– RBA
* New York
* New York City, Long Island, Westchester County
* Jul. 14, 2023
* NYNY2307.14
– Birds mentioned
WHITE-FACED IBIS+
TROPICAL/COUCH’S KINGBIRD+
(+ Details requested by NYSARC)
AMERICAN AVOCET
WHIMBREL
Stilt Sandpiper
White-rumped Sandpiper
BROWN PELICAN
Red-headed Woodpecker
RED CROSSBILL
Yellow-throated 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, July 14th 2023 at 11pm in a shortened vacation format. The highlights of today’s tape are a TROPICAL or a COUCH’S type KINGBIRD, WHITE-FACED IBIS, BROWN PELICAN, AMERICAN AVOCET, WHIMBREL, RED CROSSBILL and more.
Today, about 2pm, a yellow bellied kingbird having the features of a TROPICAL or a COUCH’S KINGBIRD including a large bill and notched brownish tail was spotted in Prospect Park Brooklyn initially around the peninsula meadow. Later it was refound along Breeze Hill but ultimately disappeared again. If present Saturday try to record any vocalizations as these could be key in determining this bird’s specific identity.
Last Saturday at Captree Island a WHITE-FACED IBIS was uncovered among the Glossy’s there. This bird had not retained its white facial feathering but did have red eyes and pink facial skin as well as red knees.
BROWN PELICANS had a good week along the coast being spotted every day and from at least 9 different locations from Staten Island east to Cupsogue Beach County Park. Higher numbers featured 7 in Fire Island Inlet today and up to 8 off southern Staten Island last weekend.
Shorebirds now heading south included an AMERICAN AVOCET visiting the south end of the East Pond at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge Monday, 3 WHIMBREL at Breezy Point last Sunday and another at Cupsogue Tuesday and 4 STILT SANDPIPERS at Jamaica Bay’s West Pond as of Saturday with a WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER there Tuesday.
Out along the Paumanok Trail on Thursday were 3 continuing RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS and 7 RED CROSSBILLS. This area is reached off Schultz Road in Manorville near Jones Pond.
YELLOW-THROATED WARBLERS remain at the Bayard Cutting Arboretum in Great River.
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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