A phenomenal new First North American Record was established when a Southern Lapwing was confirmed in eastern Michigan, which also created a First State Record (photo by Santiago Vazquez).

A phenomenal sighting of a Latin American species created a new First North American Record of a Southern Lapwing near the shore of Lake Huron in Oscoda, Michigan, which also created a First State Record! A First Territorial Record was established by documenting a Mississippi Kite in the Yukon, and birders found a Second State Record White-eyed Vireo on the Oregon coast. And always an exciting sighting, the long-lost Steller’s Sea Eagle was found again on June 29th near the northern tip of Newfoundland!

NORTH AMERICAN RECORD

First North American Record Southern Lapwing – Oscoda, Michigan

STATE & PROVINCIAL RECORDS

First State Record Southern Lapwing – Oscoda, Michigan

First Territorial Record Mississippi Kite – near Haines Junction, Yukon

Second State Record White-eyed Vireo – Nehalem Bay, Oregon

Fifth State Record Hepatic Tanager – south of Mesquite, Nevada

REALLY RARE BIRDS

Steller’s Sea Eagle – North Boat Harbor, Newfoundland

Common Redpoll – Chokoloskee, Florida

CONTINUING RARE BIRDS

Pine Flycatcher – Arizona

Nutting’s Flycatcher – Arizona

Berylline Hummingbird – Arizona

LaSagra’s Flycatcher – Florida

Bahama Mockingbird – Florida

Social Flycatcher – Texas

For more information, refer to the American Birding Association’s Rare Bird Alert at Rare Bird Alert: July 1, 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/