Birders in Oregon, Missouri, and Indiana found First State Record birds recently, including a Yellow-crowned Night Heron in Oregon, a Gull-billed Tern in Missouri, and a Sandwich Tern in Indiana. Two Second State Records were documented in Wyoming – an Eastern Meadowlark and a Bell's Vireo, and a Third Provincial Record Spotted Redshank was sighted in British Columbia. A Fourth State Record White-eyed Vireo was recorded by birders in Oregon, and Montana birders documented a Fourth State Record Yellow-throated Warbler and a Sixth State Record Painted Bunting – and there are more!
STATE & PROVINCIAL RECORDS
First State Record Yellow-crowned Night Heron – Summer Lake, Oregon
First State Record Gull-billed Tern – near Arthur, Missouri
First State Record Sandwich Tern – Miller Beach, Indiana
Second State Record Eastern Meadowlark – Table Mountain, Wyoming
Second State Record Bell's Vireo – Lusk, Wyoming
Third Provincial Record Spotted Redshank – Cranbrook, British Columbia
Fourth State Record Yellow-throated Warbler – Butte, Montana
Fourth State Record White-eyed Vireo – near Portland, Oregon
Sixth State Record Painted Bunting – near Arrow Peak, Montana
Seventh State Record White-eyed Vireo – Jay Em, Wyoming
REALLY RARE BIRDS
Falcated Duck – Adak Island, the Aleutians, Alaska
Baikal Teal – St. Paul Island, the Pribilofs, Alaska
Eurasian Sparrowhawk – Adak Island, the Aleutians, Alaska
Common Greenshank – Adak Island, the Aleutians, Alaska
Siberian Sand Plover – St. Paul Island, the Pribilofs, Alaska
Stejneger's Scoter – near Nome, Alaska
Golden-crowned Warbler – Edinburg Wetlands, Texas
Ruff – near Sterling, North Dakota
Ruff – Portage Marsh, Michigan
Eastern Wood Pewee – near Albin, Wyoming
Painted Bunting – Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Western Tanager – Sudbury, Ontario
Little Blue Heron – Decker, Montana
Wood Stork – Derby Hill Hawk Watch, New York
CONTINUING REALLY RARE BIRDS
Steller's Sea Eagle – Newfoundland
Mottled Owl – Texas
Flame-colored Tanager – Arizona
Brown Jays – Texas
Cattle Tyrant – Texas
American Flamingos – Louisiana, Florida, Texas
For more information, you can refer to the American Birding Association's Rare Bird Alert at Rare Bird Alert: May 22, 2026 - American Birding Association. Special Thanks to the ABA for permitting us to use the Rare Bird Alert as the basis to prepare this replay.
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