Last week Canadian birders found no less than 6 European species of birds in Newfoundland, including a Eurasian Oystercatcher (photo by Ian Winter).

An impressive variety of European birds blew into Newfoundland due to sustained wind blowing across the North Atlantic last week, including a Eurasian Oystercatcher, Common Shelduck, Whooper Swan, Pink-footed Goose, Barnacle Geese, and European Golden Plovers! But wait, there were also 2 First State Record birds – a Brambling in Missouri and a Chestnut-collared Longspur in Indiana. Another Euro species, a Ruff, was also photographed in Connecticut.

STATE & PROVINCIAL RECORDS

First State Record Brambling – Saddlebrooke, Missouri

First State Record Chestnut-collared Longspur – Hendricks County, Indiana

REALLY RARE BIRDS

Eurasian Oystercatcher – St. John’s, Newfoundland

Common Shelduck – Bonavista, Newfoundland

Whooper Swan – St. Lewis, Newfoundland

Pink-footed Goose – St. Anthony, Newfoundland

Barnacle Geese – St. John’s, Newfoundland

European Golden Plovers – Cartwright, Newfoundland

Ruff – Stratford, Connecticut

CONTINUING REALLY RARE BIRDS

Gray Gull – Alabama

Yellow-headed Caracara – Florida

Mottled Owl – Texas

Bare-throated Tiger Heron – Texas

Cattle Tyrant – Texas

Gray-collared Becard – Texas

Red-flanked Bluetail – New Jersey

American Flamingos – Florida and Mississippi

Berylline Hummingbird – Arizona

Brown Jays – Texas

Crimson-collared Grosbeak – Texas

Fan-tailed Warbler – Texas

For more information, you can refer to the American Birding Association’s Rare Bird Alert at Rare Bird Alert: April 5, 2024 - American Birding Association (aba.org) 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 info 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