Alert birders in Iowa found a Fourth State Record White Ibis along the Wapsipinicon River in northeast corner of the state, far north of the species’ normal range.
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Key West birders found and photographed the Sixth American Record Cuban Pewee last week at the tip of the Florida Keys, which also established Florida’s Sixth State Record Cuban Pewee. A Second State Record Townsend’s Warbler was documented in Michigan, and a Fourth State Record White Ibis was recorded in Iowa. It seemed surprising that the Ross’s Gull found in California last week was only the Fourth State Record, and yet another Limpkin was found in Missouri, which also established a Fourth State Record – and there are more exciting birds to report.
AMERICAN RECORD
Sixth American Record Cuban Pewee – Key West, Florida
STATE & PROVINCIAL RECORDS
Second State Record Townsend’s Warbler – Tawas Point, Michigan
Fourth State Record Ross’s Gull – Klamath River Delta, California
Fourth State Record White Ibis – Wapsipinicon River, Iowa
Fourth State Record Limpkin – Henry County, Missouri
Sixth State Record Cuban Pewee – Key West, Florida
Tenth State Record Purple Gallinule – Bosque Redondo Park, New Mexico
Tenth State Record Black-necked Stilt – Old Lyme, Connecticut
REALLY RARE BIRDS
Little Stint – Heislerville Wildlife Area, New Jersey
Curlew Sandpiper – Hampton, New Hampshire
Wood Sandpiper – St. Paul Island, Alaska
Lesser Sand Plover – St. Paul Island, Alaska
Fieldfare – Utquiakvik, Alaska
Pacific Loon – Codorus State Park, Pennsylvania
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher – Portland, Oregon
Black-necked Stilts – Nantucket Island, Massachusetts
CONTINUING RARE BIRDS
Pine Flycatcher – Arizona
Tufted Flycatcher – Arizona
Nutting’s Flycatcher – Arizona
Social Flycatcher – Texas
LaSagra’s Flycatcher – Florida
For more information, refer to the American Birding Association’s Rare Bird Alert at Rare Bird Alert: May 27, 2022 - 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/