[nysbirds-l] GLOSSY IBIS PEHLAM BAY PARK

[patrickhoran]

I found 2 glossy ibis with a greater yellowleg earlier this afternoon in pehlam 
bay park's turtle cove.rare for the bronx.birds are on the cove now in low 
tide.easily viewed.Sent from my Galaxy
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[nysbirds-l] GLOSSY IBIS PEHLAM BAY PARK

[patrickhoran]

I found 2 glossy ibis with a greater yellowleg earlier this afternoon in pehlam 
bay park's turtle cove.rare for the bronx.birds are on the cove now in low 
tide.easily viewed.Sent from my Galaxy
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[nysbirds-l] N.Y. County (NYC), Fri., 3/26 - new arrivals

[Thomas Fiore]

N.Y. County, including Manhattan, Randall’s Island, and Governors Island, & 
nearby waters & sky-watches
Friday, March 26th:  (and we hit a new record high temp. for the date in 
Manhattan)

update for Western Tanager & Orange-crowned Warbler, both still present Friday 
3/26 at Carl Schurz Park, far east side of Manhattan, location[s] as posted 
here previously. However, the W. Tanager also was seen in the area of the park 
near the statue of Peter Pan, which is well east of E. 87th St. & has lush 
surrounding vegetation. On such a warm day, not that surprising it would have 
sought & located areas with active insect prey items.  Also, the Or.-cr. 
Warbler can be up high in trees at times, just as had been in its earlier 
sightings at that park at times.

Many birds were arriving overnight and also in diurnal flight, into / thru / 
over N.Y. County; the first larger & more-diverse movement of 'land-birds' this 
month, with many other birds also moving. Some of these arrivals included:

Snow Goose (several small flocks, at least 2 which contained 10 and then 14 
birds, over the Hudson in the early a.m.). Canada Geese also moving but in low 
numbers.

Northern Rough-winged Swallow (this seems & is rather early, I would think by 
around 2-3 weeks before more typical arrival times here; a very few at least 
had already been documented up the Hudson river from N.Y. City, & poss. 
elsewhere farther north this month; the singleton I observed at 12:30 p.m. was 
from Riverbank State Park, flying up high - seen at just above eye-level from 
the upper deck overlooking the Hudson, which has views (there) of 6++ miles in 
both directions on the river.  Also being seen are a few more Tree Swallows, 
the ‘default’ swallow arrival here for March; for breeding Tree Swallows in 
N.Y. County, Governors Island in particular.

Great Egret (nice arrival as expected, w/ at least 20 seen in total on the day, 
many as fly-overs, also a few in some park locations, again as expected and 
anticipated);  Double-crested Cormorant (modest flight; up to 50 in one group, 
all going up-river as viewed from Riverbank State Park on the Hudson River, 
Manhattan).  More Ospeys - as expected.  More Wilson’s Snipe, plus a goodly 
number of Killdeer; see the eBird list, linked below.

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (slight increase, w/ a fair number that had 
overwintered now supplemented with more, almost all new arrivals in bright 
plumage);  also arriving in minimal numbers were some more Yellow-shafted 
Flickers.

Golden-crowned Kinglet (big arrival, one hundred+ on Manhattan island alone, a 
few even seen in uptown's street trees, near park areas); Brown Creeper (at 
least modest fresh arrival).  Also increased somewhat, E. Phoebe, in many 
locations & many observers.

Chipping Sparrow (modest arrival, but in more locations now than where a 
relative few had wintered);  also other sparrows such as Song had additional 
reinforcements arrive, and the same for Slate-colored Juncos.

Palm Warbler (first of the year) photo’d. (D. Aronov) at Randall’s Island 
Friday 3/26; an early-bird to be sure, yet a few others have been seen & incl. 
to the north of the city now; also seen on Randall’s Island, but the lingering 
overwintered one, adult Yellow-crowned Night-Heron. 

Pine Warbler (fresh influx after the few earliest of March; now in the multiple 
in several parks, esp. for Central Park w/ 6+ separate locations through all of 
that park; and w/ multiple observers; among the many observations was one at 
Battery Park, the southern tip of Manhattan, most if not all were males, some 
of those singing brightly at times; also found on Governors Island (B. Cacace) 
on 3/26, and see the ebird checklist for many other Governors Island sightings 
from Ben in the earlier half of the day: https://ebird.org/checklist/S84132356 
. - this warbler species was also seen 
at the northern end of Manhattan, & a few in small green spaces as well as 
along the Hudson river greenway-north sectors; likely more than 20 individuals 
were around the county.  One of the male Pine Warblers was seen going to a suet 
feeder at Central Park.  It was at least a 3-warbler species day for the county 
(w/ Pine, Palm, & Orange-crowned).

Rusty Blackbird (at least several newly-arrived, w/ 4+ in Central Park, & a 
couple more in three other Manhattan parks);  v. light movement of Red-winged 
Blackbird & Common Grackle early.

Also, lingerers included a count of 6 Hooded Mergansers (1 drake), 6 Amer. 
Coots, 10 Buffleheads, & 88 N. Shovelers, plus a very few Ruddy Ducks on the 
Central Park reservoir at about 8 a.m. (mostly n.w. area).  Wood Ducks also 
were seen in a number of waterbodies.  And of course, many other birds - a good 
further arrival of American Robins amongst them.

good birding to all,

Tom Fiore
manhattan











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[nysbirds-l] N.Y. County (NYC), Fri., 3/26 - new arrivals

[Thomas Fiore]

N.Y. County, including Manhattan, Randall’s Island, and Governors Island, & 
nearby waters & sky-watches
Friday, March 26th:  (and we hit a new record high temp. for the date in 
Manhattan)

update for Western Tanager & Orange-crowned Warbler, both still present Friday 
3/26 at Carl Schurz Park, far east side of Manhattan, location[s] as posted 
here previously. However, the W. Tanager also was seen in the area of the park 
near the statue of Peter Pan, which is well east of E. 87th St. & has lush 
surrounding vegetation. On such a warm day, not that surprising it would have 
sought & located areas with active insect prey items.  Also, the Or.-cr. 
Warbler can be up high in trees at times, just as had been in its earlier 
sightings at that park at times.

Many birds were arriving overnight and also in diurnal flight, into / thru / 
over N.Y. County; the first larger & more-diverse movement of 'land-birds' this 
month, with many other birds also moving. Some of these arrivals included:

Snow Goose (several small flocks, at least 2 which contained 10 and then 14 
birds, over the Hudson in the early a.m.). Canada Geese also moving but in low 
numbers.

Northern Rough-winged Swallow (this seems & is rather early, I would think by 
around 2-3 weeks before more typical arrival times here; a very few at least 
had already been documented up the Hudson river from N.Y. City, & poss. 
elsewhere farther north this month; the singleton I observed at 12:30 p.m. was 
from Riverbank State Park, flying up high - seen at just above eye-level from 
the upper deck overlooking the Hudson, which has views (there) of 6++ miles in 
both directions on the river.  Also being seen are a few more Tree Swallows, 
the ‘default’ swallow arrival here for March; for breeding Tree Swallows in 
N.Y. County, Governors Island in particular.

Great Egret (nice arrival as expected, w/ at least 20 seen in total on the day, 
many as fly-overs, also a few in some park locations, again as expected and 
anticipated);  Double-crested Cormorant (modest flight; up to 50 in one group, 
all going up-river as viewed from Riverbank State Park on the Hudson River, 
Manhattan).  More Ospeys - as expected.  More Wilson’s Snipe, plus a goodly 
number of Killdeer; see the eBird list, linked below.

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (slight increase, w/ a fair number that had 
overwintered now supplemented with more, almost all new arrivals in bright 
plumage);  also arriving in minimal numbers were some more Yellow-shafted 
Flickers.

Golden-crowned Kinglet (big arrival, one hundred+ on Manhattan island alone, a 
few even seen in uptown's street trees, near park areas); Brown Creeper (at 
least modest fresh arrival).  Also increased somewhat, E. Phoebe, in many 
locations & many observers.

Chipping Sparrow (modest arrival, but in more locations now than where a 
relative few had wintered);  also other sparrows such as Song had additional 
reinforcements arrive, and the same for Slate-colored Juncos.

Palm Warbler (first of the year) photo’d. (D. Aronov) at Randall’s Island 
Friday 3/26; an early-bird to be sure, yet a few others have been seen & incl. 
to the north of the city now; also seen on Randall’s Island, but the lingering 
overwintered one, adult Yellow-crowned Night-Heron. 

Pine Warbler (fresh influx after the few earliest of March; now in the multiple 
in several parks, esp. for Central Park w/ 6+ separate locations through all of 
that park; and w/ multiple observers; among the many observations was one at 
Battery Park, the southern tip of Manhattan, most if not all were males, some 
of those singing brightly at times; also found on Governors Island (B. Cacace) 
on 3/26, and see the ebird checklist for many other Governors Island sightings 
from Ben in the earlier half of the day: https://ebird.org/checklist/S84132356 
. - this warbler species was also seen 
at the northern end of Manhattan, & a few in small green spaces as well as 
along the Hudson river greenway-north sectors; likely more than 20 individuals 
were around the county.  One of the male Pine Warblers was seen going to a suet 
feeder at Central Park.  It was at least a 3-warbler species day for the county 
(w/ Pine, Palm, & Orange-crowned).

Rusty Blackbird (at least several newly-arrived, w/ 4+ in Central Park, & a 
couple more in three other Manhattan parks);  v. light movement of Red-winged 
Blackbird & Common Grackle early.

Also, lingerers included a count of 6 Hooded Mergansers (1 drake), 6 Amer. 
Coots, 10 Buffleheads, & 88 N. Shovelers, plus a very few Ruddy Ducks on the 
Central Park reservoir at about 8 a.m. (mostly n.w. area).  Wood Ducks also 
were seen in a number of waterbodies.  And of course, many other birds - a good 
further arrival of American Robins amongst them.

good birding to all,

Tom Fiore
manhattan











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[nysbirds-l] NYC Area RBA: 26 March 2021

[Ben Cacace]

- RBA
* New York
* New York City, Long Island, Westchester County
* Mar. 26, 2021
* NYNY2103.26

- Birds mentioned
WESTERN SANDPIPER+
WESTERN TANAGER+
(+ Details requested by NYSARC)

KING EIDER
American Oystercatcher
Wilson's Snipe
BLACK-HEADED GULL
Laughing Gull
Lesser Black-backed Gull
GLAUCOUS GULL
Northern Gannet
Double-crested Cormorant
American Bittern
Great Egret
Glossy Ibis
Black Vulture
RED-HEADED WOODPECKER
Northern Flicker
Eastern Phoebe
NORTHERN SHRIKE
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Barn Swallow
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Purple Finch
Common Redpoll
RED CROSSBILL
Pine Siskin
Chipping Sparrow
ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER
Palm Warbler
Pine 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, March 26th 2021
at 11pm. The highlights of today's tape are NORTHERN SHRIKE, WESTERN
TANAGER, KING EIDER, BLACK-HEADED GULL, GLAUCOUS GULL, WESTERN SANDPIPER,
RED-HEADED WOODPECKER, ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER, RED CROSSBILL, spring
migrants and more.

A newly appearing rarity for the region, a NORTHERN SHRIKE, was spotted
last Saturday in the North Forty at Floyd Bennett Field. In typical shrike
fashion it did disappear at times during the day and apparently moved on
overnight.

In contrast, the female WESTERN TANAGER continues to visit Carl Schurz Park
in Manhattan most often seen around the feeders located just inside the
park on the east side of East End Avenue just below East 86th Street. An
ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER also remains in that area usually seen in the
plantings on the north side of the park adjacent to Gracie Mansion into
which property it often disappears. The Chelsea female WESTERN TANAGER was
also seen again last Sunday around West 22nd Street east of 10th Avenue.
This bird much more difficult to pin down.

With waterfowl numbers declining rather quickly now in our area among the
lingering less common species this week were 3 KING EIDERS, a male
continuing at Great Kills Park on Staten Island at least to Sunday, a young
male in the Shinnecock area to Monday and a female still reported in the
Floyd Bennett / Fort Tilden area to Tuesday.

An adult BLACK-HEADED GULL visited Randall's Island again last Sunday while
an immature was seen at Prospect Park Lake Saturday and then again at Bush
Terminal Piers Park Tuesday. An immature GLAUCOUS GULL noted by the North
Channel Bridge at Jamaica Bay Sunday was preceded by one seen again
Saturday out at Oldfield Point north of Stony Brook. Single LESSER
BLACK-BACKED GULLS were seen Sunday at Austin Nichols House in Brooklyn and
at Jones Beach. Watch for NORTHERN GANNETS now moving back north along the
Atlantic coast.

A WESTERN SANDPIPER seen in a large Dunlin flock out at Jones Beach State
Park last Saturday may have been the same individual noted at Lido Beach
the week before.

AMERICAN BITTERNS continue to be seen along Dune Road west of Shinnecock
Inlet but more unusual was one spotted today at Mountain Lakes Park in
North Salem, Westchester County.

RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS remain along the Paumanok Trail in Manorville this
area accessed from Schultz Road next to Jones Pond. The Paumanok Trail also
has continued to attract up to 8 RED CROSSBILLS seen through today and
perhaps even contemplating nesting there.

Two COMMON REDPOLLS were still being reported in Brooklyn's Green-wood
Cemetery today and some PINE SISKINS continue at regional feeders and
elsewhere with some PURPLE FINCHES also returning north.

Breaking the grip of the March doldrums this latest warm weather event has
brought in numbers of northbound migrants including AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHERS
and WILSON'S SNIPE, LAUGHING GULL, DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANT, GREAT EGRET,
GLOSSY IBIS, BLACK VULTURE, NORTHERN FLICKER, EASTERN PHOEBE, NORTHERN
ROUGH-WINGED and BARN SWALLOWS, GOLDEN-CROWNED and RUBY-CROWNED KINGLETS,
CHIPPING SPARROW, PINE WARBLER and a PALM WARBLER appearing at Randall's
Island today.

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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[nysbirds-l] NYC Area RBA: 26 March 2021

[Ben Cacace]

- RBA
* New York
* New York City, Long Island, Westchester County
* Mar. 26, 2021
* NYNY2103.26

- Birds mentioned
WESTERN SANDPIPER+
WESTERN TANAGER+
(+ Details requested by NYSARC)

KING EIDER
American Oystercatcher
Wilson's Snipe
BLACK-HEADED GULL
Laughing Gull
Lesser Black-backed Gull
GLAUCOUS GULL
Northern Gannet
Double-crested Cormorant
American Bittern
Great Egret
Glossy Ibis
Black Vulture
RED-HEADED WOODPECKER
Northern Flicker
Eastern Phoebe
NORTHERN SHRIKE
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Barn Swallow
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Purple Finch
Common Redpoll
RED CROSSBILL
Pine Siskin
Chipping Sparrow
ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER
Palm Warbler
Pine 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, March 26th 2021
at 11pm. The highlights of today's tape are NORTHERN SHRIKE, WESTERN
TANAGER, KING EIDER, BLACK-HEADED GULL, GLAUCOUS GULL, WESTERN SANDPIPER,
RED-HEADED WOODPECKER, ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER, RED CROSSBILL, spring
migrants and more.

A newly appearing rarity for the region, a NORTHERN SHRIKE, was spotted
last Saturday in the North Forty at Floyd Bennett Field. In typical shrike
fashion it did disappear at times during the day and apparently moved on
overnight.

In contrast, the female WESTERN TANAGER continues to visit Carl Schurz Park
in Manhattan most often seen around the feeders located just inside the
park on the east side of East End Avenue just below East 86th Street. An
ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER also remains in that area usually seen in the
plantings on the north side of the park adjacent to Gracie Mansion into
which property it often disappears. The Chelsea female WESTERN TANAGER was
also seen again last Sunday around West 22nd Street east of 10th Avenue.
This bird much more difficult to pin down.

With waterfowl numbers declining rather quickly now in our area among the
lingering less common species this week were 3 KING EIDERS, a male
continuing at Great Kills Park on Staten Island at least to Sunday, a young
male in the Shinnecock area to Monday and a female still reported in the
Floyd Bennett / Fort Tilden area to Tuesday.

An adult BLACK-HEADED GULL visited Randall's Island again last Sunday while
an immature was seen at Prospect Park Lake Saturday and then again at Bush
Terminal Piers Park Tuesday. An immature GLAUCOUS GULL noted by the North
Channel Bridge at Jamaica Bay Sunday was preceded by one seen again
Saturday out at Oldfield Point north of Stony Brook. Single LESSER
BLACK-BACKED GULLS were seen Sunday at Austin Nichols House in Brooklyn and
at Jones Beach. Watch for NORTHERN GANNETS now moving back north along the
Atlantic coast.

A WESTERN SANDPIPER seen in a large Dunlin flock out at Jones Beach State
Park last Saturday may have been the same individual noted at Lido Beach
the week before.

AMERICAN BITTERNS continue to be seen along Dune Road west of Shinnecock
Inlet but more unusual was one spotted today at Mountain Lakes Park in
North Salem, Westchester County.

RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS remain along the Paumanok Trail in Manorville this
area accessed from Schultz Road next to Jones Pond. The Paumanok Trail also
has continued to attract up to 8 RED CROSSBILLS seen through today and
perhaps even contemplating nesting there.

Two COMMON REDPOLLS were still being reported in Brooklyn's Green-wood
Cemetery today and some PINE SISKINS continue at regional feeders and
elsewhere with some PURPLE FINCHES also returning north.

Breaking the grip of the March doldrums this latest warm weather event has
brought in numbers of northbound migrants including AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHERS
and WILSON'S SNIPE, LAUGHING GULL, DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANT, GREAT EGRET,
GLOSSY IBIS, BLACK VULTURE, NORTHERN FLICKER, EASTERN PHOEBE, NORTHERN
ROUGH-WINGED and BARN SWALLOWS, GOLDEN-CROWNED and RUBY-CROWNED KINGLETS,
CHIPPING SPARROW, PINE WARBLER and a PALM WARBLER appearing at Randall's
Island today.

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

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