This is New Hampshire Audubon's Rare Bird Alert for Monday, August 21st,
2023.

A WILSON’S PHALAROPE was seen at Marsh Road Pond in Rye on August 18th.

3 WHIMBRELS and a STILT SANDPIPER were seen in coastal Hampton on August
19th. 

2 AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHERS continued to be seen at the Isles of Shoals
during the past week.

A female KING EIDER continues to be seen in coastal Rye, often from the
second pullout just south of Odiorne Point State Park. It was last reported
on August 19th.

A RED-NECKED GREBE was seen at Basin Pond in Chatham on August 17th.

3 LITTLE BLUE HERONS were seen in Parsons Creek Saltmarsh in Rye, and 1 was
seen at Chapman’s Landing in Stratham, all on August 19th. 

4 YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERONS were seen from Island Path in coastal Hampton
on August 15th.

A SANDHILL CRANE was seen in fields at Bedell Bridge State Park in
Haverhill on August 16th.

A MISSISSIPPI KITE was reported from Stratham on August 16th.

2 BLACK VULTURES were seen in Westmoreland on August 14th.

A LARK SPARROW was seen at Surry Mountain Lake on August 20th and 21st.

A HOODED WARBLER was seen at a private residence along Range Road in
Sandwich on August 19th.

RED CROSSBILL sightings continued to increase from scattered statewide
locations, and WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS have mainly been reported from
northern locations, all during the past week.

A PHILADELPHIA VIREO was reported from Littleton on August 15th.

5 BANK SWALLOWS were seen at the Charlestown Wastewater Treatment Plant on
August 19th, and 2 were seen along with a PURPLE MARTIN at Bobolink Farm in
Hancock on the 20th.

24 CAPE MAY WARBLERS were counted at the Freedom Town Forest on August
17th, and 1 was seen at the Sunapee Waste Water Treatment Plant on August
19th.

COMMON NIGHTHAWK southbound migration is underway and 861 were tallied
flying over Concord on the evening of August 20th. 

A nighthawk watch, let by a NH Audubon volunteer, is held in Concord, NH on
the roof of the Capitol Commons Parking Garage on Storrs Street every
evening (except in bad weather) from mid-August into the first week of
September. Numbers of migrating nighthawks are tallied from 5:30 pm to
about 7:30 pm. Visitors are welcome.

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 to:
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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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