This is New Hampshire Audubon’s Rare Bird Alert for Monday, August 26th, 
2013.



2 BAIRD’S SANDPIPERS were seen again at the Rochester Wastewater Treatment 
Plant on August 21st, and 4 PECTORAL SANDPIPERS, 16 LESSER YELLOWLEGS, and a 
SANDERLING (uncommon inland) were seen here on the 23rd. The treatment plant 
is gated and the hours of operation are 7:30-3:00 on weekdays. If you visit, 
please check in at the office and be out of the plant by 2:45 so that plant 
personnel do not have to ask birders to leave. Do not drive on the dikes and 
do not block the road. The Trails at Pickering Ponds, located east of the 
plant, are not gated, and are always open during daylight hours.



2 PECTORAL SANDPIPERS were seen at World End Pond in Salem on August 25th.



A LEAST TERN, and a LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL were seen in Hampton Harbor, 
and a WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER was seen in Hampton Marsh, all on August 24th.



6 NORTHERN SHOVELERS were seen on the Connecticut River in Hinsdale on 
August 21st.



A FISH CROW and a GREAT EGRET were reported from Rockingham Park, and a FISH 
CROW was reported from World End Pond, all in Salem on August 22nd.



30 GREAT EGRETS and 15 SNOWY EGRETS were seen in the marsh north of Route 
286 in Seabrook on August 24th.



An ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER was seen in Canterbury on August 25th, a CAPE MAY 
WARBLER was seen in Pittsfield on the 23rd, a BAY-BREASTED WARBLER was seen 
in Rumney on the 25th, a TENNESSEE WARBLER was seen in Grafton County on the 
23rd, and a TENNESSEE WARBLER was seen in Pittsfield on the 21st.



2 PHILADELPHIA VIREOS were reported from Ashland on August 26th.



A PEREGRINE FALCON was seen in Nashua on August 22nd, 1 was seen in Concord 
on the 24th, and 1 was seen in Hampton on the 25th.



A few BLACK-BILLED CUCKOOS and a YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO were reported during 
the past week.



COMMON NIGHTHAWK migration appears to have peaked last weekend with high 
counts of 2,202 tallied at Powdermill Pond in Hancock on August 24th, 966 
recorded in Concord on the 25th, and 737 counted in Henniker on the 25th. 
There were smaller numbers, including counts of up to 300 birds, reported 
from scattered locations during the past week.



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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.