Photographs of a Eurasian Sparrowhawk documented only the Second North American Record and Second Alaska State Record on Adak Island in the Aleutians (photo by Marc Kramer).
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Birders recently documented 8 First State/Provincial Records, along with a Second North American Record of a Eurasian Sparrowhawk that was photographed on Adak Island in the Aleutians. The Eurasian Sparrowhawk also established a Second Alaska State Record to add to the total of 5 Second and 5 Third State/Provincial Records, plus 5 other new records were established. Among the 8 First Records were a Song Thrush in California, a Eurasian Curlew in Quebec, a Gray Hawk in Wyoming, a Short-tailed Shearwater in Wisconsin and another in Ontario, a King Eider in Oklahoma – and more!
NORTH AMERICAN RECORD
Second North American Record Eurasian Sparrowhawk – Adak Island, Aleutians, Alaska
STATE & PROVINCIAL RECORDS
First State Record Song Thrush – Farallon Islands, California
First Provincial Record Eurasian Curlew – Point Paradise, Quebec
First State Record Gray Hawk – Laramie, Wyoming
First State Record Short-tailed Shearwater – Ashland, Wisconsin
First Provincial Record Short-tailed Shearwater – Wasaga Beach, Lake Huron, Ontario
First State Record King Eider – Blaine, Oklahoma
First State Record Hammond’s Flycatcher – near Saxton’s River, Vermont
First State Record Spotted Towhee – Cape Helopen, Delaware
Second State Record Eurasian Sparrowhawk – Adak Island, Aleutians, Alaska
Second State Record Antillean Palm Swift – Key West, Florida
Second Provincial Record Taiga Bean Goose – Matane, Quebec
Second Provincial Record Sage Thrasher – Rimouski, Quebec
Second State Record Cassin’s Kingbird – Nashville, Tennessee
Third State Record Red-billed Tropicbird – Cape May, New Jersey
Third State Record Black-chinned Hummingbird – Fairfield, Connecticut
Third State Record Crested Caracara – Pine Run, Pennsylvania
Third State Record Winter Wren – Sentinel Bluffs, Washington
Third Provincial Record Western Flycatcher – Grand Pre, Newfoundland
Fourth State Record Gray Kingbird – Milford, Connecticut
Sixth State Record Black-throated Green Warbler – Seattle, Washington
Sixth State Record Spotted Towhee – Provincetown, Massachusetts
Tenth State Record Vermilion Flycatcher – Twin Falls, Idaho
Tenth State Record Vermilion Flycatcher – Moquah, Wisconsin
REALLY RARE BIRDS
Northern Lapwing – Avalon Peninsula, Newfoundland
Common Shelduck – Avalon Peninsula, Newfoundland
Streak-backed Oriole – Santa Fe, New Mexico
Swainson’s Hawk – Branford, Connecticut
Sharp-shinned Hawks (2) – Adak Island, Aleutians, Alaska
Varied Thrush – Great Pubnico Lake, Nova Scotia
Summer Tanager – Deer Park, Washington
CONTINUING REALLY RARE BIRDS
Mottled Owl – Texas
American Flamingos – Florida, Texas
Large-billed Tern – Florida
Yellow-headed Caracara – Florida
Berylline Hummingbird – Arizona
Brown Jays – Texas
Bananaquit – Florida
For more information, you can refer to the American Birding Association’s Rare Bird Alert at Rare Bird Alert: November 22, 2024 - American Birding Association (aba.org) Special Thanks to the ABA for permitting us to use the ABA’s Rare Bird Alert to prepare this weekly replay.
You can often find more information 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