Continuing rarities in the ABA Area include the Mottled Owl (ABA Code 5) and Brown Jays (4) in south Texas, now present for an entire calendar year. The Yellow-headed Caracara (5) was also seen agin this week in Florida.
The last couple weeks have seen some interesting 1sts for parts of the ABA Area. A 1st record of Green-tailed Towhee in the District of Columbia is perhaps not the most exciting one, but it does close the book on the Lower 48 for this species, which has now been seen in all 48 states – and 1 district – south of Canada.
Kansas is well known for the incredible diversity and numbers of migratory shorebirds that pass through the state every fall. This week they added one more, as the state’s 1st record of Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (3) was seen at Quivira NWR.
In Kentucky, a Townsend’s Solitaire in Owen Co is the 1st confirmed record for the state, depending on how bullish the state committee is on a previous sight record.
And in California, a good candidate for Taiga Bean-Goose (3) was photographed in Humboldt Co. This isn’t the first time that this species has been reported in the state, a candidite for Taiga was seen in 2010 on the other side of the state, though that bird was eventually listed as Taiga/Tundra Bean-Goose on the state’s list.
Up to British Columbia, which has had a great fall for Scarlet Tanagers, most recently with the province’s 8th in Revelstoke. BC’s 3rd record of Wood Thrush was recorded after a window strike in Eagle Lake.
Notable for Oregon last last month was a King Eider in Newport.
Alberta’s 3rd record of Pinyon Jay visited a feeder in Newell Co, and a Summer Tanager was seen in Leduc Co.
Minnesota’s 2nd record of Groove-billed Ani was photographed this week, though the location was no more specific than “NW Minnesota”.
There has been a small influx of Brambling (3) in the middle of the country, with South Dakota’s 2nd record (linked earlier) in Hughes Co and another Brambling in Douglas Co, Kansas, representing that state’s 2nd.
Wisconsin joines the Chestnut-collared Longspur movment this fall, with the state’s 5th record from Bayfield Co.
Ohio’s 3rd Anna’s Hummingbird was visiting a feeder in Franklin Co this week.
A surprising White-throated Swift was seen in Hot Springs NP, Arkansas, where it represents the state’s 5th.
A Sage Thrasher in Shelby Co is a 2nd for Tennessee, which also hosted a Chestnut-collared Longspur in Obion Co in late October.
The latest Caribbean rarity in Florida is a Black-faced Grassquit (4) seen on Long Key in Monroe Co.
North Carolina had a Varied Thrush on a roadside in Dare Co.
Maryland ‘s 14th or so Purple Gallinule turned up in Baltimore Co.
In Pennsylvania, a Vermilion Flycatcher was seen in Erie Co.
Delaware’s 4th record of Bell’s Vireo was seen recently at Cape Henlopen, the second of this species for the fall there.
In New Jersey, a flyover Crested Caracara was photographed in Passaic Co.
Massachusetts hosted a Mountain Bluebird in Essex Co, and a Trumpeter Swan, presumed to be of the reintroduced and thriving Great Lakes population, was seen in Petersham.
Connecticut’s 3rd Chestnut-collared Longspur was seen in New Haven.
And in Nova Scotia, a flyby Cave Swallow in Canso is the province’s 8th.
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.
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