-RBA
* New York
* New York City, Long Island, Westchester County
* Sept. 05, 2025
* NYNY2509.05
– Birds Mentioned
Scopoli’s Shearwater+
BLACK-THROATED GRAY WARBLER+
(+ Details requested by NYSARC)
Mute Swan
Sora
AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER
UPLAND SANDPIPER
Whimbrel
HUDSONIAN GODWIT
MARBLED GODWIT
BAIRD’S SANDPIPER
BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER
WILSON’S PHALAROPE
RED-NECKED PHALAROPE
Parasitic Jaeger
Caspian Tern
Black Tern
Royal Tern
Wilson’s Storm-Petrel
Cory’s Shearwater
Great Shearwater
Manx Shearwater
AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN
LARK SPARROW
YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT
GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER
CONNECTICUT WARBLER
DICKCISSEL
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, September 5, 2025 at 11:00 pm. The highlights of today’s tape are BLACK-THROATED GRAY WARBLER, AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN, AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER, MARBLED and HUDSONIAN GODWITS, BUFF-BREASTED, BAIRD’S and UPLAND SANDPIPERS, RED-NECKED and WILSON’S PHALAROPES, a good flight of pelagics, LARK SPARROW, YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT, GOLDEN-WINGED and CONNECTICUT WARBLERS, DICKCISSEL and more.
This week’s surprise was certainly the BLACK-THROATED GRAY WARBLER recognizably photographed on Fisher’s Island last Sunday, the bird located much closer to Connecticut than mainland New York.
Exciting activity continues at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge despite the East Pond’s high water level, with the AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN most often staying around the north end of the pond among the MUTE SWANS. The nice variety of shorebirds, especially around high tide in the bay, has recently featured one or two of both MARBLED and HUDSONIAN GODWITS, singles of both noted today, but they do move around, and 1 or more of both RED-NECKED and WILSON’S PHALAROPES have been present during the week, seen on both the East and West Ponds, so scan carefully among the feeding flocks. Also watch for the SORA continuing along the west side of the East Pond, and the 3 CASPIAN TERNS visiting today. An UPLAND SANDPIPER was heard passing over the North Channel Bridge at the Bay Saturday.
Recently arriving flocks of AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVERS to the agricultural fields in the Riverhead area featured about 70 spotted last Saturday off Manor Lane in Jamesport and 45 noted Tuesday along Osborn Avenue near Baiting Hollow, with a smaller group of 6 a little further west off Edwards Avenue Sunday. When present, they will roam about this area, and there were also 3 down at Mecox Wednesday, where 3 MARBLED GODWITS were noted Sunday. Another MARBLED was back again at Jones Beach Field 10 Sunday, while additional HUDSONIAN GODWITS included 1 at Cupsogue Beach County Park Sunday and 1 visiting Plumb Beach today.
Other notable shorebirds featured 2 BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPERS off Manor Lane last Saturday, plus 1 at Nickerson Beach Wednesday increasing to 2 by today, and single BAIRD’S SANDPIPERS were reported from Croton Point Park Saturday, off Manor Lane Monday, and today along Depot Lane in Cutchogue and out at Old Inlet west of Smith Point County Park in Shirley.
Some exciting flights of seabirds took place off eastern Long Island early this week; last weekend a significant flight off Shinnecock Saturday was followed by good numbers off Mecox and Sagg Main Beach Sunday, these featuring many CORY’S-type and GREAT SHEARWATERS, with a few SCOPOLI’S and MANX. Tuesday off Old Inlet birds reported included 33 RED-NECKED PHALAROPES, CORY’S-type and GREAT SHEARWATERS and a PARASITIC JAEGER, plus a MARBLED GODWIT and 7 WHIMBREL and 6 CASPIAN and 75 ROYAL TERNS.
The CRESLI boats off Montauk and sea watching from shore there also produced some CORY’S and GREAT SHEARWATERS plus small numbers of SCOPOLI’S and MANX
SHEARWATERS, some WILSON’S STORM-PETRELS and PARASITIC JAEGER. 113 ROYAL TERNS were counted at Plumb Beach today, and there were 3 BLACK TERNS spotted off Cupsogue Wednesday.
Highlights among this week’s landbirds featured a LARK SPARROW in Manhasset Sunday followed by 2 at Robert Moses State Park Field 2 Wednesday and Thursday, and a YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT Monday in Central Park’s north end, with another today at Hoyt Farm Town Park in Commack. Among the many WARBLERS noted, main highlights included a GOLDEN-WINGED in Prospect Park Saturday and single CONNECTICUTS at the Pruyn Sanctuary in Chappaqua Sunday, Kissena Park Tuesday and Wednesday and Prospect Park Thursday. DICKCISSELS now on the move included 1 over Coney Island Creek Park Saturday morning.
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.
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