A BLACK-NECKED STILT was seen at Parson’s Creek Salt Marsh west of Wallis Sands Beach in Rye on May 4th.

2 WHITE-FACED IBIS were seen along the coast on May 5th and 6th, and an estimated 100 GLOSSY IBIS were seen along the coast during the past week.

A LEAST BITTERN was reported from Cranberry Pond wetlands behind the Price Chopper in West Lebanon, and a GREEN HERON was reported from Airport Marsh in Whitefield, both on May 4th.

An immature LITTLE BLUE HERON was seen in Rye during the past week.

A sound recording was made of a COMMON GALLINULE vocalizing while flying overhead in Hancock on May 4th, and a SORA was photographed at Ahern State Park in Laconia on April 29th.

There was an unconfirmed sighting of a BRANT from Littleton on May 5th.

A GADWALL was seen at Meadow Pond in Hampton on May 6th.

2 LESSER SCAUP were seen on Horseshoe Pond in Concord on May 2nd.

An ICELAND GULL was seen from a boat at Jeffrey’s Ledge on May 3rd.

A CASPIAN TERN was seen at Horseshoe Pond in Concord on May 1st. At least 10 COMMON TERNS were seen along the coast during the past week.

A SANDHILL CRANE was seen along Plains Road in Monroe on May 6th, 2 were seen along Krif Road in Keene on the 1st, and 1 was seen in Nottingham on April 30th.

A PECTORAL SANDPIPER was seen at Parson’s Creek Salt Marsh west of Wallis Sands Beach in Rye on May 4th. A SEMIPALMATED PLOVER was seen at Surry Mountain Lake on May 7th, and a few were seen along the coast during the past week. 6 LEAST SANDPIPERS were seen at Chapman’s Landing in Stratham on April 30th.

2 BLACK VULTURES were seen in Penacook on May 4th, 1 was seen in Milford on the 6th, and 1 was seen in Westmoreland on the 1st.

An ORCHARD ORIOLE was seen in Gorham on May 6th.

A YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT was reported from Odiorne Point State Park in Rye on May 7th, and an ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER was seen in Rochester on May 4th.

A hybrid between a GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER x BLUE-WINGED WARBLER was seen at Pickering Ponds in Rochester on May 3rd.

A FISH CROW was reported from Hanover on May 6th.

25 RED CROSSBILLS were seen at Mine Falls Park in Nashua on May 3rd, a mixed flock of 30 RED CROSSBILLS and WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS was reported from Wilton on the 5th, and a few more small flocks were reported from scattered locations during the past week.

A BOHEMIAN WAXWING was seen in Conway on May 3rd.

An EASTERN WOOD-PEWEE was reported from Dover on May 6th, and a WILLOW FLYCATCHER was reported from Hanover on the 4th.

Additional new arrivals from during the past week included: WILSON’S WARBLER, PRAIRIE WARBLER, BLACKPOLL WARBLER, TENNESSEE WARBLER. SWAINSON’S THRUSH, VEERY WOOD THRUSH, SCARLET TANAGER. RED-EYED VIREO, and LINCOLN’S SPARROW

A few lingering AMERICAN TREE SPARROWS were reported from Concord, Keene, and Colebrook during the past week.

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