This is New Hampshire Audubon's Rare Bird Alert for Monday, September 21st, 
2015.



A BROWN PELICAN was seen on Mascoma Lake on September 18th, and then again 
on Newfound Lake on the 19th where it was also photographed (presumably the 
same bird)..



A flock of 7 CASPIAN TERNS was seen along the coast in Hampton, and 2 were 
seen along the coast in Rye, all on September 17th.



A LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL was seen in Hampton Harbor on September 20th and 
one was seen along Route 1A in Rye on the 16th.



A HUDSONIAN GODWIT was seen in Hampton Harbor on September 15th and 16th.



A WESTERN SANDPIPER was seen in Hampton Marsh on September 17th.



A RED-NECKED PHALAROPE was seen on Lake Winnipesaukee on September 16th.



Inland shorebird sightings from Powder Mill Pond in Bennington during the 
past week included: 2 PECTORAL SANDPIPERS, 4 LEAST SANDPIPERS, 2 GREATER 
YELLOWLEGS, 8 LESSER YELLOWLEGS, and 1 SEMIPALMATED PLOVER, all on September 
14th. An AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER and 6 PECTORAL SANDPIPERS were seen here on 
the 16th.



An AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER was seen at World End Pond in Salem on September 
20th, and a BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER was reported from Concord on September 
17th.



A PECTORAL SANDPIPER was seen in Meadow Pond in Hampton, and 4 WHITE-RUMPED 
SANDPIPERS were seen in Hampton Harbor, all on September 20th.



A BLACK GUILLEMOT was seen in coastal Hampton on September 20th.



A BLACK VULTURE was reported from Rochester on September 19th.



2 DICKCISSELS were seen at Great Bay Farm in Greenland, and 2 were seen at 
Goss Farm in Rye, all on September 20th. A DICKCISSEL was seen at Woodmont 
Orchard in Hollis on September 19th, and 1 was seen at the Concord Community 
Gardens on Birch Street in Concord on the 18th.



A SORA and a PHILADELPHIA VIREO were reported from the Urban Forestry Center 
in Portsmouth on September 17th.



A PHILADELPHIA VIREO was seen at The Nature Conservancy’s Lamprey River 
Preserve on Packers Falls Road in Newmarket on September 15th.



A GREAT EGRET was seen at Elm Brook Park in Hopkinton on September 19th.



An AMERICAN BITTERN and an AMERICAN PIPIT were seen in coastal Rye on 
September 16th.



An OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER was seen at the trails at Pickering Pond in 
Rochester on September 16th.



6 TENNESSEE WARBLERS were reported from the Freedom Town Forest on September 
19th.



An EVENING GROSBEAK was reported from Odiorne Point State Park in Rye on 
September 17th.



There were a few reports of LINCOLN’S SPARROW, CAPE MAY WARBLER, and WILSON’S 
WARBLER from scattered locations during the past week.



A mixed flock of an estimated 60 FISH CROWS and 40 AMERICAN CROWS was 
reported in Plaistow on September 21st.



2 PEREGRINE FALCONS were seen in Concord on September 15th, 2 were seen in 
Plainfield on the 20th,1 was seen in Hopkinton on the 19th, and 1 was seen 
in Bennington on the 14th.



RAPTOR migration is under way with migrating raptors being counted daily at 
the Pack Monadnock Raptor Migration Observatory in Peterborough, and at the 
Carter Hill Observatory in Concord. September 16 and 17 were big flight days 
with 3,483 raptors and 4,026 raptors all tallied respectively on each day at 
Pack Monadnock, and 829 and 723 raptors all tallied respectively on each day 
at Carter Hill. Be sure to visit these New Hampshire Audubon staffed 
observatories this fall season to help out with the counts!



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.

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