The capitol city of Portland, Maine, strikes again – this time with a Second State Record Redwing, the same week as the First State Record Redwing that was found in the city of Washington!
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After two Redwings showed up in eastern Canada last week, Maine birders found two Redwings that created a First State Record at a yard in Washington, and a Second State Record in a city park in the capitol of Portland. Indiana birders also documented a Second State Record bird, a Common Crane among Sandhill Cranes near Stoutsburg; plus a rare sighting of a Burrowing Owl near Terra Haute. Oregon birders also tallied a Ninth State Record Painted Bunting in the capitol of Salem. There were also exciting off-course sightings of a Varied Thrush, Western Grebe, Anna’s Hummingbird, Rock Wren, and more.
STATE & PROVINCIAL RECORDS
First State Record Redwing – Washington, Maine
Second State Record Redwing – Portland, Maine
Second State Record Common Crane – Stoutsburg, Indiana
Ninth State Record Painted Bunting – Salem, Oregon
REALLY RARE SIGHTINGS
Burrowing Owl – near Terra Haute, Indiana
Varied Thrush – Montreal, Quebec
Western Grebe – Cape Breton, Nova Scotia
Anna’s Hummingbird – near Vilonia, Arkansas
Rock Wren – near Cornwell, Ontario
Anna’s Hummingbird – near El Durado, Kansas
Mexican Duck – Huntington Beach, California
CONTINUING RARE BIRDS
Fieldfare – Quebec
Redwing – Nova Scotia
Redwing – Newfoundland
Cuban Pewee – Florida
Black-faced Grassquit – Florida
Northern Jacana – Arizona
Blue Buntings – Texas
Crimson-collared Grosbeaks – Texas
Golden-crowned Warbler – Texas
For more information, refer to the American Birding Association’s Rare Bird Alert at https://www.aba.org/rare-bird-alert-february-5-2021/ 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/