The First State Record Great Kiskadee was photographed near Frederick, Maryland last week.

The First State Record Great Kiskadee was photographed in Maryland; but the late report of a bird recorded on a trail camera last November 19 at the Google campus in Mountain View, California is the real stunner for the week – a Siberian Rubythroat represents both a First State Record and a First Lower 48 States Record for this Asian species. A Boreal Chickadee photographed at a backyard feeding station in Hiram, Ohio is said to be the first sighting of the species in 40 years. And always an exciting find, a young Ross’s Gull continues to be observed by many birders along the shore of Lake Michigan in Chicago.

LOWER 48 STATES RECORD

First Lower 48 Record Siberian Rubythroat – Mountain View, California

STATE & PROVINCIAL RECORDS

First State Record Great Kiskadee – near Frederick, Maryland

First State Record Siberian Rubythroat – Mountain View, California

REALLY RARE BIRDS

Gray Heron – St Pierre et Miquelon

Ross’s Gull – Chicago, Illinois

Boreal Chickadee – Hiram, Ohio

CONTINUING REALLY RARE BIRDS

Red-flanked Bluetail – California

Tundra Bean Goose – California

Common Crane – Washington

Blue Bunting – Texas

Brown Jays – Texas

Bahama Mockingbird – Florida

LaSagra’s Flycatcher – Florida

Common Shelduck – Pennsylvania

Little Stint – California

For more information, refer to the American Birding Association’s Rare Bird Alert at Rare Bird Alert: March 18, 2023 - 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/