An especially surprising Pyrrhuloxia has been visiting a feeding station near Sterling, North Dakota, establishing a First State Record. It has been observed by many enthusiastic birders, including our editor (photo by Paul Konrad).
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With an impressive 18 Record Birds reported, we begin with 2 Third North American Records found on Adak Island in the Aleutians of Alaska – an Asian Rosy Finch and a Eurasian Sparrowhawk! There were also 7 First Records, including a First State Record Pyrrhuloxia in North Dakota, a First Provincial Record Common Shelduck in Nova Scotia, a Common Cuckoo in New Hampshire, a Blue Rock Thrush in Hawaii, a Cooper’s Hawk in Newfoundland, a Limpkin in Massachusetts, and a First State Record Cassin’s Kingbird in Connecticut – and there are many more!
NORTH AMERICAN RECORDS
Third North American Record Asian Rosy Finch – Adak Island, Aleutians, Alaska
Third North American Record Eurasian Sparrowhawk – Adak Island, Aleutians, Alaska
STATE & PROVINCIAL RECORDS
First State Record Pyrrhuloxia – near Sterling, North Dakota
First Provincial Record Common Shelduck – Guysborough, Nova Scotia
First State Record Common Cuckoo – Portsmouth, New Hampshire
First Provincial Record Cooper’s Hawk – Codroy Valley, Newfoundland
First State Record Limpkin – Scituate, Massachusetts
First State Record Cassin’s Kingbird – Woodbury, Connecticut
First State Record Blue Rock Thrush – northwest Oahu, Hawaii
Second State Record Brambling – St. Louis, Missouri
Second Provincial Record Prairie Warbler – Lethbridge, Alberta
Second State Record Western Flycatcher – near Taylorville, Illinois
Third State Record Asian Rosy Finch – Adak Island, Aleutians, Alaska
Third State Record Eurasian Sparrowhawk – Adak Island, Aleutians, Alaska
Third State Record Common Crane – near Fuller, Washington
Third State Record Western Flycatcher – Fairport Harbor, Ohio
Fourth State Record MacGillivray’s Warbler – Lake Norman, North Carolina
Sixth State Record Whooper Swan – Olympia, Washington
Seventh State Record Arctic Loon – Ocsta, Washington
Nineth State Record Common Eider – Bemidji, Minnesota
REALLY RARE BIRDS
Common Shelduck – Codroy, Newfoundland
Common Pochard – Kenai, Alaska
Fork-tailed Flycatcher – Seaside Park, New Jersey
Crimson-collared Grosbeak – Edinburg, Texas
White Wagtail – Lower Elwha, Washington
Scarlet Tanager – Reno, Nevada
Summer Tanager – Surrey, British Columbia
Prairie Warbler – Surrey, British Columbia
Limpkin – Sheldon Marsh, Ohio
CONTINUING REALLY RARE BIRDS
Steller’s Sea Eagle – Newfoundland
Yellow-headed Caracara – Texas
Mottled Owl – Texas
Eurasian Bullfinch – Yukon
Brown Jay – Texas
Gray Gull – Florida
Cattle Tyrant – Texas
American Flamingos – Florida & Texas
For more information, you can refer to the American Birding Association’s Rare Bird Alert at Rare Bird Alert: December 5, 2025 - American Birding Association. Special Thanks to the ABA for permitting us to use the Rare Bird Alert as the basis to prepare this weekly or bi-weekly replay.
You can often find more information 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.