This is New Hampshire Audubon's Rare Bird Alert for Wednesday, October 12th,
2011.
A male HOODED WARBLER, a WHITE-EYED VIREO, a SUMMER TANAGER, a
YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT, and an ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER were seen at Odiorne
Point State Park in Rye on October 9th, and a CLAY-COLORED SPARROW was seen
here on the 7th.
Highlights of a birding trip to Star Island, one of the Isles of Shoals,
included: a SUMMER TANAGER, a WORM-EATING WARBLER, 3 TENNESSEE WARBLERS, a
YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO, a LAPLAND LONGSPUR, and a NELSON'S SPARROW, all on
October 6th.
A WHITE-EYED VIREO and a CLAY-COLORED SPARROW were seen in Hampton on
October 8th, and a CLAY-COLORED SPARROW was seen off of Krif Road in Keene
on October 10th.
A female BLUE GROSBEAK was seen at the Concord Community Gardens off of
Clinton Street in Concord on October 3rd, 5th, and 7th, and one was reported
from Odiorne Point State Park in Rye on the 11th.
An ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER was seen at the Two Rivers Conservation Area in
Epping on October 8th, one was seen in Concord on the 10th, and an
ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER and a TENNESSEE WARBLER were seen along Route 122 in
Hollis on October 10th.
A DICKCISSEL and 11 PECTORAL SANDPIPERS were seen in the fields behind the
Concord Post Office on Loudon Road on October 10th, a WHITE-RUMPED
SANDPIPER, 14 PECTORAL SANDPIPERS, 2 LEAST SANDPIPERS, and a SEMIPALMATED
PLOVER were seen here on the 7th, and 4 AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVERS and 7
PECTORAL SANDPIPERS were seen here on the 6th.
2 RED PHALAROPES, 11 PECTORAL SANDPIPERS, and 2 WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS were
reported from the Charlestown Wastewater Treatment Plant and surrounding
area on October 6th, and 3 PECTORAL SANDPIPERS were seen along Krif Road in
Keene on October 10th.
A LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER was seen along with 3 SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHERS in
Hampton Harbor on October 9th.
39 FORSTER'S TERNS, 30 GREAT EGRETS, and a BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON were
seen in Hampton Harbor on October 8th.
A NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen in Dover on October 10th, and one was seen in
Peterborough on the 12th.
A SHORT-EARED OWL was seen flying along the coast in Hampton on October 8th.
4 RED CROSSBILLS were reported from the White Mountains on October 6th, and
one was reported from Antrim on the 8th.
A YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO was seen at Odiorne Point State Park in Rye on
October 7th and 9th.
A PHILADELPHIA VIREO was reported from Hinsdale on October 7th, a MOURNING
WARBLER was seen at Sherman Farms in East Conway on October 9th, and
YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER was reported from Milford on October 8th.
A RUDDY DUCK was seen at the Exeter Wastewater Treatment Plant on October
8th.
Nearly 14,000 raptors have been reported from the Pack Monadnock Raptor
Migration Observatory in Peterborough, and nearly 10,000 have been reported
from the Carter Hill Raptor Observatory in Concord, all since September 1st.
Species reported include GOLDEN EAGLE, BALD EAGLE, OSPREY, NORTHERN HARRIER,
AMERICAN KESTREL, MERLIN, PEREGRINE FALCON, SHARP-SHINNED HAWK, COOPER'S
HAWK, NORTHERN GOSHAWK, RED-SHOULDERED HAWK, BROAD-WINGED HAWK, and
RED-TAILED HAWK. Be sure to visit these observatories this fall season to
help out with the count!
A WHOOPER SWAN was reported from Meadow Pond in Hampton on October 6th, but
is likely not a wild bird.
A PARASITIC JAEGER, a POMARINE JAEGER, 3 NORTHERN FULMARS, several GREAT and
CORY'S SHEARWATERS, and a CAPE MAY WARBLER were highlights of a whale watch
cruise out of Rye Harbor that spent most of the time in Maine waters on
October 9th.
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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