A First State Record Black-chinned Hummingbird was documented at a backyard nectar feeder in Copper Harbor, Michigan – at the very northern tip of the state.

Yet another Eurasian bird was found in the Pribilofs, this time a Fourth North American Record Song Thrush was documented on St. Paul Island. There were also 2 First State Records established when birders photographed a Black-chinned Hummingbird in Michigan and a Western Wood Peewee in Alabama. A Second Provincial Record Little Stint was appreciated by birders in southern Quebec, while a Fork-tailed Flycatcher was documented in Delaware and 3 Tropical Kingbirds were sighted in Wisconsin, Michigan, and North Carolina – and there’s more.

NORTH AMERICAN RECORD

Fourth North American Record Song Thrush – St. Paul Island, Pribilofs, Alaska

STATE & PROVINCIAL RECORDS

First State Record Black-chinned Hummingbird – Copper Harbor, Michigan

First State Record Western Wood Peewee – Dauphin Island, Alabama

Second Provincial Record Little Stint – Saint-felicien, Quebec

Second State Record Smooth-billed Ani – Butler Island, Georgia

Second State Record Yellow-Green Vireo – Kiawah Island, South Carolina

Second State Record Limpkin – West Elmira, New York

Third State Record Hepatic Tanager – Grand Isle, Louisiana

Fifth State Record Blue Grosbeak – Hansville, Washington

Sixth State Record Say’s Phoebe – Johnston, Rhode Island

REALLY RARE BIRDS

Fork-tailed Flycatcher – Cape Henlopen, Delaware

Tropical Kingbird – Ashland, Wisconsin

Tropical Kingbird – Luna Pier, Michigan

Tropical Kingbird – Mackay Island, North Carolina

Garganey – Arcata Marsh, California

Hudsonian Godwit – near Lewiston, Idaho

Limpkin – Liverpool, Nova Scotia

LeConte’s Sparrow – Hammonassett, Connecticut

Dickcissel – Neah Bay, Washington

Wood Thrush – Irvine, California

King Eider – Tokeland Marina, Washington

CONTINUING REALLY RARE BIRDS

American Flamingos – Florida, Texas, Virginia, North Carolina

Large-billed Tern – Florida

Common Greenshank – California

Tufted Flycatcher – Arizona

LaSagra’s Flycatcher – Florida

Brown Jays – Texas

Hawfinches – Alaska

For more information, you can refer to the American Birding Association’s Rare Bird Alert at Rare Bird Alert: October 20, 2023 - 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 http://birding.aba.org/ or at https://www.facebook.com/groups/ABArare/