This is New Hampshire Audubon's Rare Bird Alert for Tuesday, September 6, 
2011.



An AMERICAN AVOCET was discovered in Meadow Pond in Hampton on August 24th, 
and has been seen continuously in the area since then. It was last reported 
from Hampton Harbor on September 6th. Another AMERICAN AVOCET has been seen 
in Salisbury Beach State Reservation in the adjacent town of Salisbury in 
Massachusetts.



A BLACK TERN was seen in Hampton Harbor on September 1st and again on the 
4th.



A dead SOOTY TERN found in Stoddard, a victim of Hurricane Irene, was 
reported on September 2nd.



An estimated 10 FORSTER'S TERNS mixed in with about 75 COMMON TERNS were 
reported from Hampton Harbor on September 5th.



An adult LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL was seen in Hampton Harbor on September 
5th.



A BAIRD'S SANDPIPER and a WESTERN SANDPIPER were seen just north of the 
Yankee Fisherman's Cooperative in Seabrook, and a WESTERN SANDPIPER was seen 
at Plaice Cove in Hampton, all on September 2nd.



A RUDDY TURNSTONE and an AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER were seen in Sandwich on 
September 6th.



8 LESSER YELLOWLEGS, and 5 SOLITARY SANDPIPERS were seen along the 
Connecticut River in Charlestown on September 3rd.



3 juvenile BLACK GUILLEMOTS were seen in Hampton Harbor on September 3rd.



An estimated 3,500 TREE SWALLOWS were reported from Cross Beach Road in 
Seabrook on September 2nd.



COMMON NIGHTHAWKS continue to be seen migrating south in the evenings. 
Highlights during the past week included: 1,509 from Carter Hill in Concord 
on September 5th; 727 from Powdermill Pond in Hancock on September 5th; 974 
from Carter Hill in Concord on September 4th; 289 in Amherst on September 
4th; 160 from downtown Concord on September 3rd; 155 from Carter Hill in 
Concord on September 3rd; and 76 from Carter Hill in Concord on September 
2nd.



RAPTOR migration is under way with raptors already reported from the Pack 
Monadnock Raptor Migration Observatory in Peterborough, and the Carter Hill 
Raptor Observatory in Concord. Be sure to visit these observatories 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: 
[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.