This is New Hampshire Audubon’s Rare Bird Alert for Monday, September 23, 2024.

3 SANDHILL CRANES were seen on the Connecticut River about 1 mile south of Vaughn Meadows campsite in Piermont on September 21st.

4 CASPIAN TERNS were seen flying along the coast in Hampton on September 17th.

2 WESTERN SANDPIPERS were seen at Plaice Cove in Hampton on September 17th.

A SEMIPALMATED PLOVER and a GREAT EGRET were seen at Goose Pond in Canaan on September 20th.

A LITTLE GULL was seen at Odiorne Point State Park in Rye on September 18th-20th, and a BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKE was seen on Jenness Beach in Rye on the 18th.

11 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS were seen along the coast on September 19th.

3 CORY’S SHEARWATERS were seen from Odiorne Point State Park in Rye on September 21st.

A juvenile YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON was seen at a Seabrook roost site on Route 1A on September 22nd.

A LITTLE BLUE HERON was seen in coastal Hampton on September 17th, and again on the 19th.

2 BLACK VULTURES were seen in Westmoreland on September 22nd.

A CONNECTICUT WARBLER was reported from Spinney Lane and Durham Reservoir on September 19th, and a CANADA WARBLER was seen in Langdon on the 21st.

2 GRASSHOPPER SPARROWS were seen at the Concord Airport on September 19th.

A WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW was seen at the community gardens adjacent to NHTI in Concord on September 18th, and 1 was seen at the Harris Center in Hancock on the 19th.

A BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO was heard at Trudeau Road in Bethlehem on September 20th, and 1 was heard at Pondicherry National Wildlife Refuge in Jefferson on the 21st.

2 RING-NECKED DUCKS continue to be seen at Pickering Ponds in Rochester and were last reported on September 19th, and 6 were seen at Lake Massabesic on the 23rd.

3 COMMON NIGHTHAWKS were seen in Henniker, 1 was seen in Hopkinton, and 1 was seen in Hancock, all on September 18th.

Lingering species reported during the past week included: YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER, GREAT CRESTED FLYCATCHER, EASTERN KINGBIRD, RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET, WOOD THRUSH and VEERY.

HAWK MIGRATION daily observation has started and observers have already counted over 3,695 raptors from the Pack Monadnock Raptor Migration Observatory. Be sure to visit and help the official counters!

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Thanks very much and good birding.