRt. 1754, J. Williams 06-07 I Exeter residence G. hazar 06-10 ll Nottingham PawtuckawaySt. Pk. A.& B. Delorey : 06-1I I Gilsum HammondHollow M. Wright Thrushesand Thrashers 06-17 2 New London Bunker suwey loop R. Vernon ,, . Mockingbirds and Waxwings 06-24 I Pittsburg Back Lake R. Woodward 07-18 t Exeter below Hemenway Health Ctr. G. hazar M*y observerssent thrush reports in 2000; severalare listed below. It seemsthat the Gray Gatbird beauty of their songs inspires observersto report them, even when they are found in 07-24 5 Pittsburg Perry Sream Rd. A.& B. Delorey small numbers in expectedlocations. Who can resist? Northern Mockingbird SteveMirick reports that the Bicknell's Thrush on the Mt. OsceolaTrail was carry- 06-09 1 SecondCollege woodcockclearing R. Quinn, J. Lanier,W. Staats ing "food for young" - he had four Bicknell's in all...how lucky can a personget! Grant The Northem Mockingbird in the Second College Grant was reportedby Bob Quinn Brown Thrasher to be "my only Umbagog region record." For this region, theAtlas of BreedingBirds in 06-08 I Rye Star Is., Islesof Shoals R. Suomala,et al. New Hampshire lists only a "probable" breederin Milan and a "possible" in Dummer; 06-11 2 E. KingstonBBS Rt. A.& B. Delorey Bob's sighting was not only a rarity for him, but a "good bird" for the region. 06-14 I Enol airport R. Quinn 06-15 I Bethlehem TrudeauRd. bogs T.Yazzano,B. Bruni Date # town Iocation observer(s) 06-15 I Whitefield Airport marsh A.& B. Delorey 06-26 2 Lyman Skinny Ridge Rd. S. Turner EasternBluebird GedarWaxwing 06-14 I Enol near airport R. Quinn 06-20 6 Gilsum HammondHollow M. Wright 06-01 30 Errol Magalloway River R. Quinn 07-14 4 Haverhill Lime Kiln Rd., E. Haverhill J.Williams, J.Hautz 06-21 18 Pittsburg ScottBog Rd. E. Nielsen 06-29 l0 NewLondon County Rd. E. Phillips Veery 07-04 6 Lyman Dodge Pond S.& M. Turner 06-10 l7 Nottingham PawtuckawaySt. Pk. A.& B. Delorey 0'l -21 36 Piusburg Indian Steam Rd. E. Nielsen 06-10 3 New London auto surveyroute A.& R. Vernon 06-2r 33 Pittsburg Hall Sream Rd. E. Nielsen 06-27 5 Enfield Bog Rd. P.Hunt

. 18 New Hampshire Bird Records Vol. 19, No. 2 \/^l I o NT^ t . I\T^,,, Lr^*-^L:-^ D:-J D^^^-r^ ;ri':iiiiiiriiii;i:iijiiliiiiriii:iiWa rblers Date # town location observer(s) Northern Parula Su-rn", 2000 brought excellent warbler reports in both the southern and northern 06-03 I Rye banded,Star Is. Banding Station R. Suomala,et al. parts ofthe state. 06-08 A Enfield Bog Rd. P. Hunt 06-10 I Nottingham PawtuckawaySt. Pk. In the south, Tennesseewarblers that were thought to be "early Fall migrants" dur- A.& B. Delorey 06-17 20 Pittsburg A.& B. Delorey,BBC FI ing the last couple of years seemtoo early this year. could they be summer residents? 06-25 EpsomBBS Route P. Newbern The Northern Parulasthat have been reported at Pawtuckaway State Park for the past ) 07-01 Campton Bog Roadby Bog Pond J. Williams two years were describedthis year as "singing on territory" on both June l0 and July 07-04 Nottingham PawtuckawaySt. Pk. A.& B. Delorey ) 07-04 4. The Mourning warbler heard singing by Peter Newbern on his Breeding Bird Sur- 2 Lyman Dodge Pond S.& M. Turner 07-24 f Pittsburg Timberland E. vey Route on June 25 was a very rire occurence for this part of the state. The Nielsen CeruleanWarblers continue their presenceat Pawtuckaway Statepark. Ghestnut-sidedWarbler on the Isles of shoals, Rebecca Suomala and her banding team on Star Island 06-04 4 Rye banded,Star Is. Banding Station R. Suomala,et al. 06-04 4 recorded many interesting late migrant warblers in early June, including Northern Lower MascomaLake P. Hunt 06-08 l0 Enfield Bog Rd. P. Hunt Parula, Yellow-rumped, Bay-breasted, Blackpoll, American Redstart, Northern 06-17 20 Piusburg A.& B. Delorey,BBC FI Waterthrush,Mouming, and Wilson's Warblers. 06-22 9 Pittsburg Peny StreamRd. E. Nielsen Birders in the north country also reported several warblers unusual for summer. 06-28' 4 Sandwich GuineaPond Trail T.Yazzano,B. Bruni TheAtlas of Breeding Birds in New Hampshire (for which the field work was done in 07-21 4 Piusburg Indian StreamRd. E. Nielsen the 1980s)does not list any Pine warblers breeding in the umbagog region, but for the Magnolia Warbler year second in a row this specieswas reported at Potter Farm, with anothertwo birds 06-15 12 Bethlehem TrudeauRd. bogs T.Yazzano,B. Bruni reported nearby.All three of this year's birds were reported singing. A palm warbler 06-17 45 Pittsburg A.& B. Delorey,BBC FI was heard singing on June 12 in Errol. Sandy Turner reported hearing a prairie war- 06-22 19 Pittsburg Peny StreamRd. E. Nielsen 07-21 18 Piusbug Indian StreamRd. bler singing in Shelburne,the first she's encounteredin nine years of doing the Breed- E. Nielsen ing Bird Survey in that town. Black-throated Blue Warbler There were a few disappointments, also. No Golden-winged warblers were 06-08 10 Thornton Talford Brook drainage, WMNF J. Williams 06-17 20 Piusburg reported for the third summer in succession.Nor were cape May or.worm-eating A.& B. Delorey,BBC FT warblers. concerning the Northern waterthrush, Kimball Elkins cautioned that Yellow.rumped Warbler "future trends will bear watching, especially in southern New Hampshire, where 06-04 I Rye banded,Star Is. Banding Station R. Suomala,et al. increasing development may reduce habitat availability." (Attas of Breeding Birds of 06-08 13 Enfield Bog Rd. P. Hunt 06-22 13 Piusburg Perry Stream Rd. E. New Hampshire). Reports from southernNew Hampshire have been steadily fewer in Nielsen 07-18 5 Bethlehem USFS rd. offTrudeau Rd. S.& M. Turner the recent past. This year, except for the star Island banding station, there were no 07-21 9 Pittsburg Indian StreamRd. E. Nielsen reports. Black-throated Other warblers were reported in typical habitats. Green Warbler 06-10 6 Nottingham PawtuckawaySt. Pk. A.& B. Delorey 06-17 3 NewLondon Bunker surveyloop R. Vernon Date # town location observer(s) 06-17 20 Piusbug A.& B. Delorey,BBC Ft Blue-winged Warbler 06-19 27 Pittsburg EastInlet Rd. E. Nielsen 06-11 3 E. KingstonBBS Rt. A.& B. Delorey 06-28 4 Sandwich GuineaPond Trail T.Yazzano,B. Bruni 06-25 2 Weare CloughSt. Pk. R.& M. Suomala 07-20 18 Pittsburg EastInlet Rd. E. Nielsen TennesseeWarbler Blackburnian Warbler 06-15 Jefferson PondicherryWS A.& B. Delorey 06-08 3 Enfield Bog Rd. P. Hunt 06-10 9 Nottingham 06-19 Pittsburg Rt. 3 s.ofFirst ConnecticutLake R. Quinn PawtuckawaySt. Pk. A.& B. Delorey 06-22 8 Pittsburg Peny 06-19 Colebrook EastColebrook R. Quinn StreamRd. E. Nielsen 06-29 4 Thornton Welch Mtn. Trail, WMNF J. Williams Nashville Warbler Pine Warbler 06-15 15 Bethlehem TrudeauRd. bogs T.Yazzano,B. Bruni 06-17 50 Pinsburg A.& B. Delorey,BBC Ft 06-01 I Enol east of Potter Farm R. Quinn 06-22 5 Welch-DickeyMtn. looptrail J. Williams 06-10 2 Cambridse Lakeside Road R. Quinn 07-20 7 Pittsburg EastInlet Rd. E. Nielsen

20 New Hampshire Bird Records . Vol. 19, No. 2 Vol. 19.No. 2 . New HamnshireRird Records Date # town location observer(s) Date # town location observer(s) Prairie Warbler Mourning Warbler 06-13 2 Shelburne Meadow Rd. S. Turner 06-04 I Deerfield offRt. 107 S. Mirick 06-27 I Gilsum HammondHollow M. Wright 06-08 2 Rye banded,Star Is. Banding Station R. Suomala,et al. 06-11 4 Jefferson PondicherryWS T.Yazzano,BBC FT Palm llllarbler 06-15 3 Whitefield trail to Pondicherry WS A.& B. Delorey 06-12 I Errol Mountain Pond bogs R. Quim 06-20 I Thornton off RussellPond Rd. J. Williams Bay-breasted Warbler 06-20 9 Pittsburg Smith Brook Rd. E. Nielsen 06-24 I Pittsburg Perry Stream R. Woodward 06-03 I Rye banded,Star Is. Banding Station R. Suomala,et al. 06-25 I EpsomBBS Route P. Newbern 06-04 I Rye banded,Star Is. Banding Station R. Suomala,et al. 07-08 3 Whitefield PondicherryTrail S. Mirick, ASNH FT 06-08 I Springfield Bog Rd. P. Hunt 06-10 4 Enol oppositeMountain Pond Rd. R. Quinn Gommon Yellowthroat 06-15 3 Enol Rr. 16 R. Quinn 06-08 12 Enfield Bog Rd. P. Hunt 06-l'l 14 Pittsburg A.& B. Delorey,BBC FI 07-13 21 Enfield GeorgePond P. Hunt 07-20 5 Pittsburg East Inlet Rd. E. Nielsen 07-21 17 Pittsburg Indian StreamRd. E. Nielsen Blackpoll Warbler Wilsonb Warbler 06-03 15 Rye banded,Star Is. Banding Station R. Suomala,et al. 06-07. I Rye banded,Star Is. Banding Station R. Suomala,et al. 06-17 3l Pittsburg A.& B. Delorey BBC FI 06-21 2 Pittsburg Scott Bog Rd. E. Nielsen 06-17 5 T&M Purchase CapsRidge Trail J. Williams 06-25 I Pittsburg EastInlet R. Woodward 06-19 23 Pittsburg East Inlet Rd. E. Nielsen 06-25 2 Enol MagallowayRiver R. Quinn,Capital Area 06-20 6 Livermore Mt. OsceolaEast Peak C. Martin ChapterFT 06-21 12 Pittsburg Scott Bog Rd. E. Nielsen Ganada Warbler 07-23 5 Pittsburg East Inlet Rd. E. Nielsen 07-24 4 T&M Purchase JeffersonNotch A.& B. Delorey 06-08 4 Enfield BogRd. P.Hunt 06-17 l0 Pittsburg A.& B. Delorey,BBC FI GeruleanWarbler 06-28 3 Sandwich GuineaPond Trail T.Yazzano,B. Bruni 06-04 I Nottingham PawtuckawaySt. Pk. S. Mirick, J. Matthews 06-10 I Nottingham PawtuckawaySt. Pk. A.& B. Delorey American Redstart Tanagers and Towhees iiiiiii,iiii1;.iii,..ii,i1..iii'', 06-03 18 Rye banded,Star Is. Banding Station R. Suomala,et al. Sparrows, Rose-breasted Grosbeaks 06-04 5 Lower MascomaLake P. Hunt and Buntings 06-10 35 Nottingham PawtuckawaySt. Pk. A.& B. Delorey 06-21 12 Pittsburg Scott Bog Rd. E. Nielsen A vagrant Summer Tanagervisited Star Island in early June, and the more common Ovenbird ScarletTanagers provided color for observersin the rest of the state. 06-10 9 NewLondon auto survey foute A.& R. Vernon In summer 1999, Bob wondered aloud in thesepages if the large number of 06-10 28 Nottingham Pawtuckaway St. Pk. A.& B. Delorey Quinn grasslandspurrrow reports 06-17 9 NewLondon Bunker survey loop R. Vernon could have been due to a dry spring and early onset of sum- 06-25 5 Lower MascomaLake P. Hunt mer. summer 2000 unfortunately didn't bring nearly as many reports of these species. Perhapsit was the wetter, colder weather,or perhapsit is also due to the fact that pam Northern Waterthrush Hunt's grasslandbird study ended and so did her reports from that extensive field- 06-08 I Rye banded,Star Is. BandingStation R. Suomala,et al. work. 06-14 I Holderness wetlandsby OutbackDriving Range J. Williams, S.& R. Smith Another contrast with summer 1999 was in reports of Dark-eyed Juncos. In 06-15 3 Bethlehem TrudeauRd. bogs T.Yazzano,B. Bruni 1999, there were many reports of this species;in summer 2000, there were few 06-17 14 Pittsburg A.& B. Delorey,BBC Ft reports, none from the North Country. 06-21 9 Pittsburg ScottBog Rd. E. Nielsen seasoned seacoastobservers brought reports of both Nelson's and Saltmarsh Louisiana Waterthrush sharp-tailed Sparrows but no seaside Sparrows. Likewise, there were no reports of 06-10 I Nottingham PawtuckawaySt. Pk. A.& B. Delorey Henslow's Sparrow, a speciesformerly on the New Hampshire Endangered species 06-18 I Plymouth FairgroundsRd. J.Williams list but now consideredextirpated from the state. 06-18 2 Lamprey River G. Gavutis,Jr. A few observershad the luck to see groups of Rose-breastedGrosbeaks. Several 06-21 1 CenterHarbor Chamberlain-Reynolds T.Yazzano others (not listed) also reported individual sightings of this speciesduring the summer. Memorial Forest

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Summer Tanager White-crowned Sparrow 06-02 I Rye Star Island.Isles of Shoals R. Suomala.K. Palfv 06-07 I Rye StarIs., Isles of Shoals R. Suomala,et al. Rose-breasted Grosbeak Scarlet Tanager 06-04 4 Columbia residence 06-08 3 Thornton TalfordBrook drainage, WMNF J.Mlliams D. Killam 06-05 4 Nashua ClovercrestDr. 06-10 8 Nottingham PawtuckawaySt. Pk. A.& B. Delorey B.& M. Harris, et al. 07-04 3 Lyman DodgePond 06-10 3 New London autosurvey route A.& R. Vernon S.& M.Turner -23 06-28 3 Sandwich GuineaPond Trail T.Yazzano,B. Bruni 07 7 Lyman DodgePond S.& M. Turner

Field Sparrow Indigo Bunting 06-13 I Shelburne Meadow Rd. S.& M. Turner 06-08 I Rye banded,StarIs. Banding Station R. Suomala,etal. 06-20 I Cambridge Lakeside Rd. R. Quinn 06-10 3 Laconia hescott FarmWS B. Taffe 07 -23 7 Concord Concord Airport R. Woodward 06-29 2 Walpole CountyRd. s. of village H. Beck 07-31 2 Plymouth off Cooksville Rd. J. Williams 07-20 1 Gilmanton MiddleRoute B. Sens

Vesper Sparrow 06-22 I Newington Peaselnt'1. Tradeport S. Mirick Bobolinks and Meadowlarks 06-28 2 Alton ProspectMountain S. Mirick li.t.tii,i.,,.i.....i...... *i 07-23 I Concord Concord Airport R. Woodward Blackbirds and Gracktes i.iiii.iii...;;illii;ii;iiiirir;;i O r i o l gs,:,,:r,ltl::,:::.1,',r ri;,iu.i,:,,,: Savannah Sparrow rtt Finches,Pine Siskins, 06-01 5 Enol LeonardMarsh R. Quinn Grossbitls, i.lliilii:iiiiiii:;,;,,i;;.;iii 06-18 2 Plymouth PlymouthAirport J. Williams and Evening Grosbeaks .l....r..li.ili,.ii.;:i;;i,i,....i..i 06-21 2 Enol LeonardMarsh C. Martin 06-22 4 Pittsburg Day Rd. E. Nielsen Bobolinks appearedthroughout the state, from north to south, most 07-05 2 Menimack Anheuser-Buschbrewery R. Andrews but notable was 07-24 l0 Pittsburg Peny Stream Rd. A.& B. Delorey John Williams'finding 94 in Campton on July 1. Rusty Blackbirds appearedthrough- out the north country but none strayed south. The Eastern Meadowlark Chris Martin Sparrow Grasshopper saw in Dalton was in the northem part of its range. 07-05 I Merrimack Anheuser-Buschbrewery R. Andrews A pair of Orchard Orioles came to George Gavutis' feedersin Kensington in June Nelsonb Sharp-tailed Sparrow and stayed for the summer. The male ceased singing in late June, and on July 10 06-02 I Rye Star Island,Isles of Shoals R. Suomala,K. Palfy showed up with two well-fledged young. They stayeduntil late in the month, with the 06-18 2 Stratham ChapmansLanding S. Mirick young last 07-02 6 Newfields ChapmansLanding D. Donsker seenon July 21. Red Crossbills appearedin the north country as expectedbut two observations,in Saltmarsh Sharp-tailed Sparrow Concord and in Durham, were quite unusual. A pair showed up at Margaret Lee's Landing S. Mirick 06-18 3 Stratham Chapmans feeder in concord on May 30 and stayed until June 26. white-winged crossbills 06-25 30 Hampton Hamptonmarshes S. Mirick stageda spectacularimrption throughout the northem part of New Hampshire. 07-02 4 Newfields ChapmansLanding D. Donsker Start- ing with a few birds in Cambridge on June 6, several birders had the chance to see LincolnbSparrow rather large numbers of birds, culminating with Bob Quinn's recording 70 in the Lake 06-01 2 Enol Leonard Marsh R. Quinn Umbagog region on July 28. Evening Grosbeaksreached as far south as Gilsum and 06-03 I Rye banded,Star Is. Banding Station R. Suomala,et al. Pawtuckaway StatePark. 06-17 13 Pittsburg A.& B. Delorey,BBC FI 06-24 5 Pittsburg Perry Stream R. Woodward A few observerssent in reports of our "state bird," the Purple Finch. 07-21 11 Pittsburg Smith Brook Rd. E. Nielsen Date # town location observer(s) Swamp Sparrow 06-08 7 Enfield Bog Rd. P. Hunt Bobolink 07-01 5 Rumney Quincy Bog J. Williams 06-10 4 New London auto surveyroute A.& R. Vernon 07-2t 7 Pittsburg Indian StreamRd. E. Nielsen 06-10 l0 Laconia PrescottFarm WS B. Taffe 06-18 2 Plymouth Fairgrounds& Loon Lake Rds. J. Williams White-throated Sparrow 06-19 23 Colebrook EastColebrook fields R. Quinn 06-22 86 Pittsburg Perry StreamRd. E. Nielsen 06-23 5 Pittsburg ThborRd. E. Nielsen 07-21 58 Pittsburs Indian StreamRd. E. Nielsen

. .A I\Ta.r' Lla'-^alaira Tl.i;ll Dannrrls r \/nl 1O Nn ? Vol. 19,No. 2 New HampshireBird Records 25 Date # location Date # town location observer(s) town observer(s) White-winged Grossbill Bobolink - cont. 07-01 94 Campton Pulsifer'sfarm J. Williams 06-24 7 Cambridge Sand Flat Road R. Quinn.Capital Area 07-02 ll Campton Bump Bridge fields J. Williams ChapterFT 07-06 16 Chester Hillside Haven A.& B. Delorey 07-08 3 Livermore Nancy Pond R. Woodward,Capital fuea ChapterFT Eastern Meadowlark 07-t4 6 Dummer nearPontook Reservoir C. Martin 06-l I I Dalton Rt.135ne. ofRt. 142jct. C. Martin 07-18 t7 Bethlehem USFS rd. off TrudeauRd. S.&M. Thrner 07-05 4 Menimack Anheuser-Buschbrewery R. Andrews 07-19 25 Bethlehem TrudeauRd. bogs T.Yazzano,B. Bruni 0'l-23 4 Concord Concord Airport R. Woodward 07-21 2r Bethlehem TrudeauRd. A.& B. Delorey 07-22 42 Pittsburg EastInlet A.& B. Delorey Rusty Blackbird 07-23 6 Pittsburg Scott Brook Rd. A.& B. Delorey 06-10 4 Errol Tidswell Pt. wetlands/bog C. Martin 07-24 14 T&M Purchase JeffersonNotch A.& B. Delorey 06-17 3 Pittsburg East Inlet Rd. A.& B. Delorey,BBC FT 0't-28 70 Lake Umbagogregion R. Quinn 06-19 I Dixville Rr. 26 R. Quinn 06-25 5 Enol HorseshoePond oxbow R. Quinn, CapitalArea Pine Siskin Chapter FT 06-05 I Gilmanton CrvstalLake. Gilmanton Ironworks W. Arms 06-28 2 Sandwich GuineaPond Trail T.Yazzano,B. Bruni 06-11 2 Gilmanton Middle Route B. Sens l,oop A.& B. Delorey 07-23 12 Pittsburg Lake Francis 06-27 4 Enol R. Quinn 07-24 6 Pittsburg Perry Sneam Rd. A.& B. Delorey 07-19 I T&M Purchase JeffersonNotch T.Yazzano,B. Bruni 07-23 I Lyman Orchard Oriole DodgePond S. Turner 07-23 9 Pittsburg Magalloway Rd. E. Nielsen 06-11 2 Kensington Rt. 107 residence G. Gavutis 06-19 I Durham Moat Island/DOE Farm G. Gavutis,Jr. American Goldfinch 06-24 I Newington GreatBay NWR S. Mirick 06-23 6 Pittsburg TaborRd. E. Nielsen 07-10 4 Kensington Rt. 107 residence G Gavutis,Jr 07-04 10 Lyman DodgePond S.& M.Turner 07-21 I Kensington Rt. 107residence G. Gavutis,Jr. Evening Grosbeak Baltimore Oriole 06-04 2 Columbia residence D.&B. Killam 06-01 2 Lyman Dodge Pond S.& M. Turner 06-07 2 New London Hilltop feeder H.& P. Damon 06-02 2 Nashua ClovercrestDr. B.&M. Hanis 06-10 3 Nottingham PawtuckawaySt. Pk. A.& B. Delorey 06-10 7 Holderness wetlandss. of Rt. 175A J. Williams 06-lI 3 Gilsum HammondHollow M. Wright 06-18 7 Concord Turkey Pond R. Woodward 06-20 2 Pittsburg Smith Brook Rd. E. Nielsen 07-04 5 Lyman Dodge Pond S.& M.Turner 06-26 2 New London Hilltop feeder H.& P. Damon 07-08 2 Walpole County Rd. residence G.& H. Beck 07-04 2 Lyman Dodge Pond S.& M.Turner 07-15 I Columbia residence D.&B. Killam 07-05 5 Walpole County Rd. residence H. Beck 07-25 2 Gilsum HammondHollow M. Wright 07-06 1 Tamworth WhisperingPines B&B, J.& B. Ayea E. Erickson HemenwayRd. Purple Finch 07-21 7 Gilmanton Middle Route B. Sens London Hilltop feeder H.& P.Damon 06-10 2 New o7-21 5 Pittsburg Indian StreamRd. E. Nielsen Lake Umbagog region R. 06-10 15 Quinn 07-22 2 Gilsum HammondHollow M. Wright 06-28 3 Sandwich Guinea Pond Trail T.Yazzano,B. Bruni 06-29 5 New London Hilltop feeder H.& P. Damon 07-04 3 Lyman Dodge Pond S.& M.Turner 0't-20 6 Pittsbulg Timberland E. Nielsen Red Grossbill 06-12 I Errol Mountain Pond bogs R. Quinn 06-18 I Durham Madbury Road S. Mirick, D. Abbott 06-19 2 Concord Ridge Rd. feeder M. Lee 06-22 I Pittsburg Peny StreamRd. E. Nielsen 06-27 I Enfield Bog Rd. P. Hunt 06-27 2 Enol airport R. Quinn 07-02 3 Conway offWest Side Rd. S. Mirick

. NewFfamnshireRirrfRecnrds o Vol 19 No ?- Vol, 19, No. 2 New Hampshire Bird Records 27 EasternMeadowlark by E.J.Sawyer North American Breeding Bird Survey Patuxent Wildlife Research Center (U.5. Geological Survey,Departrnent of the Inte- An overview of all results over the r io r ), in c o op erati on w ith Canadian Wildlife Se rv ic es years shows approximately as many speciesincreasing in abundanceas the by Francie Von Mertens number of speciesdecreasing. Grassland species favoring shrubby early ln the 1960s,concemed that widespreadpesticide use was killing birds as well as the and those successionhabitats are showing a fairly intended insect targets, Chandler Robbins and his associatesat Patuxent Wildlife consistent and widespread decline, Research Center developed a censusing protocol that could deliver the long-term whereas woodland species, especially tracking neededto demonstratecredible population trends.With a start-upin 1966, the permanent resident and short-distance North American Breeding Bird Survey (NABBS, commonly referred to as the BBS) in migrants, show more encouraging relatively short order has become what Robbins intended: the leading sourcefor trend results. information for North American land birds. For a number of important reasons,the NABBS is intended to be used as a delivery Each year, at the height ofthe breeding season,volunteers in the U.S. and Canada system for long-term trend information, not as a censusof bird populations.The chief conduct point counts on some 3,000 routes establishedalong secondaryroads. Travel- reasonis an inconsistencyof coverage.There is a far greater density of survey routes ing by car and beginning a half hour before sunrise,volunteers run three-minute point among stateswith a wealth of skilled birders. New England is a hotbed for NABBS counts every half mile along a 25-mile route, noting all birds seen or heard within a routes, whereasin some westem statesthey are few and far between. Steadily improv- quarter-mile radius of the stop. A single observer collects the data, but a timer/data ing birding skills over the past 34 years also skews the figures if used as a census recorder assistantis recommended. rather than to determine relative abundancetrends. Wetland speciesalso are underrep- of ways: to spot The considerableaccumulating data can be analyzedin a number resented,due to a roadsidebias (i.e. fewer wetlands along roadsides). bird population changesat continental, regional, and local scales;or among breeding As a long-term trend indicator, however, there is a strong level of scientific confi- forest; or to com- populations in broad habitat types, such as the northern spruce-fir dence in Chandler Robbins' North American Breeding Bird Survey, and the NABBS a local increase in pare relations between species:for instance, determining whether Internet home page merits exploration. Color-coded maps deliver information species- in any cowbird host species, Brown-headed Cowbirds coincides with a local decrease by-species, short-term and long-term. Winter distribution maps based on Christmas populations recover quickly after a particularly harsh or to examine if resident bird Bird Count data also are available on the NABBS home page (search"breeding bird winter. survey" to locate the site). Analysis in the late 1980salerted scientistsand conservationiststo an apparentand As the NABBS gains maturity, geographic coverageis improving, along with the alarming decline in neotropical migrants breeding in Northeast woodlands. Initial sophisticationof data analysis and delivery - greatly assistedby GIS mapping. alarm was moderated by further analysis indicating that population declines often Remarkably, the continent-wide survey relies on volunteersfor the most part, many of were local and not continent- or range-wide. One species found to have declined whom have been rising early one day in June since the surveysbegan in1966. throughout its range is the Wood Thrush, with a drop-off of over 407o since 1966' New Hampshire's BBS coordinator is RebeccaSuomala, wearer of many hats, Another the CeruleanWarbler. has declined more than 507o. including managing editor of this publication, and a BBS route volunteer herself. In some cases,declines can be attributed to While all New Hampshire routes are currently covered, there are regular needs for identifiable land-use changes. In New York new volunteers to take over a route when someone"retires." Being a BBS volunteer state. the mean number of Eastern Mead- requires excellent bird identification skills, especially by ear, for those speciesfound owlarks counted per survey route fell from in the area.It involves an annual commitment of one day a year, followed by data sub- 20.79 birds in 1966 to the low single numbers mission (hand-written or via the web). It is best to be able to make a long-term com- in the 1990s.Earlier hay cutting and farm aban- mitment to taking over a route becausethe best data quality results from the same donment are seen as primary factors in the volunteer conducting the same route each year. If you are interested in becoming a species'decline. BBS volunteer, pleaselet Rebeccaknow by phone at 224-9909, ext. 309, or e-mail at [email protected] would like to have a list of interestedvolunteers that Wood Thrush she can contact when she has a route opening. by Andrea Robbins

New Hamoshire Bird Records . Vol. 19. No. 2 Vol. 19, No. 2 . New Hampshire Bird Records 29 account for Cliff Swallow and was surprisedat the decreasein the number of nesting ll colonies. While this could reflect a lack of reports, rather than a lack of birds, it points I to a sourceofpotential concem and a need to monitor the situation; henceits statusas I a Speciesof ConservationConcern (seebelow). Cliff Swallow is not considereda rar- ity in the state, and not all reports get published in New Hampshire Bird Records, so by RebeccaW. Suomnla there is a temptation to consider such sightings unimportant. In this case, all of the sightings were important for my review and provided the only sourceof information on Th" N"* Hampshire state list of threatened and endangeredbirds was revised in the current statusofthis speciesthat I had. October of 2000.The last time the list was revised was in 1987 fthe same list was re- New Hampshire knows more about its bird speciesthan most other wildlife, thanks adopted in 1994). The revision process involved an extensive review of 51 bird to the corps of volunteer observerswho contribute their sightings. Keep up the good species,and New Hampshire Bird Records played a significant role by providing data work! on many of these species. The New Hampshire Partners in Flight (PIF) Committee, convened by the Final Results from the Revision of the State Threatened and Nongame and EndangeredWildlife Program of the New Hampshire Fish and Game Endangered Bird List - October, 2OOO Department, serves as the state's bird conservation committee. A sub-group of this committee met in March of 2000 to begin the review processfor revising the bird por- Below is a tableof thosebird speciesthat wereon the endangeredand threatened tion of the state threatenedand endangeredspecies list. I was one of the members of specieSlist prior to the Octoberrevisions or were addedto the list at that time. An that technical team. Members of the group and other experts wrote accountsfor the 46 asterisk(*) indicatesa changein status. birds under considerationfor listing (five additional specieswere discussedat the final Species Former status Current status (10/2000) meeting, bringing the total of speciesreviewed to 51). These accountsincluded infor- mation on the historical and current distribution of the species,an evaluation of our Common Loon Threatened Threatened Pied-billed current knowledge, factors affecting the species,and thejustification for any proposed Grebe Endangered Endangered listing action. The PIF Committee reviewed the speciesaccounts and proposeda final Bald Eagle Endangered Endangered list to the Fish and Game Department.That list was adoptedin October after hearings Golden Eagle Endangered Endangered were held for public comment. Osprey Threatened Threatened Information from New Hampshire Bird Records and the Atlas of Breeding Birds in Cooper's Hawk Threatened Threatened New Hampshire was critical for this process.Although some specieson the threatened Northem Harrier Threatened Endangeredx and endangeredlist, such as the Bald Eagle and Piping Plover, have active monitoring PeregrineFalcon Endangered Endangered programs, many do not. For those speciesand all of the other birds in the state,New Upland Sandpiper Endangered Endangered Piping Hampshire Bird Recordsis the only comprehensivesource of information on their dis- Plover Endangered Endangered RoseateTern Threatened Endangered* tribution since the Atlas. Thanks to the many New Hampshire birders who send in Common Tern Endangered Endangered their reports and to the volunteersthat have computerizedthese reports since 1986, we Arctic Tern Threatened Threatened have current information on species occulrences in the state. New Hampshire Bird Least Tern Records provided the authors of the speciesaccounts with print-outs of sightings for Threatened Endangered* the nearly 40 speciesthat had no active monitor- Three-toedWoodpecker SCC Threatened* ing programs. Purple Martin Threatened Endangered* Those of us at New Hampshire Bird Records Loggerhead Shrike Endangered none* have always stressedthat sightings are important, SedgeWren Endangered Endangered r.) : i. Common Nighthawk Threatened Threatened (1'Ct- even ifthey do not appearin our quarterly publica- o -O. GrasshopperSparrow none Threatenedx 51 (dr tion. For all of you who have wonderedif this was Henslow's Sparrow Endangered really true, this state threatened and endangered SCC* list revision project proved beyond a shadow of a SCC - Speciesof Conservation Concem (seebelow) doubt that the answerwasYES! I wrote the species There are a variety of reasonsfor the change in statusof these species.For exam- ple, the Loggerhead Shrike and Henslow's Sparrow were removed from the list becausethey are believed to be gone from the state; they no longer nest and have not

. NTa,,, rJamnchifa Erif/lDa^^?,{a . \/^t 10 t\r^ t Vol. 19,No. 2 New HampshireBird Records 3l been reported in many years (except for an occasional single- PurpleMartin day Loggerhead Shrike). The Golden Eagle, although no longer by Andrea Robbins nesting in the state,remained on the list becausethere are regu- by Pam Hunt lar sightings, nesting habitat still exists, and the species still nests in nearby areasadjacent to New Hampshire. The Purple At firtt glance, this bird does not look par- Martin was upgraded to Endangered because their numbers ticularly easy to identify. It's some sort of have dropped dramatically to only a few colonies. small streaky songbird, the prospect of New Hampshire's endangeredand threatenedspecies law which immediately sends even relatively provides for the listing of species as either threatened or experienced birders into a glassy-eyed in In PIF identified endangered the state. addition, the Committee trance. And the photo is in black and white, speciesfor which there was still concem but addition to the offlcial state while in the field most such birds are various list was not warranted at this time. These specieswere categorized as a shadesof brown or green. What are we to "Species (SCC) of ConservationConcern" as defined by the Nongame and do? One of the first things I tell EndangeredWildlife Program. Those speciesare listed below: beginning birders is that shape Speciesof Conservation Concern (10/2000) is critical. That's what allows Least Bittern Bicknell's Thrush us to tell ducks from herons, Red-shoulderedHawk Golden-wingedWarbler and even cardinals from tan- Sora CeruleanWarbler agers.One of the most impor- Willet Nelson's Sharp{ailed Spanow tant aspectsof a bird's shapeis Black Guillemot SaltmarshSharp{ailed Sparrow its bill, so let's start there. Whip-poor-will SeasideSparrow This bird's bill is obviously CliffSwallow Vesper Sparrow short and conical, typical of a American Pipit Rustv Blackbird sparrow or finch. The fact that it is on the ground and streaky Additional species reviewed by the PIF Committee for which no status was reinforces this decision. Of course, even a quick glance at the sparrow section of a proposed: field guide can be a little daunting, with all the possible plumages of all the possible Black Tern AmericanBittem species.But don't give up just yet, for we have yet to look closely at the rest of the Black-crownedNight-Heron Short-earedOwl bird. Sharp-shinnedHawk Long-eared Owl What standsout most about this photo? I'd say it's the face pattern. There is a very Merlin Eastern Screech-Owl distinct dark triangle, and the cheek and rest ofthe head are roughly the samecolor. If CommonMoorhen Gray Jay you look closely, you will see another dark line, often called the malar streak, along SpruceGrouse Homed Lark the edge of the throat (indicated by the arrow on the photograph). This feature shows King Rail EasternBluebird up best on photo #1. Now look through the sparrow and finch section ofyour field guide looking for this face pattern, and you will find your options much reduced.Lots All of those involved in the list revision processdeserve a great deal of credit for of candidate specieshave a distinct cheek patch, including Purple Finch, Lark Spar- their hard work. The PIF Committee is co-chairedby Carol Foss, Consulting Biologist row, and the sharp-tailedsparrows, but most of thesedo not have the distinct dark bor- for the Audubon Society of New Hampshire, and John Kanter, Nongame and Endan- der around the cheek patch. gered Wildlife Program Coordinator. The listing sub-group was coordinated by Chris This leavesus with a group of streakedspecies with a dark-outlined cheek patch, Martin with help from Carla Palaschuk.Species account authors were Diane Deluca, and it seems fair to list them at this point: Lapland Longspur, Smith's Longspur, Laura Deming, Carol Foss, Stephen Hale, Pamela Hunt, John Kanter, Chris Martin, Swamp Sparrow Clay-colored Sparrow, Lincoln's Sparrow, Baird's Sparrow, and StephenMirick, Carla Palaschuk,Becky Suomala,Mark Suomala, and Harry Vogel. some versions of Song and SavannahSparrows. We could fine-tune the nature of this For more information on the state list of threatenedand endangeredspecies, please cheek patch, but there are more obvious clues elsewhereon the bird. contact the Nongame and EndangeredWildlife Program at New Hampshire Fish and Until now there hasn't seemedto be much of a reasonto have the second photo, Game,2Hazen Drive, Concord,NH 03301;phone 603-271-2461. showing the bird at a slight angle. In this view, it appearsto have a dark smudge of Continued on page 35

. 1) New Hamnshire Rird'Records . Vol- 19- No. 2 Vol. 19,No. 2 New HampshireBird Records 33 lows, and cattail marshesprovide an interesting variety of habitats, which look excel- lent for migrant and nesting birds. If you are visiting from Monday through Friday, you should check out the waste- water treatmentplant located 1.0 miles farther north and west along Pickering Road. If gulls are not at the Pickering Ponds,they may be here, and there is better potential for by Stephen R. Mirick shorebirds,particularly in the fall if any ponds have been drawn down. Reports from the plant in the last three years include eight speciesof gulls, Long-billed Dowitcher, S"*ug" ponds and landfills are usually productive placesto bird; howeveq accessand Stilt Sandpipers,Cattle Egret, and the first New Hampshire record for Eared Grebe. aestheticsfrequently prevent enjoyment and appreciationof these areasby birders. A The managementhas usually allowed birding in the plant during businesshours; how- public trail system has recently opened in Rochester,New Hampshire, known as The ever, you must stop in the main office to check with them before you walk around the Trails at Pickering Ponds. These trails are conveniently located between the Tumkey impoundments. Landfill and the RochesterWastewater Treatment Plant, where they benefit from the To reach the trails from the south, take exit 9 off the Spaulding Turnpike in Dover, abundanceof the visiting gulls and the beauty of the Cocheco River. New Hampshire, and turn left at the end of the exit ramp, heading south back over the There are over two miles of trails which have only recently been openedfor public tumpike. In about ll2mile, the road ends at a traffic light opposite Liberty Mutual. use in the fall of 2000. For this reason,few birders have visited the area,and it is diffi- Turn right onto 6th Street and follow 6th Street north as it entersthe village of Gonic cult to tell what might be found. It is clear, however,that this areais the best location (part of the city of Rochester)where the road name changesto Pickering Road. At 4.2 in the statefor finding the larger gulls. Thousandsof Hening and Great Black-backed miles (opposite #374 Pickering Road), a paved accessroad on the left leads a short gulls visit the ponds and are joined by Iceland and Glaucous gulls from late fall into distance to the gravel parking lot and the trail heads.There is no entrance sign along the early spring. Lesser Black-backed Gull is now annual and Black-headedGull has Pickering Road at this time. been reported here three times in the last nine years. (VoI.29, Two trails start from a gravel parking lot located offPickering Road. The trail that Reprinted from the February 2001 No. 1) issue of Bird Observer (http starts from the north end ofthe parking lot is the more interesting and productive for ://massbird.org/birdobserver). birders. It passesthrough a fence and follows the dikes between and around two old Steve Mirick is the Fall Editor for New Hampshire Bird Records and a trustee of settling ponds. Theseimpoundments are known as the Pickering Ponds, and are popu- the Audubon Society of New Hampshire. lar for bathing and resting gulls. Thousandsof gulls can often be seenflying in and out of the ponds when the nearby landfill is operational.The first pond is preferred by the gulls, particularly when there is open water; however, they will also roost on the ice- Photo Quiz- continuedfrom page 33 covered pond in midwinter. Waterfowl can also be found here, and Ruddy Ducks, some sort on its breast, and that feature should help us clinch the identification. Most coot, and teal should be expected during the fall; Wood Ducks and Hooded Mer- of the speciesin the list above have either distinctly streakedunderparts or no mark- gansersare likely to be found here during summer months as well. ings at all on the breast.In fact, only one has this smudgy pattern, and that is the Lap- The second pond has more emergent vegetation and has land Longspur. Both adult females and winter males show this combination of a dark been one of the few nesting sites in the state for the declining smudge on the breast and a distinct cheek outline, features not shared by any other Pied-billed Grebe. Black-crowned Nisht-Herons can some- speciesin our original list. If you look even more closely, you can even see a hint of times be found here, and American Bitterns may nest in the the white in the outer tail feathersof this bird. vicinitv. This winter male Lapland Longspur was photographedby Dan Hayward on Star A side trail known as the Cocheco River Island on September18, 2000. Both Dan and Becky Suomala studied the bird, which Loop leaves the main trail, following was presentfor one afternoon, foraging on the outer rocks on the southwestcorner of the banks of the scenic Cocheco the island. The sighting is noteworthy becauselongspurs usually don't arrive in New River, and passing through the flood- Hampshire until early October.Lapland Longspurs nest on the arctic tundra and occur plain of the river. Wet areas with alder, wil- in New Hampshire as uncorlmon fall migrants in mixed flocks with Snow Buntings or Horned Larks. They are occasionally found during the winter along the coast. Look for this and other Lapland Longspur sightings in the Fall 2000 issue of New Hamp- shire Bird Records.

Pam Hunt is the Spring Editor of New Hampshire Bird Records and the Biodiver- Bla ck-crowne d N i ght-Her o n by Andrea Robbins sity Project Coordinator for the Audubon Society of New Hampshire.

. 74 New lfamnshire Birrf Records . Vol. 19- No. 2 Vol. 19, No. 2 New Hampshire Bird Records 35 CommonTern

by Daniel Hayward

The biologists for the Tbrn Restoration Project at the Isles of Shoals keep a daily bird list that provides a wealth of data on many speciesin addition to tems. The sheer volume of sightings makesit impossible to include all the noteworthy ones in this pub- lication. Someare included in the regular listings, butfor others we have attemptedto give an overview in the article below. - ed.

Thi, ,ur*.. brought many speciesof birds to White and SeaveyIslands, part of the Isles of Shoals.With the Common Tem colony increasing and the gulls being discour- aged from these two islands, other birds are utilizing the recently reopened space.In the three seasonsI have spent as a tern biologist on the islands, the numbers of tems, land birds, and shorebirds have noticeablv risen. 6a-;;;s$ssd6d5;;ssss-iiS:Sssssala555 Od. Terns Common Tern numbers continue to increase, with 446 nesting pairs fledging

approximately 700 chicks in the summer of 2000. With the increasein the Common Arctlc .nd RGoalo Tsms Tern population, other species of tern are spending more time in and around the colony. Arctic and RoseateTerns were seenregularly from the second week of May through the middle of August. The RoseateTerns were observedin courtship behavior t0 and copulation, but no nests were discovered.The Arctic Terns were not observed in as much activity, but surprisingly, one adult was seen randomly feeding a Common a Tem chick! With the overall numbers increasing,we rue hopeful that thesetwo species will find niches within the Common Tern colony. (See figures I andZ on next page.) I o6I Shorebirds E z Of the three field seasonsI have been on the islands, this one brought us the most shorebirds.There were times when we were seeing quite a few on the islands when none was being seenon the coast. Many of the specieswere just passingthrough, but one has established a breeding population. As many as 14 Spotted Sandpiper nests were located on White and SeavevIslands. and as manv as 40 individuals were ;$;* * * gsE E = t BE g*s s s Fi _{: ssFFs ; E; g; D.b

observedon a daily basis.Of the othershorebirds species, the RuddyTumstone was mostfrequently seen, with almostdaily sightingsof at leastone individual. The most uncommonshorebird reports, such as Piping Plover, Red Knot, andPurple Sandpiper arein theregular listings in this issue.The following table highlights some of theother shorebirdsightings throughout the summer.Those reports from early Juneare birds --"": headingnorth, while thosein July arebirds alreadyon their way backsouth.

White & SeaveyIsland Report - continued on page 38

Vol. 19, No. 2 . New Hampshire Bird Records 37 White & SeaveyIsland Report - continuedfrom page 37 Least, Semlpalmrlad, rnd Psp Ssndplp.E species number date species number date SemipalmatedPlover 7n3 Whimbrel (cont.) ::I 7^6 l1 7t28 7t24 7t29 7t28 2 7/3r Black-bellied Plover I :,,1 614 Sanderling I 7tr3 ? I 6t30 2 7t23 I 2 7t28 43 7t28 ':l ! GreaterYellowlegs 1 6t26 I 7t29 2 4 7t5 Short-billedDowitcher | 615 I 7^2 | 6t13 27 7l2l 2 6/26 ."1 J 7t24 24 7t6 J 7t29 21 7t1r 'a1 LesserYellowlees I 6t30 189 7t12 t2 7t2l r7 7n3 & osS Aur+of rt'rs {9^\r{S1\$^$4$"^O^$^S^d^e^O urb.$+"$Sd.d{P ^v ^$ 5 7t22 21 7t20 I 7t28 7 7/22 19 7t23 Whimbrel 6 7nl ', 16 7t18 73 7t24 l8 7n9 12 7t29 repeatedly. As they approached nearby Lunging Island, the Merlin made one last 3 7t30 l0 7t2l attempt for the jay, driving it down into the ocean and out of reach. At this point the l6 7t25 Merlin gave up and continued towards Lunging. The Blue Jay, however, was far from safe. Not designedfor water take-offs, it had a hard time getting out of the water and The graphon the nextpage shows the numberof LeastSandpipers, Semipalmated back into the air. After a minute of what looked like sheerpanic, the Blue Jay was back Sandpipers,and the generalcategory of "Peeps"(the ever-so-quiet flock of little on the wing. After a few shakesand a flutter, all seemedwell. The jay startedtowards brownshorebirds) seenthrough June and July. Lunging Island, but quickly changeddirections as a GreaterBlack-backed Gull picked up where the Merlin left off. The race was on to get to Star Island and some cover.The Land birds gull was quickly joined by three of its kin and within 100 feet of Star the jay was over- Many land birds were observedon the islandsover the summermonths. These powered.Although the Blue Jay did not make it, it was incredible to witness first-hand sightingswould not be unusualon the mainlandbut are noteworthyon the islands the balance of nature. wheremost of thesespecies do not nest,indicating that they aremostly migrants. The CommonYellowthroat and the CarolinaWren havebeen known to neston neighbor- Dan Hayward has been a Field Biologist for the Audubon Common krn Restora' ing islands,but not on White and Seavey.Some of the more unusualsightings are tion Project at the Isles ofShoalsfor the past three years and lives in Springfield, New highlightedin the followinglist: Hampshire.

Yellow-bellied Flycatcher 06-10 I CarolinaWren o7-25 Least Flycatcher 06-10 2 Magnolia Warbler 06-03 Least Flycatcher 07-30 I Magnolia Warbler 07-30 Great Crested Flycatcher 06-16 TCommonYellowtiroat 06-01 Red-eyedVireo 06-l I I CanadaWarbler 06-r4 Blue Jay 06-02 I Sharp-tailed Sparow sp. 06-18

One morning I woke to the "squawk" of a Blue Jay. SevenBlue Jays had come to seek refuge on our little rock. Unfortunately, the lack of trees for cover would leave one mortally vulnerable.A short while later, the jays went screechingoverhead with a Merlin hot on their tails. The Merlin singled out one of the jays and went after it

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