A LOGGERHEAD SHRIKE was seen at Magill Bay on the Androscoggin River in Dummer on May 27^th and 28^th.

A WESTERN CATTLE EGRET was seen with cattle grazing in a field in Loudon on May 29^th and 30^th, and a GREAT EGRET was seen at the MacDowell Reservoir in Peterborough on June 2^nd.

4 SANDHILL CRANES were seen flying overhead at Trudeau Road in Bethlehem on May 30^th.

A LEAST BITTERN was reported from Cranberry Pond wetlands behind the Price Chopper in West Lebanon on June 1^st and 2^nd.

2 BLACK VULTURES were seen in Westmoreland, 1 was seen in Hinsdale, and 1 was seen in Newmarket, all on May 30^th.

A CERULEAN WARBLER was seen at the Mount Wantastiquet Natural Area in Chesterfield/Hinsdale on May 13^th and continued to be seen there during the past week. It was last reported on the June 2^nd. (One observer reported seeing 2 on the 25^th.) It has been consistently seen and heard along the trail about 1-mile from the trailhead parking area. Be aware that there are BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLERS in the area that sound similar, so a “heard only” identification is probably insufficient, and a visual sighting may be needed to confirm your identification for NH Bird Records or eBird. Another CERULEAN WARBLER was reported from a private residence in Durham on the 29^th.

There was an unconfirmed report of a WORM-EATING WARBLER from the Nashua River Rail Trail on May 27^th and 29^th, and there was another unconfirmed report of 1 from the Terrell Homestead Conservation Area in Nashua on May 29^th. These reports were heard-only and not seen, and a visual sighting may be needed to confirm identification for NH Bird Records or eBird.

A LAWRENCE’S WARBLER, which is a hybrid between a BLUE-WINGED WARBLER and a GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER, was seen at the Seabrook Town Forest and Wellfield on May 22^nd and 23^rd. This is the rarest form of this hybrid, and was last reported on May 31^st.

A PRAIRIE WARBLER was seen at Pondicherry National Wildlife Refuge in Jefferson on June 1^st. This is unusually far north for this species.

There was an unconfirmed report of an ACADIAN FLYCATCHER from Pawtuckaway State Park in Nottingham on May 29^th.

A WILLOW FLYCATCHER was seen in Whitefield and 1 was seen in Jefferson, both during the past week.

At least 22 GRASSHOPPER SPARROWS were reported from the Concord Airport, and 2 were reported from the Cemetery Fields in Amherst, all during the past week.

A WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW was reported from Bow on May 29^th, and a FOX SPARROW was seen at Mount Success in Gorham on June 3^rd.

An AMERICAN PIPIT was seen near the summit of Sandwich Dome on June 1^st.

2 ORCHARD ORIOLES were seen at Wilson’s Landing in Hanover on June 1^st, and 1 was seen at Bedell Bridge State Park in Haverhill on May 31^st.

There was an unconfirmed report of a GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH from Cannon Mountain on May 27^th.

3 NORTHERN FULMARS, 3 SOOTY SHEARWATERS, a GREAT SHEARWATER, and 2 RED-THROATED LOONS were seen at Jeffrey’s Ledge, all during the past week,

At least 2 RED-THROATED LOONS were seen along the coast in Rye all during the past week.

2 AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHERS were seen on the Isles of Shoals on May 31^st.

3 GREATER YELLOWLEGS were seen on Goose Pond in Canaan on May 29^th.

A DUNLIN was seen at Copps Pond Wildlife Management Area in Tuftonboro on May 28^th.

At least 1 ARCTIC TERN and many COMMON TERNS and ROSEATE TERNS are at nesting sites on White and Seavey Islands at the Isles of Shoals, and some of them were seen along the coast during the past week. A few LEAST TERNS and PIPING PLOVERS are nesting at Hampton Beach and Seabrook Beach. Please be aware of these birds and give them space to forage and raise their families.

A COMMON GOLDENEYE continues to be seen in coastal Rye and was last reported on June 1^st.

A GREEN-WINGED TEAL was seen in Rye, and 2 were seen in North Hampton, all on June 1^st.

A FISH CROW was reported from Plymouth on May 31^st.

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