The documentation of a Red-cockaded Woodpecker in Michigan established the third First State Record established in the past 2 weeks, which included the First American Record of a Common Redshank, and the First North American Record of a Southern Lapwing!
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Last week, Michigan birders found a First American Record Common Redshank, along with another First State Record, a Red-cockaded Woodpecker, only a few days after the phenomenal sighting of a First North American Record of a Southern Lapwing the week before. Yukon birders have also been busy, finding a First Territorial Record for the third week in a row, this time an American Bittern, after recording a Mississippi Kite and a Thick-billed Longspur during previous weeks. There was also a Second State Record Mexican Violetear visiting a hummingbird feeder in Kansas, and a Third State Record Acorn Woodpecker visited a feeder in northern Minnesota.
AMERICAN RECORD
First American Record Common Redshank – Point Mouillee, Michigan
STATE & PROVINCIAL RECORDS
First State Record Common Redshank – Point Mouillee, Michigan
First State Record Red-cockaded Woodpecker – Norton Shores, Michigan
First Territorial Record American Bittern – Carcross, Yukon
Second State Record Mexican Violetear – near Baldwin City, Kansas
Third State Record Acorn Woodpecker – near Cromwell, Minnesota
Fifth State Record Limpkin – near St. Paul, Kansas
Sixth Provincial Record Sedge Wren – Fort St. John, British Columbia
Eighth State Record Least Tern – McNary Refuge, Washington
REALLY RARE BIRDS
Lesser Sand Plover – Lakeside, Oregon
Fish Crow – Montreal, Quebec
CONTINUING RARE BIRDS
Steller’s Sea Eagle – Newfoundland
Pine Flycatcher – Arizona
Nutting’s Flycatcher – Arizona
Berylline Hummingbird – Arizona
Bahama Mockingbird – Florida
For more information, refer to the American Birding Association’s Rare Bird Alert at Rare Bird Alert: July 1, 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 info 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/