This is New Hampshire Audubon's Rare Bird Alert for Monday, August 31st, 2015. A BLACK TERN was seen in Eel Pond in Rye on August 24th, and 1 was seen at the Connecticut River north of the Vernon Dam on the 28th. An immature LITTLE BLUE HERON continues to be seen in coastal marshes and was last reported on the west side of Route 1A just south of Odiorne Point State Park in Rye on August 27th. 3 juvenile YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERONS were reported from Hampton marsh near Island Path on August 29th. A LEAST BITTERN was seen at World End Pond in Salem on August 30th. A flock of 15 RED-NECKED PHALAROPES was seen on the coast from Little Boar’s Head in North Hampton on August 25th. A BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER was seen along the shore just south of Odiorne Point State Park in Rye on August 25th and 27th. A WESTERN SANDPIPER, a few WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS, numerous SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPERS and LEAST SANDPIPERS, and 2 RUDDY TURNSTONES have been seen in the same general area. A BAIRD'S SANDPIPER, a WESTERN SANDPIPER, and 3 WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS were all seen at the north end of Foss Beach in Rye on August 29th. A PECTORAL SANDPIPER was seen at the Little River salt marsh in North Hampton on August 29th. A PIPING PLOVER and a WHIMBREL were seen in Hampton Harbor on August 29th. 2 UPLAND SANDPIPERS were seen from the pullout on Grafton Road at the Pease International Tradeport on August 29th. A WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER and 5 LESSER YELLOWLEGS were seen at Powder Mill Pond in Hancock on August 26th. 3 BLACK GUILLEMOTS were seen on the coast from Little Boar’s Head in North Hampton on August 29th, and 1 was seen in Hampton Harbor on the 30th. Birders on the Granite State Whale Watch cruise out of Rye on August 29th reported: 2 MANX SHEARWATERS, 15 GREAT SHEARWATERS, 35 CORY'S SHEARWATERS, 16 WILSON'S STORM PETRELS, 28 NORTHERN GANNETS, 25 RED-NECKED PHALAROPES, a LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, and a RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD. A BLUE GROSBEAK was reported on August 29th, and a YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT was reported on the 30th, both at the Urban Forestry Center in Portsmouth. There was an unconfirmed report of a LARK SPARROW in Rye on August 29th. A DICKCISSEL was heard in flight in Hancock on August 29th. A BLACK VULTURE was seen in Seabrook on August 31st. A migrant CAPE MAY WARBLER was seen in Greenland on August 29th, and a BAY-BREASTED WARBLER and a WILSON’S WARBLER were seen in the Freedom Town Forest on the 30th. A CAPE MAY WARBLER and 2 WILSON’S WARBLERS were seen in Orford on August 30th. 2 BAY-BREASTED WARBLERS were seen in Thornton on August 27th. A CAPE MAY WARBLER and a BAY-BREASTED WARBLER were seen in Sunapee on the 30th. 3 PEREGRINE FALCONS were seen in Hampton Harbor on August 30th, and 2 were seen in Concord on the 31st. 2 NORTHERN SHOVELERS and a NORTHERN PINTAIL were seen at the Exeter Wastewater Treatment Plant on August 30th. COMMON NIGHTHAWKS have started their annual migration south, and there were numerous sightings reported during the past week including: 400 in Hollis on August 25th, 347 in Nashua on the 26th, 432 in Surry on the 27th, 1,063 in Henniker on the 29th, 500 in Bedford on the 29th, 418 in Webster on the 29th, 749 in Hancock on the 29th, 745 in Hancock on the 30th, 1,465 in Concord on the 30th, and 329 in Concord on the 31st. 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 ****************************************************************