A First State Record Mottled Duck was documented in Canonsburg Lake, Pennsylvania last week.
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Always exciting, a new First North American Record was established by birders who found a Gray-collared Becard at Cave Creek Canyon in Arizona! First State Records were also documented by birders last week, including a Mottled Duck in Pennsylvania, a Heermann’s Gull in New York, and a Scott’s Oriole in Montana; plus a First Provincial Record Limpkin was recorded in Ontario – what a week! Excitement was also created by a Slate-throated Redstart in Texas, a Curlew Sandpiper in Ohio, and many more rare birds.
NORTH AMERICAN RECORD
First North American Record Gray-collared Becard – Cave Creek Canyon, Arizona
STATE & PROVINCIAL RECORDS
First State Record Mottled Duck – Canonsburg Lake, Pennsylvania
First State Record Heermann’s Gull – Sodus Point, New York
First Provincial Record Limpkin – near Angus, Ontario
First State Record Scott’s Oriole – Dillon, Montana
Second State Record Acadian Flycatcher – Chico Basin Ranch, Colorado
Second State Record Say’s Phoebe – near Canterbury New Hampshire
Fifth State Record Limpkin – Gardner Lake, Kansas
NEW REALLY RARE BIRDS
Slate-throated Redstart – Big Bend, Texas
Taiga Bean Goose – St. Paul Island, Pribilofs, Alaska
Common Pochard – St. Paul Island, Pribilofs, Alaska
Curlew Sandpiper – near Bryan, Ohio
Berylline Hummingbird – Paton Center, Arizona
Little Blue Heron – near Saco, Montana
Black-bellied Whistling Ducks (2) – Leonia, New Jersey
CONTINUING REALLY RARE BIRDS
Tundra Bean Goose – California
Fan-tailed Warbler – Arizona
Brown Jays – Texas
Bahama Mockingbird – Florida
LaSagra’s Flycatcher – Florida
For more information, you can refer to the American Birding Association’s Rare Bird Alert at Rare Bird Alert: May 26, 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/