Date: 9/15/25 1:21 pm From: Mark Suomala <suomalamark...> Subject: [NHBirds] Rare Bird Alert, New Hampshire, September 15, 2025.
This is New Hampshire Audubon's Rare Bird Alert for Monday, September 15th,
2025.
2 MISSISSIPPI KITES were seen in Dover and 2 were seen in Durham, all on
several days during the past week.
A CONNECTICUT WARBLER was seen at Spinney Lane and Durham Reservoir on
September on September 14th. A CANADA WARBLER was seen in Carroll and 1 was
seen in Lyme, and a BLUE-WINGED WARBLER was seen in Madbury, all during the
past week.
A YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT was seen at Odiorne Point State Park in Rye on
September 8th, and 1 was seen on Star Island in the Isles of Shoals on the 9
th.
A WHITE-EYED VIREO was seen at Boston Lot Lake in Lebanon on September 8th.
A LARK SPARROW was seen at Odiorne Point State Park in Rye on September 6th
and 7th, and was last reported on the 14th.
A WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW was seen near the top of Pack Monadnock in
Peterborough on September 13th.
2 DICKCISSELS were seen at the Birch Street Community Gardens in Concord on
September 8th.
An AMERICAN AVOCET was seen in the pools south of Odiorne Point State Park
along Route 1A in Rye on September 14th.
3 AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHERS were seen at the Isles of Shoals on September 10th
.
A HUDSONIAN GODWIT continued to be seen in Hampton Harbor and was last
reported on September 14th.
A BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER was seen at Jenness Beach in Rye and was last
reported on September 14th, and a WESTERN SANDPIPER was seen here on the 11
th.
2 BAIRD’S SANDPIPERS were seen along the coast just south of Odiorne Point
State Park in Rye on September 8th.
A DUNLIN was seen just south of Odiorne Point State Park in Rye on
September 11th.
An AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER was seen in Campton on September 10th, 1 was seen
at Horseshoe Pond in Concord on the 9th, and 2 were seen at the Jamie Welch
Field and Merrimack River in Boscawen on the 15th.
A PIPING PLOVER was seen in Hampton Harbor on September 11th.
A COMMON TERN was seen on Lake Winnipesaukee on September 11th.
A GREAT CORMORANT was seen on the Connecticut River in Orford on September
13th.
A juvenile YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON was seen near the intersection of
Cross Beach Road and Route 1A (across from St. Elizabeth’s Church) in
Seabrook on September 13th.
A BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON was seen along the Elmwood Junction trails in
Hancock on September 10th.
An adult LITTLE BLUE HERON was seen along Parsons Creek Salt Marsh in Rye
on September 14th.
2 GREEN HERONS were seen at the Upper Coos Recreational Trail in Colebrook
on September 13th.
A BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO was reported from Colebrook on September 13th.
Single GREAT-CRESTED FLYCATCHERS were reported from Salem, Charlestown,
Rye, Seabrook, and Madbury during the past week.
6 BLACK VULTURES were seen in Durham and 1 was seen in Rochester all during
the past week.
Hawk migration observation has started and observers have counted over
1,000 raptors (mainly BROAD-WINGED HAWKS) from the Pack Monadnock Raptor
Migration Observatory. Be sure to visit and help the official counters!
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
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