This is New Hampshire Audubon's Rare Bird Alert for Wednesday, September 
8th, 2010.



A CASPIAN TERN was seen along the coast in Hampton on September 5th.



A WESTERN KINGBIRD was reported from near the Penacook Wastewater Treatment 
Plant on September 5th, but has not been relocated.



A DICKCISSEL that was first seen on August 28th at a private residence in 
Rochester was again reported on September 2nd.



A juvenile YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON and 7 BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERONS were 
seen flying into a roost off of Cross Beach Road in Seabrook, and 5 
BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERONS were seen in a roost along Island Path in 
Hampton, all on September 6th.



7 BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPERS were seen at Pease International Tradeport from 
an observation area near the south end off Grafton Drive in Portsmouth on 
September 5th.

A BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER and an AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER were seen at the sod 
fields located west of Route 93 from Exit 18 in Canterbury on September 4th, 
5th, and 6th.



A STILT SANDPIPER and 5 PECTORAL SANDPIPERS were seen at the Little River 
Salt Marsh in North Hampton on September 4th.



2 BAIRD'S SANDPIPERS were reported from Hampton Beach State Park, and one 
was reported from Rye Harbor State Park, all on September 4th.



2 WHIMBRELS were seen in Hampton Harbor, and 2 were seen at the Pease Golf 
Course, all on September 2nd.



15 RUDDY TURNSTONES and 8 LAUGHING GULLS were seen at Foss Beach in Rye on 
September 4th.



378 SEMIPALMATED PLOVERS, and 217 SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPERS were reported from 
Hampton, and a few WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS were reported from the coast, all 
on September 5th.



A leucistic(very pale due to reduced pigmentation) SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER 
was seen on Foss Beach in Rye on September 4th.



53 SNOWY EGRETS, and 4 GREAT EGRETS were counted in Philbrick Marsh in North 
Hampton on September 6th.



Inland reports of GREAT EGRETS during the past week included 1 in Concord, 1 
in Claremont, and 1 in New London.



COMMON NIGHTHAWK migration wrapped up with a final push in the beginning of 
September, with reports of 137 in Concord, and 67 in Keene, all on September 
2nd.



2 PURPLE MARTINS, 5 CLIFF SWALLOWS, 10 BANK SWALLOWS, 4 BARN SWALLOWS, and 
500 TREE SWALLOWS were seen at Odiorne Point State Park in Rye on September 
7th.



3 AMERICAN WIGEONS were reported from Hampton on September 4th.



A BLUE-WINGED TEAL was seen in Horseshoe Pond in Concord on September 7th, 
and 4 were seen in Meadow Pond in Hampton on the 5th.



Highlights of migrant warbler reports during the past week included a CAPE 
MAY WARBLER in Keene, single WILSON'S WARBLER in Rochester, Spofford. 
Penacook, and Seabrook, 3 BLACKPOLL WARBLERS in Hinsdale, a BAY-BREASTED 
WARBLER in Spofford, 3 TENNESSEE WARBLERS in Keene, and several PALM 
WARBLERS from scattered locations.



PHILADELPHIA VIREO sightings during the past week included 2 in Webster, 1 
in Spofford, one in Penacook, and one in Keene.



8 AMERICAN KESTRELS were reported from a field in Hancock on September 8th.



RAPTOR migration is under way with 288 raptors already reported from the 
Pack Monadnock Raptor Migration Observatory in Peterborough since August 
24th. Be sure to visit the observatory this fall season to help out with the 
count!



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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