Northern Lapwings were sighted in 4 states, including 2 in New Jersey over the holiday break (photo by Jeff Hapeman).
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Over the holiday break, south Texas birders documented a remarkable First North American Record of a Bat Falcon! Birders also reported 6 First State Records that included the Steller’s Sea Eagle that has been sighted in Canadian provinces, but recently has been documented in Massachusetts and Maine. There were also Northern Lapwing sightings in Maryland, Connecticut, New York, and 2 in New Jersey. Also, a most interesting Fourth State Record Bullock’s Oriole was visiting feeders at a Wild Birds Unlimited store in Nashville, Tennessee. Birders definitely were active over the holiday season!
NORTH AMERICA RECORDS
First North American Record Bat Falcon – Santa Ana Refuge, Texas
STATE & PROVINCIAL RECORDS
First State Record Bat Falcon – Santa Ana Refuge, Texas
First State Record Steller’s Sea Eagle – Dighton Rock State Park, Massachusetts
First State Record Steller’s Sea Eagle – Five Islands area, Maine
First State Record Nutting’s Flycatcher – Carlsbad Caverns, New Mexico
First State Record Mottled Duck – near Potomac, Maryland
First Provincial Record Red-shouldered Hawk – Agassiz, British Columbia
Second Provincial Record Blue Grosbeak – Tofina, British Columbia
Third State Record Tufted Duck – Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Third State Record Ross’s Gull – Albany, California
Fourth State Record Bullock’s Oriole – Nashville, Tennessee
Sixth State Record Varied Thrush – Hickory, North Carolina
Sixth State Record Winter Wren – Las Vegas, Nevada
REALLY RARE SIGHTINGS
Flame-colored Tanager – San Antonio, Texas
Great Cormorant – Fort Morgan Beach, Alabama
Northern Lapwing – near Centreville, Maryland
Northern Lapwing – Milford, Connecticut
Northern Lapwing – Great South Bay, New York
Northern Lapwing – near Shiloh, New Jersey
Northern Lapwing – near Quinton, New Jersey
Brambling – near East Quincy, California
Brambling – Quesnel, British Columbia
Barnacle Goose – Westtown Lake, Pennsylvania
Yellow-billed Loon – Clayton Lake, New Mexico
Ross’s Gull – Sept-Iles, Quebec
Burrowing Owl – Toronto, Ontario
Great Crested Flycatcher – Huntington Beach, California
Mountain Bluebird – Chaudiere-Appalaches, Quebec
Prairie Falcon – Clarington, Ontario
Turkey Vulture – Forteau, Labrador
Summer Tanager – Depot Bay, Oregon
Golden-crowned Sparrow – Sturgis, South Dakota
Varied Thrush – near Foristell, Missouri
King Eider – Victoria, British Columbia
CONTINUING RARE BIRDS
Blue Mockingbird – New Mexico
Crimson-collared Grosbeak – Texas
Golden-crowned Warbler – Texas
Social Flycatcher – Texas
Little Stint – California
For more information, refer to the American Birding Association’s Rare Bird Alert at Rare Bird Alert: December 31, 2021 - American Birding Association (aba.org) and Rare Bird Alert: December 17, 2021 - American Birding Association (aba.org) 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/