COntinuing rare birds in the ABA Area include the California 1st Slate-throated Redstart (ABA Code 4) in San Francisco and a Yellow-headed Caracara (5) in the Los Angeles area. The Steller’s Sea-Eagle (4) in Newfoundland was also reported again this week.
The ABA’s What’s This Bird Facebook group has the primary purpose of helping people identify birds, but it has long been an excellent place for rare bird reporting as well. It happened again this week, when a strange gull in Washington Co, Utah, was identified as that state’s 1st record of Black-headed Gull (3). This widespread Eurasian species is a regular vagrant to either coast as far inland as the Great Lakes, but is very rare in the interior west.
Also, in Georgia, a Violet-green Swallow photographed in Bartow Co is a 1st for the state and one of a few records of this common western species in the east. One wonders if there would be more records than the dozen or so, if it were easier to pick out unusual swallows among the massive whirling flocks of Tree Swallows that regular occur.
Up to Nova Scotia, where a Western Wood-Pewee in Cape Forchu represents the 5th for the province, and one of the only chaseable records of this species.
Ohio had an influx of Wood Storks in the state this month with a flock of 6 in Lake Co and 3 more in Columbus.
In Ontario, a Neotropic Cormorant near Toronto was seen for the second consecutive summer.
Notable for Iowa this week was an adult White Ibis in Johnson Co and a Red Knot in Calhoun Co.
In British Columbia, a White-winged Dove was noteworthy in Metchosin, and a Short-tailed Albatross (3) was seen offshore near Tofino.
Oregon’s 3rd record of White-eyed Vireo was a very nice discovery in Lincoln Co.
And in California, a Gray Hawk in San Bernardino Co is the state’s 6th.
Omissions and errors are not intended, but if you find any please message blog AT aba.org and I will try to fix them as soon as possible. This post is meant to be an account of the most recently reported birds. Continuing birds not mentioned are likely included in previous editions listed here. Place names written in italics refer to counties/parishes.
Readers should note that none of these reports has yet been vetted by a records committee. All birders are urged to submit documentation of rare sightings to the appropriate state or provincial committees. For full analysis of these and other bird observations, subscribe to North American Birds, the richly illustrated journal of ornithological record published by the ABA.
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