Monday, birders identified a Third State Record Trumpeter Swan at Mansfield Hollow State Park in Connecticut.

This week, birders identified a Third State Record Trumpeter Swan at Mansfield Hollow State Park in Connecticut, along with a Fifth State Record Redwing that was documented in Vancouver, British Columbia. Aside from the record breakers, really rare birds included a Barnacle Goose photographed in a marsh adjacent to Lake Ontario near Bowmanville, Ontario, and a Berylline Hummingbird in Madera Canyon, Arizona. Continuing rare birds still provide a long list of exciting birds far beyond their usual range – check them out.

STATE & PROVINCIAL RECORDS

Third State Record Trumpeter Swan – Mansfield Hollow, Connecticut

Fifth State Record Redwing – Vancouver, British Columbia

REALLY RARE BIRDS

Barnacle Goose – Bowmanville, Ontario

Berylline Hummingbird – Madera Canyon, Arizona

CONTINUING REALLY RARE BIRDS

Gray Gull – Alabama

Bare-throated Tiger Heron – Texas

Mottled Owl – Texas

Roadside Hawk – Texas

Gray-collared Becard – Texas

Cattle Tyrant – Texas

Red-flanked Bluetail – New Jersey

American Flamingos – Florida

Whooper Swan – Washington

Fieldfare – Wisconsin

Fan-tailed Warbler – Texas

Golden-crowned Warbler – Texas

Brown Jays – Texas

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