This is New Hampshire Audubon's Rare Bird Alert for Thursday, September 6th, 
2007.

A LITTLE BLUE HERON was seen along Route 1A near the North Hampton and Rye 
town lines on September 1st. 3 GLOSSY IBIS were seen flying over Seabrook, 
and 40 SNOWY EGRETS were seen in Rye, all on September 2nd.



A NORTHERN SHOVELER, a NORTHERN PINTAIL, 2 PECTORAL SANDPIPERS and a 
WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER were seen at the Rochester Waste Water Treatment 
Plant on September 5th.



A BAIRD'S SANDPIPER, a WESTERN SANDPIPER and 2 WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS were 
seen in Rye Harbor on September 5th.



6 WESTERN SANDPIPERS and a PECTORAL SANDPIPER were reported from Hampton on 
September 3rd. 9 WESTERN SANDPIPERS were reported from along the coast on 
August 31st.



A HUDSONIAN GODWIT, and 3 RED KNOTS were seen in Hampton Harbor on September 
3rd. 8 WHIMBRELS and a WESTERN SANDPIPER were seen at the Little River 
Sanctuary in North Hampton on September 1st.



4 UPLAND SANDPIPERS were seen at the Pease International Tradeport in 
Portsmouth on September 3rd. A WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER, 2 MARSH WRENS, and 2 
YELLOW WARBLERS were seen at the Exeter Waste Water Treatment Plant on 
September 5th.



21 PIED-BILLED GREBES, 18 SOLITARY SANDPIPERS, 8 LESSER YELLOWLEGS, 2 
PECTORAL SANDPIPERS, a BLUE-WINGED WARBLER, 2 PRAIRIE WARBLERS, a YELLOW 
WARBLER, and a NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH were highlights of a report from the 
Deerhill Wildlife Management Area in Brentwood on September 3rd.



3 PECTORAL SANDPIPERS, a GREATER YELLOWLEGS, 4 LESSER YELLOWLEGS, 2 LEAST 
SANDPIPERS, 1 KILLDEER, and a SPOTTED SANDPIPER were all seen on a mudflat 
on the Merrimack River in Penacook on September 2nd. 6 SOLITARY SANDPIPERS 
were seen at the adjacent Morrill Farm on the same day.

COMMON NIGHTHAWK migration appears to have peaked last week with high counts 
reported mainly on August 30th, including 733 in Keene, 459 in Warner, and 
330 in Concord.



2 EASTERN WOOD-PEWEES and 4 EASTERN KINGBIRDS were seen along the Exeter 
River in Brentwood on September 2nd. A GREAT CRESTED FLYCATCHER was seen at 
Great Bay National Wildlife Refuge in Newington on September 2nd.



2 PHILADELPHIA VIREOS were seen at Odiorne Point State Park on September 
2nd.



A TENNESSEE WARBLER was reported from West Foss Farm in Durham on September 
5th, one was seen in Boston Lot Lake in Hanover on September 3rd, and one 
was seen in Penacook on September 1st. A BLUE-WINGED WARBLER was seen on 
Fogg Drive in Durham on August 31st.



A WILSON'S WARBLER, a BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER and a NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH were 
all reported from Penacook on September 2nd, and a LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH was 
seen in Penacook on September 1st.



24 INDIGO BUNTINGS were seen at Morrill Farm in Penacook on September 2nd.

30 BOBOLINKS were seen at Horseshoe Pond in Concord on August 31st.



2 WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS were seen on South Baldface in Chatham on 
September 2nd.



A YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER and a BAY-BREASTED WARBLER were reported from 
Pondicherry Wildlife Refuge in Jefferson on September 1st. A BAY-BREASTED 
WARBLER was seen in Boston Lot Lake in Hanover on September 3rd.



A BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER was seen at the Trudeau Road wetlands in Bethlehem 
on September 1st. A BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER, 4 BLACKPOLL WARBLERS, and 2 
BOREAL CHICKADEES were seen on Owls Head in the Pemigewasset Wilderness in 
the White Mountains on August 31st.



7 RUSTY BLACKBIRDS and a WILSON'S WARBLER were seen near Cherry Pond in 
Jefferson on August 30th. A hiker on the Davis Path to Mount Resolution in 
the White Mountains reported 4 BOREAL CHICKADEES and a WILSON'S WARBLER on 
September 4th.



A kettle of 30 TURKEY VULTURES was reported from the Ashland area on August 
30th.



HAWK migration is under way with 286 raptors already reported from the Pack 
Monadnock Raptor Migration Observatory in Peterborough since September 1st. 
Be sure to visit the observatory to help out with the count!



This message is also available by phone recording: call 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 tape 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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