This is New Hampshire Audubon's Rare Bird Alert for Wednesday, October 6th, 
2010.



A SABINE'S GULL was located near Arrowhead Point at Newfound Lake in Bristol 
on October 4th, and seen again on the 6th. A distant black-hooded gull was 
seen in the same area on the 6th, but its identity was undetermined.



A WESTERN KINGBIRD that was first seen on Meaderboro Road between Farmstead 
Road and Shady Lane in Farmington on September 29th, has been seen there 
several times since then, and was last reported on October 2nd.



A DICKCISSEL was seen in Hampton Beach State Park on October 3rd.



A CASPIAN TERN and a LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER were seen in the Hampton Harbor 
area on October 2nd, and 3 HUDSONIAN GODWITS and 7 WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS 
were seen here on the 3rd.



2 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS were seen at Odiorne Point State Park in Rye on 
October 2nd, and one was seen from Ten Rod Road in Farmington on September 
29th.



24 PIED-BILLED GREBES, 2 NORTHERN PINTAILS, and 5 BLUE-WINGED TEAL were 
reported from the Hinsdale Setbacks on the Connecticut River, and 10 
BLUE-WINGED TEAL were seen in Charlestown, all on October 2nd.



A PHILADELPHIA VIREO was seen in Hampton, and one was seen in Keene, both on 
October 3rd.



19 RUSTY BLACKBIRDS were seen at Morrill's Farm in Penacook on October 3rd.



14 AMERICAN PIPITS were reported from Chickering Farm in Walpole on October 
3rd.



A FOX SPARROW was seen in Durham on October 3rd.



A GREAT EGRET was seen in Horseshoe Pond in Concord on October 6th.



8 BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERONS were seen along Island Path in Hampton on 
October 3rd.



5 EVENING GROSBEAKS were seen at a birdfeeder in Rumney on October 2nd.



A BICKNELL'S THRUSH was reported from Penacook on October 3rd.



An EASTERN SCREECH-OWL was reported from Goffstown on October 6th.



RAPTOR migration is under way with over 9,500 raptors already reported from 
the Pack Monadnock Raptor Migration Observatory in Peterborough since August 
24th. The peak flight days were on September 18th, with over 3,400 raptors 
seen on that day, and September 19th, with nearly 1,800 raptors seen then. 
Observers have also been counting migrating raptors from the Carter Hill 
Raptor Observatory in Concord with over 2,000 reported since September 1st, 
including over 900 tallied on September 18th. Be sure to visit these 
observatories this fall season to help out with the count and participate in 
the excitement!



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: 
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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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