Date: 8/18/25 3:34 pm From: Mark Suomala <suomalamark...> Subject: [NHBirds] Rare Bird Alert, New Hampshire, August 18, 2025
This is New Hampshire Audubon's Rare Bird Alert for Monday, August 18th,
2025.
A MISSISSIPPI KITE was seen soaring over Mill Pond in Durham on August 18th.
There was an unconfirmed report of a SWALLOW-TAILED KITE seen at Highland
Lake in Andover on August 10th, and it was reported again on the 16th.
2 AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHERS were seen at Star Island, one of the Isles of
Shoals, on August 12th.
An ATLANTIC PUFFIN was seen from a Whale Watch boat in offshore waters on
August 15th.
4 COMMON EIDERS were seen at Hilton Park in Dover on August 12th.
A WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER and a LAUGHING GULL were seen at Pickering Ponds
in Rochester on August 14th, and another WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER was seen at
Surry Mountain Lake on August 17th.
A BAIRD’S SANDPIPER was seen in the pools south of Odiorne Point State Park
along the coast in Rye on August 13th and 1 was seen at Marsh Road Pond in
Rye on the 18th.
A CASPIAN TERN was seen at Plaice Cove in Hampton on August 17th.
There was an unconfirmed report of 2 ARCTIC TERNS from the Piscataqua River
near Prescott Park in Portsmouth on August 14th.
A FORSTER’S TERN was seen in Hampton Harbor on August 16th, and 2 were
reported from the Piscataqua River near Prescott Park in Portsmouth on
August 14th.
A juvenile BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON was seen at Fields Grove City Park in
Nashua on August 10th.
2 LITTLE BLUE HERONS were seen in pools and marshes south of Odiorne Point
State Park in Rye on August 17th, 2 were seen at Parson’s Creek Salt Marsh
in Rye on August 13th, and 1 was seen in Hampton Marsh on the 13th.
A BLACK VULTURE was reported from Center Ossipee on August 10th.
There was an unconfirmed report of a CONNECTICUT WARBLER from MacDowell
Reservoir in Peterborough on August 13th.
A CAPE MAY WARBLER was seen at Duck Pond in Lempster on August 18th.
Keene, Madbury, Hooksett, and Durham during the past week.
An ORCHARD ORIOLE was seen at Odiorne Point State Park in Rye on August 14th
.
An adult FOX SPARROW was seen feeding a juvenile FOX SPARROW on Cannon
Mountain on August 15th.
Several YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOOS and BLACK-BILLED CUCKOOS were reported from
scattered locations during the past week.
5 RED CROSSBILLS were seen at Long Pond in Lempster on August 16th.
COMMON NIGHTHAWK southbound migration is underway. Highlights from the past
week included: 143 from Franklin Falls on August 16th, and 37 from Concord
on the 17th.
A nighthawk watch, led by a NH Audubon volunteer, is held in Concord, NH on
the roof of the Capitol Commons Parking Garage on 75 Storrs Street every
evening (except in bad weather) from mid-August into the first week of
September. Numbers of migrating nighthawks are tallied from 5:30 pm to
about 7:30 pm. Visitors are welcome.
Some evenings can be an incredible spectacle, but it is not easy to predict
when that might happen.
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:
<birdsetc...> 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
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