The First State Record of a Connecticut Warbler was documented along the Rio Grande near Percha Dam in New Mexico.

Two First State Records were documented by birders last week, a Connecticut Warbler in New Mexico and an Elegant Tern in North Carolina. Birders also established 2 Second State Records, a Tropical Parula in New Mexico and a Townsend’s Warbler in Michigan; plus a Third State Record Canada Warbler in Washington and a Third Provincial Record Manx Shearwater in Ontario. The sighting of a large flock of hundreds of Short-tailed Shearwaters established a Fourth Territorial Record in Nunavut, and there are more exciting reports.

American Flamingos continue to hold birders’ attention, and although flamingos were originally reported in 10 states, during the past week flamingos have been reported in Florida, Pennsylvania, Indiana, Kentucky, North Carolina, and Alabama.

STATE & PROVINCIAL RECORDS

First State Record Connecticut Warbler – Rio Grande, Percha Dam, New Mexico

First State Record Elegant Tern – Oregon Inlet, North Carolina

Second State Record Tropical Parula – Sumner Lake, New Mexico

Second State Record Townsend’s Warbler – Grand Rapids, Michigan

Third State Record Canada Warbler – Bennington Lake shore, Washington

Third Provincial Record Manx Shearwater – near Hamilton, Ontario

Fourth Territorial Record Short-tailed Shearwaters – near Victoria Island, Nunavut

Seventh State Record Philadelphia Vireo – La Push, Washington

REALLY RARE BIRDS

Limpkin – near Hawley, Minnesota

Tufted Flycatcher – Cave Creek Canyon, Arizona

Golden-crowned Warbler – Harlingen, Texas

White Wagtail (black-backed) – near Goldendale, Washington

Roseate Spoonbill – near Jaffa, Ontario

Brown Booby – near St. Thomas, Pennsylvania

ASIAN BIRDS on ST. PAUL ISLAND, ALASKA

Baikal Teal (2) – St. Paul Island, Pribilofs, Alaska

Garganey – St. Paul Island, Pribilofs, Alaska

Black-tailed Godwit –St. Paul Island, Pribilofs, Alaska

Gray-tailed Godwit – St. Paul Island, Pribilofs, Alaska

Jack Snipe – St. Paul Island, Pribilofs, Alaska

Common Snipe – St. Paul Island, Pribilofs, Alaska

Long-toed Stint – St. Paul Island, Pribilofs, Alaska

CONTINUING REALLY RARE BIRDS

Gray Gull – Florida

Large-billed Tern – Florida

American Flamingos – Florida, Pennsylvania, Indiana, Kentucky, North Carolina, Alabama

Berylline Hummingbird – Arizona

Brown Jays – Texas

LaSagra’s Flycatcher – Florida

For more information, you can refer to the American Birding Association’s Rare Bird Alert at Rare Bird Alert: September 16, 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 ABA state rare bird alert listserves that you can access at http://birding.aba.org/ or at https://www.facebook.com/groups/ABArare/