Tops among the many rare birds documented last week was a First State Record Orange-billed Nightingale Thrush found near Bisbee, Arizona – which also constituted only the Fourth American Record of the species (photo by Ken Lamberton).
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We should celebrate back-to-back record-breaking weeks with another 5 First State/Provincial Record birds documented last week, along with 3 Second State Records! There was also an ultra-significant Fourth American Record, an Orange-billed Nightingale Thrush found in Arizona, which also established a First State Record for that state. Other Firsts included the sighting of a Wedge-tailed Shearwater in Texas, a Wood Stork in Nova Scotia, a Thick-billed Longspur in the Yukon, and a Limpkin in Indiana! Also, check out all the Second and Third State Records and more.
AMERICAN RECORD
Fourth North American Record Orange-billed Nightingale Thrush – near Bisbee, Arizona
STATE & PROVINCIAL RECORDS
First State Record Orange-billed Nightingale Thrush – near Bisbee, Arizona
First State Record Wedge-tailed Shearwater – Cox Bay, Texas
First Provincial Record Wood Stork – New Harbour, Nova Scotia
First Territorial Record Thick-billed Longspur – Watson Lake, Yukon
First State Record Limpkin – Monroe Lake, Indiana
Second State Record Broad-billed Hummingbird – Laughing Whitefish Point, Michigan
Second State Record Cassin’s Sparrow – near Missoula, Montana
Second State Record Limpkin – near Desoto, Kansas
Third State Record Crested Caracara – near Cassoday, Kansas
Third State Record Royal Tern – Saint Joseph, Michigan
REALLY RARE BIRDS
Gray-streaked Flycatcher – Saint Paul Island, Pribilofs, Alaska
Tricolored Heron – Maumee Bay, Ohio
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher – near Castle Point, New York
White-winged Dove – Jones Beach, New York
Black-bellied Whistling Ducks – Long Island, New York
CONTINUING RARE BIRDS
Pine Flycatcher – Arizona
Social Flycatcher – Texas
Garganey – New Jersey
Bahama Mockingbird – Florida
LaSagra’s Flycatcher – Florida
For more information, refer to the American Birding Association’s Rare Bird Alert at Rare Bird Alert: June 17, 2022 - 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 info 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/