The Third Provincial Record of a Burrowing Owl was documented at Shelburne, Nova Scotia.

Last week a First Provincial Record Wilson’s Plover was documented by birders in New Brunswick, as was a First State Record Heermann’s Gull in Louisiana, and a Third Provincial Record Burrowing Owl in Nova Scotia. Another Canadian sighting of note was a Common Ringed Plover in Newfoundland, with other American rare birds including a spectacular Eurasian Hobby at St. Paul Island in the Pribilofs of far western Alaska, and another Asian species, a Red-necked Stint in Washington.

STATE & PROVINCIAL RECORDS

First Provincial Record Wilson’s Plover – Comierville, New Brunswick

First State Record Heermann’s Gull – Grand Isle, Louisiana

Third Provincial Record Burrowing Owl – Shelburne, Nova Scotia

REALLY RARE BIRDS

Eurasian Hobby – St. Paul Island, Pribilofs, Alaska

Red-necked Stint – Grays Harbor, Washington

Common Ringed Plover – Witless Bay, Newfoundland

CONTINUING REALLY RARE BIRDS

Steller’s Sea Eagle – Newfoundland

Large-billed Tern – Florida

Yellow-headed Caracara – Florida

American Flamingos – Florida, Texas, Rhode Island

Brown Jays – Texas

Berylline Hummingbird – Arizona

Flame-colored Tanager – Arizona

For more information, you can refer to the American Birding Association’s Rare Bird Alert at Rare Bird Alert: July 26, 2024 - 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 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