-RBA * New York * New York City, Long Island, Westchester County * Mar. 17, 2017 * NYNY1703.17
- Birds Mentioned TOWNSEND’S SOLITAIRE+ (+ Details requested by NYSARC) EURASIAN WIGEON BARROW’S GOLDENEYE EARED GREBE SANDHILL CRANE Wilson’s Snipe American Woodcock ICELAND GULL Lesser Black-backed Gull GLAUCOUS GULL NORTHERN GOSHAWK Great Horned Owl RED-HEADED WOODPECKER Horned Lark LAPLAND LONGSPUR Orange-crowned Warbler 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, March 17, 2017 at 7:00 pm. The highlights of today’s tape are SANDHILL CRANE, TOWNSEND’S SOLITAIRE, EARED GREBE, BARROW’S GOLDENEYE, EURASIAN WIGEON, NORTHERN GOSHAWK, GLAUCOUS and ICELAND GULLS, RED-HEADED WOODPECKER and LAPLAND LONGSPUR. In a week stymied by 2 snow storms, most unexpected was the appearance of 2 SANDHILL CRANES flying over the Oceanside Marine Nature Study Area last Saturday; the Cranes were not subsequently relocated, and there were also no reports this week of the Wainscott Crane out on Eastern Long Island. The TOWNSEND’S SOLITAIRE was noted as recently as yesterday on the North Fork, still in the vicinity of blue house #1625 North Sea Drive in Southold. In Fire Island Inlet off Oak Beach last weekend the EARED GREBE was spotted again Saturday and the female BARROW’S GOLDENEYE on Sunday, though both have been difficult to locate recently. Two drake EURASIAN WIGEONS, both still around Wednesday, continue at the Salt Marsh Nature Center in Marine Park, Brooklyn and on Fresh Pond in Fort Salonga. The immature NORTHERN GOSHAWK seen lately often near the feeders in Prospect Park was still present there today, and a 2nd immature was noted again at Massapequa Preserve last Saturday. A GLAUCOUS GULL was still visiting Bellport Bay last Saturday, and on Wednesday single ICELAND and LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS were sitting on the Home Depot parking lot off Route 58 in Riverhead. One result of the heavy snow Tuesday was to displace and expose a large number of AMERICAN WOODCOCKS both in city parks and surrounding regions, birds often popping up in rather unexpected locations. They also become a preferred target of raptors such as the Prospect NORTHERN GOSHAWK and GREAT HORNED OWLS. A few WILSON’S SNIPE have also been noted during these grave circumstances, both species now moving regularly through our region. RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS, now becoming more colorful, continue in Central Park just west of East 68th Street and at Hendrickson Park in Valley Stream. A LAPLAND LONGSPUR was present again with HORNED LARKS on Wednesday at Robert Moses State Park on the oval in Parking Field 5. An ORANGE–CROWNED WARBLER was in Greenwood Cemetery in Brooklyn last Sunday. To phone in reports call Tom Burke weekdays at 212-372-1483. This service is sponsored by the Linnaean Society of New York and the National Audubon Society. Thank you for calling. - End transcript -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
