Rare Bird Alert, New Hampshire, September 16, 2019

[Mark Suomala]

This is New Hampshire Audubon's Rare Bird Alert for Monday, September 16th,
2019.



3 BLACK SKIMMERS were first seen along the coast and then in Hampton Harbor
on September 14th and 15th.



More than 16 CASPIAN TERNS, 8 FORSTER’S TERNS, at least 18 LESSER
BLACK-BACKED GULLS, and 43 LAUGHING GULLS were seen migrating south along
the coast on September 14th.



A COMMON TERN and 2 SEMIPALMATED PLOVERS were reported from Wilson Pond in
Keene on September 11th.



A HUDSONIAN GODWIT was seen in Hampton Harbor on September 14th.



4 WESTERN SANDPIPERS were seen along the coast on September 12th.



A BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON was seen in Nashua on September 10th.



2 SANDHILL CRANES were seen in a field east of Route 156 and south of Ledge
Farm Road in Nottingham on September 10th.



A TRUMPETER SWAN was discovered at NH Audubon’s Abe Emerson Marsh in Candia
on April 13th and continues being seen. It was last reported on September
16th.



A NORTHERN SHOVELER and 2 BLUE-WINGED TEAL were seen at the Rochester
Wastewater Treatment Plant on September 9th. 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.



2 LARK SPARROWS were seen at Odiorne Point State Park in Rye on September
14th.



A CLAY-COLORED SPARROW was seen in Greenland on September 12th.



2 DICKCISSELS were seen at the Concord Community Gardens located on Birch
Street off of Route 13 in Concord on September 14th. They were seen
associating with HOUSE SPARROWS.



A DICKCISSEL continues to be reported from Woodmont Orchard in Hollis and
was last reported on September 11th.



5 RED CROSSBILLS were reported from Pack Monadnock in Peterborough on
September 15th.



There was an unconfirmed report of an ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER from Gorham on
September 9th.



There were numerous sightings of migrating WARBLERS during the past week
including a few each of BLACKPOLL WARBLER, WILSON’S WARBLER,

TENNESSEE WARBLER, BAY-BREASTED WARBLER, and CAPE MAY WARBLER.



COMMON NIGHTHAWKS were seen migrating south on a few days during the past
week with a high count of 303 reported from Concord on September 11th.



RAPTOR migration is under way with migrating raptors being counted daily at
the Pack Monadnock Raptor Migration Observatory in Peterborough. Over 3,500
raptors have already been tallied since September 1st. The Carter Hill
Raptor Migration Observatory in Concord is now being staffed by volunteers
for a few days each week and has tallied over 1,150 raptors since September
1st. A GOLDEN EAGLE was reported from Carter Hill on September 13th. Be sure
to visit these observatories during the fall season to help out with the
count!



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:
bird...@nhaudubon.org. 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.