Birders were excited to find and photograph the First Provincial Record Tricolored Heron in British Columbia.
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Birders found the First Provincial Record of a Steller’s Sea Eagle in Quebec as the bird reported last week in New Brunswick relocated to the neighboring province. Another First Provincial Record was established when birders found a First Provincial Record Tricolored Heron in British Columbia. American records included the Second State Record Common Crane in Nevada and the Second State Record Limpkin for Illinois. Texas birders also found another Limpkin, a Fourth State Record, and there were many other exciting rare bird sightings.
STATE & PROVINCIAL RECORDS
First Provincial Record Steller’s Sea Eagle – Gaspe, Quebec
First Provincial Record Tricolored Heron – Cowichen Bay, British Columbia
Second State Record Common Crane – Carson Lake, Nevada
Second State Record Limpkin – Chain-o-Lakes State Park, Illinois
Third State Record Pacific Golden Plover – Cape Hatteras, North Carolina
Third State Record Eastern Wood Pewee – Sand Creek Public Area, Wyoming
Fourth State Record Royal Tern – Michigan City Harbor, Indiana
Fourth State Record Limpkin – Anahuac Refuge, Texas
Fifth State Record Roseate Spoonbill – Chenango Valley State Park, New York
Sixth State Record Roseate Spoonbill – Montezuma Refuge, New York
REALLY RARE SIGHTINGS
Short-tailed Albatross – pelagic Westport, Washington
Roseate Spoonbill – Octoraro Lake, Pennsylvania
White Ibis – Jefferson Lake State Park, Ohio
Pacific Golden Plover – St. Pierre et Miquelon
Lark Bunting – Quebec City, Quebec
Green-tailed Towhee – Salem, New Hampshire
Eared Grebe – Lempster, New Hampshire
CONTINUING RARE BIRDS
Berylline Hummingbird – Arizona
For more information, refer to the American Birding Association’s Rare Bird Alert at https://www.aba.org/rare-bird-alert-july-16-2021/ 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 information 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/