Two First Provincial Records were established recently when birders documented a Bar-tailed Godwit in Prince Edward Island and a Northern House Wren in Northwest Territories. There was also a Second Provincial Record Chimney Swift in Alberta, a Third State Record White-eyed Vireo in Washington, and a Fourth Provincial Record Lark Sparrow in the Northwest Territories. There were also many really rare birds photographed for documentation, including Asian species found in the western Alaska islands such as a Yellow-breasted Bunting, Amur Stonechats, a Pin-tailed Snipe, and 2 Eurasian Bullfinches.
STATE & PROVINCIAL RECORDS
First Provincial Record Bar-tailed Godwit – Savage Harbour, Prince Edward Island
First Provincial Record Northern House Wren – Fort Providence, Northwest Territory
Second Provincial Record Chimney Swift – Medicine Hat, Alberta
Third State Record White-eyed Vireo – near Anglin, Washington
Fourth Provincial Record Lark Sparrow – Fort Smith, Northwest Territories
REALLY RARE BIRDS
Siberian Sand Plover – San Diego, California
Fork-tailed Swift – Nome, Alaska
Hawaiian Petrel – offshore Brooks Peninsula, British Columbia
Hawaiian Petrel – offshore Westport, Washington
Nazca Booby – offshore Yachats, Oregon
Brown Booby – Diamond Lake, Minnesota
Brown Booby – Kansas City, Missouri
REALLY RARE BIRDS in Western Alaska Islands
Eurasian Bullfinches (2) – St. Paul Island, the Pribilofs, Alaska
Pin-tailed Snipe – Shemya Island, the Aleutians, Alaska
Yellow-breasted Bunting – Buldir Island, the Aleutians, Alaska
Common Rosefinch – Gambell, St. Lawrence, Alaska
Amur Stonechat – Gambell, St. Lawrence Island, Alaska
Amur Stonechat – St. Paul Island, the Pribilofs, Alaska
CONTINUING REALLY RARE BIRDS
Steller's Sea Eagle – Newfoundland
Yellow-headed Caracara – Florida
Mottled Owl – Texas
Brown Jays – Texas
Cattle Tyrant – Texas
Flame-colored Tanager – Arizona
Kelp Gull – Wisconsin
For more information, you can refer to the American Birding Association's Rare Bird Alert at Rare Bird Alert: June 19, 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.