This is New Hampshire Audubon's Rare Bird Alert for Monday, August 29th,
2022.

4 BLACK TERNS were seen on Cherry Pond at the Pondicherry National Wildlife
Refuge in Jefferson on August 22nd.

2 AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHERS, and 3 ARCTIC TERNS continued to be seen at the
Isles of Shoals during the past week, 

A WESTERN SANDPIPER was seen at Meadow Pond in Hampton on August 26th, and
a DUNLIN was seen in Hampton Harbor on the 29th.

A WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER was seen at the Pickering Ponds in Rochester on
August 27th.

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
August 28th.

An adult YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON was photographed at the Gunstock
Mountain Resort wetlands boardwalk in Gilford on August 28th and 29th.

A juvenile LITTLE BLUE HERON was seen with 11 SNOWY EGRETS in the marsh
located west of Route 1A opposite Wallis Sands in Rye on August 29th.

A GLOSSY IBIS was seen in Monroe on August 26th.

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

An adult RED-HEADED WOODPECKER was photographed at a private residence in
Merrimack on August 29th.

A BLACK VULTURE was seen at Pickering Ponds in Rochester on August 28th.

A DICKCISSEL was seen at Odiorne Point State Park in Rye on August 24th.

4 GRASSHOPPER SPARROWS were reported from Cemetery Fields in Amherst on
August 25th.

3 RED CROSSBILLS were seen in New Hampton on August 24th, and 1 was heard
in New London on the 28th.

A PHILADELPHIA VIREO was seen in Canaan on August 28th.

A CAPE MAY WARBLER was seen at Duck Pond at Long Pond Town Forest in
Lempster on August 26th.

A LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH was seen along Kearsarge Valley Road in Wilmot on
August 24th. 

An ALDER FLYCATCHER was seen and identified by call in Sandwich on August
28th.

A BANK SWALLOW was seen at Fox State Forest in Hillsborough on August 28th.

A SPRUCE GROUSE was seen on the Baldface Circle Trail in the White
Mountains on August 23rd.

COMMON NIGHTHAWKS are migrating south! High counts from the past week were:
565 in Hancock on August 28th, 984 in Sandwich on the 28th, 326 in Rumney
on the 28th, 1,068 in Concord on the 27th, 991 in Hancock on the 26th,
1,473 in Concord on the 24th, 562 in Hancock on the 24th, and 665 in
Hancock on the 23rd. 

Hawk migration observation has started and observers have already counted
over 22 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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