Among the many Asian sandpipers documented last week in the Pribilof Islands was a Long-toed Stint sighted on St. George Island with another on St. Paul Island (photo by Ting-Wei Hung).

For the third week in a row, birders recorded a First State Record Lesser Sand Plover, this time in Massachusetts. In fact, shorebirds dominated the rare birds sightings, especially in the Pribilof Islands west of the Alaska mainland, where Asian shorebirds included Little Stints, a Red-necked Stint, Long-toed Stints, Wood Sandpipers, a Common Sandpiper, and a Sharp-tailed Sandpiper. In the Lower 48 States, a Eurasian shorebird species, Ruffs, were documented in Illinois, California, and Virginia.

STATE & PROVINCIAL RECORDS

First State Record Lesser Sand Plover – South Cape Beach, Massachusetts

REALLY RARE FAR WEST ALASKA SIGHTINGS

Little Stint – St. George Island, Pribilofs, Alaska

Little Stints (4) – St. Paul Island, Pribilofs, Alaska

Red-necked Stint – St. George Island, Pribilofs, Alaska

Long-toed Stint – St. George Island, Pribilofs, Alaska

Long-toed Stint – St. Paul Island, Pribilofs, Alaska

Wood Sandpipers (6) – St. Paul Island, Pribilofs, Alaska

Wood Sandpiper – St. George Island, Pribilofs, Alaska

Common Sandpiper – St. George Island, Pribilofs, Alaska

Sharp-tailed Sandpiper – St. George Island, Pribilofs, Alaska

NEW REALLY RARE BIRDS

Ruff – Nygren Wetlands, Illinois

Ruff – Anaheim, California

Ruff – Portsmouth, Virginia

CONTINUING REALLY RARE BIRDS

Steller’s Sea Eagle – Newfoundland

Large-billed Terns – Florida

Berylline Hummingbird – Arizona

Plain-capped Starthroat – Arizona

Brown Jays – Texas

LaSagra’s Flycatcher – Florida

For more information, you can refer to the American Birding Association’s Rare Bird Alert at Rare Bird Alert: August 18, 2023 - 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 ABA state rare bird alert listserves that you can access at http://birding.aba.org/ or at https://www.facebook.com/groups/ABArare/