A SUMMER TANAGER was seen at a private residence in Bedford on April 23rd.

A CLAY-COLORED SPARROW was reported from a private residence in Goffstown on April 25th, and 2 WHITE-CROWNED SPARROWS were seen on Barberry Coast Road in Newmarket on April 24th.

2 AMERICAN TREE SPARROWS were seen along Reed Road in Colebrook on April 25th, and a FOX SPARROW was reported from Sandwich on April 26th.

2 SANDHILL CRANES were seen at Bedell Bridge State Park in Haverhill on April 23rd, and 1 was seen flying over Birch Street Community Gardens in Concord on the 24th.

A BLACK VULTURE was seen in Wantastiquet Mountain Natural Area in Chesterfield/Hinsdale on April 22nd.

An ICELAND GULL was seen in coastal Rye on April 23rd.

3 AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHERS, and 5 HARLEQUIN DUCKS were seen at Star Island, one if the Isles of Shoals, on April 26th.

A WILLET was seen at Odiorne Point State Park in Rye on April 23rd, 1 was seen along the salt marsh pools on Route 286 in Seabrook on the 25th, and 2 were seen in Hampton Marsh from Depot Road in Hampton Falls on the 26th.

A DUNLIN was reported from Hinsdale Bluffs at the Connecticut River on April 24th.

5 LEAST SANDPIPERS were seen along the salt marsh pools on Route 286 in Seabrook, and 1 was seen at Witch Island in Hampton, all on April 25th.

3 BLACK SCOTERS were seen at the Hinsdale Setbacks on the Connecticut River in Hinsdale on April 24th, and 2 RUDDY DUCKS were seen at Nutts Pond in Manchester on April 22nd.

51 GLOSSY IBIS were seen at Odiorne Point State Park in Rye on April 26th.

A few RED CROSSBILLS were reported from Hollis, Brookline, Auburn, Nottingham, and Newington during the past week.

An EASTERN WHIP-POOR-WILL was heard along Bullard Drive in Lyndeborough on April 23rd, 1 was heard along Drewsville Road in Walpole on the 24th, 1 was heard at Hartford Brook Road in Deerfield on the 25th, and 1 was heard at the Karner Blue Butterfly Easement on the 26th.

2 CHIMNEY SWIFTS were seen at Airport Road in Swanzey on April 24th.

A RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD was seen in Durham, and 1 was seen in Wilton, both on April 26th.

A HORNED LARK was seen along Aviation Drive in Gilford on April 23rd.

4 BANK SWALLOWS and a CLIFF SWALLOW were seen at Spinney Lane and Durham Reservoir on April 24th.

An EASTERN KINGBIRD was seen at Elm Brook Park in Hopkinton on April 26th.

A ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK was seen in Lyndeborough, and 2 were seen in Durham all during the past week.

A BALTIMORE ORIOLE was seen in Londonderry on April 23rd.

A YELLOW-THROATED VIREO was reported from Saint Gaudens NHP in Cornish on April 26th.

3 OVENBIRDS were reported from Beaver Brook Association land in Hollis, and 1 was reported from Spinney Lane and Durham Reservoir all on April 24th.

A NORTHERN PARULA was seen at Lubberland Creek in Newmarket on April 22nd, and 1 was seen at Spinney Lane and Durham Reservoir on the 24th.

A YELLOW WARBLER was seen in Rye on April 23rd, 1 was seen in Hinsdale on the 24th, 1 was seen in Concord on the 24th, and 1 was seen in Durham on the 24th.

A NASHVILLE WARBLER was seen at Pickering Ponds in Rochester on April 26th.

A NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH was reported from Antrim Road in Hancock on April 25th.

2 BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLERS were seen at Pulpit Rock Conservation Area in Bedford on April 22nd, and 1 was seen at Goose Pond Road in Lyme on the 24th.

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