– RBA
* New York
* New York City, Long Island, Westchester County
* Jan. 5, 2024
* NYNY2401.05
– Birds mentioned
PINK-FOOTED GOOSE+
ASH-THROATED FLYCATCHER+
MOUNTAIN BLUEBIRD+
MACGILLIVRAY’S WARBLER+
TOWNSEND’S WARBLER+
WESTERN TANAGER+
(+ Details requested by NYSARC)
BARNACLE GOOSE
Eurasian Wigeon
Green-winged Teal (Eurasian form “Common Teal”)
TUFTED DUCK
King Eider
Harlequin Duck
BARROW’S GOLDENEYE
Red-necked Grebe
MARBLED GODWIT
Short-billed Dowitcher
Parasitic Jaeger
Dovekie
Razorbill
BLACK GUILLEMOT
Black-legged Kittiwake
BLACK-HEADED GULL
Iceland Gull
Red-headed Woodpecker
Northern Shrike
Lapland Longspur
Baltimore Oriole
Orange-crowned Warbler
Cape May Warbler
Yellow Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler (western subspecies “Audubon’s” form)
Yellow-throated Warbler
Wilson’s Warbler
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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, January 5th 2024 at 11pm. The highlights of today’s tape are MACGILLIVRAY’S and TOWNSEND’S WARBLERS, MOUNTAIN BLUEBIRD, ASH-THROATED FLYCATCHER, WESTERN TANAGER, BLACK GUILLEMOT, PINK-FOOTED and BARNACLE GEESE, TUFTED DUCK, BARROW’S GOLDENEYE, BLACK-HEADED GULL, MARBLED GODWIT, Christmas Count results and much more.
The celebrated Bronx warbler duo continues with both the MACGILLIVRAY’S and TOWNSEND’S seen today. The key area to search for these 2 warblers is along West 231st Street just west of Independence Avenue. This area is a mostly residential neighborhood so please stay on the public streets and sidewalks. Along West 231st look and listen for the MACGILLIVRAY’S in the heavier low vegetation along the street or in the overgrown lot on the south side of West 231st. The TOWNSEND’S is usually seen when it visits various evergreens especially on the north side of West 231st and some patience may be necessary.
A MOUNTAIN BLUEBIRD was still present today at Heckscher State Park usually in the roadway median just north of the park cottages at the northeast sector of the park’s circle road.
An ASH-THROATED FLYCATCHER continues in Mount Vernon, Westchester County often found feeding in the trees along South 8th Avenue south of West 2nd Street but may wander to adjacent streets as well. Another ASH-THROATED was seen again Wednesday in Brooklyn’s Owl’s Head Park.
A WESTERN TANAGER at Jones Beach West End was still present today in trees around the entrance to the Coast Guard Station and public parking lot as was the “Audubon’s” YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER.
A BLACK GUILLEMOT was spotted today at Shinnecock Inlet stopping briefly before moving deeper into the bay.
The PINK-FOOTED GOOSE continues in the Mill Neck-Oyster Bay area ranging from the Planting Fields Arboretum up to Beaver Lake and surrounding grassy areas. Single EURASIAN WIGEON continue at Connetquot River State Park, on Jamaica Bay’s West Pond and on Long Creek in Mattituck north of the Grand Avenue bridge. A male BARROW’S GOLDENEYE was seen Sunday and Monday in Three Mile Harbor as viewed from the end of Hands Creek Road in Northwest Harbor and single KING EIDERS continue in Jones Inlet and at Montauk Point.
Two BLACK-HEADED GULLS were present today off Jones Beach field 10 where up to 12 MARBLED GODWITS have been counted recently associating with a flock of American Oystercatchers.
A YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER was seen Saturday and Tuesday in Orient just west of Narrow River Road and a CAPE MAY WARBLER was in Orient Sunday.
The Southern Nassau Christmas Count on Saturday, December 30th totaled an excellent New York State record 146 species. Among their numerous highlights were “Eurasian” GREEN-WINGED TEAL, KING EIDER, 8 HARLEQUIN DUCKS, 10 MARBLED GODWITS, DOVEKIE, BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKE, 2 BLACK-HEADED GULLS, LAPLAND LONGSPUR, one “Audubon’s” YELLOW-RUMPED and 13 ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLERS, WESTERN TANAGER and 3 new count records: SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER, 2 PARASITIC JAEGERS and YELLOW WARBLER.
The Central Suffolk Count Wednesday, December 27th netted 120 species including ICELAND and BLACK-HEADED GULLS and RED-HEADED WOODPECKER.
The Smithtown Count Wednesday, December 27th recorded 114 species including TUFTED DUCK and Head-of-Harbor HARLEQUIN DUCK, RED-NECKED GREBE, RAZORBILL and 2 BALTIMORE ORIOLES.
On the Putnam Count on Tuesday, January 2nd among its 85 species had a BARNACLE GOOSE still present on Lake Gleneida in Carmel, NORTHERN SHRIKE, BALTIMORE ORIOLE and WILSON’S WARBLER
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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