– RBA
* New York
* New York City, Long Island, Westchester County
* Aug. 20, 2021
* NYNY2108.20
– Birds mentioned
BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING-DUCK+
WHITE-TAILED TROPICBIRD+
WHITE-FACED STORM-PETREL+
BAND-RUMPED STORM-PETREL+
BLACK-CAPPED PETREL+
(+ Details requested by NYSARC)
KING EIDER
UPLAND SANDPIPER
Whimbrel
MARBLED GODWIT
Stilt Sandpiper
White-rumped Sandpiper
Pectoral Sandpiper
Western Sandpiper
Long-billed Dowitcher
WILSON’S PHALAROPE
RED-NECKED PHALAROPE
Pomarine Jaeger
Gull-billed Tern
Caspian Tern
Black Tern
Royal Tern
Wilson’s Storm-Petrel
Leach’s Storm-Petrel
Cory’s Shearwater
Great Shearwater
AUDUBON’S SHEARWATER
BROWN PELICAN
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
Purple Martin
Cliff Swallow
SEDGE WREN
Worm-eating Warbler
PROTHONOTARY WARBLER
Tennessee Warbler
Mourning Warbler
Hooded Warbler
Bay-breasted Warbler
Wilson’s Warbler
BLUE GROSBEAK
DICKCISSEL
– 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, August 20th 2021 at 10pm. The highlights of today’s tape are pelagic research vessel findings including WHITE-TAILED TROPICBIRD, WHITE-FACED and BAND-RUMPED STORM-PETRELS, BLACK-CAPPED PETREL and AUDUBON’S SHEARWATER plus BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING-DUCK, BROWN PELICAN, KING EIDER, RED-NECKED and WILSON’S PHALAROPES, MARBLED GODWIT, UPLAND SANDPIPER, SEDGE WREN, PROTHONOTARY WARBLER, BLUE GROSBEAK, DICKCISSEL and more.
A NOAA research vessel transecting through New York waters 150 miles or so out in the Atlantic early on Tuesday had the good fortune of spotting an adult WHITE-TAILED TROPICBIRD as it flew high above their boat and away. Other highlights in New York from transects on Tuesday and again today included 3 sightings of WHITE-FACED STORM-PETREL, one on Tuesday and 2 today, 3 BLACK-CAPPED PETRELS and 2 BAND-RUMPED STORM-PETRELS today and combined totals of 7 LEACH’S and 15 WILSON’S STORM-PETRELS, 22 CORY’S, 9 GREAT and 8 AUDUBON’S SHEARWATERS and 3 POMARINE JAEGERS.
Back on shore the BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING-DUCK continues on the East Pond at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, usually at the Cove in the southwest corner of the pond. Also on the East Pond have been at least 2 continuing WILSON’S PHALAROPES while the 3 RED-NECKED PHALAROPES stayed for the shorebird festival last Saturday but then moved on. The East Pond does though continue to provide a good variety of shorebirds including STILT, WHITE-RUMPED, PECTORAL, WESTERN SANDPIPER and an occasional LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER among the more numerous species. Visiting GULL-BILLED TERNS and BLACK TERNS and lots of waterfowl. A MARBLED GODWIT was still near Ruffel Bar out at Jamaica Bay to Monday and yesterday 7 BROWN PELICANS showed up in the bay to out into Jamaica Bay as well.
Other BROWN PELICANS during the week included 2 off Cupsogue County Park last Saturday and 4 off Huguenot Beach on Staten Island Sunday. Cupsogue also hosted a MARBLED GODWIT and 2 WHIMBRELS last Saturday while single MARBLED GODWIT and WHIMBREL visited Mecox Sunday. Two more WHIMBRELS were seen at Plumb Beach in Brooklyn Wednesday along with 4 GULL-BILLED TERNS.
On Staten Island, at restricted Freshkills Park, notable sightings included an UPLAND SANDPIPER Saturday along with 2 SEDGE WRENS and 2 BLUE GROSBEAKS with 4 SEDGE WRENS counted there Wednesday.
CASPIAN TERNS featured a couple at Croton Point Park Monday with one there yesterday this only increasing coastal numbers of ROYAL TERNS included up to 4 at Plumb Beach.
Also on Staten Island 2 immature male KING EIDERS continue along the shore between Great Kills Park and Wolfe’s Pond Park while another young male was seen Wednesday around Montauk Harbor Inlet from the Cresli Whale Watching boat which also recorded 11 CORY’S SHEARWATERS and 25 WILSON’S STORM-PETRELS.
A PROTHONOTARY WARBLER in Central Park since the 11th was still around the Ramble today. Among the other warbler migrants this week, most still in rather low numbers, were a MOURNING or two in Central Park plus species such as WORM-EATING, TENNESSEE, BAY-BREASTED, WILSON’S and HOODED while other migrants included YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER, PURPLE MARTIN and CLIFF SWALLOW.
Besides the DICKCISSELS now feeding young at Croton Point Park another was spotted Sunday at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge.
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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