With continuing Yellow-headed Caracaras to be seen in Florida and Texas, the appearance of a First State Record Yellow-headed Caracara is being celebrated farther north in Wilmington, Delaware (photo by Matt Felperin).

Three First Records were established last week as birders documented a surprising First State Record Yellow-headed Caracara in Delaware, and in the far north a continuing Eurasian Bullfinch established a First Provincial Record in the Yukon, while a significant First State Record Broad-winged Hawk was photographed by birders in Alaska. Every bit as exciting was the Second State Record of an Eastern Yellow Wagtail in Florida – and guess where birders found a Rustic Bunting, Common Crane, and Broad-billed Hummingbird?

STATE & PROVINCIAL RECORDS

First State Record Yellow-headed Caracara – Wilmington, Delaware

First Provincial Record Eurasian Bullfinch – Watson Lake, Yukon

First State Record Broad-winged Hawk – Valdez, Alaska

Second State Record Eastern Yellow Wagtail – Merritt Island Refuge, Florida

Fourth State Record Chestnut-collared Longspur – Dog Island, Florida

Eighth State Record Rustic Bunting – Seattle, Washington

REALLY RARE BIRDS

Common Crane – Las Vegas Refuge, New Mexico

Broad-billed Hummingbird – Palm Coast, Florida

Cocos Booby – Portland, Oregon

Cocos Booby – Vancouver, Washington

Red-footed Booby – Corpus Christi, Texas

Painted Bunting – Lake Williams, British Columbia

Black-throated Blue Warbler – Prince George, British Columbia

Black-throated Gray Warbler – Montreal, Quebec

CONTINUING REALLY RARE BIRDS

Steller’s Sea Eagle – Newfoundland

Yellow-headed Caracara – Florida & Texas

Mottled Owl – Texas

Gray Gull – Florida

Cattle Tyrant – Texas

Brown Jay – Texas

American Flamingos – Texas & Florida

For more information, you can refer to the American Birding Association’s Rare Bird Alert at Rare Bird Alert: November 21, 2025 - American Birding Association. Special Thanks to the ABA for permitting us to use the Rare Bird Alert as the basis to prepare this weekly or bi-weekly replay.

You can often find more information about individual rare bird sightings from the ABA 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.