Record rare birds include an impressive First State Record Terek Sandpiper in Washington, a Fourth Provincial Record Broad-billed Hummingbird in Ontario, and a Fifth Provincial Record Eastern Wood Peewee in Alberta. The Lesser Frigatebird is being seen again along the coast north of San Diego, California, and there are many Asian shorebirds being documented, including a Little Stint in British Columbia, a Red-necked Stint in Washington, a Long-toed Stint in Alaska, along with a Common Greenshank and another Terek Sandpiper, with Curlew Sandpipers in Michigan and New Jersey – and there's more:
STATE & PROVINCIAL RECORDS
First State Record Terek Sandpiper – Stanwood, Washington
Fourth Provincial Record Broad-billed Hummingbird – Kenora, Ontario
Fifth Provincial Record Eastern Wood Peewee – near Pendryl, Alberta
REALLY RARE BIRDS
Little Stint – Oyster Bay, British Columbia
Red-necked Stint – Tokeland, Washington
Long-toed Stint – St. Paul Island, Pribilofs, Alaska
Common Greenshank – St. Paul Island, Pribilofs, Alaska
Terek Sandpiper – Anchorage, Alaska
Curlew Sandpiper – Point Mouillee, Michigan
Curlew Sandpiper – Forsythe Refuge, New Jersey
Pacific Swift – St. Paul Island, Pribilofs, Alaska
White Wagtail – Neah Bay, Washington
Western Tanager – Marquette, Michigan
Wood Stork – near Waterford, Connecticut
Ross's Gull – St. Paul Island, Pribilofs, Alaska
CONTINUING REALLY RARE BIRDS
Lesser Frigatebird – California
Steller's Sea Eagle – Newfoundland
Taiga Bean-Goose – British Columbia
Kelp Gull – Wisconsin
Flame-colored Tanager – Arizona
For more information, you can refer to the American Birding Association's Rare Bird Alert at Rare Bird Alert: July 24, 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.
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.