Birders in Nevada found 3 state record birds recently, including a Second State Record White-rumped Sandpiper on the shore of an Amargosa Valley wetland.

The resurfacing of the Steller’s Sea Eagle in Newfoundland is big news this week. There were also 3 exciting new records reported by birders in Nevada, including the Second State Record White-rumped Sandpiper, the Fourth State Record Upland Sandpiper, and the Tenth State Record American Golden Plover. In New England, birders documented a Third State Record Lark Bunting in New Hampshire, and not far from the University of Colorado in Boulder, many birders photographed the Fourth State Record Anhinga – and there’s more.

STATE & PROVINCIAL RECORDS

Second State Record White-rumped Sandpiper – Amargosa Valley, Nevada

Third State Record Lark Bunting – near Rye, New Hampshire

Fourth State Record Anhinga – Boulder Creek, Colorado

Fourth State Record Upland Sandpiper – Beatty, Nevada

Tenth State Record American Golden Plover – Nye County, Nevada

REALLY RARE BIRDS

Common Cuckoo – Nome, Alaska

Tropical Flycatcher – Four Corners, New Mexico

Yellow-throated Vireo – Lida, Nevada

Magnificent Frigatebird – Victoria, British Columbia

Brown Booby – Fogo Island, Labrador

Scarlet Tanager – Nye County, Nevada

Hooded Oriole – Tofino, British Columbia

Northern Parula – near Tweedie, Alberta

Loggerhead Shrike – West Haven, Connecticut

REALLY RARE BIRDS – FAR WEST ISLANDS of ALASKA

Eurasian Bullfinch – Adak Island, Aleutians, Alaska

Eurasian Bullfinch – Buldir Island, Aleutians, Alaska

Hawfinch – Adak Island, Aleutians, Alaska

Hawfinch – Buldir Island, Aleutians, Alaska

Common Rosefinches (2) – Adak Island, Aleutians, Alaska

Common Cuckoo – Buldir Island, Aleutians, Alaska

CONTINUING REALLY RARE BIRDS

Steller’s Sea Eagle – Newfoundland

Yellow-headed Caracaras – Florida, Texas

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: June 6, 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