This is New Hampshire Audubon's Rare Bird Alert for Monday, September 3, 
2018.



A NEOTROPIC CORMORANT was photographed on the Androscoggin River in Gorham 
on August 2nd, has been seen almost every day since then, and was last 
reported on September 2nd. The bird has been most commonly seen perched on 
orange safety buoys just above the Gorham Hydroelectric Station dam on Power 
House Road. This is also the site of the Gorham Transfer Station and there 
is signed River Access parking at the entrance, so park here and walk to the 
dam.



A pair of MISSISSIPPI KITES with a chick was seen in a nest near Madbury 
Road in Durham on July 26th, and was most recently reported on September 
1st. To try to see the Durham birds, park at the Durham Town Library, walk 
out to the road and watch overhead for soaring KITES. Two additional nests, 
were discovered in Newmarket and Stratham and several individuals were last 
reported from these sites on the 1st.



An immature LITTLE BLUE HERON was seen in coastal North Hampton and Rye 
during the past week and was last reported on September 3rd. A 
YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON was seen in coastal Hampton on August 28th.



2 LEAST BITTERNS were seen in the Cranberry Ponds wetland behind the Price 
Chopper store in West Lebanon on September 1st, and 1 was reported from 
World End Pond in Salem on the 3rd.



2 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS were seen in Hampton Harbor on September 2nd.



2 CASPIAN TERNS were seen along the coast in Rye on August 29th.



A RED-NECKED PHALAROPE and a BAIRD’S SANDPIPER were seen in coastal Rye on 
September 2nd, and a WESTERN SANDPIPER was seen along the coast in Rye on 
September 1st. 3 WHIMBRELS were seen along the coast in Hampton on September 
2nd.



A STILT SANDPIPER was seen at the Rochester Wastewater Treatment Plant on 
August 31st. 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.



A DICKCISSEL and 2 GRASSHOPPER SPARROWS were reported from Woodmont Orchard 
in Hollis on September 3rd, and a DICKCISSEL and a RED CROSSBILL were 
reported from Freedom Town Forest on August 31st.



Several migrating OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHERS, PHILADELPHIA VIREOS, CAPE MAY 
WARBLERS, BAY-BREASTED WARBLERS, and TENNESEE WARBLERS were reported from 
scattered locations during the past week.



Migrating COMMON NIGHTHAWKS were reported from several locations during the 
past week, with a high-count of over 900 in Concord on September 3rd. Also 
of note were 261 reported from Keene on August 29th, and 272 in Sandwich on 
September 2nd.



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: 
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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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