A ROYAL TERN was seen from Odiorne Point State Park in Rye on July 1st.

A CORY’S SHEARWATER was seen from Little Boar’s Head in North Hampton on June 28th, and a MANX SHEARWATER was seen from Rye Harbor State Park on July 2nd.

75 WILSON’S STORM-PETRELS were seen offshore from Rye Harbor State Park on July 2nd.

A BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKE that was first reported from Pleasant Lake in New London on June 11th, was last reported on the 26th.

An adult GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL was seen at the Merrimack River in Manchester on June 27th and again on July 1st. An uncommon species inland.

A female KING EIDER continues to be seen in coastal Rye, often from the second pullout just south of Odiorne Point State Park. It was last reported on July 1st.

A SNOWY EGRET and a COMMON EIDER were seen at the Scammell Bridge on the Bellamy River in Dover during the past week – uncommon species away from the coast.

2 LEAST BITTERNS were seen at the Rockingham Recreational Rail Trail and 1 was reported from the Cranberry Ponds in West Lebanon, all during the past week.

2 immature BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERONS were reported from a puddle along Elm Street in Milford on July 2nd.

A pair of SANDHILL CRANES with a fledgling was seen in Deerfield on July 1st.

2 BLACK VULTURES were seen in Milford on July 2nd, 1 was seen in Londonderry on June 30th, and 1 was seen in Rochester on June 30th.

A flock of 10 RED CROSSBILLS was seen in Pittsfield and there were numerous reports of small flocks of 1-7 RED CROSSBILLS, mostly from the southwestern highlands, all during the past week.

A few FOX SPARROWS were seen in the White Mountains and Great North Woods during the past week.

3 FISH CROWS were reported from Plymouth during the past week.

A MERLIN was seen in Dover on July 1st, and 1 was seen in Concord on June 29th.

A PHILADELPHIA VIREO was seen at Weeks State Park in Lancaster on June 27th.

An OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER was reported from Lyman on June 30th.

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