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Two Taiga Bean Geese were found near Port Renfrew, British Columbia, which not only established a First Provincial Record but also an exciting Third Canadian Record (photo by Trevor Henry).

Birders in southern British Columbia have been active lately, with their most recent find being 2 Taiga Bean Geese, which created a First Provincial Record and an exciting Third Canadian Record! Birders in 3 states also found record birds, including a First State Record Glaucous-winged Gull in New Jersey, a Second State Record Crested Caracara in Maryland, and a Third State Record Mountain Plover in Idaho. Other rare finds included a Brant in Colorado, a Crested Caracara in Michigan, a Short-billed Gull in Illinois, and a Townsend's Warbler in North Carolina.

CANADIAN RECORD

Third Canadian Record Taiga Bean Goose (2) – near Port Renfrew, British Columbia

STATE & PROVINCIAL RECORDS

First Provincial Record Taiga Bean Goose (2) – near Port Renfrew, British Columbia

First State Record Glaucous-winged Gull – Edison, New Jersey

Second State Record Crested Caracara – near Whitehouse, Maryland

Third State Record Mountain Plover – near Grand View, Idaho

REALLY RARE BIRDS

Crested Caracara – near Brookfield, Michigan

Brant – Pueblo, Colorado

Short-billed Gull – Waukegan, Illinois

Townsend's Warbler – Charlotte, North Carolina

CONTINUING REALLY RARE BIRDS

Steller's Sea Eagle – Newfoundland

Yellow-headed Caracaras – Delaware, Florida

Mottled Owl – Texas

Whooper Swans – Washington

Common Crane – New Mexico

Brown Jays – Texas

Taiga Flycatcher – British Columbia

Cattle Tyrant – Texas

European Robin – Quebec

Red-flanked Bluetail – Virginia

Asian Rosy Finch – Alaska

Eurasian Bullfinch – Yukon

Crimson-collared Grosbeak – Texas

For more information, you can refer to the American Birding Association's Rare Bird Alert at Rare Bird Alert: February 13, 2026 - American Birding Association. Special Thanks to the ABA for permitting us to use the Rare Bird Alert as the basis to prepare this replay.

You can often find more information about individual rare bird sightings from the ABA regional and state rare bird alert listserves that you can access at Birding News brought to you by American Birding Association - (aba.org) or at ABA Rare Bird Alert | Facebook.