The First State Record of a Connecticut Warbler was documented along the Rio Grande near Percha Dam in New Mexico.
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Two First State Records were documented by birders last week, a Connecticut Warbler in New Mexico and an Elegant Tern in North Carolina. Birders also established 2 Second State Records, a Tropical Parula in New Mexico and a Townsend’s Warbler in Michigan; plus a Third State Record Canada Warbler in Washington and a Third Provincial Record Manx Shearwater in Ontario. The sighting of a large flock of hundreds of Short-tailed Shearwaters established a Fourth Territorial Record in Nunavut, and there are more exciting reports.
American Flamingos continue to hold birders’ attention, and although flamingos were originally reported in 10 states, during the past week flamingos have been reported in Florida, Pennsylvania, Indiana, Kentucky, North Carolina, and Alabama.
STATE & PROVINCIAL RECORDS
First State Record Connecticut Warbler – Rio Grande, Percha Dam, New Mexico
First State Record Elegant Tern – Oregon Inlet, North Carolina
Second State Record Tropical Parula – Sumner Lake, New Mexico
Second State Record Townsend’s Warbler – Grand Rapids, Michigan
Third State Record Canada Warbler – Bennington Lake shore, Washington
Third Provincial Record Manx Shearwater – near Hamilton, Ontario
Fourth Territorial Record Short-tailed Shearwaters – near Victoria Island, Nunavut
Seventh State Record Philadelphia Vireo – La Push, Washington
REALLY RARE BIRDS
Limpkin – near Hawley, Minnesota
Tufted Flycatcher – Cave Creek Canyon, Arizona
Golden-crowned Warbler – Harlingen, Texas
White Wagtail (black-backed) – near Goldendale, Washington
Roseate Spoonbill – near Jaffa, Ontario
Brown Booby – near St. Thomas, Pennsylvania
ASIAN BIRDS on ST. PAUL ISLAND, ALASKA
Baikal Teal (2) – St. Paul Island, Pribilofs, Alaska
Garganey – St. Paul Island, Pribilofs, Alaska
Black-tailed Godwit –St. Paul Island, Pribilofs, Alaska
Gray-tailed Godwit – St. Paul Island, Pribilofs, Alaska
Jack Snipe – St. Paul Island, Pribilofs, Alaska
Common Snipe – St. Paul Island, Pribilofs, Alaska
Long-toed Stint – St. Paul Island, Pribilofs, Alaska
CONTINUING REALLY RARE BIRDS
Gray Gull – Florida
Large-billed Tern – Florida
American Flamingos – Florida, Pennsylvania, Indiana, Kentucky, North Carolina, Alabama
Berylline Hummingbird – Arizona
Brown Jays – Texas
LaSagra’s Flycatcher – Florida
For more information, you can refer to the American Birding Association’s Rare Bird Alert at Rare Bird Alert: September 16, 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 ABA state rare bird alert listserves that you can access at http://birding.aba.org/ or at https://www.facebook.com/groups/ABArare/