A Black-throated Gray Warbler was observed in New Jersey, and another in Minnesota.

With such exiting birds as a Ringed Kingfisher in Arizona, a Bahama Mockingbird in Florida, an Anna’s Hummingbird in Nebraska, Black-throated Gray Warblers in Minnesota and New Jersey, a Cinnamon Teal in Ohio, and a Swainson’s Hawk in Quebec last week, who can resist checking out the full list of rare or off-course species birders from across the continent reported last week?

First state record Ringed Kingfisher – Roper Lake State Park, Arizona

First provincial record Gray Flycatcher – Wilmot, New Brunswick

Second state record Common Ringed Plover – northwest California (Eurasian species)

Second state record Anna’s Hummingbird – near Fremont, Nebraska

Third state record Tropical Kingbird – south Denver, Colorado

Seventh state record Hooded Warbler – St. George, Utah

Really rare sightings:

Bahama Mockingbird – Palm Beach area, Florida

Tropical Kingbird – Juneau, Alaska

Cinnamon Teal – central Ohio

White-rumped Sandpiper – northwest California

Black-throated Gray Warbler – New Jersey

Exciting rare sightings:

Black-throated Gray Warbler – southwest Minnesota

Swainson’s Hawk – Lanaudiere, Quebec

Lawrence’s Goldfinches (small flock) – Silver City, New Mexico

Lesser Goldfinch – Cranbrook, British Columbia

Western Meadowlark – Gaspesie, Quebec

It’s also exciting to report that boobies were the theme on a pelagic trip October 7 that documented five species of boobies out of Ventura, California, including Masked, Red-footed, Brown, Blue-footed and Nazca Boobies! Plus the Blue-footed Booby at Lake Powell in Utah (the first state record) was still being seen.

For more information, see the American Birding Association’s Rare Bird Alert at http://blog.aba.org/2018/08/rare-bird-alert-august-3-2018.html

Often, you can find more information about individual rare bird sightings from the state rare bird alert listserves that you can access at http://birding.aba.org/