Cistothorus palustris
Status: Rare (Less than annual)
Origins: Breeds in marshes throughout the northeastern and mid-western United States and southern Canada from Manitoba to British Columbia, wintering in the southern United States and Mexico. A rare but regular vagrant to most of Atlantic Canada.
Record Details: Twenty-one records (of 22 individuals) for Newfoundland, nearly all in fall or early winter and just one spring record:
- Long Beach (near Cape Race), October 9, 1993
- Renews, October 8, 1994
- Ferryland, October 21-22, 1995
- Blackhead, October 17-18, 1999
- Cape Spear, September 15-20, 2002
- Cappahayden, November 1, 2003
- Ferryland, December 17, 2005
- St. John’s (Long Pond), November 6-14, 2006
- Renews, November 12-26, 2006
- Long Beach (near Cape Race), October 24, 2009
- Bear Cove Point road (near Renews), September 29, 2012
- St. Mary’s (St. Mary’s Bay), December 8, 2012
- Renews, October 21, 2014
- Bay Bulls, October 29 – November 5, 2017
- St. John’s (Mundy Pond), October 30-31, 2019
- St. John’s (Long Pond), November 23 – December 1, 2019
- 2 at St. John’s (Bidgood Park), November 26-30, 2019
- Grates Cove, October 13, 2020
- St. John’s (Bidgood Park), May 15-20, 2022
- St. John’s (Mundy Pond), October 15-22, 2022
- Renews, October 18, 2023
There is one record from Labrador, at Forteau on September 29, 2022
* NOTE – This website is not an official account and “may” contain incorrect information and/or details of unconfirmed records. *