A Phoenix Petrel was identified and photographed to document it as the first record of this species in the American Birding Association (ABA) Area – and the First State Record for Hawaii! Four other First State Records were also documented, including a Yellow-billed Loon in Maryland, a Sage Thrasher in Ohio, a Neotropic Cormorant in eastern Oregon, and an inland Red-footed Booby in Alabama. Two more record-setting birds recorded by birders included a Fourth Provincial Record Whooper Swan in British Columbia, and a Seventh State Record Barnacle Goose in the New Hampshire, and there's more:
ABA AREA RECORD
First ABA Area Record Phoenix Petrel – offshore the isle of Hawaii, Hawaii
STATE & PROVINCIAL RECORDS
First State Record Phoenix Petrel – offshore the isle of Hawaii, Hawaii
First State Record Yellow-billed Loon – Patuxent Beach, Maryland
First State Record Sage Thrasher – near Lake Buckhorn, Ohio
First State Record Neotropic Cormorant – near Burns, Oregon
First State Record Red-footed Booby – near Lake Martin, Alabama
Fourth Provincial Record Whooper Swan – near Quesnel, British Columbia
Seventh State Record Barnacle Goose – near Walpole, New Hampshire
REALLY RARE BIRDS
Redwing – Halifax, Nova Scotia
CONTINUING REALLY RARE BIRDS
Steller's Sea Eagle – Newfoundland
Taiga Bean Goose – British Columbia
Whooper Swan – Washington
Common Crane – Nebraska
European Robin – Quebec
Red-flanked Bluetail – Virginia
Crimson-collared Grosbeak – Texas
Mottled Owl – Texas
Brown Jays – Texas
Cattle Tyrant – Texas
For more information, you can refer to the American Birding Association's Rare Bird Alert at Rare Bird Alert: March 20, 2025 - American Birding Association. Special Thanks to the ABA for permitting us to use the Rare Bird Alert as the basis to prepare this replay.
You can often find more information about individual rare bird sightings from the ABA regional and state rare bird alert listserves that you can access at Birding News brought to you by American Birding Association - (aba.org) or at ABA Rare Bird Alert | Facebook.