Wednesday, June 17, 2020

The ABA Rare Bird Alert’s Weekly Highlights

Tropical Storm Cristobal appears to have “blown” some Sooty Terns far inland to provide a Second State Record Sooty Tern sighting in Wisconsin along with a Second State Record for Indiana – plus another Sooty Tern was sighted in Kentucky.

An interesting variety of rare birds was reported last week, with two Rivoli’s Hummingbirds providing First State Records in Missouri and Oklahoma, plus a Neotropic Cormorant was documented as the First State Record for Georgia. Tropical Storm Cristobal appears to have “blown” some Sooty Terns far inland to provide a Second State Record Sooty Tern for Wisconsin along with a Second State Record for Indiana. Plus another Sooty Tern was sighted in Kentucky – and there’s more exciting rare bird records and sightings.

 

STATE & PROVINCIAL RECORDS

First State Record Rivoli’s Hummingbird – near Ozark, Missouri
First State Record Rivoli’s Hummingbird – Kingfisher, Oklahoma 
First State Record Neotropic Cormorant – near Fort Gaines, Georgia 

Second State Record Sooty Tern – Madison, Wisconsin

Second State Record Sooty Tern – northeast Indiana

Fifth State Record White-rumped Sandpiper – Market Lake, Idaho

Sixth State Record Yellow-throated Vireo – Jordan Valley, Oregon

 

REALLY RARE SIGHTINGS

Eared Quetzal – near Portal, Arizona

Common Rosefinch – St. Paul Island, Pribilofs, Alaska

Sooty Tern – Kentucky Dam, Kentucky

Painted Redstart – near Virginia City, Nevada

Streak-backed Oriole – near Marathon, Texas

Northern Parula – Seattle, Washington

Wilson’s Plover – Phippsburg, Maine

Red-footed Booby – Monterey, California

 

CONTINUING RARE BIRDS

The Black-faced Grassquit is still being seen by birders in Everglades National Park in south Florida, and the Little Egret continues to be monitored near Portland, Maine. Continuing rare birds in Arizona include two Crescent-chested Warblers near Portal, one or two Flame-colored Tanagers near Sierra Vista, the Berylline Hummingbird in Madera Canyon, and the Common Crane at Mormon Lake. As the first day of summer approaches, enjoy mid-June birding opportunities with a sharp eye for rare birds and off-course species.

For more information, see the American Birding Association’s Rare Bird Alert at https://www.aba.org/rare-bird-alert-june-12-2020/ 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/