This is New Hampshire Audubon's Rare Bird Alert for Wednesday, September 
30th, 2009.



A WHITE-EYED VIREO and a WORM-EATING WARBLER were reported from Great Boar's 
Head in Hampton during a fall-out on September 25th.



A CONNECTICUT WARBLER, a DICKCISSEL, a RUSTY BLACKBIRD, and a WILSON'S 
WARBLER were highlights of numerous birds seen on Star Island, one of the 
Isles of Shoals, on September 26th. A CORY'S SHEARWATER was seen from the 
boat on the way to Star Island.



4 BLACK VULTURES that have been seen frequenting Brattleboro, Vermont, were 
seen entering New Hampshire air space on September 25th.



A LITTLE GULL was seen at Seabrook Beach on September 27th.



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



A YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON, and 26 BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERONS were seen 
from Island Path in Hampton on September 29th. A second YELLOW-CROWNED 
NIGHT-HERON was seen from Cross Beach Road in Seabrook on the 27th. An 
AMERICAN BITTERN was seen in Hampton Marsh, and 32 GREAT EGRETS and 11 SNOWY 
EGRETS were reported from the coast, all on the 29th.



A CASPIAN TERN, a SOOTY SHEARWATER, a CORY'S SHEARWATER, and an AMERICAN 
GOLDEN PLOVER were all seen from Little Boar's Head in Hampton, migrating, 
on September 27th. An AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER was seen in Hampton Harbor on 
September 26th.



A BAIRD'S SANDPIPER was seen from the public access point adjacent to the 
Yankee Fisherman's Cooperative at Hampton Harbor on September 26th.



A DICKCISSEL, a PECTORAL SANDPIPER, and 31 KILLDEER were tallied at Moore 
Fields on Route 155A in Durham on September 28th, and 5 HORNED LARKS were 
seen here in the 25th.



A DICKCISSEL and a VESPER SPARROW were seen in fields off River Road in 
Stratham on September 26th.



A CLAY-COLORED SPARROW was seen along the rail-trail in Canaan behind the 
former Enfield Granite facility, on September 30th.



A SEASIDE SPARROW and a NELSON'S SPARROW were reported from Chapman's 
Landing in Stratham on September 29th.



A NELSON'S SPARROW and a VESPER SPARROW were seen in Penacook on September 
26th.



3 WHITE-CROWNED SPARROWS were seen at Pickering Ponds, and 3 PECTORAL 
SANDPIPERS were seen in nearby fields, in Rochester on September 28th.



2 PECTORAL SANDPIPERS, 2 AMERICAN WIGEON, and 3 BLUE-WINGED TEAL were 
reported from the Exeter Wastewater Treatment Plant on September 26th.



A RED CROSSBILL was reported from Conway on September 24th.



A GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH was seen in Durham on September 26th.



11 HORNED LARKS were seen in Hampton Beach State Park on September 28th.



3 AMERICAN PIPITS were seen in Rye Harbor on September 28th.



HAWK migration is under way with 5,636 raptors reported from the Pack 
Monadnock Raptor Migration Observatory in Peterborough since September 1st. 
The biggest single-day counts to date were 2,129 raptors on September 16th, 
and 715 raptors on the 21st. NH Audubon is again operating a second raptor 
observatory at Carter Hill Orchard in Concord, and its biggest single day 
was also on the 16th with over 300 raptors. Be sure to visit both 
observatories 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.

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