This is New Hampshire Audubon's Rare Bird Alert for Tuesday, September 4th,
2012.
An AMERICAN AVOCET was seen along the coast near Odiorne Point State Park in
Rye on August 30th, but has not been relocated since then.
A CONNECTICUT WARBLER was reported from the Lake Massabesic Audubon
Sanctuary in Auburn on August 29th, and another was reported from the Krif
Road bicycle trails in Keene on September 3rd.
A YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT was reported from Odiorne Point State Park in Rye on
September 3rd.
A DICKCISSEL was reported from Turtle Pond in Concord on August 29th.
3 CASPIAN TERNS, 2 FORSTER'S TERNS, a LAUGHING GULL, and an AMERICAN GOLDEN
PLOVER were seen migrating south in coastal Hampton on September 3rd.
A FORSTER'S TERN was seen in Hampton Harbor on September 1st.
An immature LITTLE BLUE HERON was seen with flock of SNOWY EGRETS at
Philbrick Marsh in North Hampton, and 2 GLOSSY IBIS were seen in Seabrook,
all on September 1st.
A LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER was reported from Hampton Marsh on September 3rd,
and 6 WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS were seen in Hampton Harbor on September 1st.
A BAIRD'S SANDPIPER, a PECTORAL SANDPIPER, 2 LESSER YELLOWLEGS, and 4
BLUE-WINGED TEAL were seen at the Rochester Wastewater Treatment Plant on
August 30th. 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 PHILADELPHIA VIREO was seen here on September
3rd.
A NORTHERN SHOVELER and a BLUE-WINGED TEAL were seen at Horseshoe Pond in
Concord on August 29th, and 2 BLUE-WINGED TEAL were seen in World End Pond
in Salem on August 30th.
A flock of approximately 30 RED CROSSBILLS was seen flying over Carter Hill
in Concord on September 2nd.
65 WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS, 3 RED CROSSBILLS, 2 PHILADELPHIA VIREOS, 5
TENNESSEE WARBLERS, 4 CAPE MAY WARBLERS, a BAY-BREASTED WARBLER, and a
BLACKPOLL WARBLER were reported from the Freedom Town Forest on September
3rd.
3 PHILADELPHIA VIREOS were reported from the coast on September 1st.
A PHILADELPHIA VIREO, a TENNESSEE WARBLER, and a BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO were
seen near Powdermill Pond in Hancock on September 3rd.
3 CAPE MAY WARBLERS, 2 TENNESSEE WARBLERS, a WILSON'S WARBLER, and a
PHILADELPHIA WARBLER were seen along the Moose Brook Rail Trail in Hancock
on August 30th.
2 PHILADELPHIA VIREOS and a YELLOW-THROATED VIREO were seen in Webster on
August 28th.
13 CORY'S SHEARWATERS, 15 GREAT SHEARWATERS, 8 WILSON'S STORM-PETRELS, 6
NORTHERN GANNETS, and 12 RED-NECKED PHALAROPES were seen in New Hampshire
waters by birders on a whale watch cruise out of Rye on September 3rd.
Migrating COMMON NIGHTHAWKS have been reported in good numbers during the
past week, including: 417 in Hancock on the 29th, 63 in Concord on the 30th,
and 1,026 in Hancock on September 3rd.
A PEREGRINE FALCON was seen in Concord on September 1st.
An EASTERN SCREECH-OWL was heard calling at Odiorne Point State Park in Rye
on September 1st.
RAPTOR migration is under way with 221 raptors already reported from the
Pack Monadnock Raptor Migration Observatory in Peterborough, and 51 reported
from the Carter Hill 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.
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