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 Confirmed Rare Bird Reports
| Bird
Species |
Location |
Date observed |
Observer |
Bird ID Aids |
Why rare or unusual? Other comments |
| Baltimore Oriole |
Madison, CT |
12/14/99,
1/31/00 |
T. Hobbins |
description |
Winters in American tropics, a few linger in
continental US |
| Shippenville,
PA |
1/00 |
M. Buckwalter |
description,
photos |
| Danville, KY |
11/27/99 |
N. & V.
Eklund |
description |
| Blue Jay |
Sisters, OR |
12/12/99-
12/13/99 |
N. Funai |
description |
Species expanding its range westward |
| Buff-bellied Hummingbird |
Cantonment,
FL |
11/99
to 3/00 |
D. Kenney |
description,
photos |
Mexican species; fairly common in Rio Grande
delta, especially around Brownsville, TX. Very rare in Gulf Coast to Louisiana |
| Cape May Warbler |
Andover, MA |
12/18/99-
12/20/99 |
M. Timko |
description; confirmed by regional expert |
Winters
chiefly in West Indies, a few in southernmost Florida |
| Carolina Wren |
Boulder, CO |
winter
2000 |
B. Gholson |
description,
photos |
An eastern species rare to western states |
| Carolina Wren |
Weybridge, VT |
2/12/00-
3/15/00 |
J. Albers |
description |
Species expanding its range northward in mild
winters. |
| Dickcissel |
Hagerstown,
MD |
12/99
to 5/00 |
J. Hesler |
description,
photos |
Winters mainly from Mexico to n. S. America.
Rare migrant and winter visitor to both coasts; more common in the East |
| Myrtle Beach,
SC |
12/1/99 |
S. Turner |
description,
photos |
| Harris Sparrow |
Farmington,
NY |
12/99
to 2/00 |
R. Posner |
description |
Winters in central US; rare or casual winter
visitor east to Atlantic Coast at feeders |
| St. Mary's ON |
12/99
to 2/00 |
A. Slater |
description |
| Indigo Bunting |
Atlantic
Mine, MI |
12/15/99-
2/16/00 |
B. & P.
Quenzi |
description,
sketch |
Winters in S. FL, W. Indies, and Mexico/C.
America |
| Lucy's Warbler |
Berkely, CA |
27-Dec-99 |
S. Dickie |
description,
photos |
Usually winters along the
coast of Mexico. Part of a growing phenomenon
of rare warblers showing up on CA coast in winter. |
| Orange-crowned Warbler |
Raleigh, NC |
2/19/00 |
P. Tice |
photo |
Within range, but unusual at feeder |
| Lubbock, TX |
11/21/99 |
E. Roots |
description |
Mainly a coastal species in TX |
| Lawrence, KS |
12/10/99
to
1/00 |
R. Rucker |
description |
Winters in southern Gulf Coast states and
Carolinas |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker |
Scarborough,
ME |
12/18/99-
3/17/00 |
R. Richard |
description |
North of winter range |
| Minneapolis,
MN |
12/99
to 5/00 |
V. Mason |
description |
| Wolfville, NS |
2/11,
2/14, 3/19/00 |
B. Thexton |
description |
| Varied Thrush |
Cedar, MN |
2/5/00
to 3/00 |
P. Hill |
description,
sketch |
Rare or casual to eastern states in winter |
| White-winged Crossbill |
Marion, NY |
12/9/99 |
M. Pelletier |
description,
sketch |
Notable irruptive species |
| Raleigh, NC |
1/30,
2/6/00 |
P. Tice |
photo |
| White-throated Sparrow |
Eugene, OR |
1/00
to 3/00 |
J. von Hippel |
description |
Winters mainly in e. US; a few migrate to sw.
states and w. coast |
| Wood Stork |
Lilburn, GA |
1/18/00,
2/19/00 |
W. Rogers |
description |
Unusual to wander so far inland, especially in
winter |
Notable Unconfirmed Bird Sightings
The following species were
reported by FeederWatchers. Their reports did not include enough information to confirm
the species identity, but enough information exists to consider the reports
"hypothetical" sightings.
| Bird Species |
Location |
Date observed |
| Brown
Thrasher |
Avon,OH |
1/26, 1/27, 2/18/00 |
| Varied Thrush |
Edmonton, Alberta |
12/1/99 |
| Eastern Bluebird |
Franktown, CO |
3/11/00 |
| Baltimore Oriole |
Eastham, MA |
12/20/99 |
| Dickcissel |
Chatham, ON |
3/3, 5, 6/00 |
| Purple Finch |
Dauphin, MB |
12/99 to 2/00 |
| Pine Grosbeak |
Cary, NC |
11/27/99 |
| Hoary Redpoll |
Shoreham, VT |
19-Dec-99 |
| Hoary Redpoll |
Grand Bend, ON |
2/5/99-2/6/00 |
| White-winged Crossbill |
Queensville, ON |
12/12/99-12/13/99 |
| Gray Cheeked Thrush/Hermit Thrush? |
Monroeville, NJ |
12/26/99 |
| Trumpeter Swan |
Glouster, OH |
10/99 to 12/99 |
| Eastern Kingbird |
Canonsburg, PA |
1/6/00 |
| Peregrine Falcon |
Cynthiana, KY |
1/28/00 |
Notable Sightings of Aberrent Birds
The identity of these
birds was confirmed if a photo was sent in or if an adequate description accompanied the
report.
| Bird Species |
Location |
Date observed |
| Black-capped Chickadee - deformed beak |
Alaska |
1/16/00 |
| Common Redpoll - partial albino? |
King Salmon, AK |
2/6/00 |
| House Finch - albino |
Idaho |
1/17/00 |
| House Finch - albino |
Tennessee |
11/27/99 |
| House
Finch - orange variant |
Illinois |
11/21/99 |
| House
Finch - orange variant |
Ontario |
4/8/00 |
| House Finch - partial albino |
Raleigh, NC |
12/6/00 |
| House Finch -deformed upper mandible, missing
lower mandible |
Charlotte, NC |
12/1/99 |
| House Sparrow - leucistic (diluted pigmentation) |
Pittsburgh, PA |
all winter |
| Song
Sparrow- partial albino |
New York |
4/5/00 |
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