Birds Mentioned in Recent RBA's, ABA Difficulty 2 or more


BE CAREFUL: Mentioned does NOT necessarily mean reported or seen. E. g. "14 species of Wood Warbler were seen" is a mention of Wood Warbler, a bird on the ABA list.
Good/tough birds for your area may not be of ABA difficulty greater than 1. Check the code 1 page.

Birds are ordered by 1)Difficulty (in parentheses, most difficult first) and
2) ABA/AOU taxonomic order. RBA's for each bird are ordered by time of receipt, most recent first.


Barnacle Goose (5) Branta leucopsis
  NYC Area RBA: 6 November 2009

Wood Warbler (5) Phylloscopus sibilatrix
  Delaware Valley RBA, 4 NOV 2009

Blue-footed Booby (4) Sula nebouxii
  Southeastern CA RBA: November 5, 2009

Pink-footed Goose (4) Anser brachyrhynchus
  NYC Area RBA: 6 November 2009
  [Maine-birds] Maine RBA - November 6, 2009
  Maine RBA - November 6, 2009

Black-capped Gnatcatcher (4) Polioptila nigriceps
  NM RBA for 11/5/09

Blue Bunting (4) Cyanocompsa parellina
  RBA: Texas Lower Rio Grande Valley, November 5, 2009

Eurasian Wigeon (3) Anas penelope
  RBA: New Jersey, Nov. 5, 2009
  Or Co CA RBA 11/4/09
  Delaware Valley RBA, 4 NOV 2009
  RBA, New Hampshire, November 4, 2009
  Northwest CA Bird Alert 20091102

Masked Duck (3) Nomonyx dominicus
  RBA: Texas Lower Rio Grande Valley, November 5, 2009

Hook-billed Kite (3) Chondrohierax uncinatus
  RBA: Texas Lower Rio Grande Valley, November 5, 2009

Ruff (3) Philomachus pugnax
  MN/Detroit Lakes - 5 November 2009
  RBA: New Jersey, Nov. 5, 2009

Little Gull (3) Larus minutus
  [Ontbirds] WNY Dial-a-Bird 05 Nov 2009
  [nysbirds-l] WNY Dial-a-Bird 05 Nov 2009
  [GeneseeBirds-L] WNY Dial-a-Bird 05 Nov 2009
  WNY Dial-a-Bird 05 Nov 2009

Black-headed Gull (3) Larus ridibundus
  Eastern PA Birdline: 11/6/2009
  Eastern PA Birdline: 11/5/2009
  RBA: New Jersey, Nov. 5, 2009
  Delaware Valley RBA, 4 NOV 2009

Lesser Black-backed Gull (3) Larus fuscus
  RBA: Birdline Delaware, November 6th, 2009
  Iowa RBA: 11-6-09
  RBA: Eastern MA 11/06/09
  MN RBA 6 November 2009
  MN/Duluth RBA 5 November 2009
  RBA: New Jersey, Nov. 5, 2009
  Delaware Valley RBA, 4 NOV 2009
  RBA: North Dakota, November 3, 2009
  DC Area, 11/3/09

Red-billed Pigeon (3) Columba flavirostris
  RBA: Texas Lower Rio Grande Valley, November 5, 2009

Ruddy Ground-Dove (3) Columbina talpacoti
  Southeastern CA RBA: November 5, 2009
  NM RBA for 11/5/09
  NM RBA for 11/2/09

Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl (3) Glaucidium brasilianum
  RBA: Texas Lower Rio Grande Valley, November 5, 2009

Rose-throated Becard (3) Pachyramphus aglaiae
  RBA: Texas Lower Rio Grande Valley, November 5, 2009

Tropical Parula (3) Parula pitiayumi
  RBA: Texas Lower Rio Grande Valley, November 5, 2009

White-collared Seedeater (3) Sporophila torqueola
  RBA: Texas Lower Rio Grande Valley, November 5, 2009

Manx Shearwater (2) Puffinus puffinus
  RBA: Eastern MA 11/06/09

Gray Hawk (2) Buteo nitidus
  RBA: Texas Lower Rio Grande Valley, November 5, 2009

Zone-tailed Hawk (2) Buteo albonotatus
  Los Angeles RBA- November 5 2009
  [LACoBirds] Los Angeles RBA- November 5 2009
  NM RBA for 11/5/09
  NM RBA for 11/2/09

Spruce Grouse (2) Falcipennis canadensis
  MN/Detroit Lakes - 5 November 2009

Sharp-tailed Grouse (2) Tympanuchus phasianellus
  MN/Detroit Lakes - 5 November 2009

Montezuma Quail (2) Cyrtonyx montezumae
  NM RBA for 11/5/09
  NM RBA for 11/2/09

Mountain Plover (2) Charadrius montanus
  RBA: Texas Lower Rio Grande Valley, November 5, 2009

Bar-tailed Godwit (2) Limosa lapponica
  Or Co CA RBA 11/4/09

Rock Sandpiper (2) Calidris ptilocnemis
  Monterey Bay Area Birdbox for Monday November 2, 2009
  [MBB] Monterey Bay Area Birdbox for Monday November 2, 2009
  Northwest CA Bird Alert 20091102

Thayer's Gull (2) Larus thayeri
  MN RBA 6 November 2009
  MN/Duluth RBA 5 November 2009
  RBA: Calgary, AB, Nov. 2, 2009
  RBA: North Dakota, November 3, 2009

Iceland Gull (2) Larus glaucoides
  RBA: Rhode Island, November 6, 2009
  RBA: Eastern MA 11/06/09
  MN RBA 6 November 2009
  MN/Duluth RBA 5 November 2009
  RBA: New Jersey, Nov. 5, 2009
  Delaware Valley RBA, 4 NOV 2009
  RBA, New Hampshire, November 4, 2009

Red-crowned Parrot (2) Amazona viridigenalis
  RBA: Texas Lower Rio Grande Valley, November 5, 2009

Snowy Owl (2) Nyctea scandiaca
  RBA: Calgary, AB, Nov. 2, 2009

Northern Hawk Owl (2) Surnia ulula
  MN RBA 6 November 2009
  MN/Duluth RBA 5 November 2009

Northern Pygmy-Owl (2) Glaucidium gnoma
  Northwest CA Bird Alert 20091102

Great Gray Owl (2) Strix nebulosa
  [Maine-birds] Maine RBA - November 6, 2009
  Maine RBA - November 6, 2009
  MN RBA 6 November 2009
  MN/Duluth RBA 5 November 2009

Long-eared Owl (2) Asio otus
  NM RBA for 11/5/09

Short-eared Owl (2) Asio flammeus
  NYC Area RBA: 6 November 2009
  RBA: Eastern MA 11/06/09
  [MBB] Monterey Bay Area Birdbox for Tuesday November 3, 2009
  Monterey Bay Area Birdbox for Tuesday November 3, 2009
  RBA, Western MA, 11/2/09

Tropical Kingbird (2) Tyrannus melancholicus
  BIRDWEST; Santa Barbara, CA; 11/6/09
  [sbcobirding] BIRDWEST; Santa Barbara, CA; 11/6/09
  Los Angeles RBA- November 5 2009
  [LACoBirds] Los Angeles RBA- November 5 2009
  N. Calif. BirdBox 04 November 09

Bridled Titmouse (2) Baeolophus wollweberi
  NM RBA for 11/2/09

Painted Redstart (2) Myioborus pictus
  Or Co CA RBA 11/4/09

Henslow's Sparrow (2) Ammodramus henslowii
  GA RBA, 30 October 2009

White-winged Crossbill (2) Loxia leucoptera
  MN RBA 6 November 2009
  MN/Duluth RBA 5 November 2009