32 New Species Have Been Added in the Gold DVD Version
These new species are recent additions to the North American list of birds. Many have been seen only once or twice in North America.
The American Ornithologists' Union is the governing body that decides taxonomic issues and also decides which species have appeared in North America. AOU members are primarily ornithologists and scientists. The American Birding Association also has a committee that decides which birds can be "counted". They follow the taxonomic decisions of the AOU, but they may differ on whether a species is "countable". ABA members are primarily avid birders.
Tundra Bean-Goose (split from Taiga Bean-Goose) - Rare
Graylag Goose - Accidental
One North American record [167 miles east of St. John's, Newfoundland, April 2005]
Light-mantled Albatross - Accidental
One North American record [40 miles west of Point Reyes, California, July 1994]
Great-winged Petrel - Accidental
Two North American records [Cordell Bank, California, July-August 1996 and Monterey Bay, California, October 1998]
White-chinned Petrel - Accidental
One North American record [Galveston County, Texas, April 1986]
Parkinson's Petrel - Accidental
Two North American records [Cordell Bank, California, October 2004 and October 2005]
Cape Verde Shearwater - Accidental
One North American record [30 miles southeast of Hatteras Inlet, North Carolina, August 2004]
Townsend's Shearwater - Accidental
One North American record [Del Mar, California, August 2007]
Black-bellied Storm-Petrel - Accidental
One North American record [48 mile southeast of Oregon Inlet, North Carolina, May 2004]
Ringed Storm-Petrel - Accidental
One North American record [12 miles west of San Miguel Island, California, August 2005]
Tristram's Storm-Petrel - Accidental
One North American record [South Fallaron Island, California, April 2006]
Gray Heron - Accidental
One North American record [Lear's Cove, Newfoundland & Labrador, October 1996]
Intermediate Egret - Accidental
One North American record [Buldir Island, Aleutian Islands, Alaska, May 2006]
Red-footed Falcon - Accidental
One North American record [Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, August 2004]
Greater Sand-Plover - Accidental
One North American record [Stinson Beach, California, January-March 2001]
Swallow-tailed Gull - Accidental
Two North American records [Pacific Grove, California, June 1985 and 15 miles west of Fallaron Island, California, March 1996]
Gray-hooded Gull - Accidental
One North American record [Apalachicola, Franklin County, Florida, December 1998]
European Turtle-Dove - Accidental
Three North American records [Lower Matecumbe Key, Monroe County, Florida, April 1990; St. Pierre, St. Pierre Island, France, May 2001; Tuckernuck Island, Nantucket County, Massachusetts, July 2001]
Brown Hawk-Owl - Accidental
One North American record [St. Paul Island, Alaska, September 2007]
Social Flycatcher - Accidental
One North American record [Bentsen-Rio Grande State Park, Texas, January 2005]
Loggerhead Kingbird - Accidental
One North American record accepted [Key West, Florida, March 2007]
Mangrove Swallow - Accidental
One North American record [Viera Wetlands, Brevard County, Florida, November 2002]
Sedge Warbler - Accidental
One North American record [Gambell, St. Lawrence Island, Alaska, September 2007]
Willow Warbler - Accidental
One North American record [Gambell, St. Lawrence Island, Alaska, August 2002]
Pallas's Leaf-Warbler - Accidental
One North American record [Gambell, St. Lawrence Island, Alaska, September 2006]
Lesser Whitethroat - Accidental
One North American record [Gambell, St. Lawrence Island, Alaska, September 2002]
Mugimaki Flycatcher - Accidental
One North American record [Shemya Island, Alaska, May, 1985]
Spotted Flycatcher - Accidental
One North American record [Gambell, St. Lawrence Island, Alaska, September 2002]
Black-headed Nightingale-Thrush - Accidental
One North American record [Pharr, Texas, May-October 2004]
Song Thrush - Accidental
One North American record [Saint-Fulgence, Quebec, November, 2006]
Common Myna - Uncommon
A small population is established in Miami, Florida and surrounding areas
Yellow-browed Bunting - Accidental
One North American record [Gambell, St. Lawrence Island, Alaska, September 2007]