Last week a Second State Record White Wagtail was documented at Lake Cochise in Arizona, and a Third Provincial Record White Wagtail was photographed in Angus, Ontario (photo by Willem Span).

Sightings of rare birds really picked up last week, with 12 new records documented, including 2 widely separated White Wagtails that created a Second State Record in Arizona and a Third Provincial Record for Ontario. Arizona birders also found a Second State Record White-tipped Dove and Florida birders sighted a Second State Record Great-tailed Grackle. Two more Third State Records included a Brambling in North Dakota and a Painted Redstart in Wisconsin – and there’s much more to report!

STATE & PROVINCIAL RECORDS

Second State Record White Wagtail – Lake Cochise, Arizona

Second State Record White-tipped Dove – Huachuca Canyon, Arizona

Second State Record Great-tailed Grackle – Tavernier, Florida

Third State Record Brambling – near New Town, North Dakota

Third Provincial Record White Wagtail – Angus, Ontario

Third State Record Painted Redstart – Spring Green Preserve, Wisconsin

Fourth State Record Crested Caracara – near Fayetteville, Arkansas

Sixth State Record Curve-billed Thrasher – near Appleton, Minnesota

Sixth Provincial Record Brambling – Lake Louise, Alberta

Sixth State Record Band-tailed Pigeon – Rib Mountain, Wisconsin

Sixth State Record Anhinga – Rome, New York

Seventh State Record Anhinga – Brooklyn, New York

NEW REALLY RARE BIRDS

European Golden Plovers (5) – St. John’s, Newfoundland

Reddish Egret – Clifton, Colorado

Wood Stork – Lakeside, California

Painted Bunting – near Pipestem, West Virginia

Limpkin – Collierville, Tennessee

Limpkin – Hatchie Refuge, Tennessee

CONTINUING REALLY RARE BIRDS

Tundra Bean Goose – California

Little Stint – California

Blue Bunting – Texas

Brown Jays – Texas

Red-legged Honeycreeper – Florida

LaSagra’s Flycatcher – Florida

Bahama Mockingbird – Florida

For more information, refer to the American Birding Association’s Rare Bird Alert at Rare Bird Alert: April 28, 2023 - 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/