This is New Hampshire Audubon's Rare Bird Alert for Wednesday, September
24th, 2014.
A juvenile SWAINSON’S HAWK was seen and photographed at Woodmont Orchard in
Hollis off of Sandy Hill Road. It was seen on September 21st, 22nd, and 23rd
foraging on the ground and flying. It was not reported on the 24th.
2 BLACK VULTURES were seen flying at Brookline Farm in Hollis on September
20th.
A CONNECTICUT WARBLER was seen at the city “stump dump” located on Abbott
Road in Penacook on September 22nd.
Birders visiting Star Island, one of the Isles of Shoals located off the
coast, reported an ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER, 2 CAPE MAY WARBLERS, a PALM
WARBLER, a PINE WARBLER, over 20 BLACKPOLL WARBLERS, a LINCOLN’S SPARROW, a
RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD, a RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH, a GREAT CORMORANT, a
PEREGRINE FALCON, and a NORTHERN HARRIER all on September 23rd.
An AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER and an AMERICAN PIPIT were reported from Pack
Monadnock in Peterborough on September 23rd.
2 RED CROSSBILLS were seen in Sandwich on September 18th, and 2 WHITE-WINGED
CROSSBILLS were seen in Pittsfield on the 24th.
A COMMON NIGHTHAWK was reported from Durham on September 17th.
3 EASTERN WHIP-POOR-WILLS were heard at the Mast Yard State Forest in
Penacook on September 15th and 17th.
2 PIED-BILLED GREBES were seen at Powder Mill Pond in Hancock on September
21st and 22nd, and 2 were seen at Powwow Pond in Kingston on the 21st.
An OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER was seen in Sandwich on September 18th.
A PHILADELPHIA VIREO, and a PINE SISKIN were reported from Pittsfield on
September 24th.
2 WILSON’S WARBLERS were reported from Mill Pond Lane in Ashland on
September 18th.
2 PALM WARBLERS, and a VESPER SPARROW were seen at the Concord Community
Gardens on September 18th.
A WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW was reported from Hebron Marsh on Newfound Lake in
Hebron on September 19th.
Several migrating LINCOLN’S SPARROWS were reported from a few locations
during the past week.
Fall season RAPTOR migration is under way with migrating raptors being
counted daily at hawk-watching sites. To date, the Pack Monadnock Raptor
Migration Observatory in Peterborough has counted over 11,800 raptors, the
Carter Hill Observatory in Concord has counted over 4,700 raptors, and
hawk-watchers on Little Round Top in Bristol have seen over 2,000 raptors.
Be sure to visit these viewing sites this fall season to help out with the
counts! Pack Monadnock and Carter Hill will be staffed by NH Audubon through
the end of October. Although peak flights of BROAD-WINGED HAWKS have mainly
passed, there are still many more raptors to be counted.
This message is also available by phone recording: call (603) 224-9909. 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:
[log in to unmask] Please put either "bird sighting" or "Rare Bird
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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