NYC Area Rare Bird Alert, 5/3/24

-RBA
* New York
* New York City, Long Island, Westchester County
* May 3, 2024
* NYNY2405.03 

– Birds Mentioned

THICK-BILLED MURRE+
NEOTROPIC CORMORANT (extralimital)+
SWALLOW-TAILED KITE+
(+ Details requested by NYSARC)

Eastern Whip-poor-will
Caspian Tern
AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN
American Bittern
Least Bittern
Red-headed Woodpecker
Pileated Woodpecker
Swainson’s Thrush
Purple Finch
RED CROSSBILL
Pine Siskin
Grasshopper Sparrow
CLAY-COLORED SPARROW
Nelson’s Sparrow
Lincoln’s Sparrow
PROTHONOTARY WARBLER
Orange-crowned Warbler
KENTUCKY WARBLER
Bay-breasted Warbler
Blackburnian Warbler
Blackpoll Warbler
YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER
Canada Warbler
Wilson’s 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, May 3, 2024 at 11:00 pm.

The highlights of today’s tape are SWALLOW-TAILED KITE, AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN, THICK-BILLED MURRE, RED CROSSBILL, CLAY-COLORED SPARROW, PROTHONOTARY, YELLOW-THROATED and KENTUCKY WARBLERS, SUMMER TANAGER, BLUE GROSBEAK and more, including an extralimital NEOTROPIC CORMORANT. |

With spring migration starting to accelerate, among the expected arrivals there is often a surprise or two.  Unfortunately, one of these, a SWALLOW-TAILED KITE, was seen only very briefly in northern Westchester County, first appearing over Yorktown Heights late Tuesday afternoon and then again Wednesday morning moving east just south of Croton Falls.

Somewhat more accommodating has been an AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN spotted Thursday in Upper New York Bay, where it was drifting and flying between Governors Island and the New Jersey side of the Bay; it continued visiting both States today. Taking a trip on the Staten Island ferry proved successful for some, as did scanning from The Battery in lower Manhattan or from appropriate Brooklyn sites providing views of the Bay.  It was last seen heading into New Jersey waters this evening.

And on a slightly more extralimital note, a NEOTROPIC CORMORANT in breeding. plumage was spotted yesterday afternoon on the Hudson River up in Newburgh, Orange County.  It was at the Ferry terminal, one of the sites this species has been visiting the last couple of years, but there were no reports today.

A THICK-BILLED MURRE, perhaps not an entirely happy individual, was present Tuesday and Wednesday off the Marina at Wantagh Park just west of the Wantagh Parkway, but it has not been reported since.

A CASPIAN TERN was spotted from Prospect Park Lake on Monday, and another first noted at Wertheim National Wildlife Refuge in Yaphank last Saturday was still in that area yesterday.  An AMERICAN BITTERN was also spotted from Prospect Park Lake Monday.

A PILEATED WOODPECKER on Governors Island last weekend was certainly unusual there, while RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS continue at Croton Point Park and along the Paumanok Trail near Jones Pond in Manorville, with another at Ridgewood Reservoir in Queens Sunday.

A RED CROSSBILL was also recorded flying over the Paumanok Trail on Thursday, and a few PINE SISKINS and PURPLE FINCHES continue to move through.|

A CLAY-COLORED SPARROW has been present at Strawberry Fields in Central Park Thursday and today, and a GRASSHOPPER SPARROW was found in Green-Wood Cemetery today.

PROTHONOTARY WARBLERS were present in Central Park Monday and Tuesday, in Prospect Park Monday, and at Brooklyn Bridge Park Tuesday and Wednesday, and several YELLOW-THROATED WARBLERS included singles during the week in Central, Prospect, Alley, Inwood Hill and Forest Parks, Oakland Lake and Green-Wood Cemetery, as well as continuing at the Bayard Cutting Arboretum.  KENTUCKY WARBLERS were reported from Tompkins Square Park Monday and at a Brooklyn Community Garden at East 4th Street Wednesday, while other arriving WARBLERS have included BAY-BREASTED, BLACKBURNIAN, BLACKPOLL, CANADA and WILSON’S, plus an ORANGE-CROWNED at Hempstead Lake State Park today.

SUMMER TANAGERS were reported again this week from Central and Prospect Parks, Green-Wood Cemetery and Jones Beach West End, while six reports of BLUE GROSBEAK included. birds at Fort Tryon, Owl’s Head and Fort Greene Parks, up in North Salem in Westchester and out in Calverton.  

Among recent arrivals have been EASTERN WHIP-POOR-WILL, LEAST BITTERN, SWAINSON’S THRUSH and NELSON’S and LINCOLN SPARROWS.

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

NYC Area Rare Bird Alert, 4/26/24

– RBA
* New York
* New York City, Long Island, Westchester County
* Apr. 26, 2024
* NYNY2404.26

– Birds mentioned
SWAINSON’S WARBLER+
LAZULI BUNTING+
(+ Details requested by NYSARC)

Brant
HARLEQUIN DUCK
RED-NECKED GREBE
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Caspian Tern
American Bittern
Little Blue Heron
WESTERN CATTLE EGRET
Red-headed Woodpecker
Least Flycatcher
Red-eyed Vireo
Baltimore Oriole
Blue-winged Warbler
PROTHONOTARY WARBLER
Tennessee Warbler
KENTUCKY WARBLER
Cape May Warbler
CERULEAN WARBLER
Magnolia Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler
YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER
Black-throated Green Warbler
SUMMER TANAGER
Scarlet Tanager
BLUE GROSBEAK

– Transcript

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: Ben Cacace

BEGIN TAPE

Greetings. This is the New York Rare Bird Alert for *Friday, April 26th,
2024* at 11 pm. The highlights of today’s tape are LAZULI BUNTING,
SWAINSON’S WARBLER, HARLEQUIN DUCK, RED-NECKED GREBE, WESTERN CATTLE EGRET,
PROTHONOTARY, YELLOW-THROATED, KENTUCKY and CERULEAN WARBLERS, SUMMER
TANAGER, BLUE GROSBEAK and much more.

Thanks to a posting on Facebook the presence of a LAZULI BUNTING coming to
feeders in a residential section of Flanders just south of Riverhead became
known and as of last Sunday birders were permitted to visit this site and
enjoy this colorful young male as it made periodic appearances there.
Visitors continued through Monday afternoon but unfortunately were not
repeated Tuesday or thereafter. The homeowners and surrounding neighbors
deserve a hardy thank you for welcoming the throng of birders into their
neighborhood. This handsome bird will constitute a second New York State
record after acceptance by NYSARC.

A SWAINSON’S WARBLER found on the 19th at Brooklyn Bridge Park was still
present there Thursday but was not reported today. On Thursday the bird was
foraging actively and would sing occasionally in the overgrown triangle
next to the Pier 5 uplands lawn just south of the public restrooms.
Hopefully, it might remain there.

Among lingering waterfowl, a black-type BRANT was reported Monday out of
Captree State Park and a HARLEQUIN DUCK was still off Orient Point County
Park on Monday. Three RED-NECKED GREBES were still in the waters off Dead
Horse Point just west of Floyd Bennett Field on Saturday and a Staten
Island CASPIAN TERN was at Wolfe’s Pond Park on Wednesday and Freshkills
Park the next day.

The AMERICAN BITTERN in the Central Park Ramble on Wednesday and Thursday
was followed by an even more unusual LITTLE BLUE HERON in the Ramble today
and a WESTERN CATTLE EGRET visited West Mill Pond in Forge River back on
Wednesday.

RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS continue along the Paumanok Trail near Jones Pond in
Manorville and at Croton Point Park.

Single PROTHONOTARY WARBLERS reported one continuing in Prospect Park to
last Saturday, one visiting Alley Pond Park Monday, and one Wednesday
around Turtle Pond in Central Park. YELLOW-THROATED WARBLERS continue at
the Bayard Cutting Arboretum in Great River and one visited Central Park’s
Ramble today. Also today a KENTUCKY WARBLER appeared at Clove Lakes Park on
Staten Island while a CERULEAN WARBLER appeared at the Rockefeller State
Park Preserve in Westchester Monday.

Several reports of SUMMER TANAGER included two birds in Central Park
Thursday as well as singles in Prospect Park Wednesday through today, at
Jones Beach West End Coast Guard Station Tuesday through today and on
Wednesday in Green-wood Cemetery and in Wantagh. Several BLUE GROSBEAKS
have included one moving around Manhattan’s East Village through today, one
in Riverside Park Thursday, one continuing to Thursday in Brooklyn’s Fort
Greene Park, one in Heckscher State Park Thursday and one in Connetquot
River State Park at least to Thursday and one at Montauk’s Camp Hero Sunday.

Other seasonal migrants included YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO, RUBY-THROATED
HUMMINGBIRD, LEAST FLYCATCHER, RED-EYED VIREO, BALTIMORE ORIOLE and SCARLET
TANAGER plus such warblers as BLUE-WINGED, TENNESSEE, CAPE MAY, MAGNOLIA,
BLACK-THROATED BLUE, and BLACK-THROATED GREEN.

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

NYC Area Rare Bird Alert, 4/19/24

– RBA
* New York
* New York City, Long Island, Westchester County
* Apr. 19, 2024
* NYNY2404.19

– Birds mentioned
RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD+
SWAINSON’S WARBLER+
(+ Details requested by NYSARC)

RED-NECKED GREBE
Common Nighthawk
Chimney Swift
Sora
Long-billed Dowitcher
Spotted Sandpiper
Willet
ICELAND GULL
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Least Tern
CASPIAN TERN
Common Tern
NORTHERN FULMAR
Northern Gannet
BROWN PELICAN
American Bittern
WESTERN CATTLE EGRET
Great Crested Flycatcher
Eastern Kingbird
Yellow-throated Vireo
Warbling Vireo
Veery
Wood Thrush
GRASSHOPPER SPARROW
Seaside Sparrow
Saltmarsh Sparrow
Orchard Oriole
Ovenbird
Worm-eating Warbler
Northern Waterthrush
PROTHONOTARY WARBLER
Orange-crowned Warbler
Nashville Warbler
Hooded Warbler
American Redstart
Chestnut-sided Warbler
YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER
Prairie Warbler
SUMMER TANAGER
BLUE GROSBEAK

– Transcript

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: Ben Cacace

BEGIN TAPE

Greetings. This is the New York Rare Bird Alert for *Friday, April 19th,
2024* at 11 pm. The highlights of today’s tape are SWAINSON’S WARBLER,
RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD, NORTHERN FULMAR, BROWN PELICAN, WESTERN CATTLE EGRET,
RED-NECKED GREBE, ICELAND GULL, CASPIAN TERN, GRASSHOPPER SPARROW,
PROTHONOTARY and YELLOW-THROATED WARBLERS, SUMMER TANAGER, BLUE GROSBEAK,
Spring migrants and more.

This morning a male SWAINSON’S WARBLER was found in Brooklyn Bridge Park
where it spent the day foraging in brushy areas from Pier 4 down to Pier 6.
It would disappear for a while at times but would occasionally sing aiding
in relocating the wandering bird. Hopefully, it will remain to Saturday.

The Prospect Park RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD made what may be a final visit Monday
morning to the area where it had wintered near Breeze Hill spotted sitting
fairly high up in the vegetation.

A nice flight off Robert Moses State Park last Saturday morning featuring
an account of over 2,700 NORTHERN GANNETS as well as decent numbers of
waterfowl and 7 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS also provided a light phase
NORTHERN FULMAR moving east not too far offshore.

An immature BROWN PELICAN, perhaps the one seen back on the 8th, was
spotted last Sunday moving by Lido Beach and shortly thereafter heading
past Jones Beach West End then back out to sea.

A WESTERN CATTLE EGRET was spotted last Saturday on a lawn at Hawley’s
Place Park just north of Route 27A in West Islip.

Three RED-NECKED GREBES were still off Dead Horse Point just west of Floyd
Bennett Field this morning.

Single ICELAND GULLS were noted Saturday at Fort Tilden, Monday at Great
Kills Park, and then Wednesday at Governors Island, and the next day off
nearby Brooklyn. While CASPIAN TERN visited Pelham Bay Park last Sunday.

[…] LONG-BILLED DOWITCHERS were still on the West Pond at Jamaica Bay
Wildlife Refuge last Sunday and an AMERICAN BITTERN visited Prospect Park
from Monday to Thursday.

A GRASSHOPPER SPARROW was found in Green-wood Cemetery last Saturday with a
more colorful find that day was a PROTHONOTARY WARBLER spotted in nearby
Prospect Park. This bird still present today around West Island in Prospect
Park Lake. Besides the YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER present at the Bayard
Cutting Arboretum in Great River other YELLOW-THROATEDS include singles
found at Southaven County Park Sunday and Central Park Monday and in
Green-wood Cemetery Tuesday. The SUMMER TANAGER at Southaven County Park
Saturday was followed by one Monday in Green-wood Cemetery where a BLUE
GROSBEAK was present from Saturday through today. Other BLUE GROSBEAKS
included one in Fort Greene Park in Brooklyn since Sunday, one moving
around the East Village in lower Manhattan from Tuesday on and one at
Connetquot River State Park on Thursday.

A good number of Spring arrivals finally this week included such species as
COMMON NIGHTHAWK, CHIMNEY SWIFT, SORA, SPOTTED SANDPIPER, WILLET and COMMON
and LEAST TERNS as well as GREAT CRESTED FLYCATCHER, EASTERN KINGBIRD,
YELLOW-THROATED and WARBLING VIREOS, VEERY and WOOD THRUSH, more SEASIDE
and SALTMARSH SPARROWS and ORCHARD ORIOLE.

Among the arriving warblers have been OVENBIRD, WORM-EATING, NORTHERN
WATERTHRUSH, NASHVILLE, more HOODED, AMERICAN REDSTART, CHESTNUT-SIDED and
PRAIRIE while a few ORANGE-CROWNEDS included singles seen in Central Park
and Green-wood Cemetery.

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

NYC Area Rare Bird Alert, 4/12/24

-RBA
* New York
* New York City, Long Island, Westchester County
* Apr. 12, 2024
* NYNY2404.12

– Birds Mentioned

RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD+
(+ Details requested by NYSARC)

HARLEQUIN DUCK
Red-necked Grebe
Long-billed Dowitcher
Solitary Sandpiper
Lesser Yellowlegs
COMMON MURRE
Razorbill
BLACK-HEADED GULL
ICELAND GULL
Lesser Black-backed Gull
CASPIAN TERN
Forster’s Tern
Northern Gannet
BROWN PELICAN
Green Heron
Broad-winged Hawk
RED-HEADED WOODPECKER
White-eyed Vireo
Blue-headed Vireo
Purple Martin
Cliff Swallow
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
House Wren
Brown Thrasher
VESPER SPARROW
Louisiana Waterthrush
Black-and-white Warbler
Orange-crowned Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Hooded Warbler
Northern Parula
Yellow Warbler
Palm Warbler
Pine Warbler
YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER
BLUE GROSBEAK
Indigo Bunting

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, April 12,
2024 at 11:00 pm.

The highlights of today’s tape are RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD, BROWN PELICAN,
pelagic trip results, including COMMON MURRE and ICELAND GULL,
HARLEQUIN DUCK, BLACK-HEADED GULL, CASPIAN TERN, RED-HEADED
WOODPECKER, VESPER SPARROW, YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER, BLUE GROSBEAK,
spring migrants and more.

After not being seen for a week, and with the hummingbird feeder taken
down, the Brooklyn RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD made brief appearances in the
same area near Breeze Hill in Prospect Park last Saturday and Sunday,
this followed by an unconfirmed report of it sitting there in a Pine
tree today.

An immature BROWN PELICAN was photographed in Great South Bay last
Monday, with little detail provided, and it has not resurfaced
subsequently.

A 12-hour pelagic trip aboard the American Princess left Sheepshead
Bay in Brooklyn Saturday morning and was quickly treated to a nice
gathering of NORTHERN GANNETS, with a total of 934 recorded for the
day.  Also encountered were 73 RAZORBILLS and four COMMON MURRES as
well as six ICELAND and seven LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS.  Five
RED-NECKED GREBES were spotted on the way in, continuing around the
south end of Floyd Bennett Field, and mammals featured Common Dolphins
and Fin Whales.

Three HARLEQUIN DUCKS continued through last Sunday off Orient Point
County Park.

A BLACK-HEADED GULL was still around Jones Inlet and Point Lookout
last Sunday, with an immature also spotted off Calvert Vaux Park in
Brooklyn on Thursday, where an ICELAND GULL was also seen Wednesday
and Thursday.

Three LONG-BILLED DOWITCHERS were still on the West Pond at Jamaica
Bay Wildlife Refuge Tuesday.

A CASPIAN TERN was found near LaGuardia Airport Wednesday, and another
was spotted on the Hudson River off Ossining in Westchester County
today.

Local RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS continue in Westchester, with two at
Croton Point Park and another at Marshlands Conservancy in Rye.

A VESPER SPARROW was a nice find in Kissena Park yesterday.

A singing YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER was back at the Bayard Cutting
Arboretum in Great River as of last Sunday, where hopefully they will
continue through breeding season, and singles were also noted at
Hempstead Lake State Park on Monday and out at Camp Hero in Montauk on
Tuesday.

A nice find this afternoon was an adult male BLUE GROSBEAK spotted on
the lawn near the tollbooth by the entrance to Valley Stream State
Park.

An expected but welcome influx of migrants this week featured SOLITARY
SANDPIPER today at Hempstead Lake, LESSER YELLOWLEGS, FORSTER’S TERN,
GREEN HERON, BROAD-WINGED HAWK and, among the passerines, WHITE-EYED
and BLUE-HEADED VIREOS, PURPLE MARTIN, CLIFF SWALLOW, more BLUE-GRAY
GNATCATCHERS, HOUSE WREN, BROWN THRASHER and a poor male INDIGO
BUNTING, unfortunately a window-strike casualty.

Among the WARBLERS, joining the continuing ORANGE-CROWNEDS and
increasing PINE, PALM, and LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSHES, have been
BLACK-AND-WHITE as of Tuesday, COMMON YELLOWTHROAT, a HOODED in
Prospect Park Tuesday, and both NORTHERN PARULA and YELLOW as of
Wednesday.

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

NYC Area Rare Bird Alert, 4/5/24

-RBA
* New York
* New York City, Long Island, Westchester County
* Apr. 05, 2024
* NYNY2404.05

– Birds Mentioned
WESTERN GREBE+
(+ Details requested by NYSARC)

“BLACK” BRANT
Harlequin Duck
Red-necked Grebe
Long-billed Dowitcher
Razorbill
BLACK-HEADED GULL
Iceland Gull
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Northern Gannet
Tricolored Heron
Glossy Ibis
ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK
RED-HEADED WOODPECKER
Pileated Woodpecker
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Purple Martin
Barn Swallow
House Wren
Marsh Wren
Vesper Sparrow
Louisiana Waterthrush
Orange-crowned Warbler
Palm Warbler
Pine Warbler
“AUDUBON’S” YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER
Rose-breasted 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, April 5,
2024 at 11:00 pm.

The highlights of today’s tape are WESTERN GREBE, “BLACK” form of
BRANT, BLACK-HEADED GULL, ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK, RED-HEADED WOODPECKER,
“AUDUBON’S” race of YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER, spring migrants and more.

With the March doldrums persisting, aided by poor non-migrating
weather conditions, the variety of notable rarities continues to
decrease (including no reports since March 29th of the lingering
Rufous Hummingbird and Painted Bunting in Prospect Park and Hempstead
Lake State Park, respectively).

In that vein, the WESTERN GREBE off southern Staten Island was noted
off Conference House Park last Sunday but not since, that we are aware
of.

The “BLACK” BRANT found back on March 23rd in the Field 5 traffic
circle at Robert Moses State Park was seen there again on Monday and
Tuesday with a small number of “ATLANTIC” BRANT, while three HARLEQUIN
DUCKS were still around Orient Point County Park on Monday.

An adult BLACK-HEADED GULL continued at Brooklyn’s Plumb Beach through
last weekend, and a few LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS remain scattered
along the coast.

Two or three RED-NECKED GREBES have been seen through the week off the
southern end of Floyd Bennett Field and Dead Horse Point just to the
west, and two more were still around Pelham Bay Park Monday, with two
off Playland Park in Rye Thursday.

Three LONG-BILLED DOWITCHERS were still present along the south end of
the West  Pond at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge at least to Sunday.

A few RAZORBILLS continuing along the Atlantic coast were augmented
during a good flight off Robert Moses State Park Monday morning by
around 100 moving east, joining decent numbers of waterfowl, various
GULLS including an ICELAND and over 1,200 NORTHERN GANNETS.

Scarce this winter, a ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK was an interesting find last
Sunday at Croton Point Park.  Croton also features one or two
continuing RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS, with another still at the
Marshlands Conservancy in Rye as well as continuing in the Calverton
area, especially along the Paumanok Trail near Jones Pond, this off
Schultz Road in Manorville.

A PILEATED WOODPECKER was a surprise Sunday at Shu Swamp Nature
Preserve in Mill Neck.

The “AUDUBON’S” YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER was still present last Saturday
near the Coast Guard Station at Jones Beach West End, and some
wintering ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLERS continue in the area, joined by
other incoming WARBLERS, including a few LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSHES from
Saturday and more PINE and PALM WARBLERS.

Other slowly arriving migrants have featured a TRICOLORED HERON on
Staten Island since Monday, two GLOSSY IBIS at Heckscher State Park
Monday, a PURPLE MARTIN visiting Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn as of
Sunday, as well as more BARN and NORTHERN ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOWS, HOUSE
and MARSH WRENS, a VESPER SPARROW in Central Park last Saturday, and a
ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK visiting Conference House Park last Sunday.

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

NYC Area Rare Bird Alert, 3/29/24

– RBA
* New York
* New York City, Long Island, Westchester County
* Mar. 29, 2024
* NYNY2403.29

– Birds mentioned
WESTERN GREBE+
RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD+
PAINTED BUNTING+
(+ Details requested by NYSARC)

BRANT (subspecies “Black Brant”)
HARLEQUIN DUCK
Red-necked Grebe
Pectoral Sandpiper
Long-billed Dowitcher
Razorbill
BLACK-HEADED GULL
ICELAND GULL
Lesser Black-backed Gull
RED-HEADED WOODPECKER
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Barn Swallow
Purple Finch
Pine Siskin
Orange-crowned Warbler
YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER (western subspecies “Audubon’s” form)

– Transcript

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: Ben Cacace

BEGIN TAPE

Greetings. This is the New York Rare Bird Alert for *Friday, March 29th,
2024* at 11pm. The highlights of today’s tape are RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD,
PAINTED BUNTING, WESTERN GREBE, black form of BRANT, HARLEQUIN DUCK,
BLACK-HEADED and ICELAND GULLS, RED-HEADED WOODPECKER, Audubon’s form of
YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER, Spring migrants and more.

Prospect Park continues to host the RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD first seen there
back on February 10th. It is still visiting the honeysuckle plants and
nearby hummingbird feeder located along the path on the Prospect Park lake
side of Breeze Hill. It has been roosting in the plantings there when not
actively feeding.

The fairly elusive female type PAINTED BUNTING first noted at Hempstead
Lake State Park on February 22nd was only reported once this week that
being today. To search for the BUNTING park in field 3 across from the
southwest corner of Hempstead Lake and take the path towards McDonald’s
Pond which goes along the bottom of a grassy slope dropping down from Lake
Drive across from the south end of the lake. The bird lurks within these
grasses as far as McDonald’s Pond and who knows where else.

The WESTERN GREBE recently along the southwestern shore of Staten Island
was reported last Sunday south of the pavilion at Conference House Park and
may still be around.

A dark form of BRANT referred to as “Black Brant” was found with a small
group of our Atlantic Brant feeding last Saturday in a traffic circle at
field 5 at Robert Moses State Park but we have no further reports.

There were still 15 HARLEQUIN DUCKS off Point Lookout last Sunday.

A BLACK-HEADED GULL in crisp breeding plumage was noted along Plumb Beach
especially towards the western end of the beach for most of the week
through today and one was also spotted off Point Lookout last Sunday. An
immature ICELAND GULL was in the Red Hook section of Brooklyn last Sunday
and one also visited Plumb Beach Tuesday. Coastal counts of LESSER
BLACK-BACKED GULLS last Saturday featured 18 at Robert Moses State Park and
7 at Floyd Bennett Field.

Three LONG-BILLED DOWITCHERS were still around the south end of the West
Pond at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge today and a PECTORAL SANDPIPER visited
the ponding at field 6 at Heckscher State Park on Wednesday while 4
RAZORBILLS were seen off Jacob Riis Park last Saturday.

Two RED-NECKED GREBES were off Dead Horse Point west of Floyd Bennett Field
on Tuesday and 3 were reported off Pelham Bay Park today.

Two RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS continue at Croton Point Park, another at
Marshlands Conservancy in Rye all getting closer to full adult plumage.

A Jones Beach West End Audubon’s form of YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER present all
Winter was seen last Sunday along the main roadway just east of the
entrance road to the Coast Guard Station but does move around the area.
Several ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLERS also continue locally.

There was not much notable movement of migrants this week at least into our
area but a few more NORTHERN ROUGH-WINGED and BARN SWALLOWS were seen and
some northbound PURPLE FINCHES and PINE SISKINS also occurred.

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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NYC Area Rare Bird Alert, 3/22/24

– RBA
* New York
* New York City, Long Island, Westchester County
* Mar. 22, 2024
* NYNY2403.22

– Birds mentioned
WESTERN GREBE+
RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD+
PAINTED BUNTING+
(+ Details requested by NYSARC)

GREEN-WINGED TEAL (Eurasian form “Common Teal”)
HARLEQUIN DUCK
Red-necked Grebe
Common Gallinule
Long-billed Dowitcher
Razorbill
BLACK-HEADED GULL
Iceland Gull
Northern Gannet
Snowy Egret
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron
RED-HEADED WOODPECKER
Barn Swallow
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Marsh Wren

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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: Ben Cacace

BEGIN TAPE

Greetings. This is the New York Rare Bird Alert for Friday, March 22nd, 2024 at 11pm. The highlights of today’s tape are RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD, PAINTED BUNTING, WESTERN GREBE, BLACK-HEADED GULL, Eurasian form of GREEN-WINGED TEAL, HARLEQUIN DUCK, RED-HEADED WOODPECKER and more.

As we proceed slowly through the March doldrums awaiting a fresh burst of Spring migrants many of our current highlights are lingering rarities.

The RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD staying in Brooklyn’s Prospect Park continues in its same location along the path on the Prospect Park lakeside of Breeze Hill where it visits the hummingbird feeder and nearby flowering honeysuckle plants often roosting within the bushes themselves.

A female-type PAINTED BUNTING was still present at least to Wednesday at Hempstead Lake State Park where it continues to visit the grassy downslope below Lake Drive at the south end of Hempstead Lake. Park at field 3 across from the southwest corner of Hempstead Lake and take the path below the downslope checking the heavy grasses along the slope as far as McDonald’s Pond. Patience is often required.

The WESTERN GREBE was still visiting the waters off Conference House Park at the south end of Staten Island at least to Monday often viewed from the park’s pavilion. It had also previously been drifting north up to the Tottenville train station off the end of Bentley Street.

An immature BLACK-HEADED GULL seen last Sunday at Gilgo Beach was followed by an adult spotted today at Brooklyn’s Plumb Beach. A few ICELAND GULLS noted during the week included one at Point Lookout Saturday, one moving down the East River Sunday, 2 at Great Kills Park Monday, and one visiting Prospect Park Lake today.

A Eurasian form of GREEN-WINGED TEAL was seen again Sunday on Short’s Pond off Scuttlehole Road in Manorville and 3 HARLEQUIN DUCKS were still out at Orient Point State Park on Monday. A RED-NECKED GREBE was off Dead Horse Point west of Floyd Bennett Field on Sunday and a few lingering RAZORBILLS featured 3 off Breezy Point Sunday and one off Plumb Beach Tuesday.

A major incursion of NORTHERN GANNETS into western Long Island Sound took place Wednesday when over 520 were counted streaming west past Playland Park in Rye in the late morning to early afternoon. As the strong winds died many of the birds reversed course and headed back east.

COMMON GALLINULE continues at the Mill Pond Preserve on the north side of Merrick Road in Wantagh and 3 LONG-BILLED DOWITCHERS were still around the south end of the West Pond of the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge today.

RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS continue in Westchester at Croton Point Park and at Marshlands Conservancy in Rye as well as out in Manorville along the Paumanok Trail off Schultz Road near Jones Pond.

Among the few new Spring arrivals recently have been reports of SNOWY EGRET and YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON as well as BARN SWALLOW, BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER and MARSH WREN.

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

NYC Rare Bird Alert, 3/15/24

-RBA
* New York
* New York City, Long Island, Westchester County
* Mar. 15, 2024
* NYNY2403.15

– Birds Mentioned

WESTERN GREBE+
RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD+
THICK-BILLED MURRE+
PAINTED BUNTING+
(+ Details requested by NYSARC)

GREEN-WINGED TEAL, EURASIAN FORM
HARLEQUIN DUCK
Clapper Rail
Piping Plover
Long-billed Dowitcher
Razorbill
BLACK-HEADED GULL
Iceland Gull
GLAUCOUS GULL
Great Egret
Eastern Phoebe
Orange-crowned Warbler
Palm Warbler
Pine Warbler

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, March 15,
2024 at 11:00 pm.

The highlights of today’s tape are RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD, PAINTED
BUNTING, WESTERN GREBE, THICK-BILLED MURRE, EURASIAN FORM OF
GREEN-WINGED TEAL, HARLEQUIN DUCK, BLACK-HEADED and GLAUCOUS GULLS,
recent arrivals and more.

The Prospect Park RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD has continued through today,
still hanging out around the hummingbird feeder and nearby flowering
honeysuckle plants near the hairpin turn on the Prospect Park Lake
side of Breeze Hill.

The female-type PAINTED BUNTING was still present yesterday at
Hempstead Lake State Park, where it has been frequenting the grassy
slope down from Lake Drive at the southern end of Hempstead Lake.
Park in Field 3 across from the southwest corner of Hempstead Lake and
take the path below the down slope, checking the heavy grasses along
the slope as far as McDonald’s Pond and watching for the often
accompanying sparrow flock.

The WESTERN GREBE recently off the south end of Staten Island was seen
nicely yesterday off Conference House Park, moving slowly northward
towards Tottenville.  When not off Conference House Park, it has also
previously been spotted off the Tottenville train station at the end
of Bentley Street .

Last Sunday a THICK-BILLED MURRE was photographed up on the beach at
Jones Beach West End just east of the jetty, the bird presumably not
doing well.

Single drake EURASIAN forms of GREEN-WINGED TEAL were spotted at the
East Islip Marina off Bayview Avenue on Saturday and then on Shorts
Pond off Scuttlehole Road in Manorville on Monday, the latter a
continuing bird.

The HARLEQUIN DUCKS wintering in Jones Inlet still numbered about 22
around the Jones Beach West End jetty last Sunday, with 12 at the
Point Lookout jetties Wednesday, and two were still at Orient Point
yesterday.

Jones’s Inlet also has two lingering young BLACK-HEADED GULLS, often
seen up to yesterday along the West End beach, and an adult continues
in the Setauket area, seen at Flax Pond in Old Field Wednesday.

A young GLAUCOUS GULL was still around Hunts Point Landing in the
Bronx last Sunday, and another visited Wolfe’s Pond Park on Staten
Island Thursday.  Wolfe’s Pond also attracted an ICELAND GULL last
Sunday, with another ICELAND appearing at Manhattan Beach Park in
Brooklyn Tuesday.

Lower numbers of RAZORBILLS still can be found along the outer coast.

Three LONG-BILLED DOWITCHERS continue to be seen around the southeast
corner of the West Pond at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge.

Recent arrivals have included a few CLAPPER RAILS, some PIPING PLOVERS
along the coast out to East Hampton, some GREAT EGRETS and more
EASTERN PHOEBES.

Several ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLERS have continued through the winter, and
there have been several reports of PINE and PALM WARBLERS recently.

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

NYC Area Rare Bird Alert, 3/8/24

-RBA
* New York
* New York City, Long Island, Westchester County
* Mar. 8, 2024
* NYNY2403.08

– Birds Mentioned

WESTERN GREBE+
RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD+
SWAINSON’S HAWK+
PAINTED BUNTING+
(+ Details requested by NYSARC)

GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE
TUFTED DUCK
Lesser Scaup
HARLEQUIN DUCK
Red-necked Grebe
Long-billed Dowitcher
Razorbill
BLACK-HEADED GULL
Laughing Gull
Iceland Gull
GLAUCOUS GULL
Osprey
Red-headed Woodpecker
Eastern Phoebe
Tree Swallow
RED CROSSBILL
YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD
SUMMER TANAGER

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, March 8,
2024 at 11:00 pm.

The highlights of today’s tape are RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD, PAINTED
BUNTING, WESTERN GREBE, SWAINSON’S HAWK, YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD,
TUFTED DUCK, GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE, HARLEQUIN DUCK, BLACK-HEADED
and GLAUCOUS GULLS, RED CROSSBILL, SUMMER TANAGER and more.

In Brooklyn’s Prospect Park, the RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD continues to visit
the hummingbird feeder and adjacent honeysuckle plants near the
hairpin turn on the Prospect Park Lake side of Breeze Hill .

After going several days without being reported, the female-type
PAINTED BUNTING was seen again yesterday at Hempstead Lake State Park,
still frequenting the grassy slope down from Lake Drive at the south
end of Hempstead Lake.  Park in Field 3 across from the southwest
corner of the lake and take the path that goes below the downward
slope, watching for the Bunting and usually accompanying flock of
sparrows in the heavy grasses.

The WESTERN GREBE wintering around Raritan Bay off South Amboy, New
Jersey, on Thursday morning was seen much closer to Staten Island,
providing nice views off Conference House Park; it then moved
northerly, occurring off the end of Bentley Street near the
Tottenville train station, where it was also present again this
afternoon.

The immature SWAINSON’S HAWK in Brooklyn was seen at least through
Wednesday around the SIMS Municipal Recycling Center, located at the
end of 29th Street, just west of 2nd Avenue.  It has also moved east
over towards Green-Wood Cemetery on occasion.

An adult male YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD in non-breeding plumage was
spotted Thursday morning at Croton Point Park and spent much of the
afternoon feeding with a large mixed flock on the grassy lawns near
the park’s entrance.  Unfortunately, it was only seen very early this
morning in flight, heading in a northwesterly direction, and was not
encountered thereafter.

The drake TUFTED DUCK found last week and seen to Saturday at the
Ludlows Creek Tidal Wetlands in Oakdale, Long Island, reappeared there
on Thursday and was also reported there today.  There is a small
parking lot near the end of Franklin Road that is next to the trail
that goes along the creek where the TUFTED and accompanying LESSER
SCAUP have been seen.

Two GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GEESE were still at the Buffalo Farm off
Reeves Avenue in Riverhead on Thursday, while the one on the pond off
Bowman Avenue in Rye Brook was last noted Sunday.  Three HARLEQUIN
DUCKS were still off Orient Point County Park last Sunday.

An adult BLACK-HEADED GULL was still around Setauket Harbor today, and
an immature has continued in the Jones Beach area to today as well.

A GLAUCOUS GULL remains near the Hunts Point Landing in the Bronx, and
single ICELAND GULLS were noted at Pelham Bay to Sunday, near Shirley
Chisholm State Park Tuesday, and at Miller Field on Staten Island
Wednesday.

Two RED-NECKED GREBES were still off Pelham Bay last Sunday, four
LONG-BILLED DOWITCHERS were in the southeast corner of the West Pond
at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge Saturday, and RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS
continue at Willowbrook Park on Staten Island and in Westchester at
Croton Point Park and Marshlands Conservancy.  A few RAZORBILLS also
continue offshore.

A RED CROSSBILL was heard flying over High Rock Park on Staten Island
Sunday, and a SUMMER TANAGER visited a private Commack feeder again
last Saturday.

Recent arrivals have included LAUGHING GULL, OSPREY, EASTERN PHOEBE
and lots more TREE SWALLOWS.

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

NYC Area Rare Bird Alert, 3/1/24

– RBA
* New York
* New York City, Long Island, Westchester County
* Mar. 1, 2024
* NYNY2403.01

– Birds mentioned
RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD+
THICK-BILLED MURRE+
SWAINSON’S HAWK+
PAINTED BUNTING+
(+ Details requested by NYSARC)

GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE
TUFTED DUCK
KING EIDER
HARLEQUIN DUCK
Red-necked Grebe
SANDHILL CRANE
DOVEKIE
Razorbill
Black-legged Kittiwake
BLACK-HEADED GULL
Iceland Gull
GLAUCOUS GULL
Red-headed Woodpecker
LAPLAND LONGSPUR
YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER (western subspecies “Audubon’s” form)
SUMMER TANAGER

– Transcript

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: Ben Cacace

BEGIN TAPE

Greetings. This is the New York Rare Bird Alert for Friday, March 1st, 2024 at 11 pm. The highlights of today’s tape are RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD, PAINTED BUNTING, SWAINSON’S HAWK, SANDHILL CRANE, DOVEKIE and THICK-BILLED MURRE, TUFTED DUCK along with GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE, KING EIDER and HARLEQUIN DUCK, BLACK-HEADED and GLAUCOUS GULLS, LAPLAND LONGSPUR, “Audubon’s” YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER, SUMMER TANAGER and more.

Brooklyn’s first RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD continues in Prospect Park still today visiting a hummingbird feeder as well as nearby honeysuckle plants near the hairpin turn on the Prospect Park Lake side of Breeze Hill.

Also remaining around its chosen area this week has been the female type PAINTED BUNTING at Hempstead Lake State Park. This bird continues through today feeding around the tall grasses on the downward slope of Lake Drive as it transverses the southern end of Hempstead Lake. Park in field 3 across from the southwest corner of the lake and take a path that goes along the bottom of the downward slope below Lake Drive. Watch for the BUNTING in the often accompanying sparrow flock especially as the path gets closer to McDonald’s Pond.

And likely returning for its second late winter in Brooklyn the immature SWAINSON’S HAWK was first spotted last Monday over Green-wood Cemetery but since then has moved a little west over to the area around the Sim’s Municipal Recycling Center, a favorite area last winter, located at the end of 29th Street just west of 2nd Avenue. Watch for the hawk sitting on buildings, structures, or garbage piles in this area though it might also fly around the surrounding neighborhood or back towards Green-wood Cemetery.

Getting their return into the northeast on Tuesday a flock of 7 SANDHILL CRANES were first spotted midday over Green-wood Cemetery and then a little later over Brooklyn’s Park Slope as the birds continued in a northerly direction.

A DOVEKIE was a nice find off the Coast Guard Station at Jones Beach West End last Saturday, the bird moving out Jones Inlet. A THICK-BILLED MURRE was photographed Sunday morning at Crooke’s Point at Great Kills Park on Staten Island and coastal RAZORBILLS continuing locally included 58 off Breezy Point last Saturday and 34 around Jones Inlet Sunday.

A TUFTED DUCK was found this morning at the Ludlow’s Creek Tidal Wetlands in Oakdale on Long Island. The duck has been moving along the creek with a flock of scaup. There’s a small parking area near the end of Franklin Road that is next to the trail giving access to the creek. Other waterfowl feature 2 GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GEESE seen again Tuesday at the Buffalo Farm off Reeves Avenue in Riverhead and another still on the pond off Bowman Avenue in Rye Brook. A drake KING EIDER was again present in Gardiners Bay on Monday and a peak of 26 HARLEQUIN DUCKS were counted off the Jones Beach West End jetties Sunday with 4 more still off Orient Point Tuesday. Three RED-NECKED GREBES were off Pelham Bay Park Saturday.

The immature BLACK-HEADED GULL was still around the beach at Jones Beach West End last weekend and a BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKE was off Montauk Point Saturday. A GLAUCOUS GULL has continued around the Fulton Fish Market at Hunts Point in the Bronx this week occasionally joined by an ICELAND GULL with another ICELAND still at Bush Terminal Piers Park last Saturday.

RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS remain in Westchester at Croton Point Park and Marshlands Conservancy. Last Sunday a LAPLAND LONGSPUR was reported in a Horned Lark flock at Jones Beach West End and the “Audubon’s” YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER was also seen there that day. A female SUMMER TANAGER again visited a private feeder in Commack today.

Our sympathies for Flaco the Eurasian Eagle-Owl recently found deceased in Manhattan.

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