Category: Rare Bird Alerts

-RBA
* New York
* New York City, Long Island, Westchester County
* Mar. 17, 2023
* NYNY2303.17

– Birds Mentioned

MOTTLED DUCK+
SWAINSON’S HAWK+
WESTERN MEADOWLARK+
(+ Details requested by NYSARC)

EURASIAN WIGEON
EARED GREBE
Long-billed Dowitcher
Black-legged Kittiwake
BLACK-HEADED GULL
Iceland Gull
Double-crested Cormorant
American Bittern
Great Egret
RED-HEADED WOODPECKER
RED CROSSBILL
SUMMER TANAGER

If followed by (+) please submit documentation of your report electronically and use the NYSARC online submission form found athttp://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 17 at 11:00 p.m.

The highlights of today’s tape are MOTTLED DUCK, SWAINSON’S HAWK, WESTERN MEADOWLARK, EARED GREBE, EURASIAN WIGEON, BLACK-HEADED GULL, RED-HEADED WOODPECKER, RED CROSSBILL, SUMMER TANAGER and more. 

But first, another week with very sad news as our birding community has lost one of its most enthusiastic members, Arie Gilbert, to lung cancer. Arie’s active involvement regionally, including as an organizer and moderator for the Long Island birdfinders app, will unquestionably be missed. Funeral arrangements have been posted on the aba.org birding news for New York.

On the birding front, the drake MOTTLED DUCK has returned, spotted Wednesday afternoon on Avon Lake in Amityville, just a short distance west from the Ketchum Creek location where it was initially discovered back in April 2022. Look for the duck on Avon Lake from either East Lake Drive or West Lake Drive, but please remember this is a private residential neighborhood and act accordingly. As a note, the duck late this afternoon did fly a ways south but was relocated south of Route 27A on Amityville Creek as viewed from Riverside Avenue, also a private residential area.

In Brooklyn the immature SWAINSON’S HAWK remains around the Sims Waste Recovery Plant located at the end of 29th Street, west of 2nd Avenue, where it can often be found around the buildings and light structures as well as scrap piles in that vicinity.

And a little south of there the apparent WESTERN MEADOWLARK continues at Bush Terminal Piers Park, where the bird often remains hidden either in the vacant lot on the left as you walk into the park or along the shoreline, though it will periodically fly up into the bare trees for nice views. A female EURASIAN WIGEON was also reported at Bush Terminal Piers Park to last Sunday.

The EARED GREBE at Shirley Chisholm State Park was being seen through today in Hendrix Creek, usually off Hendrix Street (a walking path) out near Penn Pier.

Last Saturday an adult BLACK-HEADED GULL was spotted at Coney Island Creek, and a BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKE plus an ICELAND GULL were reportedoff Montauk Point, with another ICELAND GULL Sunday at Conference House Park on Staten Island.

Four LONG-BILLED DOWITCHERS were seen during the week along the edge of the West Pond at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, with another one or two still present last weekend at Smith Pond in Rockville Centre.

Also lingering, an AMERICAN BITTERN was still along Dune Road in Quogue last Sunday, and the immature RED-HEADED WOODPECKER continues in Marine Park in Brooklyn, often in the Stuart Street and Avenue T area.

About five RED CROSSBILLS were still along the Paumanok Trail near Jones Pond last Sunday, this area off Schultz Road in Manorville, and, as a note of interest, an overwintering SUMMER TANAGER was still visiting a private Islip feeder Thursday.

GREAT EGRETS and DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANTS are now among the slowly increasing number of seasonal migrants moving into our area, replacing the large numbers of waterfowl heading north.

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

– RBA
* New York
* New York City, Long Island, Westchester County
* Mar. 10, 2023
* NYNY2303.10

– Birds mentioned
TRUMPETER SWAN+
SWAINSON’S HAWK+
WESTERN MEADOWLARK+
(+ Details requested by NYSARC)

GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE
HARLEQUIN DUCK
BARROW’S GOLDENEYE
EARED GREBE
Virginia Rail
American Oystercatcher
Piping Plover
Long-billed Dowitcher
Razorbill
BLACK-HEADED GULL
Iceland Gull
RED-HEADED WOODPECKER
Eastern Phoebe
Tree Swallow
House Wren
RED CROSSBILL
Chipping Sparrow
Northern Waterthrush
Orange-crowned Warbler

– 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 10th 2023 at 11pm. The highlights of today’s tape are SWAINSON’S HAWK, WESTERN MEADOWLARK, EARED GREBE, GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE, TRUMPETER SWAN, BARROW’S GOLDENEYE, HARLEQUIN DUCK, BLACK-HEADED GULL, RED-HEADED WOODPECKER, RED CROSSBILL and more.

Both of Brooklyn’s recently residing major highlights were still present today. The immature SWAINSON’S HAWK remains around the waste recovery plant located at 29th Street west of 2nd Avenue. Look for it around the buildings and light structures as well as garbage piles in that vicinity and a little south of there the apparent WESTERN MEADOWLARK continues at Bush Terminal Piers Park where the bird can be quite elusive moving about between the shoreline and a vacant lot and other spots providing sufficient cover.

The EARED GREBE was still around the mouth of Hendrick’s Creek at the north end of Jamaica Bay at least to Sunday. This favored area near the pier at the southeastern corner of Shirley Chisholm State Park. Two GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GEESE were present Thursday and today in Brightwaters visiting Lower Cascade Lake as viewed from Lakeview Avenue North while the one in the Rye area was last seen last Saturday. The TRUMPETER SWAN in Montauk was still in residence on the northwestern section of Fort Pond last Sunday and also continuing have been the drake BARROW’S GOLDENEYE at Crab Meadow Beach in Northport at least to Tuesday and a few HARLEQUIN DUCKS along the jetty at Jones Beach West End to yesterday.

A BLACK-HEADED GULL was still around Setauket Harbor on Tuesday and single ICELAND GULLS were seen at Randall’s Island and Breezy Point last Saturday and Wolfe’s Pond Park on Staten Island Tuesday and on Central Park Reservoir today.

Two LONG-BILLED DOWITCHERS were present on the West Pond at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge at least to Monday and another was still around yesterday on Smith Pond in Rockville Centre.

This week one or two RAZORBILLS were noted off Governors Island and off Breezy Point, in Gravesend Bay, off Staten Island’s Lemon Creek Pier and off City Island in the Bronx as well as out in Montauk.

The immature RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS continued in Brooklyn’s Marine Park to yesterday often in the vicinity of Stewart Street and Avenue T.

RED CROSSBILLS remain in the Calverton area with 3 near Preston’s Pond on Tuesday and another flew over Lemon Creek Pier yesterday.

Besides some lingering ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLERS also apparently successfully over wintering so far has been the NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH at Brooklyn Bridge Park and among various species showing up recently have been VIRGINIA RAIL, PIPING PLOVER, AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHER, EASTERN PHOEBE, TREE SWALLOW, HOUSE WREN and CHIPPING SPARROW.

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

– RBA
* New York
* New York City, Long Island, Westchester County
* Mar. 3, 2023
* NYNY2303.03

– Birds mentioned
PINK-FOOTED GOOSE+
TRUMPETER SWAN+
SWAINSON’S HAWK+
WESTERN MEADOWLARK+
(+ Details requested by NYSARC)

GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE
EURASIAN WIGEON
Green-winged Teal (Eurasian form “Common Teal”) 
KING EIDER
BARROW’S GOLDENEYE
Red-necked Grebe
EARED GREBE
Long-billed Dowitcher
DOVEKIE
Razorbill
Black-legged Kittiwake
BLACK-HEADED GULL
Iceland Gull
Common Redpoll
RED CROSSBILL
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 3rd 2023 at 11pm. The highlights of today’s tape are SWAINSON’S HAWK, WESTERN MEADOWLARK, EARED GREBE, PINK-FOOTED and GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GEESE, EURASIAN WIGEON, BARROW’S GOLDENEYE and KING EIDER, DOVEKIE, BLACK-HEADED GULL, RED CROSSBILL, SUMMER TANAGER and more.

But first, another very sad announcement. Cesar Castillo very recently passed away much too soon due to a long ailment. Cesar was an excellent birder and photographer and was always a highlight to encounter him in the field. Our deepest condolences to his wife and family.

Two top highlight birds are currently residing in Brooklyn. An immature SWAINSON’S HAWK, conceivably the bird first sighted on Staten Island back on January 8th, was last Sunday spotted over Green-wood Cemetery and subsequently refound frequenting the shoreline a little west of there. Most recently, including today, it has been seen sitting on garbage piles, light structures and buildings at the municipal recycling center located at 29th Street west of 2nd Avenue. If not visible there look at similar structures just south of there. Also, a little farther south of there, a non-breeding plumaged MEADOWLARK thought to be a WESTERN based on plumage analysis has been present at Bush Terminal Piers Park actually since December. This bird has not been heard to vocalize which could pin down this identification. Look for it around the field areas or along the shoreline but try not to disturb it.

The EARED GREBE was still frequenting Hendrick’s Creek off the southeastern side of Shirley Chisholm State Park last weekend. The PINK-FOOTED GOOSE continued with Canada Geese at the north end of Hempstead Lake State Park at least to Tuesday and the GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE was still roosting on the pond off Bowman Avenue in Rye Brook Monday when the TRUMPETER SWAN was also still present around the northwestern corner of Fort Pond in Montauk. EURASIAN WIGEON included a drake on the West Pond at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge last Saturday, a female at Bush Terminal Piers Park yesterday and 2 males along Long Creek north of Grand Avenue Bridge in Mattituck today. The Eurasian form of GREEN-WINGED TEAL was still on Smith Pond in Rockville Centre Monday where the LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER was seen the day before. The drake BARROW’S GOLDENEYE was still off Crab Meadow Beach in Northport last Saturday and the drake KING EIDER continued around Shinnecock Inlet to Sunday.

Two DOVEKIES along with 150 RAZORBILLS and 30 BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKES were reported off Montauk Point last Sunday with a RED-NECKED GREBE also off Culloden Point that day.

Single BLACK-HEADED GULLS were noted at Randall’s Island Saturday and in Setauket Harbor Saturday to Monday while single ICELAND GULLS occurred at Shinnecock Inlet near the Ponquogue Bridge Sunday, at Brooklyn Army Terminal Pier 4 Monday and over Astoria Wednesday.

Six RED CROSSBILLS were still along the Paumanok Trail off Schultz Road in Manorville last Wednesday and a flock of COMMON REDPOLLS was reported along the Hudson River in Sleepy Hollow last Saturday but not since. SUMMER TANAGER was still visiting an Islip feeder last Saturday.

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

-RBA
* New York
* New York City, Long Island, Westchester County
* Feb. 24, 2023
* NYNY2302.24

– Birds Mentioned

PINK-FOOTED GOOSE+
THICK-BILLED MURRE+
(+ Details requested by NYSARC)

GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE
TRUMPETER SWAN
EURASIAN WIGEON
Green-winged Teal (Eurasian form)
KING EIDER
Common Eider
HARLEQUIN DUCK
BARROW’S GOLDENEYE
Red-necked Grebe
EARED GREBE
Long-billed Dowitcher
American Woodcock
Wilson’s Snipe
Razorbill
Black-legged Kittiwake
Bonaparte’s Gull
BLACK-HEADED GULL
LITTLE GULL
Iceland Gull
Northern Gannet
Red-headed Woodpecker
RED CROSSBILL
Vesper Sparrow
Northern Waterthrush
Pine Warbler
SUMMER TANAGER

If followed by (+) please submit documentation of your report electronically and use the NYSARC online submission form found athttp://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, February 24 at 10:00 p.m.

The highlights of today’s tape are PINK FOOTED GOOSE, EARED GREBE, THICK-BILLED MURRE, LITTLE and BLACK-HEADED GULLS, TRUMPETER SWAN, GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE, EURASIAN WIGEON, KING EIDER, HARLEQUIN DUCK, BARROW’S GOLDENEYE, RED CROSSBILL, SUMMER TANAGER and more.

But first, we very sadly report the recent passing of John Yrizarry at age 96. A long-time Brooklyn resident before moving upstate, John was quite influential in local birding activities besides being an excellent artist and a wonderfully entertaining individual. Ourcondolences especially to his wife Mary – he will certainly be missed.

A PINK-FOOTED GOOSE was being seen at least to Wednesday at the north end of Hempstead Lake, where construction activities do hamper observation opportunities of the Goose flock.

An EARED GREBE was still present mid-week in Hendrix Creek off the southeast side of Brooklyn’s Shirley Chisholm State Park, and similarly a THICK-BILLED MURRE was seen at least to Monday out in Montauk’s Fort Pond Bay, usually in the southeast corner of the Bay. A TRUMPETER SWAN was also still residing on Fort Pond itself to Tuesday, favoring the northwest section of the pond, while at Montauk Point Sunday there were four BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKES and 135
RAZORBILLS.

An immature LITTLE GULL was photographed with BONAPARTE’S GULLS in Jones Inlet off the Fireman’s Park at Point Lookout last Sunday, where 58 RAZORBILLS were also counted. Lingering BLACK-HEADED GULLS were noted in Brooklyn at Plumb Beach Monday and off Coney Island Creek Park Thursday, with one still around Setauket Harbor to Tuesday.

The Westchester GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE was still on the Bowman Avenue pond in Rye Brook today.

A female EURASIAN WIGEON is often seen around the Brooklyn Army Terminal Pier 4 but has also been noted north of there around Bush Terminal Piers Park, and a male was reported again on the West Pond at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge last Saturday.

A EURASIAN form of GREEN-WINGED TEAL was still present today on Smith Pond in Rockville Centre, where other residing birds include a LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER, up to 3 WILSON’S SNIPE and 3 PINE WARBLERS.

A drake KING EIDER was still with the COMMON EIDER flock inside Shinnecock Inlet last Saturday.

A group of 7 HARLEQUIN DUCKS continues in Jones Inlet, often around the Jones Beach West End jetty, and a drake was at the Morton National Wildlife Refuge in Noyack Monday, while the drake BARROW’S GOLDENEYE was still present off Crab Meadow Beach in Northport last Sunday.

Two RED-NECKED GREBES, along with 600 NORTHERN GANNETS and a RAZORBILL, were noted off Coney Island Beach yesterday, and 6 RAZORBILLS were in Long Island Sound off Rye Town Park on Wednesday.

Single ICELAND GULLS were noted in Sheepshead Bay to Tuesday, at Brooklyn Army Terminal Pier 4 to Wednesday, and at Breezy Point today.

The RED-HEADED WOODPECKER in Brooklyn’s Marine Park was still near Stuart Street and Avenue T on Wednesday.

AMERICAN WOODCOCK are now displaying at appropriate locations.

Six RED CROSSBILLS were still along the Paumanok Trail near Jones Pond off Schultz Road in Manorville on Monday.

A VESPER SPARROW has been present recently at the Suffolk County Farm and Education Center off Yaphank Avenue, and interesting over-wintering birds feature the NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH at Brooklyn Bridge Park and the SUMMER TANAGER at a private feeder in Islip.

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

-RBA
* New York
* New York City, Long Island, Westchester County
* Feb. 14, 2023
* NYNY2302.14

– Birds Mentioned

PINK-FOOTED GOOSE+
THICK-BILLED MURRE+
(+ Details requested by NYSARC)

GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE
TRUMPETER SWAN
EURASIAN WIGEON
KING EIDER
Red-necked Grebe
EARED GREBE
Razorbill
Black-legged Kittiwake
RED-HEADED WOODPECKER
LAPLAND LONGSPUR

If followed by (+) please submit documentation of your report electronically and use the NYSARC online submission form found athttp://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 with a travel-shortened report as of Tuesday, February 14th at 6:00 p.m.

The highlights of today’s tape are PINK FOOTED GOOSE, THICK-BILLED MURRE, GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE, TRUMPETER SWAN, EURASIAN WIGEON, KING EIDER, EARED GREBE, RED-HEADED WOODPECKER and LAPLAND LONGSPUR.

A PINK-FOOTED GOOSE has been seen recently on the north end of Hempstead Lake, though visibility has been difficult due to construction activities. Another PINK-FOOTED continues to be seen in the Northport area, sometimes at the Soccer Park or on the High School fields.

A THICK-BILLED MURRE was still in Fort Pond Bay out in Montauk at least to Tuesday, most often seen around the southeast corner of the Bay. The TRUMPETER SWAN also continues right nearby – usually on the northwestern side of Fort Pond itself.

Also in Montauk, a decent gathering of 60 plus BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKES and a good number of RAZORBILLS were seen off Montauk Point and fiveRED-NECKED GREBES were off Culloden Point on Saturday.

A GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE was still visiting Tung Ting Pond in Centerport Tuesday.

A couple of EURASIAN WIGEONS continue along Long Creek in Mattituck, usually north of the Grand Avenue bridge, and another remains near Brooklyn Army Terminal Pier 4.

Also continuing are the drake KING EIDER at Shinnecock Inlet, the EARED GREBE in Hendrix Creek off Shirley Chisholm State Park, the Marine Park RED-HEADED WOODPECKER near Stuart Street and Avenue T, and the LAPLAND LONGSPUR at Floyd Bennett Field.

Happy Valentine’s Day.

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

– RBA
* New York
* New York City, Long Island, Westchester County
* Feb. 10, 2023
* NYNY2302.10

– Birds mentioned
TRUMPETER SWAN+
SWAINSON’S HAWK+
(+ Details requested by NYSARC)

GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE
EURASIAN WIGEON
KING EIDER
EARED GREBE
Piping Plover
Red Knot
Western Sandpiper
Long-billed Dowitcher
Wilson’s Snipe
DOVEKIE
Razorbill
Iceland Gull
GLAUCOUS GULL
RED-HEADED WOODPECKER
LAPLAND LONGSPUR
Northern Waterthrush
Orange-crowned Warbler
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, February 10th 2023 at 11pm. The highlights of today’s tape are SWAINSON’S HAWK, EARED GREBE, DOVEKIE, TRUMPETER SWAN, GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE, EURASIAN WIGEON, KING EIDER, GLAUCOUS GULL, RED-HEADED WOODPECKER, LAPLAND LONGSPUR, SUMMER TANAGER and more.

Going back to last Friday, February 3rd, an immature SWAINSON’S HAWK was photographed over Brooklyn’s Green-wood Cemetery in mid-afternoon and subsequently identified but apparently not spotted thereafter.

The EARED GREBE visiting Hendrick’s Creek at the north end of Jamaica Bay was still along the east side of Shirley Chisholm State Park at least to Monday.

Continuing a decent run recently of coastal alcids a DOVEKIE was identified Wednesday flying out of Jones Inlet where a total of 122 RAZORBILLS were also counted. Another nice gathering of RAZORBILLS totaled 208 off Riis Park last Sunday.

The TRUMPETER SWAN was still around the northwestern portion of Fort Pond out in Montauk at least through Monday. A GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE was seen on Tung Ting Pond in Centerport on Sunday and Tuesday while the Westchester WHITE-FRONTED has been spending most days recently on Playland Lake in Rye. The female EURASIAN WIGEON was still around Brooklyn Army Terminal Pier 4 to Wednesday and a drake KING EIDER continues in the Common Eider flock usually inside Shinnecock Inlet.

A GLAUCOUS GULL was spotted in Port Jefferson Harbor last Saturday with one also seen in the vicinity of Wainscott Pond both Sunday and yesterday while single ICELAND GULLS were reported from Governors Island Sunday, at Veterans Memorial Pier in Brooklyn Wednesday and at Pelham Bay Park in the Bronx Thursday.

A PIPING PLOVER was among the shorebirds at Point Lookout Tuesday with 2 WESTERN SANDPIPERS reported there Wednesday among the roosting flock also featuring 3 RED KNOTS. One or two LONG-BILLED DOWITCHERS and a WILSON’S SNIPE were still being seen at least to Tuesday on Smith Pond in Rockville Centre.

An immature RED-HEADED WOODPECKER continues in Brooklyn’s Marine Park usually encountered near the intersection of Stuart Street and Avenue T.

A LAPLAND LONGSPUR stayed at Brooklyn’s Floyd Bennett Field with Horned Larks from Sunday through today.

Brooklyn Bridge Park’s NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH was still present today and a decent number of ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLERS remain in the area while the SUMMER TANAGER continues to visit a private Islip feeder.

The status and timing of next week’s tape are currently unknown due to impending travel. Stay tuned.

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

– RBA
* New York
* New York City, Long Island, Westchester County
* Feb. 3, 2023
* NYNY2302.03

– Birds mentioned
PINK-FOOTED GOOSE+
TRUMPETER SWAN+
COMMON MURRE+
THICK-BILLED MURRE+
ATLANTIC PUFFIN+
(+ Details requested by NYSARC)

Greater White-fronted Goose
Eurasian Wigeon
Green-winged Teal
King Eider
Harlequin Duck
Barrow’s Goldeneye
Eared Grebe
Piping Plover
Long-billed Dowitcher
Dovekie
Razorbill
Black Guillemot
Black-legged Kittiwake
Black-headed Gull
Iceland Gull
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Northern Fulmar
Northern Gannet
Red-headed Woodpecker
Tree Swallow
Red Crossbill
Yellow-breasted Chat
Ovenbird
Northern Waterthrush
Orange-crowned Warbler
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

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Greetings. This is the New York Rare Bird Alert for Friday, February 3rd 2023 at 8pm. The highlights of today’s tape are pelagic trip results including ATLANTIC PUFFIN, DOVEKIE, COMMON MURRE, NORTHERN FULMAR plus PINK-FOOTED GOOSE, EARED GREBE, BLACK GUILLEMOT and THICK-BILLED MURRE, EURASIAN WIGEON, KING EIDER, HARLEQUIN DUCK and BARROW’S GOLDENEYE, BLACK-HEADED GULL, YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT, SUMMER TANAGER and more.

A 12 hour pelagic last Saturday aboard the American Princess left Sheepshead Bay at 6am and got out to waters warm enough to produce nice numbers of DOVEKIES with just over 13 hundred counted along with 11 ATLANTIC PUFFINS, 2 COMMON MURRES, 33 RAZORBILLS and a NORTHERN FULMAR. Other highlights included 2 ICELAND and 11 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS and 175 NORTHERN GANNETS.

Two PINK-FOOTED GEESE were found together last Saturday morning roosting at Crab Meadow Beach in Northport and were also spotted in that area near Blanchard Lake Sunday but haven’t been seen since.

The EARED GREBE at the north end of Jamaica Bay was still being seen around the mouth of Hendrick’s Creek off Shirley Chisholm State Park last weekend and likely continues there.

Completing the sweep of the eastern alcids for the week a BLACK GUILLEMOT was reported flying past Montauk Point last Sunday and a THICK-BILLED MURRE was still frequenting Fort Pond Bay often off Navy Beach at least to Thursday. There were also reports of a COMMON MURRE off Montauk Point Tuesday and of a couple of DOVEKIES with 29 RAZORBILLS off Jones Beach West End Wednesday with 2 more DOVEKIES last Saturday at Montauk Point.

A TRUMPETER SWAN continues around the northwest corner of Fort Pond in Montauk and single GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GEESE remain near Tung Ting Pond in Centerport and the Rye area in Westchester County. A female type EURASIAN WIGEON on the Brooklyn shore was seen at both Brooklyn Army Terminal Pier 4 and Bush Terminal Piers Park later in the week with a drake seen Saturday at Puppy Cove, a western arm of Huntington Harbor, while the Eurasian form of GREEN-WINGED TEAL continues at Santapogue Creek in West Babylon. Also continuing are a drake KING EIDER in a Common Eider flock around Shinnecock Inlet, up to 6 HARLEQUIN DUCKS off Ditch Plains in Montauk and a drake BARROW’S GOLDENEYE off Crab Meadow Beach.

BLACK-HEADED GULLS were noted this week off Astoria Park in Queens Sunday and Jones Inlet Wednesday and around Setauket Harbor yesterday. A BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKE remained around Lake Montauk inlet to Thursday and local ICELAND GULLS were spotted in Brooklyn and Staten Island during the week.

A PIPING PLOVER was at Jones Beach West End Sunday and 2 LONG-BILLED DOWITCHERS have continued at Smith Pond in Rockville Centre at least to yesterday.

The immature RED-HEADED WOODPECKER was still visiting Marine Park in Brooklyn to Wednesday usually near the intersection of Stewart Street and Avenue T. Up to 8 TREE SWALLOWS at Breezy Point from Saturday to Thursday might regret their decision to be here. RED CROSSBILLS this week included a few at Jones Beach West End to Thursday and 5 at the Quogue Wildlife Refuge Sunday. A YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT was a nice find Saturday at Fleets Cove Beach Park in Huntington.

Among some lingering warblers have been one each of NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH, OVENBIRD and ORANGE-CROWNED at Brooklyn Bridge Park and a SUMMER TANAGER continues to visit a private feeder in Islip.

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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-RBA
* New York
* New York City, Long Island, Westchester County
* Jan. 27, 2023
* NYNY2301.27

– Birds Mentioned

THICK-BILLED MURRE+
PACIFIC LOON+
(+ Details requested by NYSARC)

Trumpeter Swan
EURASIAN WIGEON
Green-winged Teal (Eurasian form)
KING EIDER
HARLEQUIN DUCK
BARROW’S GOLDENEYE
Red-necked Grebe
EARED GREBE
Long-billed Dowitcher
DOVEKIE
COMMON MURRE
Razorbill
Black-legged Kittiwake
Bonaparte’s Gull
BLACK-HEADED GULL
LITTLE GULL
Iceland Gull
GLAUCOUS GULL
Red-headed Woodpecker
RED CROSSBILL
Ovenbird
Northern Waterthrush
Orange-crowned Warbler
Nashville Warbler
Palm Warbler
Pine Warbler
SUMMER TANAGER

If followed by (+) please submit documentation of your report electronically and use the NYSARC online submission form found athttp://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

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Greetings! This is the New York Rare Bird Alert for Friday, January 27, 2023 at 11:00 pm.

The highlights of today’s tape are PACIFIC LOON, EARED GREBE, COMMON and THICK-BILLED MURRES and DOVEKIE, LITTLE, BLACK-HEADED and GLAUCOUS GULLS, EURASIAN WIGEON, KING EIDER, BARROW’S GOLDENEYE and HARLEQUINDUCK, RED CROSSBILL, SUMMER TANAGER and more.

Delivering a repeat performance, a short trip aboard the American Princess last Sunday afternoon produced a second sighting of PACIFIC LOON in a week, this one seen south of Coney Island not too distant from last week’s pelagic trip sighting. Another PACIFIC LOON was spotted in the inlet at Lake Montauk last Saturday, where it was also reported again Wednesday.|

An EARED GREBE continues to be seen in Hendrix Creek along the northeastern side of Shirley Chisholm State Park at the north end of Jamaica Bay.

It was another good week coastally for alcids, with RAZORBILLS providing the bulk of the individuals, including roughly 4,800 estimated off Montauk Point last Saturday. Also at the Point were two DOVEKIES and a THICK-BILLED MURRE Saturday along with 80 BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKES, and Montauk Harbor inlet attracted both single THICK-BILLED and COMMON MURRES over the weekend, a COMMON still there today. A THICK-BILLED stayed around Fort Pond Bay through yesterday, and the Camp Hero overlook produced reports of COMMON MURRE andDOVEKIE last weekend as well.

Other Montauk highlights featured a TRUMPETER SWAN continuing around the northwestern corner of Fort Pond, some HARLEQUIN DUCKS remaining off Ditch Plains, a GLAUCOUS and multiple ICELAND GULLS mostly around the Harbor inlet, and a couple of RED-NECKED GREBES still off Culloden Point yesterday. 

A THICK-BILLED MURRE was also seen off Coney Island Creek Park yesterday.

An adult LITTLE GULL was photographed Wednesday along with two BONAPARTE’S GULLS just inside Shinnecock Inlet, where a drake KING EIDER has also been hanging out. A BLACK-HEADED GULL was present in Setauket Harbor last weekend, when multiple ICELAND GULLS were noted along the Staten Island coast from Fort Wadsworth down to ConferenceHouse Park.

A drake EURASIAN WIGEON continues on Long Creek in Mattituck, usually north of the Grand Avenue bridge, and a female was identified at the West Sayville Golf Course Sunday. The drake EURASIAN GREEN-WINGED TEAL was still visiting Santapogue Creek in West Babylon on Tuesday. A drake BARROW’S GOLDENEYE can still be found off Crab Meadow Beach inNorthport, and a female was reported at Founders Landing in Southold yesterday.”

A RED-NECKED GREBE was still off Coney Island in Brooklyn today, two LONG-BILLED DOWITCHERS have been present lately at Smith Pond in Rockville Centre, and the immature RED-HEADED WOODPECKER was still in Marine Park, Brooklyn, on Tuesday, often near the intersection of Stuart Street and Avenue T.

Last Sunday there were still 18 RED CROSSBILLS at Jones Beach West End, and 16 were found at Cupsogue Beach as well.

Recent WARBLERS have included both OVENBIRD and NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH at Brooklyn Bridge Park and several scattered ORANGE-CROWNEDS, plusNASHVILLE, PALM and PINE, and a SUMMER TANAGER continues at a private Islip feeder.

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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-RBA
* New York
* New York City, Long Island, Westchester County
* Jan. 20, 2023
* NYNY2301.20

– Birds Mentioned

SHORT-BILLED GULL+
PACIFIC LOON+
(+ Details requested by NYSARC)

GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE
Trumpeter Swan
Tundra Swan
EURASIAN WIGEON
GREEN-WINGED TEAL (Eurasian form)
KING EIDER
HARLEQUIN DUCK
BARROW’S GOLDENEYE
Red-necked Grebe
EARED GREBE
DOVEKIE
COMMON MURRE
Razorbill
BLACK GUILLEMOT
Black-legged Kittiwake
BLACK-HEADED GULL
Iceland Gull
Lesser Black-backed Gull
GLAUCOUS GULL
Northern Gannet
Rough-legged Hawk
Red-headed Woodpecker
Red Crossbill
Lapland Longspur
DICKCISSEL


If followed by (+) please submit documentation of your report electronically and use the NYSARC online submission form found athttp://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, January 20, 2023 at 11:00 pm.

The highlights of today’s tape are pelagic trip results, including PACIFIC LOON and COMMON MURRE, SHORT-BILLED GULL, EARED GREBE,DOVEKIE and BLACK GUILLEMOT, GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE, EURASIAN WIGEON and EURASIAN GREEN-WINGED TEAL, KING EIDER, HARLEQUIN DUCK and BARROW’S GOLDENEYE, BLACK-HEADED and GLAUCOUS GULLS, DICKCISSEL and more.

An eight-hour inshore pelagic trip aboard the American Princess left Sheepshead Bay Saturday morning and immediately came across a PACIFIC LOON off Breezy Point, while other later highlights included 5 COMMON MURRES, 73 RAZORBILLS, a BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKE, 20 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS, and over 400 NORTHERN GANNETS.

With Thursday providing another bad weather day, the SHORT-BILLED GULL showed up again on the Randall’s Island fields, the third time it has followed this scenario.

An EARED GREBE continues in Hendrix Creek off Shirley Chisholm State Park at the north end of Jamaica Bay, seen there today.

A few DOVEKIES continue to be seen, with birds this week reported from Shinnecock Inlet today, Jones Beach Wednesday, and Montauk Point Monday.

Out in Montauk, 2 BLACK GUILLEMOTS were present this week: an adult continuing around Fort Pond Bay and seen today from Culloden Point, and an immature spotted off Montauk Point Thursday. A major RAZORBILL early morning flight around Montauk Point on Thursday produced a rough estimate of 3,500, many congregating around the Point, where other Thursday highlights included around 320 BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKES and 440 NORTHERN GANNETS, one of 8 RED-NECKED GREBES seen in the Montauk area that day, an ICELAND GULL, and a fly-over LAPLAND LONGSPUR. Three HARLEQUIN DUCKS were also off Ditch Plains in Montauk Thursday, and the TRUMPETER SWAN was still around the west side of Fort Pond on Wednesday.

Single GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GEESE included one in the Rye area all week, one each at Tung Ting Pond in Centerport Sunday and the Northport High School Monday, and another along Oregon Road in Cutchogue today.

Three TUNDRA SWANS were seen at distance flying northerly past Great Kills Park on Monday afternoon.

Two drake EURASIAN WIGEONS were still on Mattituck Creek Sunday, with one on the West Pond at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge Monday and another on the Sayville Mill Pond Tuesday, while a drake EURASIAN GREEN-WINGED TEAL was photographed on Santapogue Creek in West Babylon Tuesday.

Female KING EIDERS were noted at Point Lookout Saturday and off Governor’s Island Tuesday, with a drake still around Shinnecock Inlet Thursday and today.

The drake BARROW’S GOLDENEYE remains off Crab Meadow Beach in Northport.

Single BLACK-HEADED GULLS were noted Monday and Wednesday at Jones Beach West End, on Tuesday and Wednesday at Flax Pond in Old Field, and again at Randall’s Island Thursday, while single ICELAND GULLS on Monday appeared in Prospect Park, at Coney Island and in Astoria Park, Queens. A GLAUCOUS GULL was spotted at Goldsmiths Inlet County Park in Southold Sunday.

A light ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK, very unusual this winter, appeared Sunday at Gilgo.

An immature RED-HEADED WOODPECKER remains in Marine Park, Brooklyn, near the Stuart Street and Avenue T intersection.

Some RED CROSSBILLS continue at Jones Beach West End and along the Paumanok Trail off Schultz Road in Manorville, and a DICKCISSSEL was found Thursday at Southards Pond Park in Babylon.

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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– RBA
* New York
* New York City, Long Island, Westchester County
* Jan. 13, 2023
* NYNY2301.13

– Birds mentioned
PINK-FOOTED GOOSE+
TRUMPETER SWAN+
COMMON MURRE+
THICK-BILLED MURRE+
SWAINSON’S HAWK+
(+ Details requested by NYSARC)

GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE
Cackling Goose
EURASIAN WIGEON
KING EIDER
HARLEQUIN DUCK
BARROW’S GOLDENEYE
Red-necked Grebe
Common Gallinule
DOVEKIE
Razorbill
Black-legged Kittiwake
BLACK-HEADED GULL
American Bittern
Red-headed Woodpecker
RED CROSSBILL
Vesper Sparrow
Ovenbird
Northern Waterthrush
SUMMER TANAGER

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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

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Greetings. This is the New York Rare Bird Alert for Friday, January 13th 2023 at 11pm. The highlights of today’s tape are SWAINSON’S HAWK, DOVEKIE, COMMON and THICK-BILLED MURRES, PINK-FOOTED and GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GEESE, EURASIAN WIGEON, BARROW’S GOLDENEYE, KING EIDER and HARLEQUIN DUCK, BLACK-HEADED GULL, RED CROSSBILL, SUMMER TANAGER and more.

Last Sunday a juvenile SWAINSON’S HAWK was spotted along the waterfront adjacent to Front Street in the Clifton section of northeastern Staten Island spending much of its time sitting along the shoreline. It continued there into late Monday morning when it suddenly took flight and disappeared to the northwest.

Alcids continue to occur along the Atlantic coast especially RAZORBILLS with over 250 counted moving west off Jones Beach West End last Tuesday. Some DOVEKIES have also occurred coastally. Single birds this week occurring off the Montauk Harbor mouth last Sunday, off Dune Road at Dolphin Beach Monday, in Jones Inlet Tuesday and off the jetty at Jones today with 2 off Robert Moses State Park yesterday. A COMMON MURRE was photographed again off Breezy Point last Saturday and a THICK-BILLED MURRE was reported off Orient Point the same day with another photographed off Smith Point County Park in Shirley on Wednesday.

A PINK-FOOTED GOOSE was noted again last Saturday at Tung Ting Pond in Centerport, this technically private pond also featuring a GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE at least to Wednesday. The southern Westchester WHITE-FRONTED had been daily on the Bowman Avenue Pond in Rye Brook until it moved over to Playland Lake in Rye today. A few CACKLING GEESE have been identified in various regional Canada flocks and a TRUMPETER SWAN was still at the western side of Fort Pond in Montauk Sunday. A drake EURASIAN WIGEON was being seen at least to Wednesday on Long Creek by looking north from the Grand Avenue bridge in Mattituck when another was on the south section of Patchogue Lake on Tuesday. A drake KING EIDER was photographed leaving Shinnecock Inlet on Wednesday and a HARLEQUIN DUCK was at Ditch Plains Beach in Montauk Monday with another still around the Jones Beach West End jetty today. The drake BARROW’S GOLDENEYE was still off Crab Meadow Beach in Northport Tuesday.

A BLACK-HEADED GULL flew by Randall’s Island last Sunday with another at Brooklyn’s Plumb Beach Tuesday and an adult still in Setauket Harbor Wednesday. Three BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKES were spotted off Montauk Point today.

Single RED-NECKED GREBES were off Breezy Point Thursday and continuing in Fort Pond Bay today.

A COMMON GALLINULE remains at the Mill Pond Preserve off Merrick Road in Wantagh and AMERICAN BITTERN is most regularly seen along Dune Road.

An immature RED-HEADED WOODPECKER was seen in Brooklyn’s Marine Park yesterday and today near the Avenue T entrance on the west side.

Up to 30 or so RED CROSSBILLS continue around Jones Beach West End with others also out along the Paumanok Trail near Jones Pond off Schultz Road in Manorville.

A VESPER SPARROW was at the Suffolk County Farm and Education Center off Yaphank Avenue last weekend with another near the west end of Hulse Landing Road in Calverton.

Both OVENBIRD and NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH continue on Brooklyn Bridge Park and the SUMMER TANAGER remains at feeders at a private Islip home.

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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