New Hampshire birders sighted and photographed the First State Record Magnificent Frigatebird, and the same female was later photographed in Massachusetts.

Late summer migration is heating up with far-ranging birds arriving from Europe and Asia, as well as continental species far out of range, including the First State Record Calliope Hummingbird observed by several birders in Bismarck, North Dakota. New Hampshire birders sighted the First State Record Magnificent Frigatebird and the same female was photographed in Massachusetts. Plus, the week was really spiced up by a Willow Warbler, Common Shelduck, Curlew Sandpiper, Common Ringed Plover, and Mexican Violetear!

STATE & PROVINCIAL RECORDS

First State Record Calliope Hummingbird – Bismarck, North Dakota

First State Record Magnificent Frigatebird – Hampton, New Hampshire

Second State Record Mexican Violetear – Mundelein, Illinois

Fourth State Record Purple Gallinule – Henderson, Nevada

REALLY RARE SIGHTINGS

Willow Warbler – Gambell Island, Alaska

Common Shelduck – Sorel, Quebec

Curlew Sandpiper – Hagerman Refuge, Texas

Common Ringed Plover – Point Armour, Newfoundland

Magnificent Hummingbird – Dorchester, Massachusetts

Roseate Spoonbill – near Arab, Missouri

Brown Thrasher – near Hennepin, California

CONTINUING RARE BIRDS

Inca Tern – Hawaii

Little Egret – Delaware

Berylline Hummingbird – Arizona

For more information, refer to the American Birding Association’s Rare Bird Alert at https://www.aba.org/rare-bird-alert-august-27-2021/ 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/