The Steller’s Sea Eagle has been relocated after weeks beyond birders’ sight! Guess where? But even more surprising was the documentation of a Fifth North American Record Swallow-tailed Gull sighted in Oceanside, California, which also established a Fourth State Record. As for First State Record birds last week, 3 were documented including a First State Record Phainopepla in Minnesota, American Oystercatchers that created a First State Record in Kentucky, and a First State Record Blackburnian Warbler photographed in Ketchikan, Alaska. As for the Steller’s Sea Eagle, its latest sighting established a First Territorial Record for Saint Pierre et Miquelon. There were also 8 other record-setting sightings logged, along with a host of other exciting off-course rare birds.

 

NORTH AMERICAN RECORD

Fifth North American Record Swallow-tailed Gull – Oceanside, California

 

STATE & PROVINCIAL RECORDS

First State Record Phainopepla – Duluth, Minnesota

First State Record American Oystercatchers (2) – Barren River Lake, Kentucky

First State Record Blackburnian Warbler – Ketchikan, Alaska

First Territorial Record Steller’s Sea Eagle – Saint Pierre et Miquelon

Second State Record Hammond’s Flycatcher – Dauphin Island, Alabama

Third State Record Tropical Kingbird – Breezy Point, New York

Fourth State Record Swallow-tailed Gull – Oceanside, California

Fifth State Record Limpkin – Montrose, Iowa

Sixth Provincial Record Say’s Phoebe – Northwest River, Labrador

Sixth State Record Bay-breasted Warbler – Alamo, Nevada

Eighth State Record Ruddy Ground Dove – Las Vegas area, Nevada

Nineth State Record Black-throated Gray Warbler – Accokeek, Maryland

Eleventh State Record Blackburnian Warbler – Neah Bay, Washington

 

REALLY RARE BIRDS

Tropical Kingbird – Cape May, New Jersey

Brambling – Lamar, Colorado

Brambling – Farallon Islands, California

Dovekie – Boynton Beach, Florida

Flammulated Owl – Orange Beach, Alabama

Hammond’s Flycatcher – Sandy Hook, New Jersey

Cerulean Warbler – Catalina Island, California

Black-throated Blue Warbler – Fort St. John, British Columbia

Evening Grosbeak – Lubbock, Texas

Field Sparrow – near Lancaster, California

 

CONTINUING RARE BIRDS

Fork-tailed Flycatcher – Indiana

Social Flycatcher – Texas

Red-legged Honeycreeper – Texas

 

For more information, refer to the American Birding Association’s Rare Bird Alert at Rare Bird Alert: November 4, 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/

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Caption:

A female Phainopepla was found in Duluth, Minnesota, which established a First State Record.