This is New Hampshire Audubon's Rare Bird Alert for Wednesday, July 8th, 2009. A SABINE'S GULL, a LITTLE GULL, AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHER, and a FISH CROW were all reported from Hampton Beach State Park on July 8th. 3 LEAST TERNS, 4 ROSEATE TERNS, over 200 COMMON TERNS, 75 WILSON'S STORM-PETRELS, and 30 LAUGHING GULLS were reported from coastal Seabrook and Hampton on July 8th. A NORTHERN FULMAR, 17 CORY'S SHEARWATERS, a MANX SHEARWATER, 200 GREATER SHEARWATERS, 200 SOOTY SHEARWATERS, 1,800 WILSON'S STORM-PETRELS, 40 NORTHERN GANNETS, a GREAT CORMORANT, and an undetermined JAEGER species were seen in NH waters from a whale-watch boat out of Rye on July 6th. A LONG-TAILED JAEGER, a PARASITIC JAEGER, a possible POMARINE JAEGER, and an ARCTIC TERN were seen in NH waters from a whale-watch boat out of Rye on July 4th. 2 PIPING PLOVERS were seen on Hampton Beach on July 8th. 2 LONG-TAILED DUCKS were seen off of the coast in Rye on July 6th. 5 BICKNELL'S THRUSHES and 2 AMERICAN PIPITS were seen from the Mount Washington auto road on July 5th. 3 BICKNELL'S THRUSHES, a BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER, 4 GRAY JAYS, and 4 BOREAL CHICKADEES were seen on the Caps Ridge Trail in Jefferson Notch in the White Mountains on July 6th. Highlights of a birder's trip to Pittsburg on July 1st to 4th included a female SPRUCE GROUSE with 5 chicks, a BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER, 4 PHILADELPHIA VIREOS, 5 GRAY JAYS, 3 BOREAL CHICKADEES, a RUSTY BLACKBIRD, and an EVENING GROSBEAK. An ORCHARD ORIOLE was reported from Southwest Park in Nashua on July 5th. 2 pairs of MISSISSIPPI KITES have been located in Newmarket near the same 2 sites where they nested in 2008. 2 were seen from Route 152, near the school that is located a short distance west of Packers Falls Road, on June 28th. . 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: [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. **************************************************************** To post messages, send e-mail to: [log in to unmask] Set your e-mail application to PLAIN TEXT ONLY to post messages. To contact the list owner: [log in to unmask] ---------------------------------------------------------------- Web based archives and subscription management are available at: http://listserv.dartmouth.edu/Archives/uv-birders.html ****************************************************************