A First State Record Black-tailed Gull was documented in Utah in the far southwest corner of the state, at Sand Hollow Reservoir east of St. George (photo by Toni McQuivey Taylor).
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The most recent rare birds recorded include 2 First State Records, a Black-tailed Gull in Utah, at Sand Hollow Reservoir east of St. George in the southwest corner of the state, and a Violet-green Swallow in Georgia near Atlanta. An exciting Fifth Provincial Record Western Wood Pewee was found in Nova Scotia, and other Canadian rare bird sightings included a Neotropic Cormorant in Ontario, plus a White-winged Dove and Short-tailed Albatross in British Columbia. Ohio birders were also treated to 2 flocks of young Wood Storks last week, numbering 6 and 3.
STATE & PROVINCIAL RECORDS
First State Record Black-tailed Gull – Sand Hollow Reservoir, Utah
First State Record Violet-green Swallow – Taylorsville, Georgia
Fifth Provincial Record Western Wood Pewee – Cape Forchu, Nova Scotia
REALLY RARE BIRDS
Wood Storks (6) – Grand River, Ohio
Wood Storks (3) – Columbus, Ohio
White Ibis – Hawkeye WMA, Iowa
Neotropic Cormorant – near Toronto, Ontario
White-winged Dove – Metchosin, British Columbia
Short-tailed Albatross – offshore Tofino, British Columbia
CONTINUING REALLY RARE BIRDS
Steller’s Sea Eagle – Newfoundland
Yellow-headed Caracara – California
American Flamingos – Florida, Texas
Slate-throated Redstart – California
Berylline Hummingbird – Arizona
Brown Jays – Texas
Flame-colored Tanager – Arizona
For more information, you can refer to the American Birding Association’s Rare Bird Alert at Rare Bird Alert: August 16, 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