Monday morning astute birders re-found the Steller’s Sea Eagle in southeast Maine after a 3-week search by many (photo by Ian Davies).

It’s Back!! Birders in Maine refound the wandering Steller’s Sea Eagle Monday morning southeast of Bath, Maine! The remarkable adult eagle hasn’t been seen for about 3 weeks after a severe winter storm, but originating from Siberia it has seen coastal winter storms before. Even so, it took a while for a birders and the eagle to cross paths again, this time along the Black River. Birders also reported a vagrant Whooper Swan, Short-tailed Albatross, Common Gull, 2 Yellow-billed Loons, and a Black-headed Grosbeak among others.

REALLY RARE SIGHTINGS

Whooper Swan – near Monroe, Washington

Short-tailed Albatross – offshore Monterey, California

Common Gull – Stamford, Connecticut

Yellow-billed Loons (2) – Pueblo Reservoir, Colorado

Black-headed Grosbeak – Westchester, New York

Golden-crowned Sparrow – Bas-Saint-Laurent, Quebec

Common Redpoll – Van Buren County, Arkansas

CONTINUING RARE BIRDS

Steller’s Sea Eagle – Maine

Bat Falcon – Texas

Oriental Turtle Dove – California

Zenaida Dove – Florida

Thick-billed Vireo – Florida

Golden-crowned Warbler – Texas

Social Flycatcher – Texas

Curlew Sandpiper – California

Little Stint – California

Brambling – California

For more information, refer to the American Birding Association’s Rare Bird Alert at Rare Bird Alert: February 11, 2022 - 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 information about individual rare bird sightings from the state rare bird alert listserves that you can access at http://birding.aba.org/ or at https://www.facebook.com/groups/ABArare/