This is New Hampshire Audubon's Rare Bird Alert for Monday, September 5th,
2022. 

3 MISSISSIPPI KITES were seen in Stratham during the past week.

A BLACK VULTURE was seen in downtown Concord on August 29th, and 1 was seen
from Pack Monadnock on September 3rd.

5 AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHERS were seen at the Isles of Shoals on September 3rd.

A WILLET was seen in coastal Rye on several days during the past week.

A SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER was seen at Surry Mountain Lake on September 2nd.

2 COMMON TERNS were seen at Lake Umbagog National Wildlife Refuge in Errol
on August 31st.

A female KING EIDER that was first seen from Pulpit Rocks in Rye on May
22nd is still being seen along the coast in Rye, and was last reported on
September 3rd.

An adult YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON was photographed at the Gunstock
Mountain Resort wetlands boardwalk in Gilford and was last reported on
August 30th.

A juvenile LITTLE BLUE HERON was seen in the marsh located west of Route 1A
opposite Wallis Sands in Rye on September 2nd.

A DICKCISSEL was seen at the Concord Community Gardens on Birch Street on
September 3rd.

A LARK SPARROW was seen at Great Bay National Wildlife Refuge in Newington
on September 3rd.

A GRASSHOPPER SPARROW was reported from Arboretum Drive in Newington on
September 4th, and 1 was seen at Riverlands Conservation Area in Canterbury
on the 1st.

8 RED CROSSBILLS were reported from Washington on September 3rd.

Migrants are on the move and there have been several reports during the
past week of ALDER FLYCATCHER, WILLOW FLYCATCHER, PHILADELPHIA VIREO, PALM
WARBLER, and BANK SWALLOW.  

COMMON NIGHTHAWKS are migrating south (still!) High counts from the past
week were: 1,016 in Sandwich on August 30th, 604 in Concord on the 31st,
and 275 in Hancock on September 2nd.

Hawk migration observation has started and observers have already counted
nearly 200 raptors from the Pack Monadnock Raptor Migration Observatory. Be
sure to visit and help the official counters!

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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