This is New Hampshire Audubon's Rare Bird Alert for Wednesday, August 18th,
2010.
A CASPIAN TERN was seen briefly in Hampton Harbor on August 16th, and
FORSTER'S TERN, a BLACK TERN were seen on the Piscataqua River in Portsmouth
on the 15th, and a BLACK TERN, over 200 COMMON TERNS, and 20 BONAPARTE'S
GULLS were seen from Hilton Park in Dover on the 16th.
2 MANX SHEARWATERS were seen flying south along the coast of Rye and Hampton
on August 16th.
A birder on the Granite State Whale Watch out of Rye Harbor reported 85
GREAT SHEARWATERS, 8 CORY'S SHEARWATERS, 2 MANX SHEARWATERS, and 225
WILSON'S STORM-PETRELS on August 17th, and 2 SOOTY SHEARWATERS were reported
from a similar cruise on the 14th.
A LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL was seen on Rye Ledge on August 13th.
A BAIRD'S SANDPIPER was seen in the salt pannes located along Route 1A just
south of Odiorne Point State Park in Rye on August 13th.
2 WHIMBRELS and 9 ROSEATE TERNS were seen in Hampton Harbor on August 15th,
and 7 BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERONS were seen there on the 14th.
A NORTHERN SHOVELER, 2 NORTHERN PINTAILS, 2 BLUE-WINGED TEAL, and 20 LEAST
SANDPIPERS were seen at the Rochester Wastewater Treatment Plant on August
18th. 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. A PECTORAL SANDPIPER and 17 LEAST SANDPIPERS were seen at
Pickering Ponds on the 16th.
A PECTORAL SANDPIPER was seen in the Little River Saltmarsh in North Hampton
on August 11th.
12 UPLAND SANDPIPERS, 24 KILLDEER, and 7 AMERICAN KESTRELS were seen at the
Pease International Tradeport from Short Road in Newington on August 14th.
10 LEAST SANDPIPERS, 7 SPOTTED SANDPIPERS, 2 LESSER YELLOWLEGS, a
BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER, and a SEMI-PALMATED PLOVER were seen at the
Charlestown Wastewater Treatment Plant on August 17th.
Shorebirds were counted while roosting at the Yankee Fisherman's Cooperative
in Seabrook during a very high tide on August 13th. The following numbers
were noted: 380 SEMIPALMATED PLOVERS, 1,100 SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPERS, 2
WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS, and a LEAST SANDPIPER.
A WHITE-WINGED SCOTER, 2 BLACK SCOTERS, 12 WILSON'S STORM-PETRELS, 5
NORTHERN GANNETS, 31 GREAT EGRETS, 35 SNOWY EGRETS, a PEREGRINE FALCON, 57
BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS, 748 SEMIPALMATED PLOVERS, 27 GREATER YELLOWLEGS, 20
LESSER YELLOWLEGS, 2 RUDDY TURNSTONES, 10 SANDERLINGS, 28 LEAST SANDPIPERS,
6 WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS, 11 SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHERS, 88 BONAPARTE'S GULLS,
3 LAUGHING GULLS, 3 ROSEATE TERNS, 92 COMMON TERNS, and 1,800 TREE SWALLOWS
were tallied along the coast on August 14th.
5 PIED-BILLED GREBES and 12 LEAST SANDPIPERS were reported from the Hinsdale
Setbacks on the Connecticut River on August 17th.
A PIED-BILLED GREBE, a LAUGHING GULL, and 2 GREEN HERONS were seen at the
Exeter Wastewater Treatment Plant on August 12th.
18 COMMON NIGHTHAWKS and an AMERICAN BITTERN were seen on Powder Mill Pond
in Hancock on August 15th. COMMON NIGHTHAWKS were reported in small numbers
from several locations during the past week as they begin migrating south.
A PHILADELPHIA VIREO, 5 BOREAL CHICKADEES, and 2 PINE WARBLERS were reported
from East Inlet Road in Pittsburg on August 14th.
A TENNESSEE WARBLER was reported from Pittsfield on August 12th.
A MERLIN was reported from Lund Road in Nashua on August 15th.
A GREAT EGRET was reported from Horseshoe Pond in Concord on August 15th,
and 6 were reported from along the Connecticut River between Bellows Falls
and Charlestown on the 17th.
A BLACK GUILLEMOT was seen in North Hampton on August 15th.
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.
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