A First State Record Cassin’s Kingbird was documented in the Pleasant View area near Springfield, Missouri last week.

Four First State Records were established by birders last week, including a Crescent-chested Warbler in Texas, a Bar-tailed Godwit in Delaware, a Mexican Duck in Kansas, and a Cassin’s Kingbird in Missouri. Among many other notable rare sightings were a Crimson-collard Grosbeak and Fan-tailed Warbler. The Pribilof Islands in far western Alaska are heating up again, with Asian species photographed that included a Hawfinch, Eyebrowed Thrush, Olive-backed Pipit, and a Long-toed Stint.

STATE & PROVINCIAL RECORDS

First State Record Crescent-chested Warbler – Big Bend, Texas

First State Record Bar-tailed Godwit – Bombay Hook Refuge, Delaware

First State Record Mexican Duck – near Syracuse, Kansas

First State Record Cassin’s Kingbird – near Springfield, Missouri

Second State Record Chihuahua Meadowlark – near Boise City, Oklahoma

Second State Record Say’s Phoebe – near Canterbury New Hampshire

Fifth State Record Swainson’s Warbler – near Bucktown, Indiana

Fifth State Record Limpkin – near Marshalltown, Iowa

Tenth State Record Black-necked Stilt – Old Saybrook, Connecticut

NEW REALLY RARE WEST ALASKA SIGHTINGS

Hawfinch – Adak Island, Alaska

Eyebrowed Thrush – St. Paul Island, Pribilofs, Alaska

Olive-backed Pipit – St. Paul Island, Pribilofs, Alaska

Long-toed Stint – St. Paul Island, Pribilofs, Alaska

Hawfinch – St. Paul Island, Pribilofs, Alaska

NEW REALLY RARE BIRDS

Crimson-collard Grosbeak – Texas

Fan-tailed Warbler – near Sonoita, Arizona

Mangrove Cuckoo – Galveston, Texas

White-tailed Kite – Virginia Refuge, Virginia

White-tailed Kite – Kamloops, British Columbia

Lark Bunting – Hot Dog Beach, New York

Snowy Plover – Chicago, Illinois

Townsend’s Warbler – Stanley, North Dakota

CONTINUING REALLY RARE BIRDS

Tundra Bean Goose – California

Brown Jays – Texas

LaSagra’s Flycatcher – Florida

Bahama Mockingbird – Florida

For more information, you can refer to the American Birding Association’s Rare Bird Alert at Rare Bird Alert: May 19, 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/

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A First State Record Cassin’s Kingbird was documented in the Pleasant View area near Springfield, Missouri last week.