This is New Hampshire Audubon’s Rare Bird Alert for Wednesday, September 
11th, 2013.



A MISSISSIPPI KITE was reported from Little Round Top in Bristol on 
September 5th.



A group of birders visited Star Island, one of the Isles of Shoals located 
off of the coast of Rye on September 9th. Highlights from the visit 
included: a WHIMBREL, a LAUGHING GULL, 3 CASPIAN TERNS, a BLACK-BILLED 
CUCKOO, 2 PHILADELPHIA VIREOS, 3 BANK SWALLOWS, 2 CAROLINA WRENS, 2 
RUBY-CROWNED KINGLETS, 3 CAPE MAY WARBLERS, a PALM WARBLER, 2 BAY-BREASTED 
WARBLERS, 3 BLACKPOLL WARBLERS, an AMERICAN REDSTART, 2 NORTHERN 
WATERTHRUSHES, a MOURNING WARBLER, 2 WILSON'S WARBLERS, a YELLOW-BREASTED 
CHAT, a CLAY-COLORED SPARROW, and a LARK SPARROW.



A group of birders took a pelagic birding trip out of Rye on September 9th. 
Highlights from the trip included: 2 MANX SHEARWATERS, 2 WILSON'S 
STORM-PETRELS,

36 NORTHERN GANNETS, 3 GREAT CORMORANTS, 5 AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVERS, a RUDDY 
TURNSTONE, 28 RED-NECKED PHALAROPES, 4 BONAPARTE'S GULLS, a LAUGHING GULL, 4 
LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS, 6 COMMON TERNS, 2 BLACK GUILLEMOTS, and a MERLIN.



A GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH was reported from Pittsfield on September 5th.



A CAPE MAY WARBLER, a BAY-BREASTED WARBLER and a PHILADELPHIA VIREO were all 
reported from the Freedom Town Forest on September 7th.



A BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO, a CAPE MAY WARBLER, a BLACKPOLL WARBLER, and a WILSON’S 
WARBLER were all seen in Etna on September 6th, and a MOURNING WARBLER was 
seen in Etna on September 8th.



A BAY-BREASTED WARBLER was reported from Ashland, 2 TENNESSEE WARBLERS were 
reported from Peterborough, and a TENNESSEE WARBLER was reported from 
Nashua, all on September 5th.



A BAY-BREASTED WARBLER was seen in Rumney on September 9th.



A WILSON’S WARBLER was seen in Durham on September 8th.



A GREAT EGRET was seen at Rockingham Park in Salem on September 7th.



2 SEMIPALMATED PLOVERS were seen at New Hampshire Audubon’s Ponemah Bog 
Sanctuary, and 2 were seen at World End Pond in Salem, all on September 5th.



A group of 18 TURKEY VULTURES was seen in Laconia on September 6th.



RAPTOR migration is under way with migrating raptors already being seen from 
the Pack Monadnock Raptor Migration Observatory in Peterborough, and from 
the Carter Hill Observatory in Concord. Be sure to visit these New Hampshire 
Audubon sponsored 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.