BC Birders found a Fourth Provincial Record Little Blue Heron in Fraser Valley, British Columbia – in addition to the first Red-backed Shrike recorded in Canada!
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Would you believe two Second North American Records were established last week?! A migrating South American flycatcher, a White-crested Eleania flew far too far north, all the way to northern North Dakota to be exact! It also appears this individual belongs to the Chilean subspecies, which means it likely began its unorthodox migration in southwest South America! Just as shocking may be a Red-backed Shrike that originated no closer than Mongolia in middle Asia – found in British Columbia! It’s a First Record for BC, a First Record for Canada, and a Second North American Record! In all, there were 10 exciting state and provincial records reported last week, including 6 First Records, which are listed below.
NORTH AMERICAN RECORDS!
Second North American Record White-crested Elaenia – Grand Forks, North Dakota
Second North American Record Red-backed Shrike – Powell River, British Columbia
STATE & PROVINCIAL RECORDS
First State Record White-crested Elaenia – Grand Forks, North Dakota
First Provincial Record Red-backed Shrike – Powell River, British Columbia
First State Record Tropical Kingbird – Dobbs Ferry, New York
First State Record Pacific Wren – Manitou Island, Michigan
First State Record Pacific Wren – New Orleans, Louisiana
First State Record Violet-green Swallow – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Second State Record Chestnut-collared Longspur – near Hollis, New Hampshire
Second State Record Townsend’s Warbler – East Haven, Connecticut
Fourth Provincial Record Little Blue Heron – Fraser Valley, British Columbia
Seventh State Record Vermillion Flycatcher – Lost Lake, Oregon
REALLY RARE SIGHTINGS
Little Bunting – Gambell, St. Lawrence Island, Alaska
Streaked Shearwater – offshore Monterey, California
Northern Lapwing – Canso, Nova Scotia
White Wagtail – Estero Bluffs State Park, California
Curlew Sandpiper – near Aberdeen, Maryland
Tropical Kingbird – Ocean City, Maryland
Tropical Kingbird – Fairhope, Alabama
Townsend’s Solitaire – Seaforth, Nova Scotia
Townsend’s Warbler – Scusset Beach, Massachusetts
Black-throated Gray Warbler – Madison, Wisconsin
Lawrence’s Goldfinch – El Paso, Texas
Franklin’s Gull – Northampton, Massachusetts
Northern Gannet – near Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Purple Gallinule – Franklinville, New York
CONTINUING RARE BIRDS
Eared Quetzals (2) – southeast Arizona
Northern Jacana – southern Arizona
Red-legged Thrush – Florida Keys
Black-faced Grassquit – Florida Keys
Red-footed Booby – San Diego, California
For more information, see the American Birding Association’s Rare Bird Alert at https://www.aba.org/rare-bird-alert-october-30-2020/ 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/