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 Confirmed Rare Bird Reports
| Bird Species |
Location |
Date observed |
Observer |
Bird ID Aids |
Why rare or unusual? Other comments |
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| Wood Stork |
Lilburn, GA |
1/18/00,
2/19/00 |
W. Rogers |
description |
Unusual to wander so far inland, especially in
winter |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Blue Jay |
Sisters, OR |
12/12/99-
12/13/99 |
N. Funai |
description |
Species expanding its range westward |
| Carolina Wren |
Boulder, CO |
winter
2000 |
B. Gholson |
description,
photos |
An eastern species rare to western states |
| Weybridge, VT |
2/12/00-
3/15/00 |
J. Albers |
description |
Species expanding its range northward in mild
winters. |
| Varied Thrush |
Cedar, MN |
2/5/00
to 3/00 |
P. Hill |
description,
sketch |
Rare or casual to eastern states 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 |
| 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. |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
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 |
| Trumpeter Swan |
Glouster, OH |
10/99 to 12/99 |
| Peregrine Falcon |
Cynthiana, KY |
1/28/00 |
| Eastern Kingbird |
Canonsburg, PA |
1/6/00 |
| Eastern Bluebird |
Franktown, CO |
3/11/00 |
| Varied Thrush |
Edmonton, Alberta |
12/1/99 |
| Brown
Thrasher |
Avon,OH |
1/26, 1/27, 2/18/00 |
| Dickcissel |
Chatham, ON |
3/3, 5, 6/00 |
| Baltimore Oriole |
Eastham, MA |
12/20/99 |
| Purple Finch |
Dauphin, MB |
12/99 to 2/00 |
| Pine Grosbeak |
Cary, NC |
11/27/99 |
| White-winged Crossbill |
Queensville, ON |
12/12/99-12/13/99 |
| Hoary Redpoll |
Shoreham, VT |
19-Dec-99 |
| Hoary Redpoll |
Grand Bend, ON |
2/5/99-2/6/00 |
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 |
| Song
Sparrow- partial albino |
New York |
4/5/00 |
| 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 |
| Common Redpoll - partial albino? |
King Salmon, AK |
2/6/00 |
| House Sparrow - leucistic (diluted pigmentation) |
Pittsburgh, PA |
all winter |
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