A PROTHONOTARY WARBLER was seen at the McDonnell Conservation Area in Exeter on May 9th.

An ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER was seen in Pittsfield on May 10th.

A CERULEAN WARBLER was seen at the Mount Wantastiquet Natural Area in Chesterfield/Hinsdale on May 13th.

A YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT was reported from Odiorne Point State Park in Rye on May 7th.

A WHITE-FACED IBIS was reported from Awcomin Marsh in Rye on May 12th.

A TRICOLORED HERON was seen along the coast in Rye on May 11th, and an immature LITTLE BLUE HERON was seen again in Rye, both during the past week.

A LEAST BITTERN was reported from Cranberry Pond wetlands behind the Price Chopper in West Lebanon on May 13th.

A SANDHILL CRANE was seen flying overhead at Mud Pond in the Pondicherry National Wildlife Refuge in Jefferson on May 7th.

A GOLDEN EAGLE was seen flying over Trudeau Road in Bethlehem on May 12th.

3 BLACK VULTURES were reported from Londonderry on May 13th.

A CASPIAN TERN was seen at the Hinsdale Setbacks on the Connecticut River on May 7th and again on the 10th.

At least 7 COMMON TERNS and 5 ROSEATE TERNS were seen along the coast, and many more were seen at nesting sites at the Isles of Shoals, all during the past week.

At least 3 AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHERS were reported from Star Island, one of the Isles of Shoals, on multiple days during the last week.

An AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER was seen along the coast in Rye on May 8th.

At least 15 SEMIPALMATED PLOVERS, and at least 2 SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPERS, were seen along the coast during the past week.

A GADWALL was seen again in coastal Hampton on May 7th.

2 LESSER SCAUP were seen on Highland Lake in Stoddard on May 11th, 2 were seen at Lake Umbagog NWR on the 10th, and 1 was seen on Pickering Ponds in Rochester on the 10th.

2 BUFFLEHEADS were seen at the Panorama Golf Course in Colebrook on May 13th, 4 were seen on Squam Lake on the 11th, 1 was seen at Lake Umbagog NWR on the 10th, and 2 were seen at Odiorne Point State Park in Rye on the 10th.

A COMMON GOLDENEYE was seen on Squam Lake on May 10th.

A RAZORBILL was reported from coastal Rye on May 11th.

Up to 4 GRASSHOPPER SPARROWS were reported from the Concord Airport during the past week, and 1 was reported from the old raceway in Hinsdale on May 13th.

There was an unconfirmed report of a CLAY-COLORED SPARROW from Orford on May 10th, but the bird has not been relocated as of May 13th.

A FOX SPARROW was reported from the Harris Center in Hancock on May 9th.

A lingering AMERICAN TREE SPARROW was seen in Rye on May 9th.

A few RED CROSSBILLS were reported from scattered locations during the past week.

A PHILADELPHIA VIREO was reported from Lyme on May 10th.

An ORCHARD ORIOLE was seen at Bedell Bridge State Park in Haverhill on May 11th and 12th.

OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER, EASTERN WOOD-PEWEE, ALDER FLYCATCHER, and WILLOW FLYCATCHER were all reported during the past week.

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