This is New Hampshire Audubon's Rare Bird Alert for Thursday, October 30th, 
2008.



A DOVEKIE was seen along the coast in Rye on October 29th.



4 FORSTER'S TERNS were seen in Hampton Harbor on October 29th.



A DICKCISSEL was seen in fields off Rt. 155A in Durham on October 26th, one 
was seen at the corner of River Road and Route 108 in Stratham on the 26th, 
and one was seen on River Road in Penacook on October 25th.



A GRASSHOPPER SPARROW was seen in North Hampton on October 25th.



An immature NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen in a field located off of Newington 
Road, near Sunset Farm in Greenland, on October 25th.



An ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER was seen in Hampstead on October 26th.



A possible CONNECTICUT WARBLER was seen at the Urban Forestry Center in 
Portsmouth on October 25th.



A probable BLACK VULTURE was seen on Westgate Road in Nashua on October 
25th.



A probable adult GOLDEN EAGLE was seen at Fogg Drive in Durham on October 
24th.



A LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL was seen at Odiorne Point State Park in Rye on 
October 26th.



A LAUGHING GULL and 19 GREEN-WINGED TEAL were reported from the Rochester 
Wastewater Treatment Plant, and a LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL and 4 BUFFLEHEADS 
were reported from the Trails at Pickering Ponds in Rochester, all on 
October 29th. 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.



9 RUDDY DUCKS, a BLUE-WINGED TEAL, 19 GREEN-WINGED TEAL, a SPOTTED 
SANDPIPER, a BLACKPOLL WARBLER, and an AMERICAN TREE SPARROW were seen at 
the Exeter Wastewater Treatment Plant on October 29th.



3 AMERICAN COOTS and a PIED-BILLED GREBE were seen at Powderhouse Pond in 
Exeter on October 27th.



4 BRANT, a LONG-TAILED DUCK, 13 BUFFLEHEADS, 2 COMMON GOLDENEYES, a 
RED-BREASTED MERGANSER, a RUDDY DUCK, 5 HORNED GREBES, and over 100 GREATER 
SCAUP were seen on Great Bay on October 29th.



An AMERICAN WIGEON, a female NORTHERN PINTAIL, 42 RING-NECKED DUCKS, 3 RUDDY 
DUCKS, 13 PIED-BILLED GREBES, and a female HOODED MERGANSER were all seen at 
Powwow Pond in Kingston on October 29th.



2 LONG TAILED DUCKS, a RED BREASTED MERGANSER, a GREAT CORMORANT, 2 DOUBLE 
CRESTED CORMORANTS, a RED NECKED GREBE, a HORNED GREBE, and 2 BONAPARTES 
GULLS were seen on Lake Massebesic in Auburn on October 26th.



90 RING-NECKED DUCKS and 2 GREATER SCAUP were seen on Tolman Pond in Nelson, 
2 LONG-TAILED DUCKS were seen on Silver Lake in Harrisville, a RED-NECKED 
GREBE was seen on Dublin Lake, and 2 WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS were seen on 
Spofford Lake in Chesterfield, all on October 26th.



81 BRANT were reported from along the coast on October 29th, and 263 
RED-THROATED LOONS and 131 NORTHERN GANNETS were seen migrating along the 
coast on October 26th.



A RED-THROATED LOON was seen on Squam Lake on October 25th.



6 GREAT EGRETS were seen in the marsh just south of Rye Harbor on October 
29th.



2 PURPLE SANDPIPERS were seen in Rye on October 26th.



3 WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS, 2 PECTORAL SANDPIPERS, numerous DUNLIN and 
BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS, and a few SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPERS and SANDERLINGS 
were seen at Plaice Cove in Hampton on October 27th, and a SHORT-BILLED 
DOWITCHER was seen here on the 25th.



4 PECTORAL SANDPIPERS were reported from Hampton Marsh on October 24th.



150 SNOW BUNTINGS were seen at Hampton Beach State Park on October 29th, and 
5 LAPLAND LONGSPURS, 2 "IPSWICH" SAVANNAH SPARROWS, and 10 HORNED LARKS were 
seen here on the 27th.



56 RUSTY BLACKBIRDS, 45 HORNED LARKS, 35 AMERICAN PIPITS, and 2 SNOW 
BUNTINGS were seen on Morrill Farm in Penacook on October 26th.



A BALTIMORE ORIOLE was seen in the old orchard behind the NH Audubon McLane 
Center in Concord on October 27th.



A BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER and a COMMON YELLOWTHROAT were seen in 
Nashua, a NORTHERN PARULA was seen in Newfields, and a BLACKPOLL WARBLER was 
seen in Rye, all on October 26th. A CAPE MAY WARBLER was seen in Exeter, and 
a NASHVILLE WARBLER was seen in Rye, both on October 25th.



A female BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER was reported along Black Brook near the 
Bethlehem-Whitefield Town Line on October 27th.



HAWK migration continues, with over 9,000 raptors reported from the Pack 
Monadnock Raptor Migration Observatory in Peterborough, and over 2,600 hawks 
reported from the Carter Hill Orchard observation platform in Concord since 
September 1st.



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: 
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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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