Birders documented a young Glaucous-winged Gull on the shore of Lake Nockamixon in eastern Pennsylvania that created a new First State Record (photo by Ian Walker).

Attentive birders found a young Glaucous-winged Gull in Nockamixon State Park in Pennsylvania that established a First State Record. Texas birders continue to find exciting rare birds, including 2 Harlequin Ducks at Port Aransas, which established a Third State Record last week. Similarly, a Third State Record Varied Thrush was documented near Bartlesville, Oklahoma. And yes, the Steller’s Sea Eagle continues to be sighted periodically along the southeast coast of Maine, with other continuing rare birds being observed at other corners of the nation including the Bat Falcon, Whooper Swan, Little Stint, and Thick-billed Vireo.

STATE & PROVINCIAL RECORDS

First State Record Glaucous-winged Gull – Lake Nockamixon, Pennsylvania

Third State Record Harlequin Ducks (2) – Port Aransas, Texas

Third State Record Varied Thrush – near Bartlesville, Oklahoma

CONTINUING RARE BIRDS

Steller’s Sea Eagle – Maine

Bat Falcon – Texas

Whooper Swan – Washington

Oriental Turtle Dove – California

Zenaida Dove – Florida

Thick-billed Vireo – Florida

Golden-crowned Warbler – Texas

Social Flycatcher – Texas

Little Stint – California

Curlew Sandpiper – California

Northern Lapwing – Maryland

Brambling – Quebec

Brambling – California

For more information, refer to the American Birding Association’s Rare Bird Alert at Rare Bird Alert: February 25, 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 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/