Mostly a Great Basin species, finding the First State Record Plumbeous Vireo in North Carolina, near the Atlantic Coast, was unheard of among birders – until last week (photo by David True).
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Birders found 7 birds that established new records in 5 states and 2 provinces, including 2 First State Records – a Plumbeous Vireo in North Carolina and a Dusky-capped Flycatcher in Montana. Birders also documented a Second Provincial Record White-eyed Vireo in British Columbia, and 2 Third State Records – an Arctic Loon in Colorado, and a Royal Tern in Oklahoma. An exciting Fifth Provincial Record Common Chaffinch was recorded in Newfoundland, along with the Steller’s Sea Eagle that was photographed at Spaniard’s Cove near Trinity, and there’s more!
STATE & PROVINCIAL RECORDS
First State Record Plumbeous Vireo – Kitty Hawk, North Carolina
First State Record Dusky-capped Flycatcher – Plentywood, Montana
Second Provincial Record White-eyed Vireo – Ucluelet, British Columbia
Third State Record Arctic Loon – Big Johnson Reservoir, Colorado
Third State Record Royal Tern – Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Fifth Provincial Record Common Chaffinch – Lawn, Newfoundland
Eighth State Record Acadian Flycatcher – near Portland, Maine
NEW REALLY RARE BIRDS
Common House Martin – Nome, Alaska
Yellow Grosbeaks (2) – Patagonia, Arizona
Yellow Grosbeak – near Paradise, Arizona
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher – near Bluff, Utah
Least Tern – Baskett Slough Refuge, Oregon
CONTINUING REALLY RARE BIRDS
Steller’s Sea Eagle – near Trinity, Newfoundland
Large-billed Gulls – Florida
Tundra Bean Goose – California
Hawfinches – Alaska
Berylline Hummingbird – Arizona
LaSagra’s Flycatcher – Florida
Brown Jays – Texas
For more information, you can refer to the American Birding Association’s Rare Bird Alert at Rare Bird Alert: June 9, 2023 - 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/