This is New Hampshire Audubon's Rare Bird Alert for Monday, August 3rd, 2015. A WILSON’S PHALAROPE and a PECTORAL SANDPIPER were seen at the Exeter Wastewater Treatment Facility on August 1st. A PECTORAL SANDPIPER was reported from coastal Rye on July 29th. A RED KNOT was seen in Hampton Harbor on August 1st, and 2 RUDDY TURNSTONES were seen here on July 29th. Other shorebirds species reported from the coast during the past week included small numbers of WHIMBREL, PIPING PLOVER, BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER, and WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER. A pair of LEAST TERNS is nesting on the beach in Hampton Beach State Park, where they were seen with a chick on July 31st. 4 more LEAST TERNS were seen in Hampton Harbor on August 1st. 4 FORSTER’S TERNS were seen in Hampton Harbor on August 2nd. A LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL was seen along the coast on August 1st. An immature LITTLE BLUE HERON, 86 SNOWY EGRETS, 110 GREAT EGRETS, 23 BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERONS, 9 GLOSSY IBIS, and 45 GREAT BLUE HERONS were reported from the coast on August 1st. A GLOSSY IBIS was seen in Rochester on July 28th. A LEAST BITTERN, 2 SORAS and a VIRGINIA RAIL were seen at World End Pond in Salem on August 2nd. 3 SANDHILL CRANES were seen behind the cemetery on Plains Road in Monroe on July 23rd and 27th, and again on August 1st. At least 2 pairs of MISSISSIPPI KITES have nested in Newmarket this year and there is currently at least 1 youngster. The KITES have been seen flying near Gonet Road in Newmarket, and 1 has been reported on multiple occasions from Piscasssic Street. The most recent report was on August 2nd. 4 RED CROSSBILLS and a WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILL were reported from Lake Umbagog National Wildlife Refuge on July 28th, and 29th. 3 BOREAL CHICKADEES were reported from East Branch Road in the Nash Stream State Forest on July 31st. A BAY–BREASTED WARBLER and an OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER were seen on nearby Columbia Brook Road on July 31st. A SPRUCE GROUSE was seen along the Mount Washington Auto Road on July 29th. An EVENING GROSBEAK was seen in Walpole on August 1st. A colony of 13 pairs of PURPLE MARTINS is nesting along Cross Beach Road in Seabrook and 23 individuals were observed on August 1st. 98 CHIMNEY SWIFTS were seen entering a chimney to roost for the night in Orford on July 30th. This message is also available by phone recording: call (603) 224-9909 and press 4 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. **************************************************************** To post messages, send e-mail to: [log in to unmask] Set your e-mail application to PLAIN TEXT ONLY to post messages. To contact the list owner: [log in to unmask] ---------------------------------------------------------------- Web based archives and subscription management are available at: http://listserv.dartmouth.edu/Archives/uv-birders.html ****************************************************************