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.


Fork-tailed Flycatcher (4) Tyrannus savana
  DC Area, 5/8/12

Black-capped Gnatcatcher (4) Polioptila nigriceps
  RBA Tucson, AZ - 11 May 2012

Rufous-capped Warbler (4) Basileuterus rufifrons
  RBA Tucson, AZ - 11 May 2012

Flame-colored Tanager (4) Piranga bidentata
  RBA Tucson, AZ - 11 May 2012

Crimson-collared Grosbeak (4) Rhodothraupis celaeno
  [texbirds] RBA: Texas Lower Rio Grande Valley Rare Bird Alert - May 10, 2012 - nest
  RBA: Texas Lower Rio Grande Valley Rare Bird Alert - May 10, 2012 - nest building Rose-throated Becard!

Eurasian Wigeon (3) Anas penelope
  NM RBA 5/14/2012

Hook-billed Kite (3) Chondrohierax uncinatus
  [texbirds] RBA: Texas Lower Rio Grande Valley Rare Bird Alert - May 10, 2012 - nest
  RBA: Texas Lower Rio Grande Valley Rare Bird Alert - May 10, 2012 - nest building Rose-throated Becard!

Ruff (3) Philomachus pugnax
  RBA: Eastern MA 05/14/12
  DC Area, 5/15/12
  Hudson-Mohawk Birdline
  MN/Detroit Lakes - 10 May 2012
  RBA: New Jersey, May 10, 2012
  DC Area, 5/8/12

Little Gull (3) Larus minutus
  RBA: New Jersey, May 10, 2012
  RBA western Pennsylvania, 26 April 2012

Lesser Black-backed Gull (3) Larus fuscus
  NYC Area RBA: 11 May 2012
  RBA, New Hampshire, May 9, 2012
  RBA; Calgary, AB, May 7, 2012
  RBA western Pennsylvania, 26 April 2012

Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl (3) Glaucidium brasilianum
  [texbirds] RBA: Texas Lower Rio Grande Valley Rare Bird Alert - May 10, 2012 - nest
  RBA: Texas Lower Rio Grande Valley Rare Bird Alert - May 10, 2012 - nest building Rose-throated Becard!

White-eared Hummingbird (3) Hylocharis leucotis
  RBA Tucson, AZ - 11 May 2012

Rose-throated Becard (3) Pachyramphus aglaiae
  [texbirds] RBA: Texas Lower Rio Grande Valley Rare Bird Alert - May 10, 2012 - nest
  RBA: Texas Lower Rio Grande Valley Rare Bird Alert - May 10, 2012 - nest building Rose-throated Becard!

Rufous-backed Robin (3) Turdus rufopalliatus
  RBA Tucson, AZ - 11 May 2012

Tropical Parula (3) Parula pitiayumi
  [texbirds] RBA: Texas Lower Rio Grande Valley Rare Bird Alert - May 10, 2012 - nest
  RBA: Texas Lower Rio Grande Valley Rare Bird Alert - May 10, 2012 - nest building Rose-throated Becard!

White-collared Seedeater (3) Sporophila torqueola
  [texbirds] RBA: Texas Lower Rio Grande Valley Rare Bird Alert - May 10, 2012 - nest
  RBA: Texas Lower Rio Grande Valley Rare Bird Alert - May 10, 2012 - nest building Rose-throated Becard!

Least Grebe (2) Tachybaptus dominicus
  RBA Tucson, AZ - 11 May 2012

Gray Hawk (2) Buteo nitidus
  NM RBA 5/14/2012
  N. Calif. BirdBox 11 May 12
  NM RBA 5/10/2012
  NM RBA 5/7/2012

Common Black-Hawk (2) Buteogallus anthracinus
  NM RBA 5/14/2012
  NM RBA 5/10/2012
  NM RBA 5/7/2012

Zone-tailed Hawk (2) Buteo albonotatus
  [texbirds] RBA: Texas Lower Rio Grande Valley Rare Bird Alert - May 10, 2012 - nest
  RBA: Texas Lower Rio Grande Valley Rare Bird Alert - May 10, 2012 - nest building Rose-throated Becard!

Plain Chachalaca (2) Ortalis vetula
  [texbirds] RBA: Texas Lower Rio Grande Valley Rare Bird Alert - May 10, 2012 - nest
  RBA: Texas Lower Rio Grande Valley Rare Bird Alert - May 10, 2012 - nest building Rose-throated Becard!

Sharp-tailed Grouse (2) Tympanuchus phasianellus
  MN/Detroit Lakes - 10 May 2012

Yellow Rail (2) Coturnicops noveboracensis
  DC Area, 5/15/12

Pacific Golden-Plover (2) Pluvialis fulva
  N. Calif. BirdBox 08 May 12

Piping Plover (2) Charadrius melodus
  Iowa RBA: 5-11-12
  MN/Duluth RBA 11 May 2012
  RBA, New Hampshire, May 9, 2012
  RBA: Rhode Island, May 6, 2012

Thayer's Gull (2) Larus thayeri
  RBA; Calgary, AB, May 7, 2012

Monk Parakeet (2) Myiopsitta monachus
  [texbirds] RBA: Texas Lower Rio Grande Valley Rare Bird Alert - May 10, 2012 - nest
  RBA: Texas Lower Rio Grande Valley Rare Bird Alert - May 10, 2012 - nest building Rose-throated Becard!
  DC Area, 5/8/12

Red-crowned Parrot (2) Amazona viridigenalis
  [texbirds] RBA: Texas Lower Rio Grande Valley Rare Bird Alert - May 10, 2012 - nest
  RBA: Texas Lower Rio Grande Valley Rare Bird Alert - May 10, 2012 - nest building Rose-throated Becard!

Great Gray Owl (2) Strix nebulosa
  RBA Calgary, 11 May 2012

Short-eared Owl (2) Asio flammeus
  MN/Detroit Lakes - 10 May 2012
  RBA Fairbanks Alaska May 8 2012

Black Swift (2) Cypseloides niger
  N. Calif. BirdBox 15 May 12
  N. Calif. BirdBox 11 May 12

Lucifer Hummingbird (2) Calothorax lucifer
  RBA Tucson, AZ - 11 May 2012

Black-backed Woodpecker (2) Picoides arcticus
  RBA, New Hampshire, May 9, 2012
  Maine RBA - May 6, 2012

Gilded Flicker (2) Colaptes chrysoides
  Southeastern CA RBA: May 10, 2012

Northern Beardless-Tyrannulet (2) Camptostoma imberbe
  [texbirds] RBA: Texas Lower Rio Grande Valley Rare Bird Alert - May 10, 2012 - nest
  RBA: Texas Lower Rio Grande Valley Rare Bird Alert - May 10, 2012 - nest building Rose-throated Becard!

Buff-breasted Flycatcher (2) Empidonax fulvifrons
  RBA Tucson, AZ - 11 May 2012

Dusky-capped Flycatcher (2) Myiarchus tuberculifer
  Los Angeles RBA- 10 May 2012

Golden-winged Warbler (2) Vermivora chrysoptera
  RBA, Western MA 5/14/12
  DC Area, 5/15/12
  NM RBA 5/14/2012
  RBA western Pennsylvania, 3 May 2012
  Iowa RBA: 5-11-12
  MN/Duluth RBA 11 May 2012
  MN/Detroit Lakes - 10 May 2012
  RBA: New Jersey, May 10, 2012
  [texbirds] RBA: Texas Lower Rio Grande Valley Rare Bird Alert - May 10, 2012 - nest
  RBA: Texas Lower Rio Grande Valley Rare Bird Alert - May 10, 2012 - nest building Rose-throated Becard!
  Central PA Birdline for 5.10.2012

Connecticut Warbler (2) Oporornis agilis
  DC Area, 5/15/12
  MN RBA 11 May 2012

Baird's Sparrow (2) Ammodramus bairdii
  RBA Tucson, AZ - 11 May 2012

Henslow's Sparrow (2) Ammodramus henslowii
  DC Area, 5/15/12
  RBA western Pennsylvania, 3 May 2012
  DC Area, 5/8/12
  RBA western Pennsylvania, 26 April 2012

White-winged Crossbill (2) Loxia leucoptera
  RBA, New Hampshire, May 9, 2012

Lawrence's Goldfinch (2) Carduelis lawrencei
  N. Calif. BirdBox 15 May 12