This is New Hampshire Audubon's Rare Bird Alert for Monday, September 5th,
2016.
2 adult MISSISSIPPI KITES were seen several times during the past week
feeding a chick in Newmarket.
A SANDHILL CRANE has been seen somewhat regularly in a hayfield along Route
127 in West Hopkinton and irregularly in nearby Elm Brook Park since July
19th. It was last reported on August 29th.
A DICKCISSEL was reported from Worthley Avenue in Seabrook on September 3rd,
and 1 was reported from Goss Farm in Rye on September 4th.
8 YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERONS, 13 BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERONS, 2 GREAT
EGRETS, and 31 SNOWY EGRETS were tallied at the coast on September 4th.
2 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS were seen in Rye near Odiorne Point State Park
on September 3rd, and a LAUGHING GULL was seen at Chapman’s Landing in
Stratham on September 4th.
3 CASPIAN TERNS were seen along the coast on September 3rd.
A BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER, an AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER, a WHIMBREL, and 4
UPLAND SANDPIPERS were all seen several times during the past week at Pease
International Tradeport in Portsmouth.
A RED KNOT was seen several times during the past week in Hampton Harbor.
A STILT SANDPIPER was seen at Marsh Pond in Rye on September 3rd.
A WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER was seen at the Charlestown Wastewater Treatment
Plant on September 5th.
4 NORTHERN SHOVELERS, a BLUE-WINGED TEAL, a NORTHERN PINTAIL an AMERICAN
WIGEON, and a PECTORAL SANDPIPER were seen at the Exeter Wastewater
Treatment on September 3rd.
A NORTHERN SHOVELER and 4 BLUE-WINGED TEAL were 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 pair of BLUE-WINGED TEAL was reported from Horseshoe Pond in Concord on
September 1st.
2 OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHERS were seen along Locke Road in Concord on September
4th.
There were several reports of migrating TENNESSEE WARBLERS and WILSON’S
WARBLERS seen during the past week.
There was an unconfirmed report of a CONNECTICUT WARBLER from Dover on
August 31st.
COMMON NIGHTHAWKS were seen migrating during the past week including: 392 in
Concord on August 30th, 537 in Concord on the 31st; and 536 in Meredith on
the 31st.
RAPTOR migration is under way with migrating raptors being counted daily at
the Pack Monadnock Raptor Migration Observatory in Peterborough, including
335 raptors tallied since September 1st, and at the Carter Hill Observatory
in Concord, including 84 raptors counted since September 1st. Be sure to
visit these New Hampshire Audubon staffed observatories this fall season to
help out with the counts! Weather permitting, September 17-18 should be a
good weekend to count BROAD-WINGED HAWKS.
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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