Far north of their Latin American range, Fork-tailed Flycatchers were documented in Georgia and Indiana last week, establishing a Second State Record and Third State Record respectively (photo by Alex Jahn).

It was another big week for far off-course flycatchers that created a First State Record Tropical Kingbird in Virginia, a Second State Record Fork-tailed Flycatcher in Georgia, and a Third State Record Fork-tailed Flycatcher in Indiana; plus a Third State Record Hammond’s Flycatcher in Pennsylvania, a Fourth State Record Vermillion Flycatcher in Massachusetts, and a Twelfth State Record Vermillion Flycatcher in Michigan – all record flycatchers! Also in Michigan, birders recorded a Second State Record Sagebrush Sparrow, and there’s more.

STATE & PROVINCIAL RECORDS

First State Record Tropical Kingbird – Oyster, Virginia

Second State Record Sagebrush Sparrow – Marquette, Michigan

Second State Record Fork-tailed Flycatcher – Edison, Georgia

Third State Record Fork-tailed Flycatcher – Indiana Dunes National Park, Indiana

Third State Record Hammond’s Flycatcher – Tuscarora State Park, Pennsylvania

Fourth State Record Vermillion Flycatcher – Payne’s Creek Beach. Massachusetts

Fourth State Record Limpkin – Woodland Lake, Iowa

Fourth District Record Anhinga – Washington, District of Columbia

Twelfth State Record Vermillion Flycatcher – Marquette, Michigan

REALLY RARE BIRDS

Tropical Kingbird – Windsor, Ontario

Eurasian Skylark – Hobuck Beach, Washington

Eurasian Skylark – Ucluelet, British Columbia

Red-legged Honeycreeper – Sebastian Inlet, Florida

Red-legged Honeycreepers (2) – Miami, Florida

Red-legged Honeycreepers – Boca Raton, Florida

Northern Harrier – James Campbell Refuge, Hawaii

Purple Gallinule – Longmeadow Flats, Massachusetts

LeConte’s Sparrow – Southbury, Connecticut

CONTINUING RARE BIRDS

Wood Warbler – California

Willow Warbler – California

Little Stint – California

Variegated Flycatcher – Michigan

Social Flycatcher – Texas

Red-legged Honeycreeper – Texas

Red-legged Honeycreepers – Florida

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