Misc. NH birds today

[Charlie Nims]

This morning, Joe Scott and I birded several areas in southern NH with highlights being the previously reported Baird’s Sandpiper at Marsh Pond and 3 Red Knots at Fishermen’s Co-op.   We missed on the roosting Yellow-crowned Night-Herons at Worthley Pond where I had seen a couple on Weds.  At the Exeter WTP, we had both Blue-winged and Green-winged Teal among other duck species.

On my way back north, the Stilt Sandpiper was still at the Rochester WTP along with 15+ Lesser Yellowlegs, Spotted Sandpipers and Killdeer along with a flyover Peregrine Falcon.

Heading to Quebec this evening, there were ~6 Common Nighthawks (CONI) at the NH\VT border where I-93 crosses the Connecticut River; extralimitally, there were 30-40 CONI over I-93 at Exit 1 near St. Johnsbury, VT.

Charlie Nims

Bartlett, NH