The sighting of a Juan Fernandez Petrel created a Second North American Record and the First State Record for Massachusetts, plus it represents the first observation of the species in the north Atlantic Ocean!

A Juan Fernandez Petrel observed off the coast of Gloucester, Massachusetts created the Second North American Record and a First State Record; in fact, it is the first Juan Fernandez Petrel to be documented in the north Atlantic Ocean! Another rare petrel sighting also created a First State Record when birders found a Hawaiian Petrel in Alaska, and another seabird made a rare appearance in southern California, where the sighting of a White-winged Tern created a Third State Record. Another Third State Record was established in North Dakota where a Carolina Wren was documented – and there’s more:

NORTH AMERICAN RECORD

Second North American Record Juan Fernandez Petrel – offshore Gloucester, Massachusetts

STATE & PROVINCIAL RECORDS

First State Record Juan Fernandez Petrel – offshore Gloucester, Massachusetts

First State Record Hawaiian Petrel – offshore Dutch Harbor, Alaska

Third State Record White-winged Tern – San Diego, California

Third State Record Carolina Wren – LaMoure County, North Dakota

REALLY RARE BIRDS

Oriental Cuckoo – St. Paul Island, the Pribilofs, Alaska

Rufous-capped Warbler – Sycamore Canyon, Arizona

Fork-tailed Flycatcher – Coden, Maine

Tufted Puffin – offshore Eastern Egg Rock, Maine

Brown Booby – Lake Erie, near Port Maitland, Ontario

White-faced Ibis – Centre-du-Quebec, Quebec

White Ibis – near Guilford, Connecticut

Swallow-tailed Kite – Southbury, Connecticut

CONTINUING REALLY RARE BIRDS

Steller’s Sea Eagle – Newfoundland

Yellow-headed Caracara – Florida

Kelp Gull - Wisconsin

Cattle Tyrant – Texas

Yellow Grosbeak – Colorado

Flame-colored Tanager – Arizona

Berylline Hummingbird – Arizona

For more information, you can refer to the American Birding Association’s Rare Bird Alert at Rare Bird Alert: July 18, 2025 - American Birding Association (aba.org) Special Thanks to the ABA for permitting us to use the ABA’s Rare Bird Alert as the basis to prepare this weekly or bi-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