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.


Pink-footed Goose (4) Anser brachyrhynchus
  NYC Area RBA: 2 January 2009

Fork-tailed Flycatcher (4) Tyrannus savana
  RBA: Texas Lower Rio Grande Valley, Jan. 5 2009 - PINE FLYCATCHER

Black-capped Gnatcatcher (4) Polioptila nigriceps
  NM RBA for 1/5/09
  Tucson RBA 3 January 2009
  NM RBA for 1/2/09

Rufous-capped Warbler (4) Basileuterus rufifrons
  NM RBA for 1/5/09
  Tucson RBA 3 January 2009

Crimson-collared Grosbeak (4) Rhodothraupis celaeno
  RBA: Texas Lower Rio Grande Valley, Jan. 5 2009 - PINE FLYCATCHER
  Rio Grande Valley RBA

Blue Bunting (4) Cyanocompsa parellina
  RBA: Texas Lower Rio Grande Valley, Jan. 5 2009 - PINE FLYCATCHER
  Rio Grande Valley RBA

Short-tailed Albatross (3) Phoebastria albatrus
  N. Calif. BirdBox 03 January 08

Muscovy Duck (3) Cairina moschata
  Rio Grande Valley RBA

Eurasian Wigeon (3) Anas penelope
  RBA: Eastern MA 01/05/09
  [sbcobirding] BIRDWEST; Santa Barbara, CA; 1/4/09
  BIRDWEST; Santa Barbara, CA; 1/4/09
  NYC Area RBA: 2 January 2009
  N. Calif. BirdBox 01 January 09
  Or Co CA RBA 12/31/08

Tufted Duck (3) Aythya fuligula
  RBA: Rhode Island, January 4, 2009

Masked Duck (3) Nomonyx dominicus
  RBA: Texas Lower Rio Grande Valley, Jan. 5 2009 - PINE FLYCATCHER
  Rio Grande Valley RBA

Hook-billed Kite (3) Chondrohierax uncinatus
  RBA: Texas Lower Rio Grande Valley, Jan. 5 2009 - PINE FLYCATCHER
  Rio Grande Valley RBA

Ruff (3) Philomachus pugnax
  RBA, Western MA 1/5/09
  MN/Detroit Lakes - 3 January 2009

Little Gull (3) Larus minutus
  [ALBIRDS] RBA Alabama Statewide: December 31, 2008
  RBA Alabama Statewide: December 31, 2008

Black-headed Gull (3) Larus ridibundus
  RBA: Eastern MA 01/05/09
  RBA: Rhode Island, January 4, 2009
  NYC Area RBA: 2 January 2009
  Ohio RBA - December 31, 2008

Lesser Black-backed Gull (3) Larus fuscus
  Missouri RBA - 05 January 2009
  RBA, Western MA 1/5/09
  NM RBA for 1/5/09
  [ALBIRDS] RBA Alabama Statewide: January 4, 2009
  RBA Alabama Statewide: January 4, 2009
  NYC Area RBA: 2 January 2009
  RBA: Birdline Delaware, January 2nd, 2009
  RBA, New Hampshire, January 2, 2009
  NM RBA for 1/2/09
  [ALBIRDS] RBA Alabama Statewide: December 31, 2008
  RBA Alabama Statewide: December 31, 2008
  Ohio RBA - December 31, 2008

Slaty-backed Gull (3) Larus schistisagus
  N. Calif. BirdBox 01 January 09

Red-billed Pigeon (3) Columba flavirostris
  RBA: Texas Lower Rio Grande Valley, Jan. 5 2009 - PINE FLYCATCHER
  Rio Grande Valley RBA

Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl (3) Glaucidium brasilianum
  RBA: Texas Lower Rio Grande Valley, Jan. 5 2009 - PINE FLYCATCHER
  Rio Grande Valley RBA

Rose-throated Becard (3) Pachyramphus aglaiae
  RBA: Texas Lower Rio Grande Valley, Jan. 5 2009 - PINE FLYCATCHER
  Rio Grande Valley RBA

Clay-colored Robin (3) Turdus grayi
  Rio Grande Valley RBA

Tropical Parula (3) Parula pitiayumi
  RBA: Texas Lower Rio Grande Valley, Jan. 5 2009 - PINE FLYCATCHER
  Rio Grande Valley RBA

White-collared Seedeater (3) Sporophila torqueola
  RBA: Texas Lower Rio Grande Valley, Jan. 5 2009 - PINE FLYCATCHER
  Rio Grande Valley RBA

Short-tailed Shearwater (2) Puffinus tenuirostris
  N. Calif. BirdBox 03 January 08

Black-vented Shearwater (2) Puffinus opisthomelas
  N. Calif. BirdBox 06 January 09

Gray Hawk (2) Buteo nitidus
  RBA: Texas Lower Rio Grande Valley, Jan. 5 2009 - PINE FLYCATCHER
  Rio Grande Valley RBA

Short-tailed Hawk (2) Buteo brachyurus
  Tucson RBA 3 January 2009

Zone-tailed Hawk (2) Buteo albonotatus
  RBA: Texas Lower Rio Grande Valley, Jan. 5 2009 - PINE FLYCATCHER
  Rio Grande Valley RBA

Gyrfalcon (2) Falco rusticolus
  RBA: Calgary, AB, January 3, 2009.
  [Ontbirds] Ottawa/Gatineau 02 Jan 09 - Happy New Year birding
  Ottawa/Gatineau 02 Jan 09 - Happy New Year birding

Spruce Grouse (2) Falcipennis canadensis
  MN/Duluth RBA 1 January 2009

Sharp-tailed Grouse (2) Tympanuchus phasianellus
  MN/Detroit Lakes - 3 January 2009
  MN/Duluth RBA 1 January 2009

Yellow Rail (2) Coturnicops noveboracensis
  [ALBIRDS] RBA Alabama Statewide: January 4, 2009
  RBA Alabama Statewide: January 4, 2009

Mountain Plover (2) Charadrius montanus
  Los Angeles RBA January 1, 2009
  Southeastern CA RBA: January 1, 2009

Thayer's Gull (2) Larus thayeri
  RBA: Eastern MA 01/05/09
  Ohio RBA - December 31, 2008

Iceland Gull (2) Larus glaucoides
  RBA, Western MA 1/5/09
  RBA: Eastern MA 01/05/09
  RBA: Rhode Island, January 4, 2009
  NYC Area RBA: 2 January 2009
  RBA: Birdline Delaware, January 2nd, 2009
  Vermont RBA 1.2.09
  RBA, New Hampshire, January 2, 2009
  Hudson-Mohawk Birdline
  MN/Duluth RBA 1 January 2009
  Ohio RBA - December 31, 2008

Dovekie (2) Alle alle
  RBA: Eastern MA 01/05/09
  RBA: Rhode Island, January 4, 2009
  NYC Area RBA: 2 January 2009
  RBA: Eastern MA 01/02/09

Red-crowned Parrot (2) Amazona viridigenalis
  RBA: Texas Lower Rio Grande Valley, Jan. 5 2009 - PINE FLYCATCHER
  Rio Grande Valley RBA

Groove-billed Ani (2) Crotophaga sulcirostris
  RBA: Texas Lower Rio Grande Valley, Jan. 5 2009 - PINE FLYCATCHER
  Rio Grande Valley RBA

Snowy Owl (2) Nyctea scandiaca
  RBA: Calgary AB, January 6, 2009
  Missouri RBA - 05 January 2009
  RBA: Eastern MA 01/05/09
  NYC Area RBA: 2 January 2009
  RBA: Birdline Delaware, January 2nd, 2009
  RBA: Eastern MA 01/02/09
  RBA: Cape May, NJ, January 2, 2009
  Vermont RBA 1.2.09
  RBA, New Hampshire, January 2, 2009
  Hudson-Mohawk Birdline
  MN/Duluth RBA 1 January 2009
  Ohio RBA - December 31, 2008
  Central PA Birdline for 1.1.2009

Northern Hawk Owl (2) Surnia ulula
  RBA: Calgary AB, January 6, 2009
  MN/Detroit Lakes - 3 January 2009
  [Ontbirds] Ottawa/Gatineau 02 Jan 09 - Happy New Year birding
  Ottawa/Gatineau 02 Jan 09 - Happy New Year birding
  MN/Duluth RBA 1 January 2009
  MN RBA 1 January 2009

Northern Pygmy-Owl (2) Glaucidium gnoma
  RBA: Calgary AB, January 6, 2009

Great Gray Owl (2) Strix nebulosa
  RBA: Calgary AB, January 6, 2009
  MN/Detroit Lakes - 3 January 2009
  RBA: Calgary, AB, January 3, 2009.
  [Ontbirds] Ottawa/Gatineau 02 Jan 09 - Happy New Year birding
  Ottawa/Gatineau 02 Jan 09 - Happy New Year birding
  MN/Duluth RBA 1 January 2009
  MN RBA 1 January 2009

Long-eared Owl (2) Asio otus
  RBA: Eastern MA 01/05/09
  NM RBA for 1/5/09
  NYC Area RBA: 2 January 2009
  NM RBA for 1/2/09
  Ohio RBA - December 31, 2008
  Central PA Birdline for 1.1.2009

Short-eared Owl (2) Asio flammeus
  RBA: Eastern MA 01/05/09
  NM RBA for 1/5/09
  RBA: Rhode Island, January 4, 2009
  MN/Detroit Lakes - 3 January 2009
  N. Calif. BirdBox 03 January 08
  GA RBA 01/02/09
  NYC Area RBA: 2 January 2009
  RBA: Birdline Delaware, January 2nd, 2009
  Iowa RBA: 1-2-09
  Vermont RBA 1.2.09
  RBA, New Hampshire, January 2, 2009
  NM RBA for 1/2/09
  [ALBIRDS] RBA Alabama Statewide: December 31, 2008
  RBA Alabama Statewide: December 31, 2008
  Central PA Birdline for 1.1.2009

Northern Saw-whet Owl (2) Aegolius acadicus
  RBA: Rhode Island, January 4, 2009
  MN/Detroit Lakes - 3 January 2009
  NYC Area RBA: 2 January 2009
  [ALBIRDS] RBA Alabama Statewide: December 31, 2008
  RBA Alabama Statewide: December 31, 2008
  Ohio RBA - December 31, 2008

Broad-billed Hummingbird (2) Cynanthus latirostris
  NM RBA for 1/5/09
  RBA--Arkansas--January 2, 2009
  NM RBA for 1/2/09

Buff-bellied Hummingbird (2) Amazilia yucatanensis
  RBA: Texas Lower Rio Grande Valley, Jan. 5 2009 - PINE FLYCATCHER
  Rio Grande Valley RBA

Violet-crowned Hummingbird (2) Amazilia violiceps
  Tucson RBA 3 January 2009

Black-backed Woodpecker (2) Picoides arcticus
  MN/Detroit Lakes - 3 January 2009
  MN/Duluth RBA 1 January 2009
  MN RBA 1 January 2009

Northern Beardless-Tyrannulet (2) Camptostoma imberbe
  Tucson RBA 3 January 2009
  Rio Grande Valley RBA

Dusky-capped Flycatcher (2) Myiarchus tuberculifer
  RBA: Texas Lower Rio Grande Valley, Jan. 5 2009 - PINE FLYCATCHER
  Rio Grande Valley RBA

Tropical Kingbird (2) Tyrannus melancholicus
  N. Calif. BirdBox 06 January 09
  RBA: Texas Lower Rio Grande Valley, Jan. 5 2009 - PINE FLYCATCHER
  [sbcobirding] BIRDWEST; Santa Barbara, CA; 1/4/09
  BIRDWEST; Santa Barbara, CA; 1/4/09
  Rio Grande Valley RBA
  N. Calif. BirdBox 01 January 09
  Or Co CA RBA 12/31/08

Thick-billed Kingbird (2) Tyrannus crassirostris
  Los Angeles RBA January 1, 2009

Crissal Thrasher (2) Toxostoma crissale
  NM RBA for 1/5/09
  NM RBA for 1/2/09

Baird's Sparrow (2) Ammodramus bairdii
  Tucson RBA 3 January 2009

Smith's Longspur (2) Calcarius pictus
  RBA--Arkansas--January 2, 2009

White-winged Crossbill (2) Loxia leucoptera
  RBA Madison, WI 05 Jan 09
  Missouri RBA - 05 January 2009
  RBA, Western MA 1/5/09
  RBA: Eastern MA 01/05/09
  RBA: Rhode Island, January 4, 2009
  MN/Detroit Lakes - 3 January 2009
  NYC Area RBA: 2 January 2009
  Iowa RBA: 1-2-09
  RBA: Eastern MA 01/02/09
  [Ontbirds] Ottawa/Gatineau 02 Jan 09 - Happy New Year birding
  Ottawa/Gatineau 02 Jan 09 - Happy New Year birding
  Vermont RBA 1.2.09
  RBA, New Hampshire, January 2, 2009
  Hudson-Mohawk Birdline
  Eastern PA Birdline: 1/1/2009
  Ohio RBA - December 31, 2008
  Central PA Birdline for 1.1.2009

Hoary Redpoll (2) Carduelis hornemanni
  MN/Detroit Lakes - 3 January 2009
  RBA: North Dakota, December 30, 2008
  MN/Duluth RBA 1 January 2009