NYC Area Rare Bird Alert, 7/31/2026

– RBA
* New York
* New York City, Long Island, Westchester County
* Jul. 31, 2026
* NYNY2607.31

– Birds mentioned
RUFF+
LONG-TAILED JAEGER+
BRIDLED TERN+
(+ Details requested by NYSARC)

[Removed Ross’s Gull, mistakenly typed ROSS for RUFF with an automatic text
expansion filling in ROSS’S GULL.]

Whimbrel
Long-billed Dowitcher
Wilson’s Phalarope
Stilt Sandpiper
White-rumped Sandpiper
Pectoral Sandpiper
Parasitic Jaeger
Pomarine Jaeger
LITTLE GULL
GLAUCOUS GULL
Caspian Tern
Black Tern
ARCTIC TERN
Wilson’s Storm-Petrel
Cory’s Shearwater
Scopoli’s Shearwater
Great Shearwater
Sooty Shearwater
Manx Shearwater
BROWN PELICAN
WHITE-FACED IBIS
Tennessee Warbler
CERULEAN WARBLER
Prairie Warbler
Canada Warbler
BLUE GROSBEAK

– 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 31st 2026*
at 11pm. The highlights of today’s tape are BRIDLED TERN, LONG-TAILED
JAEGER, and other pelagics, RUFF, LITTLE GULL, ARCTIC TERN, BROWN PELICAN,
WHITE-FACED IBIS, GLAUCOUS GULL, CERULEAN WARBLER, BLUE GROSBEAK, and more.

An adult BRIDLED TERN made another brief appearance on eastern Long Island
photographed last Monday as it quickly flew out of Mecox Inlet. This
completed a trio of rewarding days at Mecox with an immature LITTLE GULL
visiting there on Saturday and Sunday producing single subadult ARCTIC and
molting adult BLACK TERNS. A private boat visiting the New York and Rhode
Island waters between Block Island Sound and off Montauk east to Block
Island last Monday encountered a continuing bonanza of seabirds including
single LONG-TAILED, PARASITIC and POMARINE JAEGERS all nicely photographed
as well as some WILSON’S STORM-PETRELS, over 1,900 GREAT SHEARWATERS, over
200 CORY’S, and a few SCOPOLI’S SHEARWATERS and over 100 of both SOOTY and
MANX SHEARWATERS. The latter in quite impressive numbers.

A RUFF, almost fully molted into non-breeding plumage, was photographed
again Monday on the East Pond at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. This pond is
unfortunately no where near in ideal condition for the Fall shorebird
migration already underway but southbound birds are visiting and utilizing
what shoreline is suitable. So, if visiting the East Pond please be careful
and do not push feeding shorebirds from the limited habitat available.

A WHITE-FACED IBIS was reported at the north end on Monday and other
shorebirds at the bay this week included WILSON’S PHALAROPE, LONG-BILLED
DOWITCHER, HUDSONIAN WHIMBREL and STILT, WHITE-RUMPED and PECTORAL
SANDPIPERS.

Various BROWN PELICANS along Long Island’s Atlantic shore included one off
Jones Beach last Saturday, two at Plumb Beach Monday, six off Fort Tilden
Wednesday and up to four off Riis Park from Wednesday on and four at Gilgo
Thursday.

An immature GLAUCOUS GULL continues in the Breezy Point to Coney Island
area and CASPIAN TERNS were noted at Jamaica Bay Saturday, Calvert Vaux
Park Wednesday and Plumb Beach Wednesday and Thursday.

A few migrant warblers reported recently featured TENNESSEE, a couple of
CERULEANS in Central Park, PRAIRIE and CANADA and BLUE GROSBEAKS remain in
decent numbers at the Preston’s Pond Complex and elsewhere in Calverton.

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

NYC Area Rare Bird Alert, 7/24/2026

-RBA
* New York
* New York City, Long Island, Westchester County
* July 24, 2026
* NYNY2607.24

– Birds Mentioned:

RUFF+
FRANKLIN’S GULL+

(+ Details requested by NYSARC)

BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING-DUCK
Sora
Hudsonian Whimbrel
Parasitic Jaeger
Laughing Gull
Glaucous Gull
Wilson’s Storm-Petrel
Cory’s Shearwater
Scopoli’s Shearwater
Great Shearwater
Sooty Shearwater
Manx Shearwater
BROWN PELICAN
SEDGE WREN
SUMMER TANAGER
BLUE GROSBEAK
DICKCISSEL

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:  Gail Benson

[~BEGIN RBA TAPE~]

Greetings! This is the New York Rare Bird Alert for Friday, July 24,
2026 at 11:00 pm.
The highlights of this late vacation-shortened tape are FRANKLIN’S
GULL, BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING-DUCK, RUFF, BROWN PELICAN, continuing
seabirds off Montauk Point, SEDGE WREN, BLUE GROSBEAK, SUMMER TANAGER,
DICKCISSEL and more.

On Thursday afternoon an adult FRANKLIN’S GULL was spotted feeding
with LAUGHING GULLS off Crooke’s Point at Great Kills Park on Staten
Island, staying there long enough to be nicely photographed.

The two BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING-DUCKS visiting the College Point
Wetlands in Queens since July 14th were last noted at that site last
Saturday.

A RUFF, conceivably the same individual previously out at Jones Beach,
was photographed on the East Pond at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge last
Tuesday, the bird at the south end of the East Pond, where other
migrant shorebirds and a SORA have also been seen recently.

Several sightings of BROWN PELICANS this week peaked with 14 counted
off Oak Beach inside Fire Island Inlet last Wednesday, 1 also there
Thursday; others included a couple off Breezy Point Thursday, 1
Friday, and 2 off Watch Hill on Fire Island last Saturday.

Good numbers of pelagic seabirds continue off Eastern Long Island,
including a large flight reported from Montauk Point last Saturday
that featured high numbers of CORY’S and some accompanying SCOPOLI’S
SHEARWATERS, numerous GREAT and some SOOTY SHEARWATERS and also a few
MANX SHEARWATERS.  WILSON’S STORM-PETREL and PARASITIC JAEGER were
also noted.  Half-day
whale-watching trips sponsored by CRESLI from Montauk harbor are a
good way to enjoy these birds and some exciting whales.

Various migrating shorebirds lately have included 4 HUDSONIAN WHIMBREL
at Breezy Point Sunday and 2 out in Jamaica Bay Thursday as well as
other expected species.

An immature GLAUCOUS GULL continues in the Breezy Point to Coney Island area.

A SEDGE WREN Wednesday in Freshkills Park on Staten Island was heard
from the Bird Tower in the North Pond section.

SUMMER TANAGERS and BLUE GROSBEAKS continue in the Prestons Pond
Complex out in the Calverton area, and a DICKCISSEL was photographed
Friday at the Arden Avenue Beach on Staten Island.

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

NYC Area Rare Bird Alert, 7/17/2026

-RBA
* New York
* New York City, Long Island, Westchester County
* July 17, 2026
* NYNY2607.17

– Birds Mentioned:

RUFF+
CURLEW SANDPIPER+
(+ Details requested by NYSARC)

BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING-DUCK
Stilt Sandpiper
Baird’s Sandpiper
Western Sandpiper
Parasitic Jaeger
LITTLE GULL
Glaucous Gull
ARCTIC TERN
Wilson’s Storm-Petrel
Cory’s Shearwater
Scopoli’s Shearwater
Great Shearwater
Sooty Shearwater
Manx Shearwater
BROWN PELICAN
SUMMER TANAGER
BLUE GROSBEAK

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:  Gail Benson

[~BEGIN RBA TAPE~]

Greetings! This is the New York Rare Bird Alert for Friday, July 17,
2026 at 11:00 pm.

The highlights of today’s vacation-shortened tape are BLACK-BELLIED
WHISTLING-DUCK, RUFF, CURLEW SANDPIPER, LITTLE GULL, ARCTIC TERN,
BROWN PELICAN, BLUE GROSBEAK, SUMMER TANAGER and more.

But first, a very saddening note that earlier this week Guy Tudor
passed away suddenly but peacefully.  Guy was an exceptionally gifted
artist, portraying birds with amazing lifelike accuracy.  A great
friend, but always uniquely himself, Mr. Guy will never be duplicated
but will be deeply missed.

Two BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING-DUCKS appeared Tuesday at the College
Point Wetlands in Queens and have continued there through today, this
the site of the former Flushing Airport just west of route 678.

The molting RUFF and nicely plumaged CURLEW SANDPIPER, both showing up
last Friday at Jones Beach West End, continued into this week, though
the CURLEW was not seen today.  The RUFF moves between dune pools
located between West End Fields 1 and 2 and the flats off the Coast
Guard Station.  Interestingly, the CURLEW was seen at West End each
day except last Saturday, when one was reported farther east out at
Tiana Beach.

An immature LITTLE GULL was present Monday and Tuesday out on eastern
Long Island at Georgica Inlet, and up to four ARCTIC TERNS were
present Monday at Mecox, with singles spotted there Saturday and
Thursday, while the GLAUCOUS GULL was seen again Tuesday off the Coney
Island Pier.

Several sightings of BROWN PELICANS on Monday featured 2 at Breezy
Point, 5 off Jones Beach, and 4 off Fire Island, with 1 at Mecox Inlet
the previous Saturday.

The half -day CRESLI whale-watching boat trips out of Montauk were
again this week also good for pelagic birds, including WILSON’S
STORM-PETREL, CORY’S, GREAT, SOOTY, and MANX SHEARWATERS, with
SCOPOLI’S also reported, plus small numbers of PARASITIC JAEGERS.

Some shorebirds showing up recently have included a few WESTERN and
STILT SANDPIPERS plus a BAIRD’S SANDPIPER identified out at Mecox
yesterday.

Some BLUE GROSBEAKS and a SUMMER TANAGER continue at the Prestons Pond
Complex, the GROSBEAKS also at other sites around Calverton.

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

NYC Area Rare Bird Alert, 7/10/2026

– RBA
* New York
* New York City, Long Island, Westchester County
* Jul. 10, 2026
* NYNY2607.10

– Birds mentioned
RUFF+
CURLEW SANDPIPER+
SABINE’S GULL+
SOUTH POLAR SKUA+
WHITE IBIS+
(+ Details requested by NYSARC)

Whimbrel
Short-billed Dowitcher
Stilt Sandpiper
White-rumped Sandpiper
Pectoral Sandpiper
Parasitic Jaeger
Glaucous Gull
BRIDLED TERN
Gull-billed Tern
Black Tern
ARCTIC TERN
Roseate Tern
Wilson’s Storm-Petrel
Cory’s Shearwater
Scopoli’s Shearwater
Great Shearwater
Sooty Shearwater
Manx Shearwater
BROWN PELICAN
WHITE-FACED IBIS
BLUE GROSBEAK

– 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 10th 2026 at 11pm. The highlights of today’s tape are BRIDLED TERN, RUFF and CURLEW SANDPIPER, SABINE’S GULL, SOUTH POLAR SKUA and other pelagics, BROWN PELICAN, WHITE IBIS and WHITE-FACED IBIS, ARCTIC TERN, BLUE GROSBEAK and more.

A notably good week for unexpected birds began last Saturday when a dog-walker out on the beach by Mecox Inlet spotted an unusual bird that turned out to be an adult BRIDLED TERN which fortunately stayed around the inlet long enough to be enjoyed and photographed by a few lucky birders.

Two exceptional shorebirds appeared together today out at Jones Beach State Park West End, found in one of the dune pools a little west of field 1. First a RUFF in somewhat faded adult plumage was spotted followed soon after by an adult CURLEW SANDPIPER in vibrant plumage, both continuing for a while at least.

Other shorebirds reported on the move this week featured SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER and STILT, PECTORAL and WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS plus 2 HUDSONIAN WHIMBRELS along Dune Road Thursday.

A good opportunity recently to see a variety of pelagic birds has been to take a CRESLI whale watching boat trip out of Montauk Harbor. These half-day trips focus on cetaceans and their feeding activities do attract numbers of birds. Wednesday afternoon’s trip produced a well photographed adult SABINE’S GULL and both Sunday and Wednesday had multiple encounters with SOUTH POLAR SKUAS. Each of these trips also provided good numbers of WILSON’S STORM-PETRELS, and CORY’S, GREAT and SOOTY SHEARWATERS, small numbers of MANX SHEARWATERS and a few good candidates for SCOPOLI’S SHEARWATERS among the CORY’S group. Also reported Wednesday were a couple of PARASITIC JAEGERS and an ARCTIC TERN.

A BROWN PELICAN was spotted crossing Robert Moses State Park towards the ocean Wednesday evening, another moving west off Jones Beach field 6 this evening.

An adult WHITE IBIS was seen flying into the marsh south of the West Pond at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge last Sunday and the WHITE-FACED IBIS was still visiting the south end of the East Pond last Sunday.

A GLAUCOUS GULL was seen again at Breezy Point last Sunday. Single ARCTIC TERNS were reported during the week from Cupsogue Beach County Park, Mecox and Georgica Inlet with one also visiting Great Gull Island last Sunday. GULL-BILLED TERNS continue at Jamaica Bay and one was noted at Plumb Beach last Saturday and a BLACK TERN and some ROSEATES continue to be seen along the coast.

BLUE GROSBEAKS remain around the Preston’s Pond Complex and other Calverton sites.

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

NYC Area Rare Bird Alert, 7/3/2026

– RBA
* New York
* New York City, Long Island, Westchester County
* Jul. 3, 2026
* NYNY2607.03

– Birds mentioned
WOOD STORK+
(+ Details requested by NYSARC)

Short-billed Dowitcher
Lesser Yellowlegs
Red Knot
Stilt Sandpiper
Dunlin
Least Sandpiper
Semipalmated Sandpiper
GLAUCOUS GULL
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Black Tern
ARCTIC TERN
Roseate Tern
SANDWICH TERN
Royal Tern
Wilson’s Storm-Petrel
Cory’s Shearwater
Scopoli’s Shearwater
Great Shearwater
Sooty Shearwater
BROWN PELICAN
WHITE-FACED IBIS
ACADIAN FLYCATCHER
BLUE GROSBEAK

– 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 3rd 2026 at 11pm. The highlights of today’s tape are WOOD STORK, SANDWICH and ARCTIC TERNS, WHITE-FACED IBIS, BROWN PELICAN, GLAUCOUS GULL, offshore pelagics, ACADIAN FLYCATCHER, BLUE GROSBEAK and more.

Quite surprising were 2 WOOD STORKS seen flying east together over Breezy Point late Tuesday morning, these followed 5 minutes later by a third headed in the same direction. There have been no subsequent reports of these birds. Also notable at Breezy Point were up to 6 BROWN PELICANS seen midday Saturday off the point and visiting the nearby sandbar these followed Sunday by 10 or more WILSON’S STORM-PETRELS moving offshore.

Two SANDWICH TERNS were spotted among the birds gathered today around Mecox Inlet. This congregation also featuring 2 ARCTIC TERNS as well as 18 ROSEATE and 12 ROYAL TERNS plus 26 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS. Other ARCTIC TERNS during the week included 2 at Democrat Point at Fire Island last Sunday and 1 on Tuesday, 1 at Old Inlet in Bellport Bay on Monday and 1 at Cupsogue Beach County Park today while a BLACK TERN also visited Old Inlet Monday.

Lingering WHITE-FACED IBIS were seen again Monday and Tuesday mornings around the south end of the East Pond at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge and the also lingering immature GLAUCOUS GULL was noted over last weekend and on Tuesday at the Coney Island Beach & Boardwalk.

Among the small number of southbound shorebirds seen recently have been a STILT SANDPIPER at Jamaica Bay Wednesday, and a few SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHERS, LEAST and SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPERS, LESSER YELLOWLEGS, DUNLIN and RED KNOT.

Offshore pelagic birds moving along our Atlantic coast under proper conditions, especially off locations like Montauk Point, have recently included decent numbers of SOOTY, GREAT, and CORY’S SHEARWATERS with SCOPOLI’S also possible but requiring careful identification and other species also possible.

An ACADIAN FLYCATCHER was still in the middle of Prospect Park on Saturday and BLUE GROSBEAKS remain out in the Calverton area around the Preston’s Pond Complex and the old Grumman airport.

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

NYC Area Rare Bird Alert, 6/26/2026

-RBA
* New York
* New York City, Long Island, Westchester County
* June 26, 2026
* NYNY2606.26

– Birds Mentioned:

WILSON’S PHALAROPE
RED-NECKED PHALAROPE
Parasitic Jaeger
Gull-billed Tern
Caspian Tern
Black Tern
ARCTIC TERN
Roseate Tern
Royal Tern
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Glaucous Gull
Wilson’s Storm-Petrel
Cory’s Shearwater
Scopoli’s Shearwater
Sooty Shearwater
Great Shearwater
MANX SHEARWATER
Glossy Ibis
WHITE-FACED IBIS
BROWN PELICAN
WESTERN CATTLE EGRET
Acadian Flycatcher
YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT
SUMMER TANAGER
BLUE GROSBEAK
DICKCISSEL

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:  Gail Benson

[~BEGIN RBA TAPE~]

Greetings! This is the New York Rare Bird Alert for Friday, June 26,
2026 at 11:00 pm. The highlights of today’s tape are WHITE-FACED IBIS,
BROWN PELICAN, ARCTIC TERN, various seabirds including MANX
SHEARWATER, RED-NECKED and WILSON’S PHALAROPES, WESTERN CATTLE EGRET,
YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT, SUMMER TANAGER, BLUE GROSBEAK, DICKCISSEL and
more.

The adult WHITE-FACED IBIS continues its visits to the East Pond at
Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, usually seen with GLOSSY IBIS at the
south end of the East Pond, where a WILSON’S PHALAROPE was also still
present last Saturday.

One or two BROWN PELICANS were spotted in Brooklyn from Tuesday on off
the Coney Island Pier as well as around Breezy Point through today,
but more unusual from the Pier were a MANX SHEARWATER seen cruising
offshore from Tuesday through Thursday and a WILSON’S STORM-PETREL
also frequenting that area from Tuesday and still there today.  Other
BROWN PELICANS included 2 visiting Moriches Bay around Cupsogue Beach
County Park Saturday to Monday and also 2 off Robert Moses State Park
on Monday.

An exciting sea watch from Robert Moses State Park Field 2 for much of
the morning today produced a flock of 10 RED-NECKED PHALAROPES flying
by in a westerly direction, a PARASITIC JAEGER, a dozen WILSON’S
STORM-PETRELS, and among the SHEARWATERS, 57 SOOTY and 6 GREAT as well
as a couple of SCOPOLI’S identified among the 90 CORY’S/SCOPOLI’S
individuals counted, the majority of this recently split complex
certainly mostly CORY’S but providing quite an identification
challenge until definitive useable separating field marks can be
developed and reliably applied under field conditions.  Also noted at
Moses were 1 or 2 ARCTIC TERNS during the week, often seen out at
Democrat Point, as well as a couple of BLACK, ROSEATE, and ROYAL
TERNS, a CASPIAN TERN Sunday and a few LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS.

Some GULL-BILLED TERNS have been frequenting Jamaica Bay Wildlife
Refuge recently, with another at Cupsogue Beach County Park Tuesday,
and a lingering GLAUCOUS GULL was at Breezy Point at least to Monday.
A WESTERN CATTLE EGRET flew by Idlewild Park east of the JFK Airport
on Monday.

Continuing are an ACADIAN FLYCATCHER in Prospect Park and a
YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT on Staten Island near the Graham Boulevard Bridge
at the New Creek Watershed.  On Long Island both SUMMER TANAGER and
BLUE GROSBEAK can still be found around the Prestons Pond Complex in
Calverton, and a DICKCISSEL was reported on Governors Island 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

NYC Area Rare Bird Alert, 6/19/2026

-RBA
* New York
* New York City, Long Island, Westchester County
* June 19, 2026
* NYNY2606.19

– Birds Mentioned:

WILSON’S PHALAROPE
Parasitic Jaeger
Least Tern
Gull-billed Tern
Caspian Tern
Black Tern
Roseate Tern
Common Tern
ARCTIC TERN
Forster’s Tern
Royal Tern
SANDWICH TERN
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Wilson’s Storm-Petrel
Cory’s Shearwater
Scopoli’s Shearwater
Sooty Shearwater
Great Shearwater
Manx Shearwater
BROWN PELICAN
Acadian Flycatcher
YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT
Canada Warbler
BLUE GROSBEAK

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:  Gail Benson

[~BEGIN RBA TAPE~]

Greetings! This is the New York Rare Bird Alert for Friday, June 19,
2026 at 11:00 pm. The highlights of today’s tape are SANDWICH and
ARCTIC TERNS, BROWN PELICAN, WILSON’S PHALAROPE, YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT,
BLUE GROSBEAK, an influx of SHEARWATERS, Summer Count results and
more.

Quite notable this week was the collection of TERNS present locally
along the south shore of Long Island, topped by the adult SANDWICH
TERN present on the flats today at Cupsogue Beach County Park, the
second one seen there so far this year.  An ARCTIC TERN was also seen
at Cupsogue last Sunday, but most ARCTIC sightings this week have been
at Democrat Point at the western end of Fire Island State Park, where
2 were noted last Saturday, followed by 3 spotted there the next day
and then 1 or more to Wednesday, with 3 again reported there today.
Also noted at Democrat Point during the week, along with the COMMON,
FORSTER’S and LEAST TERNS, have been a few ROSEATES and ROYALS plus a
couple of BLACK TERNS, a CASPIAN TERN last Saturday, and a GULL-BILLED
TERN reported Friday, with 2 other GULL-BILLEDS at nearby Cedar Beach
last Saturday.  Democrat Point is a hike but can be quite worthwhile.

Also along the ocean this Friday afternoon were sightings of 1 to 3
BROWN PELICANS between Gilgo and Fire Island Inlet at Robert Moses
State Park east to Smith Point County Park and Moriches Bay.

SHEARWATER activity has also recently increased nicely offshore,
especially off Moses Park and east to Montauk Point, with decent
numbers of CORY’S and SOOTY SHEARWATERS, fewer GREAT and small numbers
of MANX SHEARWATERS, and also some WILSON’S STORM-PETRELS and
PARASITIC JAEGERS.  Also watch for possible SCOPOLI’S SHEARWATERS
among the CORY’S, though definitive separation of the 2 species could
be quite challenging, depending on the distance and viewing
conditions.

And also watch for LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS, mostly non-adults, along
the ocean beaches.

A female WILSON’S PHALAROPE was at the south end of the East Pond at
Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge today, with 2 PHALAROPES also noted there
last Saturday,

Lingering ACADIAN FLYCATCHERS, likely attempting to nest, have been
encountered recently in Prospect Park, Gardiner County Park, Heckscher
State Park, and Connetquot River State Park, among others.

A YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT has been singing near the Graham Boulevard
Bridge at the New Creek Watershed on Staten Island at least to
Tuesday, and another was at the Marine Park Salt Marsh Nature Center
last Sunday.

BLUE GROSBEAKS continue at the Prestons Pond Complex and other sites
in the Calverton area and also at the Rocky Point Pine Barrens State
Forest.

The Captree Summer Bird Count last Saturday recorded about 131
species, including 2 new species – BLACK TERN and CANADA WARBLER, plus
other such highlights as ARCTIC, GULL-BILLED, ROSEATE, CASPIAN and
ROYAL TERNS and ACADIAN FLYCATCHER.

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

NYC Area Rare Bird Alert, 6/12/2026

– RBA
* New York
* New York City, Long Island, Westchester County
* Jun. 12, 2026
* NYNY2606.12

– Birds mentioned
Virginia Rail
BLACK-NECKED STILT
Whimbrel
WILSON’S PHALAROPE
RED-NECKED PHALAROPE
Gull-billed Tern
Caspian Tern
Black Tern
ARCTIC TERN
Roseate Tern
Royal Tern
Wilson’s Storm-Petrel
Cory’s Shearwater
Great Shearwater
Sooty Shearwater
Manx Shearwater
BROWN PELICAN
Little Blue Heron
Glossy Ibis
WHITE-FACED IBIS
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Acadian Flycatcher
PROTHONOTARY WARBLER
Mourning Warbler
Hooded Warbler
Magnolia Warbler
BLUE GROSBEAK

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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, June 12th 2026 at 11pm. The highlights of today’s tape are BLACK-NECKED STILT, WHITE-FACED IBIS, BROWN PELICAN, ARCTIC TERN, RED-NECKED and WILSON’S PHALAROPES, PROTHONOTARY WARBLER, BLUE GROSBEAK and more.

Two BLACK-NECKED STILTS found Saturday out on the Tiana Beach flats off Dune Road in Hampton Bays were also seen there Sunday but not thereafter.

A WHITE-FACED IBIS recently visiting the south end of the East Pond at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge was seen there most days this week through Thursday while last Saturday one was also photographed in flight with some Glossy Ibis at Plumb Beach and on Monday one was spotted with 8 Glossys in a pool at Cupsogue Beach County Park.

A few sightings of single BROWN PELICANS this week included on Sunday off Nickerson Beach, off Robert Moses State Park Monday, at Roosevelt Beach on Staten Island Tuesday and off Breezy Point and Jones Beach field 6 Wednesday, and more will come.

An ARCTIC TERN was reported from Cupsogue today and other terns noted this week included a CASPIAN at Croton Point Monday, single BLACK TERNS at Breezy Point and Nickerson Beach Sunday and a GULL-BILLED also at Nickerson Sunday plus a few ROSEATES off the Long Island coast and more ROYALS arriving.

A nicely plumaged female RED-NECKED PHALAROPE visited the sand spit off the Coast Guard Station at Jones Beach West End Wednesday and a WILSON’S PHALAROPE spent Thursday and today at the south end of the East Pond at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge while 2 HUDSONIAN WHIMBREL were noted Saturday at Breezy Point, nearby Fort Tilden and Plumb Beach.

A nice collection of tubenoses was recorded on a seawatch from Montauk Point last Saturday, reported totals mentioning 28 WILSON’S STORM-PETRELS and 49 CORY’S, over 230 GREAT and 350 SOOTY and 7 MANX SHEARWATERS.

A PROTHONOTARY WARBLER was seen in Brooklyn Bridge Park today and single MOURNING WARBLERS were noted Monday in Prospect Park and Green-wood Cemetery.

BLUE GROSBEAKS continue in decent numbers in the Calverton area around the old Grumman airport.

The Greenwich-Stamford Summer Bird Count last weekend including much of eastern Westchester County tallied 125 species including two LITTLE BLUE HERONS, some GLOSSY IBIS, VIRGINIA RAIL, OLIVE-SIDED and ACADIAN FLYCATCHERS, MAGNOLIA, HOODED and MOURNING WARBLERS and BLUE GROSBEAK.

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

NYC Area Rare Bird Alert, 6/5/2026

– RBA
* New York
* New York City, Long Island, Westchester County
* Jun. 5, 2026
* NYNY2606.05

– Birds mentioned
WHITE IBIS+
(+ Details requested by NYSARC)

WHIMBREL
WILSON’S PHALAROPE
RED-NECKED PHALAROPE
GLAUCOUS GULL
Caspian Tern
Black Tern
ARCTIC TERN
Roseate Tern
Royal Tern
Wilson’s Storm-Petrel
Least Bittern
WHITE-FACED IBIS
MISSISSIPPI KITE
Acadian Flycatcher
EVENING GROSBEAK
YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT
KENTUCKY 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, with an abbreviated report, for Friday, June 5th 2026 at 11 pm. The highlights of today’s tape are WHITE and WHITE-FACED IBIS, RED-NECKED and WILSON’S PHALAROPES, ARCTIC TERN, MISSISSIPPI KITE, GLAUCOUS GULL, WHIMBREL, YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT, KENTUCKY WARBLER and EVENING GROSBEAK and more.

A WHITE-FACED IBIS continues to visit the East Pond at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge noted there over last weekend and also yesterday. The East Pond has also been hosting a WILSON’S PHALAROPE to Monday with 2 there Tuesday and Wednesday and a LEAST BITTERN seen both Monday and Thursday.

An adult WHITE IBIS was photographed Tuesday as it flew over Spring’s Park in the town of East Hampton and birders a few miles off Montauk Point last Sunday enjoyed a nicely plumaged RED-NECKED PHALAROPE and 8 WILSON’S STORM-PETRELS with another RED-NECKED PHALAROPE also seen on the flats at Smith Point County Park Monday.

A GLAUCOUS GULL was photographed Monday at Breezy Point while among the terns reported this week were an ARCTIC Monday off Robert Moses State Park followed by 2 from Nickerson Beach Thursday, a BLACK at Nickerson’s Sunday as well as a few ROSEATES, arriving ROYALS and late CASPIANS.

MISSISSIPPI KITES continue to be reported from Brooklyn with one over Green-wood Cemetery last Sunday and one over Prospect Park this evening.

On Tuesday a couple of WHIMBREL were seen out in Jamaica Bay with one also at Plumb Beach.

Notable passerines this week featured ACADIAN FLYCATCHER in Prospect Park, a YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT at the New Creek Watershed on Staten Island Tuesday, a KENTUCKY WARBLER at Wolfe’s Pond Park last Sunday and perhaps the best bird of the week a male EVENING GROSBEAK photographed by a picture taking bird feeder out in Suffolk County last Sunday.

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

NYC Area Rare Bird Alert, 5/29/2026

-RBA
* New York
* New York City, Long Island, Westchester County
* May 29, 2026
* NYNY2605.29

– Birds Mentioned

WHITE IBIS+
(+ Details requested by NYSARC)

BLACK-NECKED STILT
WILSON’S PHALAROPE
Glaucous Gull
Iceland Gull
Caspian Tern
Black Tern
ARCTIC TERN
SANDWICH TERN
Sooty Shearwater
Manx Shearwater
BROWN BOOBY
Glossy Ibis
WHITE-FACED IBIS
MISSISSIPPI KITE
PHILADELPHIA VIREO
PROTHONOTARY WARBLER
SUMMER TANAGER
BLUE GROSBEAK

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:  Gail Benson

[~BEGIN RBA TAPE~]

Greetings! This is the New York Rare Bird Alert for Friday, May 29,
2026 at 11:00 pm. The highlights of today’s tape are BROWN BOOBY,
SANDWICH TERN, WHITE IBIS, MISSISSIPPI KITE, BLACK-NECKED STILT,
WHITE-FACED IBIS, ARCTIC TERN, WILSON’S PHALAROPE, PHILADELHIA VIREO,
PROTHONOTARY WARBLER, SUMMER TANAGER, BLUE GROSBEAK and more.

Certainly unexpected was an adult BROWN BOOBY sitting on a rock just
off the Olympia Boulevard bridge over the New Creek Watershed on
Staten Island for a while on Tuesday, the striking bird ultimately
flying off to the northeast.

An historic incursion of WHITE IBIS into New York took place last
Tuesday when a large flock of adults was seen heading past Sandy Hook,
New Jersey, and towards Staten Island,  The flock ultimately settled
down on Hoffman Island in New York Bay east of Staten Island, where
birders taking long-distance photos and estimated counts were coming
up with between 42 and 57 individuals.  By Wednesday, however, totals
had dropped to just 3 on Hoffman Island and these also soon moved on,
ending this momentous event, but providing perhaps just a preview of
longer-lasting future visits.

A non-breeding SANDWICH TERN was photographed on the flats at Cupsogue
Beach County Park last Saturday.

MISSISSIPPI KITES, with certainly a few but unknown number of
individuals involved, continued appearances over Brooklyn especially
at least to Thursday. Sightings came from Staten Island Wednesday and
Thursday, and in Brooklyn from Calvert Vaux Park and near Prospect
Park on Monday and around Prospect and Green-Wood Cemetery yesterday,
the latter nicely photographed.

The BLACK-NECKED STILT visiting the East Pond at Jamaica Bay Wildlife
Refuge stayed through Monday, while a WILSON’S PHALAROPE hanging
around the south end of the pond was noted to Monday and then again
today.

Among the GLOSSY IBIS visiting the East Pond recently has been an
individual that raised some issues about being a hybrid, but photos
taken today certainly seem to portray a good WHITE-FACED IBIS.

Following reports of single ARCTIC TERNS off Montauk Point and
Shinnecock last Saturday were 2 seen today, an adult and an immature,
at Moriches Bay, joined there by a BLACK TERN.

Birds off Montauk Point last Saturday featured single MANX and SOOTY
SHEARWATERS, with an ICELAND GULL there Sunday, and a GLAUCOUS GULL
was spotted over Brooklyn Bridge Park Monday.  Two CASPIAN TERNS at
Prospect Park Thursday followed 1 at Plumb Beach Monday.

Single PHILADELPHIA VIREOS were photographed in Prospect Park Monday
and on Governors Island Wednesday, and single PROTHONOTARY WARBLERS
visited Sands Point Preserve Tuesday and Hempstead Lake State Park
today.

Single SUMMER TANAGERS appeared in Alley Pond Park Monday and in
Prospect Park today, while BLUE GROSBEAKS continue in the Calverton
area, including at the Prestons Pond Complex, with 1 also at Caumsett
State Park 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