[nysbirds-l] NYC Area RBA: 14 March 2014

2014-03-14 Thread Ben Cacace 
- RBA
* New York
* New York City, Long Island, Westchester County
* Mar. 14, 2014
* NYNY1403.14

- Birds mentioned

PINK-FOOTED GOOSE+
(+ Details requested by NYSARC)

GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE
ROSS'S GOOSE
CACKLING GOOSE
TUNDRA SWAN
Wood Duck
Green-winged Teal
KING EIDER
HARLEQUIN DUCK
Red-necked Grebe
Great Egret
Osprey
Bald Eagle
Piping Plover
American Oystercatcher
American Woodcock
BLACK-HEADED GULL
Iceland Gull
Snowy Owl
Red-headed Woodpecker
Eastern Phoebe
Eastern Meadowlark

- Transcript

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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

To report sightings call:
Tom Burke (212) 372-1483 (weekdays, during the day)
Tony Lauro at (631) 734-4126 (Long Island)

Compiler: Tom Burke, Tony Lauro
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 14th 2014
at 7pm. The highlights of today's tape are PINK-FOOTED GOOSE, ROSS'S GOOSE,
GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE, CACKLING GOOSE, TUNDRA SWAN, HARLEQUIN DUCK,
KING EIDER, BLACK-HEADED GULL and Spring migrants.

At least one of the PINK-FOOTED GEESE was still present in Riverhead last
weekend being seen both on Merritt's Pond Saturday and in the field just
east of Roanoke Avenue and north of Reeves Avenue on Sunday. Single GREATER
WHITE-FRONTED and CACKLING GEESE were also along Roanoke Avenue last
weekend. A ROSS'S GOOSE present north of Route 48 in Southold Saturday
could not be relocated there on Sunday. Three GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GEESE
were seen along Further Lane and also on Hook Pond in East Hampton over the
weekend and Hook Pond was also still hosting two TUNDRA SWANS as well as
two RED-NECKED GREBES. An adult BLACK-HEADED GULL lingering around Sagg
Pond south of Bridgehampton this Winter was seen Saturday and briefly
Sunday at the south end of the pond viewable from the parking lot at the
southern end of Sag Main Street. Also at Sagg Pond were an adult ICELAND
GULL and two RED-NECKED GREBES Sunday and an apparent hybrid Eurasian and
American GREEN-WINGED TEAL. Completing the waterfowl which are on the move
now 2 female KING EIDERS were in the Common Eider and scoter rafts off
Shinnecock Inlet Sunday where a SNOWY OWL also remained west of the
Ponquogue Bridge and 4 HARLEQUIN DUCKS were around the western jetty at
Point Lookout out on Monday. No telling how much longer some waterfowl will
continue locally. Indicative of their being on the move were flocks of 22
WOOD DUCKS and 26 GREEN-WINGED TEAL at Marshlands Conservancy in Rye
Tuesday with none of these there the day before and only 6 GREEN-WINGEDS
the day after.

SNOWY OWLS do remain at various locations and RED-NECKED GREBES besides
continuing at coastal sites such as Jones Inlet have also been visiting
some enclosed bodies of water such as Central Park reservoir, Argyle Lake
in Babylon and Patchogue Lake.

An ICELAND GULL was still at Iron Pier Beach in Northville on Wednesday.

AMERICAN WOODCOCK were displaying at appropriate locations during the
warmer evenings earlier this week and should resume in earnest as the
weather warms back up.

Other recent Spring arrivals many first noted on Wednesday have included
GREAT EGRET, OSPREY, AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHER, a PIPING PLOVER at Jones Beach
West End, a small number of EASTERN PHOEBES and EASTERN MEADOWLARK.
RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS were again noted during the week at Dyker Beach
Park, in Green-wood Cemetery in Brooklyn, Pelham Bay Park in the Bronx and
Croton Point in Westchester.

BALD EAGLES are still mostly along the Hudson River but two flew over Great
Neck today.

To phone in reports on Long Island, call Tony Lauro at (631) 734-4126 or
during the day except Sunday call Tom Burke at (212) 372-1483.

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] Early Migrants in Queens NYC...

2014-03-14 Thread Andrew Baksh 
I hesitate to even use spring in the subject given the weather conditions
we have reverted to after a brief respite from the cold.  I think the 7
American Oystercatchers on the ice covered jetty at Breezy Point today
would agree with me, as they looked quite miserable on a cold and windy day.

The Oystercatchers were some of the highlights from an early morning hike
at Breezy Point in Queens NYC.  The others being PIPING PLOVER (1) and
EASTERN PHOEBE (1).

Other notables included Tree Swallows, Field Sparrows and Killdeer.  The
latter observed looking for food near the shoreline on a receding tide.
First time I have ever observed that behavior on the beach.

If you have not already, please don't forget to sign. (
http://tinyurl.com/West-Pond-Petition)

Cheers!

Andrew Baksh
www.birdingdude.blogspot.com

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[nysbirds-l] Central Park, NYC: Red-necked Grebe (yes)

2014-03-14 Thread Anders Peltomaa 
Hi all,
The continuing Red-necked Grebe and Manhattan rarity is now resting on the
reservoir near the South end of the Reservoir.

good birding,

Anders Peltomaa
Manhattan

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[nysbirds-l] NYC Area RBA: 14 March 2014

2014-03-14 Thread Ben Cacace 
- RBA
* New York
* New York City, Long Island, Westchester County
* Mar. 14, 2014
* NYNY1403.14

- Birds mentioned

PINK-FOOTED GOOSE+
(+ Details requested by NYSARC)

GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE
ROSS'S GOOSE
CACKLING GOOSE
TUNDRA SWAN
Wood Duck
Green-winged Teal
KING EIDER
HARLEQUIN DUCK
Red-necked Grebe
Great Egret
Osprey
Bald Eagle
Piping Plover
American Oystercatcher
American Woodcock
BLACK-HEADED GULL
Iceland Gull
Snowy Owl
Red-headed Woodpecker
Eastern Phoebe
Eastern Meadowlark

- 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

To report sightings call:
Tom Burke (212) 372-1483 (weekdays, during the day)
Tony Lauro at (631) 734-4126 (Long Island)

Compiler: Tom Burke, Tony Lauro
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 14th 2014
at 7pm. The highlights of today's tape are PINK-FOOTED GOOSE, ROSS'S GOOSE,
GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE, CACKLING GOOSE, TUNDRA SWAN, HARLEQUIN DUCK,
KING EIDER, BLACK-HEADED GULL and Spring migrants.

At least one of the PINK-FOOTED GEESE was still present in Riverhead last
weekend being seen both on Merritt's Pond Saturday and in the field just
east of Roanoke Avenue and north of Reeves Avenue on Sunday. Single GREATER
WHITE-FRONTED and CACKLING GEESE were also along Roanoke Avenue last
weekend. A ROSS'S GOOSE present north of Route 48 in Southold Saturday
could not be relocated there on Sunday. Three GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GEESE
were seen along Further Lane and also on Hook Pond in East Hampton over the
weekend and Hook Pond was also still hosting two TUNDRA SWANS as well as
two RED-NECKED GREBES. An adult BLACK-HEADED GULL lingering around Sagg
Pond south of Bridgehampton this Winter was seen Saturday and briefly
Sunday at the south end of the pond viewable from the parking lot at the
southern end of Sag Main Street. Also at Sagg Pond were an adult ICELAND
GULL and two RED-NECKED GREBES Sunday and an apparent hybrid Eurasian and
American GREEN-WINGED TEAL. Completing the waterfowl which are on the move
now 2 female KING EIDERS were in the Common Eider and scoter rafts off
Shinnecock Inlet Sunday where a SNOWY OWL also remained west of the
Ponquogue Bridge and 4 HARLEQUIN DUCKS were around the western jetty at
Point Lookout out on Monday. No telling how much longer some waterfowl will
continue locally. Indicative of their being on the move were flocks of 22
WOOD DUCKS and 26 GREEN-WINGED TEAL at Marshlands Conservancy in Rye
Tuesday with none of these there the day before and only 6 GREEN-WINGEDS
the day after.

SNOWY OWLS do remain at various locations and RED-NECKED GREBES besides
continuing at coastal sites such as Jones Inlet have also been visiting
some enclosed bodies of water such as Central Park reservoir, Argyle Lake
in Babylon and Patchogue Lake.

An ICELAND GULL was still at Iron Pier Beach in Northville on Wednesday.

AMERICAN WOODCOCK were displaying at appropriate locations during the
warmer evenings earlier this week and should resume in earnest as the
weather warms back up.

Other recent Spring arrivals many first noted on Wednesday have included
GREAT EGRET, OSPREY, AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHER, a PIPING PLOVER at Jones Beach
West End, a small number of EASTERN PHOEBES and EASTERN MEADOWLARK.
RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS were again noted during the week at Dyker Beach
Park, in Green-wood Cemetery in Brooklyn, Pelham Bay Park in the Bronx and
Croton Point in Westchester.

BALD EAGLES are still mostly along the Hudson River but two flew over Great
Neck today.

To phone in reports on Long Island, call Tony Lauro at (631) 734-4126 or
during the day except Sunday call Tom Burke at (212) 372-1483.

This service is sponsored by the Linnaean Society of New York and the
National Audubon Society. Thank you for calling.

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