Contiuing rarities in the ABA Area include Northern Lapwing (ABA Code 4) in New York, Yellow-headed Caracara (5) in Florida, and Cattle Tyrant (5), Brown Jay (4), and Mottled Owl (5) in Texas.
Arkansas birders get to enjoy one the first real surprises in the ABA Area this year, as a young Yellow Grosbeak (4) was photographed a a feeder in Carroll Co this week, a 1st record the state and the farthest afield record of this west Mexican species in the ABA Area. Yellow Grosbeak has become semiannual in Arizona in recent years. Records beyond the southwest are rare, but surprisingly not unheard of. A 2019 records from central Texas followed by a 2021 record from southern Colorado alerted birders to this species’ potential for vagrancy, but unaccepted records from California (2006), Wyoming (2002), and Iowa (1990) are perhaps worth a closer look in light of this individual.
The bird is coming to a private feeder, and homeowners are open to birders who abide by rules for entry. Information on that can be found here.
Out Idaho, where the state’s 2nd record of Great Black-backed Gull was seen in Coeur d’Alene. A Glaucous-winged Gull, also noteworthy for the state, is also present at the same site.
New York’s first record of “Kamchatka” Common Gull was seen in Westchester Co. This east Asian subspecies of the Old World Common Gull is considered a full species by some authorities, but not yet by the ABA CLC or eBird/Clements.
Notable for Ohio was a nice male Barrow’s Goldeneye, photographed in Ottawa Co.
And Georgia’s 2nd record of Hooded Oriole is visiting a private feeding station in Athens.
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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