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Ontario birders documented a most impressive First Canadian Record Marsh Sandpiper near Thedford, Ontario last week, which also created a First Provincial Record for Ontario. Meanwhile, American birders found 3 First State Records, including a Willow Ptarmigan in Massachusetts, a White-tipped Dove in Arizona, and a Tropical Parula in New Mexico. Add to those impressive sightings a Second State Record Limpkin in Arkansas and the Fourth State Record Black-bellied Whistling Duck in Maine, and there’s more to report.
CANADIAN RECORD
First Canadian Record Marsh Sandpiper – Thedford, Ontario
STATE & PROVINCIAL RECORDS
First Provincial Record Marsh Sandpiper – Thedford, Ontario
First State Record Willow Ptarmigan – Worchester County, Massachusetts
First State Record Tropical Parula – Washington Ranch, New Mexico
First State Record White-tipped Dove – Garden Canyon, Arizona
Second State Record Limpkin – near Lake City, Arkansas
Fourth State Record Black-bellied Whistling Duck – Camden, Maine
REALLY RARE BIRDS
Ruff – near Rock Creek, Minnesota
Dusky Thrush – Ketchikan, Alaska
Bananaquit – Key Biscayne, Florida
Bahama Mockingbird – Key Biscayne, Florida
Groove-billed Ani – near Vaughn, New Mexico
Western Meadowlark – Forsythe Refuge, New Jersey
Kentucky Warbler – Fort Collins, Colorado
Yellow-crowned Night Heron – Laval, Quebec
Black-bellied Whistling Ducks – Bloomington, Minnesota
White-tailed Kite – Neah Bay, Washington
CONTINUING RARE BIRDS
Thick-billed Vireo – Florida
Tufted Flycatcher – Arizona
European Golden Plovers – Newfoundland
Brambling – Newfoundland
For more information, refer to the American Birding Association’s Rare Bird Alert at Rare Bird Alert: May 6, 2022 - 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/