Recent records of Arkansas rare or out of season birds submitted for inclusion in the AAS Rare Bird Database.  These records have not been vetted by the AAS Rare Bird Committee.
ID Species County Locale Date Number Observers comments  
  Sharp-shinned Hawk Yell Ouachita National Forest, near Ally 06/18/10 1 Leif Anderson SR R (n). Rare nester, but in typical habitat - dense poletimber size (6-10" Dia), 20-40 year old Shortleaf Pine.  
  White Ibis Monroe Delta Farms 07/05/10 35 Terry Singleterry, Ruth Ann Singleterry All immature. Large number.  
  Anhinga Monroe Delta Farms 07/05/10 1 Terry Singleterry, Ruth Ann Singleterry Immature.  
  Wood Stork Monroe Delta Farms 07/05/10 7 Terry Singleterry, Ruth Ann Singleterry good number.  
  Northern Shoveler Craighead Windover Rd, Jonesboro 07/15/10 1 Mitchell Pruitt Male that has been on pond for a while. Appears to have broken wing and a chip in beak. Probably has been shot during last duck season.  
1 Sharp-shinned Hawk Pope Ozark National Forest, 5miles North of Hector 06/04/10 1 Leif Anderson Rare summer nester. Nesting at this location for 5 plus years.  
2 Inca Dove Pope Broomfield rd, 3miles NW of Scottsville 06/10/10 1 Leif Anderson Rare in the Ozarks.  
3 Western Kingbird Independence Newark sports complex 06/06/10 1 Kenny & LaDonna Nichols Rare and local breeder. We were on the last stop of the Saffell BBS when we noticed this bird. It was first seen on a light pole and then sitting on a nest. We only saw the one bird so we don't know if it was paired or not.  
4 Cooper's Hawk White Searcy 06/10/10 1 Kenny Nichols Rare summer resident. Adult.  
5 Cooper's Hawk Lonoke Cabot -our house 06/10/10 1 LaDonna Nichols Adult. Rare summer resident.  
6 Cooper's Hawk Lonoke Cabot -north side of town 06/10/10 1 LaDonna Nichols Adult. Rare summer resident.  
7 Pileated Woodpecker Dallas 255 East Robey Street, Sparkman Arkansas - pine tree in my yard 06/15/2010 1 Mary Ann Sullivent I have lived here for 1 year and have heard the birds here for approximately 5 years, but this is the first time I have sighted one here.  
8 Hooded Merganser Washington Lake Fayetteville 06/15/10 1 H. D. Chapman Female. Very few summer reports from NW Arkansas. Unusual location by dam spillway  
9 Northern Shoveler Washington Lake Fayetteville 06/20/10 1 H D Chapman Male in early alt. plumage. Rare summer record from NW Arkansas  
10 Black-necked Stilt Lonoke UAPB Lonoke Farm 06/22/10 55 Dan Scheiman Relatively high count. All in one shallow flooded pond.  
11 White-tailed Kite Lincoln 8 miles west of Star City on Hwy 114 06/22/10 1 Betty McBryde I am not sure about which Kite it was, either a Missippi or white tailed, I did not have my field glasses, I just happened to look up thinking what kind of Hawk it was, and decided it was not a hawk but a Kite.  
                 
  Wood Stork Arkansas Felsenthal NWR 6 30 2010 3 Bobby Schat three wood strokes resting on cypress near the Maria Saline boat ramp.  
  Ring-billed Gull Pope/Yell Lake Dardanelle 07/03/10 2 Kenny Nichols Both were adults and able to fly. Extremely early migrants. One was resting on a piling in the lake. The other was hanging out near a camp site at Delaware Rec Area.  
  Black-throated Green Warbler Yell Ouachita National Forest, near Bluffton 06/18/10 1 Leif Andersons SR Lu (nc,nw) but rare in west central AR. In typical rich site, north slope with extensive hardwood.  
  Black-bellied Whistling-Duck Pulaski North Little Rock,AR Northshore Dr. 07/15/10 1 Donna Haynes Breeding Plumage Adult. Only 1 was observed late in the evening to the South of the end of Northshore Dr.  
  Ruby-throated Hummingbird Pulaski Studer Road, Little Rock 12/06/09 1 Bob Sargent, Nina Orsini Rare in winter. Banded by Bob Sargent. Hatch year male.  
  Rufous Hummingbird Pulaski Ash Street, Little Rock 01/04/10 1 Samantha Scheiman, Katherine Pickens Very rare winter visitor. Possible second year female. Photographed.  
  Rufous Hummingbird Pulaski Ash Street, Little Rock 01/06/10 1 Larry Witherspoon, Katherine Pickens Very rare winter visitor. Probably second year female. Photographed. Previously photographed on 1/4/10.  
  Rufous Hummingbird Pulaski Ash Street, Little Rock 01/24/10 1 Katherin Pickens Very rare winter visitor. Probably second year female. Last date of observation for this previously reported bird.  
  Rufous Hummingbird Pulaski South Lookout Rd, Little Rock 01/27/10 1 Don McSwain, Tana Beasley, Sharon Streett Very rare winter visitor. Adult male. Captured. Previously banded outside New Orleans, LA on 1/12/09.  
  Rufous Hummingbird Pulaski Clancy Ct., Little Rock 01/22/10 1 Don McSwain, Tana Beasley, Daryl and Carol Meyerdirk Very rare winter visitor. Adult female. Banded.  
  Rufous Hummingbird Pulaski Verona Circle, Sherwood 01/22/10 1 Don McSwain, Tana Beasley, Betty and Bill Dillon Very rare winter visitor. Second year male. Banded.  
  Rufous Hummingbird Pulaski Clancy Ct., Little Rock 01/05/10 1 Dennis Braddy, Samantha Scheiman, Daryl and Carol Meyerdirk Very rare winter visitor. Adult female. One-minute video taken. Bird later banded on 1/22/10 by Don McSwain.  
  Selasphorus sp. (Hummingbird) Washington 790 Missouri Way, Fayetteville, AR 12/09/09 1 Sara and Bob Caulk This morning was the last time this bird was observed after arriving on 11/16/09. Attemts to capture and ID this bird were not sucessful. Have photos.  
  Rufous Hummingbird Washington 356 E. Ralston in Farmington 12/20/09 1 Ann Johnson, Paige and Mary Bess Mulhollan Second time a Rufous has been observed on the Fayetteville CBC. This is the same bird as one submitted for 20 Nov 2009. It was well photographed by David Oakley, Jacque Brown, Joe Neal, and others.  
  Bewick's Wren Benton Centerton BBS Route 06/06/10 1 Dick and Sarah Baxter Rare breeding species.  
  Swainson's Hawk Benton Centerton BBS Route 06/06/10 1 Dick and Sarah Baxter Light morph adult.  
  White-throated Sparrow Saline Centerton BBS Route 06/09/10 1 Dick Baxter and Brad Miller Very late record. Photos.  
  White-throated Sparrow Saline Benton city limits 06/09/10 1 Dick Baxter and Brad Miller Very late record. Photos.  
  Painted Bunting Desha Camp Nine Farm 06/13/10 44 Dick Baxter Thorough count on 5 square mile area. Very high number.  
  Black-bellied Whistling-Duck Desha Kelso BBS route 06/14/10 3 Dick Baxter First I've seen in Kelso.  
  Mottled Duck Desha Kelso BBS route 06/14/10 1 Dick Baxter Near Oakwood Unit.  
  Common Moorhen Desha Camp Nine Farm 06/14/10 170 Dick Baxter Good count. All adults.  
  Blue-winged Teal Desha Camp Nine Farm 06/14/10 4 Dick Baxter Rare in summer. Possible breeder.  
  Black-bellied Whistling-Duck Desha Camp Nine Farm 07/24/10 20 Dick Baxter Good number. Adults  
  Fulvous Whistling-Duck Desha Camp Nine Farm 07/24/10 50 Dick Baxter Good number. Adults.  
  Mottled Duck Desha Camp Nine Farm 07/24/10 45 Dick Baxter Good number. 2 ducklings. Also, approximately 50 mallards in the area.  
  Blue-winged Teal Desha Camp Nine Farm 07/24/10 8 Dick Baxter Good number for summer. Possibly nesting here.  
  Least Bittern Desha Camp Nine Farm 07/24/10 20 Dick Baxter Definitely a fraction of the total.  
  Purple Gallinule Desha Camp Nine Farm 07/24/10 2 Dick Baxter First record at this location this year.  
  Piping Plover Desha Camp Nine Farm 07/24/10 1 Dick Baxter Adult. Photos.  
  American Avocet Desha Camp Nine Farm 07/24/10 4 Dick Baxter Molting adults. very early fall migrants. Photos.  
  Sanderling Desha Camp Nine Farm 07/24/10 3 Dick Baxter Uncommon migrant and good number. 2 in breeding plumage; one in mostly basic.  
  Wood Stork Desha Camp Nine Farm 07/24/10 20 Dick Baxter First of season.  
  Black-necked Stilt Desha Camp Nine Farm 07/24/10 80 Dick Baxter Good number.  
  White Ibis Desha Camp Nine Farm 07/24/10 600 Dick Baxter Good number. 95% immatures  
  Plegadis Ibis Species Desha Camp Nine Farm 07/24/10 6 Dick Baxter Good number. Too distant to id to species.