This is New Hampshire Audubon’s Rare Bird Alert for Monday, September 16, 2024.

A RED PHALAROPE was seen at Back Pond in Stewartstown on September 12th-14th.

A BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER was seen at Pickering Ponds in Rochester on September 10th-13th.

A WESTERN SANDPIPER was seen at Bicentennial Park in Hampton on September 15th.

Birders on a whale-watch boat trip out of Rye Harbor saw a POMARINE JAEGER and a LEACH’S STORM-PETREL at Jeffrey’s Ledge on September 11th.

A juvenile YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON was seen at a Seabrook roost site on Route 1A on September 13th and 16th.

3 LITTLE BLUE HERONS were seen at Odiorne Point State Park in Rye on September 14th, and 1 was seen at Meadow Pond in Hampton on the 12th.

2 BLACK VULTURES were seen in Pelham on September 14th.

A RED-HEADED WOODPECKER was seen at Star Island, one of the Isles of Shoals, on September 10th, and a BLUE-WINGED WARBLER was seen here on the 13th.

A CANADA WARBLER was seen at Bretton Woods ski area in the White Mountains on September 13th.

A CLAY-COLORED SPARROW was seen at Odiorne Point State Park in Rye on September 15th.

A RING-NECKED DUCK continues to be seen at Pickering Ponds in Rochester and was last reported on September 13th.

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

A hawk-watching site at Alton Bay reported 973 raptors for the season so far, and 2,114 raptors were tallied from Little Round Top in Bristol on September 14th.

HAWK MIGRATION daily observation has started and observers have already counted over 2,645 raptors from the Pack Monadnock Raptor Migration Observatory. Be sure to visit and help the official counters! 2 late-migrating CHIMNEY SWIFTS were seen here on the 13th and 15th.

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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 email. Please put either “bird sighting” or “Rare Bird Alert” in the subject line and be sure to include your mailing address and phone number.

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Thanks very much and good birding.