 A Groove-billed Ani wowed birders in southwest North Dakota, creating a First State Record (photo by Zac Cota). |
Four impressive First State Records were documented last week, including a Groove-billed Ani in North Dakota, a Razorbill in Vermont, an American Woodcock in Arizona, and a Eastern Towhee in California. In addition, birders found a Third State Record Long-billed Dowitcher in St. John’s, Newfoundland, only a few feet away from a Sixth State Record Western Tanager! There was also a Fifth State Record Scissor-tailed Flycatcher in West Virginia, plus a Sixth State Record Sprague’s Pipit in Michigan – and there’s more!
STATE & PROVINCIAL RECORDS
First State Record Groove-billed Ani – Lake Tschida, North Dakota
First State Record Razorbill – Lake Champaign, Vermont
First State Record American Woodcock – Cave Creek Canyon, Arizona
First State Record Eastern Towhee – Jacumba, California
Third State Record Long-billed Dowitcher – St. John’s, Newfoundland
Fifth State Record Scissor-tailed Flycatcher – Malden, West Virginia
Sixth State Record Western Tanager – St. John’s, Newfoundland
Sixth State Record Sprague’s Pipit – Whitefish Point, Michigan
REALLY RARE SIGHTINGS
Golden-crowned Warbler – Weslaco, Texas
Social Flycatcher – Brownsville, Texas
Hawfinch – St. Paul Island, Alaska
Tundra Bean Goose – Beaudet Reservoir, Quebec
Barnacle Goose – Rockland, Maine
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher – Montreal, Quebec
Black-legged Kittiwake – near Tucson, Arizona
Ash-throated Flycatcher – Biddleford Pool, Maine
Black-throated Gray Warbler – Ocean Acres, New Jersey
Say’s Phoebe – Black Rock Sanctuary, Pennsylvania
Varied Thrush – Lake Tschida, North Dakota
CONTINUING RARE BIRDS
Steller’s Sea Eagle – Nova Scotia
Inca Tern – Hawaii
Little Egret – Nova Scotia
For more information, refer to the American Birding Association’s Rare Bird Alert at Rare Bird Alert: November 12, 2021 - 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/