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This is New Hampshire Audubon's Rare Bird Alert for Thursday, August 30th,
2007.
A BLACK TERN was seen in Pittsburg on the Connecticut River just north of
Deer Mountain campground on August 25th, and one was seen on Powdermill Pond
in Hancock on August 23rd.
A FORSTER'S TERN and 3 ROSEATE TERNS were seen in Hampton Harbor on August
24th.
A BAIRD'S SANDPIPER, 51 SNOWY EGRETS, 4 GREAT EGRETS, 29 GREATER YELLOWLEGS,
and numerous "peeps" were seen in the marshes along Route 1A located just
south of Rye Harbor on August 28th. A LITTLE BLUE HERON was seen here on
August 23rd.
A WESTERN SANDPIPER was seen in Henry's Pool in Hampton on August 26th.
7 STILT SANDPIPERS and 2 BLUE-WINGED TEAL were seen in Meadow Pond in
Hampton on August 24th
A RED KNOT was seen in Meadow Pond in Hampton on August 23rd and 24th.
2 HUDSONIAN GODWITS were seen in Hampton Harbor on August 26th.
7 WHIMBRELS and a WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER were seen in Hampton Harbor on
August 24th.
6 UPLAND SANDPIPERS were seen at the Pease Airport in Portsmouth, and one
was seen at Horseshoe Pond in Concord, all on August 28th.
2 NORTHERN SHOVELERS were seen at the Exeter Waste Water Treatment Plant on
August 23rd.
A breeding plumage HORNED GREBE continues to be reported from Foss Beach in
Rye and was last reported on August 28th.
6 RUDDY TURNSTONES and 5 LAUGHING GULLS were seen along the coast on August
24th.
COMMON NIGHTHAWKS are migrating and there have been many reports during the
past week from multiple locations with the highest counts being over 700
from Concord on August 29th, and 400 on the 28th and 365 on the 27th from
Powdermill Pond in Hancock.
A TENNESSEE WARBLER was reported from Sutton on August 28th and one was seen
at Scott's Bog in Pittsburg on August 25th.
A CAPE MAY WARBLER was seen along Route 26 near Dixville Notch in Colebrook
on August 25th.
This message is also available by phone recording: call 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 tape 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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