A fine documentary photograph of the Northern Wheatear that created a Second State Record in New Mexico was taken by Laurens Halsey.
A young European gull sighting created a First State Record of a Yellow-legged Gull for Florida birders (photo by Michael Brothers).
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A nice balance of new state records was established by birders in 4 widely scattered states, including a First State Record Yellow-legged Gull in Florida, a Second State Record Northern Wheatear in New Mexico, a Fourth State Record Black-throated Gray Warbler in South Carolina, and a Fifth State Record Tufted Duck in Wisconsin. Would you believe not 1 but 2 Fork-tailed Flycatchers were documented on southern coasts – 1 in Florida and 1 in Texas. A surprise Crested Caracara excited Canadian birders near the border in Ontario, while a Harris’s Sparrow was also a special find in Mississippi.
STATE & PROVINCIAL RECORDS
First State Record Yellow-legged Gull – Daytona Beach, Florida
Second State Record Northern Wheatear – Rio Communities, New Mexico
Fourth State Record Black-throated Gray Warbler – Columbia, South Carolina
Fifth State Record Tufted Duck – Green Bay, Wisconsin
REALLY RARE BIRDS
Fork-tailed Flycatcher – south of Miami, Florida
Fork-tailed Flycatcher – Galveston Island, Texas
Crested Caracara – west of Harrow, Ontario
Harris’s Sparrow –west of Walls, Mississippi
CONTINUING REALLY RARE BIRDS
Amur Stonechat – Texas
Yellow Grosbeak – Arkansas
Mottled Owl – Texas
American Flamingos – Florida, Texas
Gray Gull – Alabama
Yellow-headed Caracaras – Florida, Texas
Berylline Hummingbird – Arizona
Cattle Tyrant – Texas
Brown Jays – Texas
Flame-colored Tanager – Texas
For more information, you can refer to the American Birding Association’s Rare Bird Alert at Rare Bird Alert: April 11, 2025 - American Birding Association (aba.org) ABA for permitting us to use the ABA’s Rare Bird Alert as the basis to prepare this weekly replay.
You can often find more information 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