This is New Hampshire Audubon's Rare Bird Alert for Thursday, October 9th, 
2008.



A WHITE-EYED VIREO was discovered at Odiorne Point State Park in Rye on 
October 4th and it was seen again on the 8th. It was seen near the south end 
of the main parking lot.



A CLAY-COLORED SPARROW was seen in the weedy field area along Route 13 
opposite the Langley Parkway in Concord on October 5th.



A SHORT-EARED OWL was seen at Fort Stark in New Castle, and an EASTERN 
SCREECH-OWL was heard at Odiorne Point State Park in Rye, both on October 
4th.



5 FORSTER'S TERNS were seen in Hampton Harbor on October 3rd.



An adult LITTLE GULL was seen in Portsmouth Harbor, a LESSER BLACK-BACKED 
GULL was seen at Odiorne Point State Park in Rye, and 4 LAUGHING GULLS were 
reported from along the coast, all on October 4th.



A HUDSONIAN GODWIT was found in Hampton Harbor on October 4th and it was 
reported again on the 7th.



A STILT SANDPIPER, an AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER, 2 WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS, 6 
LESSER YELLOWLEGS, 1 SEMIPALMATED PLOVER, and a WILSON'S SNIPE were seen at 
Moore Fields, located along Route 155A in Durham, on October 2nd, and a SNOW 
GOOSE was seen here on October 6th.



A CERULEAN WARBLER was reported from Dover on October 3rd, an ORANGE-CROWNED 
WARBLER was seen in Pittsfield on October 6th, and a TENNESSEE WARBLER was 
reported from Ashland on October 7th.



A possible WORM-EATING WARBLER was seen at Odiorne Point State Park in Rye 
on October 4th.



Highlights from a birding trip to Star Island, one of the Isles of Shoals, 
included an ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER, a CAPE MAY WARBLER, a LEAST FLYCATCHER, 
and a RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER, all on October 5th.



A NORTHERN SHOVELER and 18 GREEN-WINGED TEAL were seen at the Exeter 
Wastewater Treatment Plant on October 4th.



20 BRANT were seen outside of Hampton Harbor on October 4th.



Over 50 BLACK SCOTERS were seen on Cherry Pond at NH Audubon's Pondicherry 
Wildlife Sanctuary in Jefferson on October 6th, and 15 BLACK SCOTERS and a 
HORNED GREBE were seen on Spofford Lake in Chesterfield on October 7th.



8 PIED-BILED GREBES were seen on the Connecticut River at the Hinsdale 
Setbacks on October 4th.



A GREAT EGRET was reported from Horseshoe Pond in Merrimack, and 92 were 
reported from along the coast, all on October 4th. 3 AMERICAN BITTERNS were 
seen at the Dillant-Hopkins Airport in Swanzey on October 3rd.



Over 10 AMERICAN PIPITS were seen in the fields located behind the Post 
Office on Loudon Road in Concord on October 5th.



A flock of 100 PINE SISKINS was seen in Nelson on October 8th.



An EASTERN WOOD-PEWEE was seen in Durham, and a LEAST FLYCATCHER was seen in 
Rye, both on October 4th.



54 KILLDEER were seen at Morrill's Farm in Penacook on October 4th, and over 
100 were seen at Moore Fields in Durham on October 2nd.



A BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER and 4 BOREAL CHICKADEES were seen on the Airline 
Trail on Mount Adams in the White Mountains on October 8th.



HAWK migration continues, with over 8,000 raptors reported from the Pack 
Monadnock Raptor Migration Observatory in Peterborough, and over 2,000 hawks 
reported from the Carter Hill Orchard observation platform in Concord since 
September 1st. Be sure to visit both observatories to help out with the 
count! New Hampshire Audubon staffs both locations.



This message is also available by phone recording: call (603) 224-9909 and 
press 2 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: 
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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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