All the way cross-country from its West Coast range, astute birders found the Second State Record Pacific Slope Flycatcher in Queens, New York last week.
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In addition to many birds found from other continents and regions, birders reported 13 record-breaking birds, including 3 Firsts and 3 Second State Records. They included a First State Record Common Cuckoo in Rhode Island, which probably originated from Europe, creating only the Third Record for the Lower 48 States. Also, a First State Record Yellow-eyed Junco was found in Kansas, and a First Sate Record Pacific Golden Plover was documented in Connecticut. Plus, a Eurasian Skylark that likely originated in Asia provided a Third State Record for California.
STATE & PROVINCIAL RECORDS
First State Record Common Cuckoo – near Johnston, Rhode Island
First State Record Yellow-eyed Junco – Lake Scott State Park, Kansas
First State Record Pacific Golden Plover – near Fairfield, Connecticut
Second State Record Magnificent Frigatebird – Boulder, Colorado
Second State Record Anna’s Hummingbird – Highland, Indiana
Second State Record Pacific Slope Flycatcher – Queens, New York
Third State Record Eurasian Skylark – Lake Tolowa, California
Fourth State Record Ash-throated Flycatcher – Alaska, Wisconsin
Fourth Provincial Record Golden-crowned Sparrow – Parc Lapage, Quebec
Fifth Provincial Record Prairie Warbler – Vernon, British Columbia
Seventh State Record Sage Thrasher – Ooms Conservation Area, New York
Tenth State Record Yellow-eyed Junco – El Paso, Texas
Tenth State Record Yellow-billed Loon – Balmorhea Lake, Texas
REALLY RARE SIGHTINGS
Red-throated Pipit – San Clemente, California
Blue Bunting – South Padre Island, Texas
Magnificent Frigatebird – Lemington, Ontario
Magnificent Frigatebird – Indianapolis, Indiana
Yellow-billed Loon – Sylvan Lake, Colorado
Calliope Hummingbird – New Cumberland, Pennsylvania
Green-tailed Towhee – near Bridgewater, Nova Scotia
Canada Jay – Berkshire, Massachusetts
Red-shouldered Hawk – Bosque del Apache Refuge, New Mexico
CONTINUING RARE BIRDS
Northern Jacana – southern Arizona
Eared Quetzals (2) – southeast Arizona
Plain-capped Starthroat – southeast Arizona
Red-legged Thrush – Florida Keys
Black-faced Grassquit – Florida Keys
Red-footed Booby – San Diego, California
Garganey – Salton Sea, California
For more information, see the American Birding Association’s Rare Bird Alert at https://www.aba.org/rare-bird-alert-november-6-2020/ 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/