-RBA
* New York
* New York City, Long Island, Westchester County
* June 6, 2025
* NYNY2506.06
– Birds Mentioned
LOGGERHEAD SHRIKE+
(+ Details requested by NYSARC)
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Black-billed Cuckoo
BLACK-NECKED STILT
AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER
Parasitic Jaeger
LITTLE GULL
Gull-billed Tern
Caspian Tern
Royal Tern
AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN
BROWN PELICAN
WESTERN CATTLE EGRET
Acadian Flycatcher
Alder Flycatcher
Bank Swallow
Mourning Warbler
SUMMER TANAGER
BLUE GROSBEAK
If followed by (+) please submit documentation of your report
electronically and use the NYSARC online submission form found at
http://www.nybirds.org/NYSARC/goodreport.htm
You can also send reports and digital image files via email to
nysarc44<at>nybirds<dot>org
If electronic submission is not possible, hardcopy reports and photos
or sketches are welcome. Hardcopy documentation should be mailed to:
Gary Chapin – Secretary
NYS Avian Records Committee (NYSARC)
125 Pine Springs Drive
Ticonderoga, NY 12883
Hotline: New York City Area Rare Bird Alert
Number: (212) 979-3070
Compiler: Tom Burke
Coverage: New York City, Long Island, Westchester County
Transcriber: Gail Benson
[~BEGIN RBA TAPE~]
Greetings! This is the New York Rare Bird Alert for Friday, June 6,
2025 at 11:00 pm.
The highlights of today’s tape are LOGGERHEAD SHRIKE, AMERICAN WHITE
and BROWN PELICANS, BLACK-NECKED STILT, LITTLE GULL, AMERICAN
GOLDEN-PLOVER, WESTERN CATTLE EGRET, SUMMER TANAGER, BLUE GROSBEAK and
more.
A LOGGERHEAD SHRIKE paid a surprise visit to Heckscher State Park last
Monday, but unfortunately had disappeared by Tuesday morning.
An AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN spotted on Mecox Bay Wednesday was still
present today at the east end of the bay, and a CASPIAN TERN has also
been visiting Mecox through today.
An adult BROWN PELICAN was photographed Thursday afternoon from the
American Princess boat, sitting in the water just southeast of the
Breezy Point jetty.
A BLACK-NECKED STILT spotted on the West Pond at Jamaica Bay Wildlife
Refuge on Wednesday was still present today, and also visiting the
West Pond for the last two days has been an immature LITTLE GULL
A recent substantial push of shorebirds through our region included an
AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER spotted Monday at Heckscher State Park opposite
Field 8.
A WESTERN CATTLE EGRET appeared at Point Lookout last Saturday.
A couple of GULL-BILLED TERNS have been seen at Jamaica Bay Wildlife
Refuge the last few days, with one or two others and a few ROYAL TERNS
also present recently at Nickerson Beach, where a PARASITIC JAEGER was
seen offshore on Thursday.
Both SUMMER TANAGERS and BLUE GROSBEAKS have been noted recently
around the Prestons Pond Complex in Calverton, but please remember not
to disturb, especially, localized breeding birds such as these.
Small numbers of spring migrants continue to trickle through, but not
for long, these including both YELLOW-BILLED and BLACK-BILLED CUCKOOS.
ACADIAN and ALDER FLYCATCHERS, BANK SWALLOWS and various WARBLERS
including MOURNING.
To phone in reports call Tom Burke at (914) 967-4922.
This service is sponsored by the Linnaean Society of New York and the
National Audubon Society. Thank you for calling.
– End transcript