A molting Pacific Golden Plover found on Nantucket Island proved to be the Fifth State Record for Massachusetts.

Brown Boobys continue to be found far inland, with the First State Record Brown Booby documented in Ohio last week, and other Brown Boobys were sighted in Tennessee and in Toronto, Ontario. There were also two Fifth State Records reported last week, a Pacific Golden Plover on Nantucket Island in Massachusetts, and a Long-tailed Jaeger along the Housatonic River inlet in coastal Connecticut. Also, a fledgling Thick-billed Vireo was sighted in the Miami area.

STATE & PROVINCIAL RECORDS

First State Record Brown Booby – Seattle, Washington

Fifth State Record Pacific Golden Plover – Nantucket Island, Massachusetts

Fifth State Record Long-tailed Jaeger – Housatonic River inlet, Connecticut

REALLY RARE SIGHTINGS

Thick-billed Vireo – Coral Gables, Florida

Black-whiskered Vireo – Charleston, South Carolina

Common Ringed Plover – Crescent City, California

Northern Wheatear – Ocean Shores, Oregon

Brown Booby– Nickajack Dam, Tennessee

Brown Booby – Toronto, Ontario

Hooded Warbler – near Pinal, Arizona

White-winged Dove – Charleston, Quebec

Brown Pelican – Doe Valley Lake, Kentucky

Ash-throated Flycatcher – Coquitlam, British Columbia

CONTINUING RARE BIRDS

Two Eared Quetzals were still present in Southeast Arizona, where birders also continue to report the Plain-capped Starthroat and Berylline Hummingbird regularly. The Gray Heron continues to be found in Nova Scotia, the Common Crane is present in northeast California, and the Black-faced Grassquit is still present in the Florida Keys. September should prove to be especially good for finding rare or off-course birds!

For more information, see the American Birding Association’s Rare Bird Alert at https://www.aba.org/rare-bird-alert-august-28-2020/ 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 information 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/