A Yellow-nosed Albatross was photographed by Jean-Francois Rousseau as it followed a fishing boat in the Labrador Sea southeast of Baffin Island in Nunavut, thereby documenting the First Territorial Record of the species.

A most impressive First Territorial Record Yellow-nosed Albatross was photographed as it followed a fishing boat in the Labrador Sea southeast of Baffin Island in Nunavut, which is also especially noteworthy as it is the farthest north record of this species usually ranges in the southern Atlantic Ocean between South America and southern Africa! A Second State Record Bar-tailed Godwit was also documented at Manistique, Michigan; and other exciting rare birds include a Fork-tailed Flycatcher in Massachusetts, a Mississippi Kite in Nova Scotia, a Swallow-tailed Kite in Connecticut, a Crested Caracara in Virginia – and there’s more!

STATE & PROVINCIAL RECORDS

First Territorial Record Yellow-nosed Albatross – offshore Baffin Island, Nunavut

Second State Record Bar-tailed Godwit – Manistique, Michigan

REALLY RARE BIRDS

Fork-tailed Flycatcher – Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts

Mississippi Kite – Briar Island, Nova Scotia

Swallow-tailed Kite – Marlborough, Connecticut

Crested Caracara – near Lovettsville, Virginia

Black-bellied Whistling Ducks (7) – near South Amherst, Massachusetts

Nazca Booby – offshore central Oregon

Brown Booby – Manasquan Reservoir, New Jersey

CONTINUING REALLY RARE BIRDS

Steller’s Sea Eagle – Newfoundland

Yellow-headed Caracara – California

Large-billed Tern – Florida

American Flamingos – Florida, Texas, New York, Louisiana, Georgia

Berylline Hummingbird – Arizona

Brown Jays – Texas

For more information, you can refer to the American Birding Association’s Rare Bird Alert at Rare Bird Alert: June 28, 2024 - American Birding Association (aba.org) Special Thanks to the ABA, and Nate Swick, who does such a great job of compiling the ABA’s Rare Bird Alert, which we use to prepare this weekly replay.

You can often find more info about individual rare bird sightings from the ABA 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