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.


Buff-collared Nightjar (4) Caprimulgus ridgwayi
  Tucson RBA 3 July 2009
  Tucson RBA 27 June 2009

Black-capped Gnatcatcher (4) Polioptila nigriceps
  Tucson RBA 27 June 2009

Rufous-capped Warbler (4) Basileuterus rufifrons
  Tucson RBA 3 July 2009
  Tucson RBA 27 June 2009

Flame-colored Tanager (4) Piranga bidentata
  Tucson RBA 3 July 2009
  Tucson RBA 27 June 2009

Muscovy Duck (3) Cairina moschata
  RBA Lower Rio Grande Valley Rare Bird Alert, July 2 2009

Masked Duck (3) Nomonyx dominicus
  RBA Lower Rio Grande Valley Rare Bird Alert, July 2 2009

Hook-billed Kite (3) Chondrohierax uncinatus
  RBA Lower Rio Grande Valley Rare Bird Alert, July 2 2009

Ruff (3) Philomachus pugnax
  Hudson-Mohawk Birdline
  RBA western Pennsylvania, 28 June 2009
  RBA, Western MA 6/29/09
  [HMBirds] Hudson-Mohawk Birdline
  Hudson-Mohawk Birdline
  [nysbirds-l] Hudson-Mohawk Birdline

Black-headed Gull (3) Larus ridibundus
  RBA: Cape May, NJ, July 2, 2009
  RBA: New Jersey, July 2, 2009
  Delaware Valley RBA, 1 July 2009

Lesser Black-backed Gull (3) Larus fuscus
  RBA: Cape May, NJ, July 2, 2009
  RBA: Eastern MA 07/02/09
  Delaware Valley RBA, 1 July 2009
  RBA: Eastern MA 06/29/09
  RBA: Rhode Island, June 28, 2009

Red-billed Pigeon (3) Columba flavirostris
  RBA Lower Rio Grande Valley Rare Bird Alert, July 2 2009

Ruddy Ground-Dove (3) Columbina talpacoti
  Tucson RBA 27 June 2009

Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl (3) Glaucidium brasilianum
  RBA Lower Rio Grande Valley Rare Bird Alert, July 2 2009

White-eared Hummingbird (3) Hylocharis leucotis
  Tucson RBA 3 July 2009
  Tucson RBA 27 June 2009

Berylline Hummingbird (3) Amazilia beryllina
  Tucson RBA 3 July 2009
  Tucson RBA 27 June 2009

Yellow-green Vireo (3) Vireo flavoviridis
  RBA Lower Rio Grande Valley Rare Bird Alert, July 2 2009

White-collared Seedeater (3) Sporophila torqueola
  RBA Lower Rio Grande Valley Rare Bird Alert, July 2 2009

Five-striped Sparrow (3) Aimophila quinquestriata
  Tucson RBA 3 July 2009
  Tucson RBA 27 June 2009

Manx Shearwater (2) Puffinus puffinus
  RBA: Eastern MA 06/29/09
  RBA: Rhode Island, June 28, 2009

Gray Hawk (2) Buteo nitidus
  NM RBA for 7/2/09
  NM RBA for 6/29/09

Zone-tailed Hawk (2) Buteo albonotatus
  NM RBA for 7/2/09
  NM RBA for 6/29/09

Gray Partridge (2) Perdix perdix
  Iowa RBA: 7-2-09

Spruce Grouse (2) Falcipennis canadensis
  [MAINE-BIRDS] Maine RBA - July 2, 2009
  Maine RBA - July 2, 2009
  RBA, New Hampshire, July 1, 2009

Montezuma Quail (2) Cyrtonyx montezumae
  NM RBA for 7/2/09
  NM RBA for 6/29/09

Yellow Rail (2) Coturnicops noveboracensis
  RBA, Calgary, AB, July 2, 2009

Black Rail (2) Laterallus jamaicensis
  RBA: Cape May, NJ, July 2, 2009
  RBA: New Jersey, July 2, 2009
  Delaware Valley RBA, 1 July 2009
  DC Area, 6/30/09

Pacific Golden-Plover (2) Pluvialis fulva
  Tucson RBA 27 June 2009

Piping Plover (2) Charadrius melodus
  RBA: New Jersey, July 2, 2009
  Delaware Valley RBA, 1 July 2009
  RBA: North Dakota, June 30, 2009
  DC Area, 6/30/09
  RBA: Rhode Island, June 28, 2009

Roseate Tern (2) Sterna dougallii
  [MAINE-BIRDS] Maine RBA - July 2, 2009
  Maine RBA - July 2, 2009
  RBA: Cape May, NJ, July 2, 2009
  RBA: Eastern MA 06/29/09

Red-crowned Parrot (2) Amazona viridigenalis
  RBA Lower Rio Grande Valley Rare Bird Alert, July 2 2009

Mangrove Cuckoo (2) Coccyzus minor
  RBA: Birdline Delaware, June 26th, 2009

Flammulated Owl (2) Otus flammeolus
  NM RBA for 6/29/09

Elf Owl (2) Micrathene whitneyi
  NM RBA for 7/2/09
  NM RBA for 6/29/09

Spotted Owl (2) Strix occidentalis
  NM RBA for 6/29/09

Great Gray Owl (2) Strix nebulosa
  MN/Duluth RBA 2 July 2009

Northern Saw-whet Owl (2) Aegolius acadicus
  [MBB] Monterey Bay Area Birdbox for Friday June 26, 2009
  Monterey Bay Area Birdbox for Friday June 26, 2009

Black Swift (2) Cypseloides niger
  [LACoBirds] Los Angeles RBA- July 2 2009
  Los Angeles RBA- July 2 2009

Broad-billed Hummingbird (2) Cynanthus latirostris
  NM RBA for 7/2/09
  NM RBA for 6/29/09

Violet-crowned Hummingbird (2) Amazilia violiceps
  Tucson RBA 3 July 2009
  Delaware Valley RBA, 1 July 2009
  DC Area, 6/30/09
  Tucson RBA 27 June 2009

Magnificent Hummingbird (2) Eugenes fulgens
  NM RBA for 6/29/09

Lucifer Hummingbird (2) Calothorax lucifer
  Tucson RBA 3 July 2009
  NM RBA for 7/2/09
  NM RBA for 6/29/09
  Tucson RBA 27 June 2009

Black-backed Woodpecker (2) Picoides arcticus
  [MAINE-BIRDS] Maine RBA - July 2, 2009
  Maine RBA - July 2, 2009
  RBA, New Hampshire, July 1, 2009

Great Kiskadee (2) Pitangus sulphuratus
  Tucson RBA 27 June 2009

Thick-billed Kingbird (2) Tyrannus crassirostris
  NM RBA for 7/2/09
  NM RBA for 6/29/09

Black-capped Vireo (2) Vireo atricapillus
  NM RBA for 7/2/09
  NM RBA for 6/29/09

Gray Vireo (2) Vireo vicinior
  NM RBA for 7/2/09
  NM RBA for 6/29/09

Bicknell's Thrush (2) Catharus bicknelli
  RBA, New Hampshire, July 1, 2009

Sprague's Pipit (2) Anthus spragueii
  RBA: North Dakota, June 30, 2009

Olive Warbler (2) Peucedramus taeniatus
  NM RBA for 6/29/09

Golden-winged Warbler (2) Vermivora chrysoptera
  RBA: New Jersey, July 2, 2009

Painted Redstart (2) Myioborus pictus
  NM RBA for 6/29/09

Rufous-winged Sparrow (2) Aimophila carpalis
  NM RBA for 7/2/09
  NM RBA for 6/29/09

Baird's Sparrow (2) Ammodramus bairdii
  Tucson RBA 3 July 2009
  RBA: North Dakota, June 30, 2009
  Tucson RBA 27 June 2009

Henslow's Sparrow (2) Ammodramus henslowii
  RBA: Eastern MA 07/02/09
  RBA western Pennsylvania, 28 June 2009
  RBA western Pennsylvania, 21 JUNE 2009 (originally sent 6/23/09)
  RBA, Western MA 6/29/09
  RBA: Eastern MA 06/29/09

Varied Bunting (2) Passerina versicolor
  NM RBA for 7/2/09
  NM RBA for 6/29/09

White-winged Crossbill (2) Loxia leucoptera
  [MAINE-BIRDS] Maine RBA - July 2, 2009
  Maine RBA - July 2, 2009
  RBA, New Hampshire, July 1, 2009
  Delaware Valley RBA, 1 July 2009