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: 20 November 2009

Pink-footed Goose (4) Anser brachyrhynchus
  NYC Area RBA: 20 November 2009
  [Maine-birds] Maine RBA - November 20, 2009
  Maine RBA - November 20, 2009

Yellow-legged Gull (4) Larus cachinnans
  DC Area, 11/17/09

Black-capped Gnatcatcher (4) Polioptila nigriceps
  NM RBA for 11/16/09
  Tucson RBA 14 November 2009

Rufous-capped Warbler (4) Basileuterus rufifrons
  Tucson RBA 20 November 2009
  Tucson RBA 14 November 2009

Eurasian Wigeon (3) Anas penelope
  Delaware Valley RBA, 20 NOV 2009
  Southeastern CA RBA: November 19, 2009
  RBA, New Hampshire, November 18, 2009

Tufted Duck (3) Aythya fuligula
  [Maine-birds] Maine RBA - November 20, 2009
  Maine RBA - November 20, 2009
  RBA: Rhode Island, November 14, 2009

Masked Duck (3) Nomonyx dominicus
  RBA: Texas Lower Rio Grande Valley, November 19 2009

Hook-billed Kite (3) Chondrohierax uncinatus
  RBA: Texas Lower Rio Grande Valley, November 19 2009

Ruff (3) Philomachus pugnax
  RBA western Pennsylvania, 16 November 2009

Little Gull (3) Larus minutus
  RBA: Eastern MA 11/20/09
  [Ontbirds] WNY Dial-a-Bird 19 Nov 2009
  [GeneseeBirds-L] WNY Dial-a-Bird 19 Nov 2009
  WNY Dial-a-Bird 19 Nov 2009
  [nysbirds-l] WNY Dial-a-Bird 19 Nov 2009

Black-headed Gull (3) Larus ridibundus
  Delaware Valley RBA, 20 NOV 2009
  [Ontbirds] WNY Dial-a-Bird 19 Nov 2009
  [GeneseeBirds-L] WNY Dial-a-Bird 19 Nov 2009
  WNY Dial-a-Bird 19 Nov 2009
  [nysbirds-l] WNY Dial-a-Bird 19 Nov 2009
  RBA: New Jersey, Nov. 19, 2009
  RBA, New Hampshire, November 18, 2009
  DC Area, 11/17/09

Lesser Black-backed Gull (3) Larus fuscus
  NYC Area RBA: 20 November 2009
  Iowa RBA: 11-20-09
  Delaware Valley RBA, 20 NOV 2009
  RBA: Eastern MA 11/20/09
  MN/Duluth RBA 19 November 2009
  RBA: New Jersey, Nov. 19, 2009
  RBA: Texas Lower Rio Grande Valley, November 19 2009
  RBA, New Hampshire, November 18, 2009
  RBA: North Dakota, November 17, 2009
  DC Area, 11/17/09
  Illinois RBA - October 15, 2009

Slaty-backed Gull (3) Larus schistisagus
  MN/Duluth RBA 19 November 2009

Red-billed Pigeon (3) Columba flavirostris
  RBA: Texas Lower Rio Grande Valley, November 19 2009

Ruddy Ground-Dove (3) Columbina talpacoti
  Tucson RBA 20 November 2009
  Southeastern CA RBA: November 19, 2009
  Tucson RBA 14 November 2009

Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl (3) Glaucidium brasilianum
  RBA: Texas Lower Rio Grande Valley, November 19 2009

Rose-throated Becard (3) Pachyramphus aglaiae
  Tucson RBA 20 November 2009
  RBA: Texas Lower Rio Grande Valley, November 19 2009

Rufous-backed Robin (3) Turdus rufopalliatus
  Tucson RBA 20 November 2009
  Tucson RBA 14 November 2009

Tropical Parula (3) Parula pitiayumi
  RBA: Texas Lower Rio Grande Valley, November 19 2009

White-collared Seedeater (3) Sporophila torqueola
  RBA: Texas Lower Rio Grande Valley, November 19 2009

Manx Shearwater (2) Puffinus puffinus
  RBA: Eastern MA 11/16/09

Gray Hawk (2) Buteo nitidus
  Tucson RBA 20 November 2009
  RBA: Texas Lower Rio Grande Valley, November 19 2009
  Tucson RBA 14 November 2009

Zone-tailed Hawk (2) Buteo albonotatus
  RBA: Texas Lower Rio Grande Valley, November 19 2009
  Or Co CA 11/18/09 RBA

Spruce Grouse (2) Falcipennis canadensis
  [Maine-birds] Maine RBA - November 20, 2009
  Maine RBA - November 20, 2009

Whooping Crane (2) Grus americana
  [wisb] RBA Madison, WI 20 Nov 09
  RBA Madison, WI 20 Nov 09

Mountain Plover (2) Charadrius montanus
  RBA: Texas Lower Rio Grande Valley, November 19 2009

Bar-tailed Godwit (2) Limosa lapponica
  Or Co CA 11/18/09 RBA

Rock Sandpiper (2) Calidris ptilocnemis
  Northwest CA Bird Alert 20091114

Thayer's Gull (2) Larus thayeri
  MN/Duluth RBA 19 November 2009
  [Ontbirds] WNY Dial-a-Bird 19 Nov 2009
  [GeneseeBirds-L] WNY Dial-a-Bird 19 Nov 2009
  WNY Dial-a-Bird 19 Nov 2009
  [nysbirds-l] WNY Dial-a-Bird 19 Nov 2009
  RBA: North Dakota, November 17, 2009
  Illinois RBA - October 15, 2009

Iceland Gull (2) Larus glaucoides
  Delaware Valley RBA, 20 NOV 2009
  [Maine-birds] Maine RBA - November 20, 2009
  Maine RBA - November 20, 2009
  MN/Duluth RBA 19 November 2009
  [Ontbirds] WNY Dial-a-Bird 19 Nov 2009
  [GeneseeBirds-L] WNY Dial-a-Bird 19 Nov 2009
  WNY Dial-a-Bird 19 Nov 2009
  [nysbirds-l] WNY Dial-a-Bird 19 Nov 2009
  RBA, New Hampshire, November 18, 2009

Yellow-footed Gull (2) Larus livens
  Southeastern CA RBA: November 19, 2009

Dovekie (2) Alle alle
  RBA: New Jersey, Nov. 19, 2009

Ancient Murrelet (2) Synthliboramphus antiquus
  Southeastern CA RBA: November 19, 2009
  Northwest CA Bird Alert 20091115

Red-crowned Parrot (2) Amazona viridigenalis
  RBA: Texas Lower Rio Grande Valley, November 19 2009

Groove-billed Ani (2) Crotophaga sulcirostris
  RBA: Texas Lower Rio Grande Valley, November 19 2009

Snowy Owl (2) Nyctea scandiaca
  RBA: North Dakota, November 17, 2009

Northern Hawk Owl (2) Surnia ulula
  MN/Duluth RBA 19 November 2009
  MN RBA 19 November 2009

Long-eared Owl (2) Asio otus
  NM RBA for 11/19/09
  NM RBA for 11/16/09

Short-eared Owl (2) Asio flammeus
  Iowa RBA: 11-20-09
  Delaware Valley RBA, 20 NOV 2009
  Central PA Birdline for 11.19.2009
  RBA western Pennsylvania, 16 November 2009
  DC Area, 11/17/09

Northern Saw-whet Owl (2) Aegolius acadicus
  RBA Alabama Statewide: November 20, 2009
  [ALBIRDS] RBA Alabama Statewide: November 20, 2009
  RBA: Southwestern Ohio (Dayton), November 17, 2009

Elegant Trogon (2) Trogon elegans
  Tucson RBA 20 November 2009
  Tucson RBA 14 November 2009

Northern Beardless-Tyrannulet (2) Camptostoma imberbe
  Tucson RBA 20 November 2009
  RBA: Texas Lower Rio Grande Valley, November 19 2009

Tropical Kingbird (2) Tyrannus melancholicus
  Los Angeles RBA- November 19 2009
  [LACoBirds] Los Angeles RBA- November 19 2009
  Southeastern CA RBA: November 19, 2009

Bridled Titmouse (2) Baeolophus wollweberi
  NM RBA for 11/19/09
  NM RBA for 11/16/09

Red-faced Warbler (2) Cardellina rubrifrons
  Tucson RBA 20 November 2009

Baird's Sparrow (2) Ammodramus bairdii
  Tucson RBA 20 November 2009
  Tucson RBA 14 November 2009

Henslow's Sparrow (2) Ammodramus henslowii
  RBA: Eastern MA 11/20/09
  RBA: Eastern MA 11/16/09

White-winged Crossbill (2) Loxia leucoptera
  [Maine-birds] Maine RBA - November 20, 2009
  Maine RBA - November 20, 2009

Lawrence's Goldfinch (2) Carduelis lawrencei
  Northwest CA Bird Alert 20091118