A dickcissel was seen on private property near Powdermill Pond in Hancock on Aug. 26.

At least one Baird's sandpiper and a white-rumped sandpiper were reported from Plaice Cove in Hampton on Aug. 25.

Four whimbrels were reported from Hampton Marsh on Aug. 26.

Two American bitterns, three lesser yellowlegs, two greater yellowlegs, 16 solitary sandpipers and 120 least sandpipers were reported from the Old Mill Road Wildlife Management Area in Lee on Aug. 26.

Eight American bitterns, six pied-billed grebes, and a female ring-necked duck were seen in Copps Pond in Tuftonboro on Aug. 22.

A female northern shoveler, a blue-winged teal and a great egret were all seen several times during the past week at Horseshoe Pond in Concord.

Five blue-winged teal were seen at the Exeter Wastewater Treatment Plant on Aug. 23.

Two great egrets were seen in Plainfield on Aug. 26.

Two Philadelphia vireos, 15 Tennessee warblers, 10 Cape May warblers, four bay-breasted warblers, six blackpoll warblers, seven white-winged crossbills, a yellow-bellied flycatcher, an olive-sided flycatcher, a palm warbler, and a Wilson's warbler were reported from the Freedom Town Forest Aug. 24-25. A red crossbill was reported from here on Aug. 23.

A Cape May warbler was reported from Hancock on Aug. 25.

A Wilson's warbler and a Virginia rail were reported from the Locke Road extension in Concord on Aug. 27.

An olive-sided flycatcher and two Tennessee warblers were reported from Webster on Aug. 27.

Six evening grosbeaks were seen in Rumney on Aug. 25.

A peregrine falcon and a black-crowned night-heron were reported from Hampton Marsh on Aug. 24.

Migrating common nighthawks have been reported in good numbers during the past week, including: 77 in Hollis on Aug. 27, 373 in Hollis on the 24th, 20 in Nashua on the 28th, 170 in Concord on the 28th, 345 in Concord on the 23rd, 26 in Hancock on the 27th, and 22 in Lebanon on the 27th.

Raptor migration is under way with 49 raptors already reported from the Pack Monadnock Raptor Migration Observatory in Peterborough. Be sure to visit the observatory this fall season to help out with the count.

This information is also available by phone recording: call 224-9909 and press 2 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 at: birdsetc@nhaudubon.org. 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.