A Provincial Record Spotted Redshank was photographed last week in Ontario at a rainwater pond. It is said to be 1 of fewer than 10 records for the province, but the first documented in more than 20 years (photo by Brandon Holden).

Sandpipers of all sizes dominate this week’s rare bird sightings, including a First State Record Little Stint at Heinz National Wildlife Refuge in Philadelphia. Birders also photographed a Red-necked Stint photographed on Kure Atoll in the Northwest Hawaiian Islands. A Provincial Record Spotted Redshank photographed by wary birders in in Ontario is one of fewer than 10 records for the province, but the first in more than 20 years. Beyond these exciting shorebird sightings, birders documented a Cattle Tyrant in Galveston, Texas, which brings the total to 2 in the state – the only 2 ever found north of Mexico. This Cattle Tyrant simultaneously established the Second North American Record and the Second State Record for Texas. In fact, the First Record Cattle Tyrant continues to be seen in Corpus Christi, near where it was first sighted nearly 2 years ago!

NORTH AMERICAN RECORDS

Second North American Record Cattle Tyrant – Galveston, Texas

STATE & PROVINCIAL RECORDS

First State Record Little Stint – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Second State Record Cattle Tyrant – Galveston, Texas

Provincial Record Spotted Redshank – Cambridge, Ontario

REALLY RARE BIRDS

Red-necked Stint – Kure Atoll, Hawaii

Crested Caracara – near Royalton, South Dakota

Wood Stork – Marais des Cygnes Refuge, Kansas

Roseate Spoonbill – Aldrich, Missouri

Blue-footed Booby – near Santa Barabara Island, California

CONTINUING REALLY RARE BIRDS

Steller’s Sea Eagle – Newfoundland

Kelp Gull – Wisconsin

White-winged Tern – California

Yellow Grosbeak – Colorado

Flame-colored Tanager – Arizona

Berylline Hummingbird – Arizona

American Flamingos – Louisiana, Florida, Texas

For more information, you can refer to the American Birding Association’s Rare Bird Alert at Rare Bird Alert: August 15, 2025 - American Birding Association (aba.org) Special Thanks to the ABA for permitting us to use the ABA’s Rare Bird Alert as the basis to prepare this weekly or bi-weekly replay.

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