An Inca Tern was observed on the south side of the Island of Hawaii, far from the normal range of this species off the west coast of South America, creating a First State Record for the state of Hawaii.

Last week, a First Hawaiian State Record Inca Tern was photographed on the south shore of the Island of Hawaii, and a First State Record Tundra Bean Goose was documented in New York. As reported in the Birding Lifestyles article in this issue, our editor filed the first report of a Common Crane east of Kearney, Nebraska, sighted and photographed among Sandhill Cranes near the Platte River spring concentration area. Other exciting rare birds included a Eurasian Wigeon on the Iowa side of the Missouri River, across from Illinois, and a Mew Gull near St Paul, Minnesota.

STATE & PROVINCIAL RECORDS

First State Record Inca Tern – Island of Hawaii, Hawaii

First State Record Tundra Bean Goose – near Saratoga Springs, New York

REALLY RARE SIGHTINGS

Common Crane – near Kearney, Nebraska

Eurasian Wigeon – near Pleasant Valley, Iowa

Red-billed Tropicbird – Phoenix, Arizona

Mew Gull – near St Paul, Minnesota

CONTINUING RARE BIRDS

Hawfinch – Yukon

Red-legged Thrush – Florida

Black-faced Grassquit – Florida

Blue Buntings – Texas

Golden-crowned Warblers – Texas

Crimson-collared Grosbeaks – Texas

Common Crane – Indiana

Northern Jacana – Arizona

Streak-backed Oriole – Arizona

Redwing – British Columbia

Redwing – Newfoundland

For more information, refer to the American Birding Association’s Rare Bird Alert at https://www.aba.org/rare-bird-alert-march-19-2021/ 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/