– RBA
* New York
* New York City, Long Island, Westchester County
* Nov. 13, 2020
* NYNY2011.13
– Birds mentioned
RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD+
ASH-THROATED FLYCATCHER+
PACIFIC-SLOPE FLYCATCHER+
(+ Details requested by NYSARC)
Red-necked Grebe
EARED GREBE
Pomarine Jaeger
Parasitic Jaeger
BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKE
LITTLE GULL
Black Tern
MANX SHEARWATER
Wilson’s Storm-Petrel
EURASIAN WIGEON
KING EIDER
GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE
TUNDRA SWAN
Cattle Egret
American Golden-Plover
WESTERN KINGBIRD
Evening Grosbeak
Purple Finch
Red Crossbill
Common Redpoll
Pine Siskin
LAPLAND LONGSPUR
LARK SPARROW
CLAY-COLORED SPARROW
BLUE GROSBEAK
DICKCISSEL
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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/…
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, November 13th 2020 at 10pm. The highlights of today’s tape are PACIFIC-SLOPE FLYCATCHER, ASH-THROATED FLYCATCHER, RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD, EARED GREBE, LITTLE GULL, WESTERN KINGBIRD, GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE, TUNDRA SWAN, EURASIAN WIGEON, KING EIDER, MANX SHEARWATER, BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKE, LAPLAND LONGSPUR, CLAY-COLORED SPARROW, LARK SPARROW, BLUE GROSBEAK, DICKCISSEL, winter finches and much more.
A western type flycatcher found October 31st in Kissena Park Queens and by vocalizations identified as a PACIFIC-SLOPE FLYCATCHER was enjoyed by many through last Saturday but has either been extremely elusive or disappeared since then. It had been frequenting densely vegetated areas just west of 164th Street across from Underhill Avenue.
An ASH-THROATED FLYCATCHER was apparently photographed last Monday at Fort Washington Park in northern Manhattan but an eBird report, not by the single observer, contained no details or photographs, hopefully not a procedure that will be repeated.
The RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD was still visiting the feeder at the Bayard Cutting Arboretum in Great River today and the EARED GREBE was seen as recently as Wednesday on the East Pond at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge usually viewed from the Big John’s Pond overlook. A WESTERN KINGBIRD was spotted early Saturday as it flew by morning flight observers at Breezy Point where a nicely plumaged drake KING EIDER noted offshore Saturday in a Common Eider flock has lingered to today.
An adult LITTLE GULL appeared during a seawatch off Robert Moses State Park field 2 this morning and later in the day the good gathering of gulls offshore there attracted several PARASITIC JAEGERS and a lingering larger jaeger believed to be a POMARINE JAEGER. An immature BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKE was photographed on the beach at Jones Beach West End Wednesday and a boat offshore south of West Hampton Monday counted several BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKES as well as 3 MANX SHEARWATER and 6 GREAT SHEARWATERS and a WILSON’S STORM-PETREL.
Ten TUNDRA SWANS visited fields along Oregon Road in Cutchogue today and
recent single GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GEESE were noted on a Northport High School field Thursday and today and at Tung Ting Pond in Centerport Wednesday and Thursday the latter also hosting a EURASIAN WIGEON to today.
A peak of 4 AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVERS occurred at Plumb Beach in Brooklyn on Thursday with another last Sunday at Jones Beach West End where a BLACK TERN was photographed Tuesday. A RED-NECKED GREBE was near Spring Creek in Jamaica Bay as of Tuesday and 2 CATTLE EGRETS visited Croton Point Park Thursday. A LAPLAND LONGSPUR flew by Plumb Beach Sunday morning.
A LARK SPARROW was found Saturday near Triton Lane in Hampton Bays and was still present Monday while one Sunday flying by Robert Moses State Park in the morning was followed by one seen later at Floyd Bennett Field and a CLAY-COLORED SPARROW visited Jones Beach West End Sunday and Monday. A BLUE GROSBEAK was spotted at the Marine Park Salt Marsh Nature Center Tuesday and single DICKCISSELS visited Robert Moses State Park Monday and Marshlands Conservancy in Rye Wednesday and winter finch flights continue, last Sunday good movement by Robert Moses State Park and Jones Beach West End featured 7 and 14 RED CROSSBILLS respectively plus a few COMMON REDPOLLS, big numbers of PINE SISKINS and an accommodating EVENING GROSBEAK at West End and some PURPLE FINCHES and more are on their way.
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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