This is New Hampshire Audubon's Rare Bird Alert for Monday, September 17th, 
2012.



A CONNECTICUT WARBLER was reported from NH Audubon's Dahl Sanctuary in North 
Conway on September 16th.



A possible CASSIN'S VIREO was seen and photographed in Pittsfield on 
September 15th.



A GOLDEN EAGLE was seen in Penacook on September 15th.



A DICKCISSEL was seen in Hampton on September 14th.



A MARBLED GODWIT, 3 RED KNOTS, and 2 FORSTER'S TERNS were seen in Hampton 
Harbor on September 16th, and 2 FORSTER'S TERNS and 25 COMMON TERNS were 
seen here on the 14th.



A BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER was seen in Plaice Cove in Hampton on September 
14th, and an AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER was seen here on the 16th.



A CASPIAN TERN, a FORSTER'S TERN, and a PARASITIC JAEGER were all reported 
from Odiorne Point State Park in Rye on September 15th.



3 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS were seen in Hampton Harbor and 1 was seen near 
Odiorne Point State Park in Rye, all on September 14th.



An AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER and a PECTORAL SANDPIPER were seen in Hampton 
Harbor on September 14th, and 2 STILT SANDPIPERS were seen in Meadow Pond in 
Hampton on September 14th and 15th.



2 YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERONS were seen on September 15th, and 7 
BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERONS were seen on September 14th, all near Cross Beach 
Road in Seabrook.



2 GLOSSY IBIS, 15 GREAT EGRETS, 2 GREEN HERONS, a BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON, 
and 63 SNOWY EGRETS were seen in Philbrick Pond marsh at the Rye and North 
Hampton town line on September 14th.



A GREAT EGRET and 3 BLUE-WINGED TEAL were seen at Horseshoe Pond in Concord 
on September 14th.



A RUDDY TURNSTONE, 2 WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS, a PECTORAL SANDPIPER, 3 
DUNLINS, and 4 SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHERS were reported from the coast on 
September 16th.



24 KILLDEER were seen flying together at the wastewater treatment plant in 
Penacook on September 15th.



4 RED CROSSBILLS were seen at the Monson Center Reservation in Milford and 
Hollis on September 16th.



5 EVENING GROSBEAKS were seen in Etna on September 15th.



An AMERICAN PIPIT was seen on Mount Washington on September 16th.



A COMMON NIGHTHAWK was seen in Hanover on September 14th.



There were many migrating warblers and vireos reported during the past week, 
including PHILADELPHIA VIREOS, TENNESSEE WARBLERS, and WILSON'S WARBLERS.



RAPTOR migration is under way with 4,972 raptors already reported from the 
Pack Monadnock Raptor Migration Observatory in Peterborough, and 1,253 
reported from the Carter Hill Observatory in Concord. Be sure to visit these 
observatories this fall season 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: 
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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.