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A First North American Record Ferruginous Hawk was documented in Maine, where birders also found a Third State Record Tropical Kingbird last week.
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Lightning striked twice last week at a pond near Gila Bend, Arizona, where a First State Record Curlew Sandpiper – and – a Third State Record Royal Tern were documented within a couple days of each other. Three other First State Records were established, including an American Flamingo in Rhode Island, a Bridled Tern in New Hampshire – and a Ferruginous Hawk in Maine, where birders also found a Third State Record Tropical Kingbird. A photograph of the Tropical Kingbird prompted a welcomed insight from David Sibley, who pointed out that the kingbird appears to be a South American subspecies.
STATE & PROVINCIAL RECORDS
First State Record Ferruginous Hawk – Auburn, Maine
First State Record American Flamingo – Briggs Marsh, Rhode Island
First State Record Curlew Sandpiper – near Gila Bend, Arizona
First State Record Bridled Tern – White Island, New Hampshire
Second State Record Roseate Tern – Presque Isle, Pennsylvania
Third State Record Royal Tern – near Gila Bend, Arizona
Third State Record Tropical Kingbird – Dayton, Maine
REALLY RARE BIRDS
Flame-colored Tanager – Miller Canyon, Arizona
Curlew Sandpiper – Chincoteague Refuge, Virginia
Curlew Sandpiper – Eddies Cove, Newfoundland
Roseate Spoonbills (2) – North East, Maryland
Brown Booby – Boston, Massachusetts
CONTINUING REALLY RARE BIRDS
Steller’s Sea Eagle – Newfoundland
Mottled Owl – Texas
Large-billed Tern – Florida
Yellow-headed Caracara – California, Florida
American Flamingos – Florida, Texas, New York, Massachusetts
Berylline Hummingbird – Arizona
Brown Jays – Texas
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