Wednesday, February 20, 2019

The ABA Rare Bird Alert’s Weekly Highlights

A rare inland sighting of a Brant was reported in New Mexico, at Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge.

This week it’s important to note that an impressive number of really rare birds that have been previously reported here continue to be monitored by birders, including the first American record Dark-billed Cuckoo, which is still being seen in Florida, and the first American record Long-legged Buzzard on St. Paul Island, Alaska. The Dusky Thrush was re-found in British Columbia and the White-throated Thrush persists in southeast Arizona, along with the Red-flanked Bluetail in Los Angeles. In south Texas, the Yellow Grosbeak and a Crimson-collared Grosbeak are still being seen, plus at least two Golden-crowned Warblers. For new rare bird reports from last week, read on.

REALLY RARE SIGHTINGS

Western Spindalis – Miami, Florida

Common Eider – Monterey, California

Brant – central New Mexico

Varied Thrush – Lafayette, Indiana

Brown Thrasher – Nelson, British Columbia

Rusty Blackbird – south-central Idaho

For more information, see the American Birding Association’s Rare Bird Alert at http://blog.aba.org/2019/02/rare-bird-alert-february-15-2019.html

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 via https://www.facebook.com/groups/ABArare/