Rare Bird Alert, New Hampshire, August 26, 2019

[Mark Suomala]

This is New Hampshire Audubon's Rare Bird Alert for Monday, August 26th,
2019.



2 BLACK VULTURES were seen in Westmoreland on August 24th.



3 MISSISSIPPI KITE breeding territories, one each in Durham, Newmarket, and
Stratham were established this year. The easiest birds to see are in Durham,
usually along Madbury Road near Maple Street, and they were last reported
from there on August 25th.



A TRUMPETER SWAN was discovered at NH Audubon’s Abe Emerson Marsh in Candia
on April 13th and continues being seen there. It was last reported on August
24th.



An AMERICAN AVOCET was seen in Rye Harbor and the surrounding area salt
marshes on August 17th and 18th, and there was a possible sighting of 2 in
Hampton Marsh on the 22nd.



A LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER and a SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER were seen in the
Hampton Salt Marsh Conservation Area on August 24th.



A BAIRD’S SANDPIPER was seen along the coast in Rye on August 22nd, and 1
was seen inland in Rochester on the 23rd.



At least 4 WESTERN SANDPIPERS were seen in coastal Hampton and Rye, and 1
was seen inland in Rochester, all during the past week.



6 UPLAND SANDPIPERS were seen at Pease International Tradeport on August
24th.



2 PECTORAL SANDPIPERS were seen with a mixed group of shorebirds at Surrey
Lane Marsh, and a LESSER YELLOWLEGS was seen with a mixed group of
shorebirds at Moore Fields, all in Durham on August 25th.



2 BLACK TERNS were seen at Akers Pond in Errol on August 19th.



A PARASITIC JAEGER and at least 6 unidentified JAEGERS were seen along the
coast in Hampton on August 20th.



An immature LITTLE BLUE HERON was seen at Rye Harbor on August 23rd.



Up to 3 YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERONS were seen along Route 1A in Seabrook
during the past week, and a BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON was seen at Mine Falls
Park in Nashua on August 20th.



2 GREAT EGRETS were seen in Concord on August 23rd, and an AMERICAN BITTERN
was seen in New London on the 22nd.



A female HOODED WARBLER was seen in Penacook on August 25th.



A MOURNING WARBLER was seen in Webster, and a WILSON’S WARBLER was seen in
Rumney, both on August 21st.



3 DICKCISSELS were reported from Woodmont Orchard in Hollis, and 1 was
reported from Berry Bay in Freedom, all on August 20th.



12 WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS were reported from East Inlet in Pittsburg on
August 24th, and a RED CROSSBILL was reported from New London on August
21st.



COMMON NIGHTHAWKS were reported migrating south all during the past week
with high counts of 192 in Concord on August 22nd, 74 in Hancock on the
24th, and 54 in Durham on the 23rd.



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.