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 Confirmed Rare Bird Reports
| Species |
Location |
Date
observed |
Observer |
Bird
ID Aids |
Why rare or unusual? Other comments |
| American White Pelican |
Hastings,
NE |
11/25/2000
to 2/1/2001 |
L.
Richardson |
photos |
Winters
along Texas Coast and in Mexico |
| Chukar |
Dingman's
Ferry, PA |
3/31/2001 |
K.
Naturale |
photos |
Western
species; probably released game bird or escapee |
| Buff-bellied
Hummingbird |
Cantonment,
FL |
Autumn,
2000 |
D.
Kenney |
photo |
Winters in Mexico. This was the 6th winter that this banded individual returned
to same feeder. Did not reappear after Thanksgiving. |
| Calliope Hummingbird (imm.
male) |
Augusta,
GA |
1/2001
to 4/2001 |
B.
Ristroph |
Banded
by Hummingbird Study Group, photos |
Winters
in Mexico; North American B irds states that at least 19 were observed throughout the
southeastern U.S. , incl. FL, GA, AL, VA, and TN (Vol 55(2), 2001). |
| Selasphorus
hummingbird |
Sardis,
MS |
10/1/2000
to 12/30/2000 |
D.
Wingo |
description |
It is becoming increasingly common for birds of
this genus to winter in the SE U.S. states. |
| Rufous
Hummingbird |
Snellville,
GA |
details forthcoming |
description |
| N. Flicker
red-shafted x yellow-shafted hybrid |
White
Salmon, WA |
10/26/2000
to 4/2001 |
C.
Flick |
description |
Hybrids
unusual |
| N.
Flicker red-shafted female |
Fairmont,
MN |
12/2000
to 2/2001 |
E.
and J. Beckman |
description |
slightly
north of winter range |
| N. Flicker yellow-shafted
female |
Las
Vegas, NV |
1/2001
to 4/2001 |
J.
White |
photo |
far
west of winter range |
| Blue-headed
Vireo |
Pennington,
NJ |
11/2000
to 3/4/2001 |
M.
Flory |
description |
late
migrant |
| Blue
Jay |
White
Salmon, WA |
10/26/2000
to 4/2001 |
C.
Flick |
photo |
Eastern species; expanding range northwest |
| Spokane,
WA |
11/2000
to 12/2000 |
C.
Conn |
photo |
| Black-capped
Chickadee |
Chattanooga,
TN |
11/26/2000 |
J.
Phillips |
description |
just
outside edge of range in lower-elevation Carolina chickadee range |
| Varied
Thrush |
Cornell,
WI |
2/24/2001 |
M.
Hatlberg |
photo |
Western species: occasional vagrant to East.
Showed up in near record numbers in some areas, according to North American Birds Vol
55(2), 2001. |
| Millinocket,
ME |
3/31/2001 |
M.
and A. Fowler |
photo |
| Nashville Warbler |
Hurlock,
MD |
1/14/2001 |
C.
Deidrich |
photos |
Winters
in Mexico; occasional vagrant to southern coastal states |
| Pine
Warbler |
North
Warren, PA |
1/2000
to 3/2001 |
W.
Hill, Jr. |
photo |
late
migrant |
| Prothonotary
Warbler |
Cheswick,
PA |
11/2000 |
N.
McGary |
description |
late
migrant |
| Ovenbird |
Windsor,
Ontario |
11/19/2000 |
A.
Sweet |
description |
Winters
from s.e. US to northern S. America |
| Summer Tanager |
Superior,
WI |
10/2000 |
K.
Hauswirth |
photos |
North
of summer and winter range |
| Lincoln's Sparrow |
Cape
Porpoise, ME |
1/11/2001
to 1/17/2001 |
K.
Harder |
photos |
Winters along along Pacific Coast and southern
edge of U.S. |
| Rexburg,
ID |
12/2000
to 3/13/2001 |
E.
Chew |
photos |
| Harris's Sparrow |
Colfax,
WI |
12/2000
to 4/2001 |
P.
Campbell |
photos |
Winters in south central U.S. |
| Sweet
Home, OR |
12/2000
to 4/2001 |
K.
Larson |
photo |
| Sweet
Home, OR |
3/18/2001 |
N.
Bock |
photo |
| Fairmont,
MN |
1/6/2001
to 1/13/2001 |
E.
and J. Beckman |
sketch |
| Crossfield,
Alberta |
11/18/2000
to 3/25/2001 |
T.
Koop |
description |
| Calgary,
Alberta |
10/14/2000
to 3/29/2000 |
D.
Kromm |
photo |
| Dark-eyed Junco (Oregon race) |
Elk
Mound, WI |
12/2000 |
A.
Droske |
description |
Winters in western states; casual to East. |
| Arlington,
TX |
2/2001 |
R.
Alexander |
sketch,
description |
| Columbia,
TN |
2001 |
Dr.and
Mrs. Scott |
photo |
| Battle
Creek, MI |
11/2000 |
J.
Gillett |
description |
| Richmond,
KY |
12/2000
to 3/2001 |
S.
Kavanaugh |
description |
| Tyler,
TX |
3/31/2001 |
C.
McCloure |
video |
| Spencer,
NY |
11/2000 |
L.
Kammermeier |
video |
| Dark-eyed Junco (Pink-sided race) |
Science
Hill, KY |
1/2001 |
R.
Denton |
photos |
Winters
in western states; not a common migrant to East. This bird, and R. Denton, were mentioned
in North Am. Birds Vol 55(2), 2001. |
| Rose-breasted grosbeak |
Como,
CO |
12/1/00-
12/6/00 |
S.
Zeigler |
photo |
Late
migrant |
| Black-headed Grosbeak |
Blakeslee,
PA |
1/11/2001
to 4/2001 |
F.
Wuebker |
photo |
western
species |
| Lazuli Bunting |
Ft.
Pierce, FL |
3/2001
to 4/2001 |
S.
Comer |
photos |
Western
species; few records in FL |
| Indigo
Bunting |
Bloomington,
IN |
11/22/2000
to
11/30/2000 |
S.
Belth |
description |
Late
migrant |
| Dickcissel |
Truro,
MA |
11/20/2000
to 12/10/2001 |
G.
Ellison |
description
|
Winters
mainly from Mexico to n. South America; regular vagrant to East Coast |
| Yellow-headed
Blackbird |
Caseyville,
IL |
12/2000 |
J.
Rhein |
description |
Western
species; winters in southern CA and Mexico |
| Baltimore
Oriole |
Hamilton,
NJ |
1/2/2000
to 4/2001 |
J.
Van Wagner |
photos |
Late migrant |
| Conyers,
GA |
12/2000
to 4/2001 |
D.
Rosing |
photos |
| Purple
Finch |
Eagle,
CO |
1/28/2001 |
J.
Merchant |
sketch |
Winters
along west coast and in Eastern US |
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