NARBA provides rapid reports of rare birds in the U.S. and Canada. We report ABA Code 4 and 5 birds, as well as a few Code 3 birds that are particularly hard to find in North America. NARBA relies on reports from members, eBird and various local listservs to provide reports to our members. Please send your rare bird reports to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Please provide the location and observation date, plus a phone number where we can reach you for further details, if needed.
Below you can see a list of all of the birds that we have reports for, although certain ABA Code 3 birds are only reported depending on their location, and occasionally an uncommon ABA Code 2 bird will get an alert. Some species are regular breeders in Alaska or in southern Texas, for example, and so are only reported outside of those areas.
Birders want to know about rare birds, so we suggest that you also report rarities to eBird.org and the appropriate Local Rare Bird Alerts.
Birds reported on the TX Rare Bird Alert are only birds listed on the Texas Review List. Reports for the Texas RBA should be sent to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
