May 26, 2026

BIRDS OF THE SEASON

Susan Castor

Birds of the Season- May 2026

The pursuit of birding introduces its devotees not only to birds, but also to geography, weather and climate, ecosystems, habitats and more. All of these are inextricably linked to birds.

Birds of the Season- May 2026

May 23, 2026

Rare Bird Alert

Jon Fisher

Rare Bird Alert - May 23, 2026

Common Goldeneye | Inca Dove | Red-throated Loon | Common Loon | Purple Martin | Baltimore Oriole | Tennessee Warbler | Northern Parula | Summer Tanager | Indigo Bunting

May 17, 2026

Rare Bird Alert

Jon Fisher

Rare Bird Alert - May 17, 2026

Greater Scaup | White-winged Dove | Black Swift | Solitary Sandpiper | Broad-winged Hawk | Lewis’s Woodpecker | Purple Martin | Tennessee Warbler | Hooded Warbler | Summer Tanager

May 9, 2026

Rare Bird Alert

Jon Fisher

Rare Bird Alert - May 9, 2026

Inca Dove | White-winged Dove | Brown Pelican | Least Bittern | Western Cattle-Egret | Broad-winged Hawk | White-throated Sparrow | Green-tailed Towhee | Black-and-white Warbler | Hooded Warbler | Northern Parula | Scarlet Tanager

May 1, 2026

Rare Bird Alert

Jon Fisher

Rare Bird Alert - May 1, 2026

White-winged Dove | American Golden-Plover | Brown Pelican | Western Cattle-Egret | Zone-tailed Hawk | Tropical Kingbird | Purple Martin | Palm Warbler

Rare Bird Alert

Jon Fisher

July 16, 2021

Rare Bird Alert

Rare Bird Alert - July 16, 2021

Jon Fisher

July 16, 2021

Rare Bird Alert

Inca Dove | Black Swift | Magnificent Frigatebird | Neotropic Cormorant | Yellow-crowned Night-Heron | California Condor | Summer Tanager

Jon Fisher

July 9, 2021

Rare Bird Alert

Rare Bird Alert - July 9, 2021

Jon Fisher

July 9, 2021

Rare Bird Alert

Black Swift | American Oystercatcher | Neotropic Cormorant | Yellow-crowned Night-Heron | Eastern Kingbird | Summer Tanager

Jon Fisher

July 2, 2021

Rare Bird Alert

Rare Bird Alert - July 2, 2021

Jon Fisher

July 2, 2021

Rare Bird Alert

Black Swift | Black-legged Kittiwake | Neotropic Cormorant | Reddish Egret | Yellow-crowned Night-Heron | Zone-tailed Hawk | Summer Tanager

Jon Fisher

June 25, 2021

Rare Bird Alert

Rare Bird Alert - June 25, 2021

Jon Fisher

June 25, 2021

Rare Bird Alert

Common Merganser | Spotted Dove | White-winged Dove | Black Swift | Glaucous-winged Gull | Red-footed Booby | Neotropic Cormorant | Yellow-crowned Night-Heron | Plumbeous Vireo | White-crowned Sparrow | Summer Tanager

Jon Fisher

June 18, 2021

Rare Bird Alert

Rare Bird Alert - June 18, 2021

Jon Fisher

June 18, 2021

Rare Bird Alert

Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Black Swift | Pomarine Jaeger | Neotropic Cormorant | MASKED BOOBY | Yellow-crowned Night-Heron | Red-eyed Vireo | Summer Tanager

Jon Fisher

June 11, 2021

Rare Bird Alert

Rare Bird Alert - June 11, 2021

Jon Fisher

June 11, 2021

Rare Bird Alert

Brant | White-winged Dove | Black Swift | Heermann's Gull | SHORT-TAILED ALBATROSS | Nazca Booby | Neotropic Cormorant | Yellow-crowned Night-Heron | Scissor-tailed Flycatcher | Ovenbird | Summer Tanager | Rose-breasted Grosbeak

Jon Fisher

June 4, 2021

Rare Bird Alert

Rare Bird Alert - June 4, 2021

Jon Fisher

June 4, 2021

Rare Bird Alert

Brant | Common Merganser | Inca Dove | Black Swift | Chimney Swift | American Oystercatcher | Glaucous-winged Gull | Neotropic Cormorant | American Bittern | Yellow-crowned Night-Heron | Baltimore Oriole | Summer Tanager | Rose-breasted Grosbeak

Jon Fisher

May 28, 2021

Rare Bird Alert

Rare Bird Alert - May 28, 2021

Jon Fisher

May 28, 2021

Rare Bird Alert

Brant | Common Merganser | Inca Dove | Black Swift | Chimney Swift | American Oystercatcher | Stilt Sandpiper | Heermann's Gull | Neotropic Cormorant | California Condor | Zone-tailed Hawk | Purple Martin | Lucy's Warbler | Palm Warbler | Summer Tanager | Rose-breasted Grosbeak

Jon Fisher

May 20, 2021

Rare Bird Alert

Rare Bird Alert - May 20, 2021

Jon Fisher

May 20, 2021

Rare Bird Alert

Brant | Hooded Merganser | White-winged Dove | Black Swift | American Oystercatcher | Neotropic Cormorant | Yellow-crowned Night-Heron | Reddish Egret | Northern Harrier | Purple Martin | Black-and-white Warbler | Summer Tanager | Rose-breasted Grosbeak

Jon Fisher

May 15, 2021

Rare Bird Alert

Rare Bird Alert - May 15, 2021

Jon Fisher

May 15, 2021

Rare Bird Alert

Brant | "Eurasian" Green-winged Teal | Common Ground Dove | White-winged Dove | Black Swift | American Oystercatcher | Neotropic Cormorant | American Bittern | Yellow-crowned Night-Heron | Merlin | Purple Martin | Black-throated Sparrow | Clay-colored Sparrow | Black-and-white Warbler | Summer Tanager