This is New Hampshire Audubon's Rare Bird Alert for Monday, September 14th, 
2015.



A MISSISSIPPI KITE was seen in Newmarket on September 8th.



25 CASPIAN TERNS in small groups were tallied migrating south along the 
coast on September 13th.



23 LAUGHING GULLS, and a probable PARASITIC JAEGER were seen on the coast on 
September 13th.



A LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL and a FORSTER’S TERN were seen in Hampton Harbor 
on September 10th.



Inland shorebird sightings from Powder Mill Pond in Bennington during the 
past week included: 2 BAIRD’S SANDPIPERS, a BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER, and 
several AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVERS. Also reported were: 6 LESSER YELLOWLEGS, 3 
GREATER YELLOWLEGS, 6 SEMIPALMATED PLOVERS, 10 LEAST SANDPIPERS, and 5 
PECTORAL SANDPIPERS, all on September 12th.



A RED KNOT was seen at Eel Pond in Rye on September 14th.



A DICKCISSEL was seen at the Goss Farm Conservation area located off of 
Harbor Road in Rye on September 14th.



A CLAY-COLORED SPARROW was seen at the Carter Hill Raptor Migration 
Observatory in Concord on September 9th and 10th. Also seen here during the 
past week were a CAPE MAY WARBLER and a COMMON NIGHTHAWK.



A CAPE MAY WARBLER and a LINCOLN’S SPPAROW were reported from Pack Monadnock 
in Peterborough during the past week.



A CAPE MAY WARBLER was seen in Robin Hood Park in Keene on September 14th.



A PHILADELPHIA VIREO was seen in Durham on September 12th.



A TENNESSEE WARBLER and an AMERICAN BITTERN were seen in Sunapee on 
September 11th.



A MOURNING WARBLER was reported from Freedom Town Forest on September 8th.



A SORA and a VIRGINA RAIL were both reported from the Pickering Ponds in 
Rochester on September 13th.



RAPTOR migration is under way with migrating raptors being counted daily at 
the Pack Monadnock Raptor Migration Observatory in Peterborough, including 
687 raptors tallied since September 1st, and at the Carter Hill Observatory 
in Concord, including 503 raptors counted since September 1st. Be sure to 
visit these New Hampshire Audubon staffed observatories this fall season to 
help out with the counts! Weather permitting, September 19-20 should be a 
good time to count BROAD-WINGED HAWKS.



Join NH Audubon for a special send-off – that of a rehabilitated migratory 
bird of prey! This annual event is timed to coincide with peak broad-winged 
hawk migration, so bring your binoculars! Two releases will take place, one 
on Saturday, September 19, at Pack Monadnock’s Miller State Park in 
Peterborough, and one on Sunday, September 20, at Carter Hill Orchard at 73 
Carter Hill Road in Concord.



For more information, check the following links:

http://www.nhaudubon.org/calendar/raptor-release-day-at-pack-monadnock-raptor-observatory/

http://www.nhaudubon.org/calendar/raptor-release-day-at-carter-hill-orchard/



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: 
[log in to unmask] 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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