[nysbirds-l] NYC Area RBA: 8 December 2017

2017-12-08 Thread Ben Cacace 
- RBA
* New York
* New York City, Long Island, Westchester County
* Dec. 8, 2017
* NYNY1712.08

- Birds mentioned
HAMMOND'S FLYCATCHER+
ASH-THROATED FLYCATCHER+
WESTERN TANAGER+
(+ Details requested by NYSARC)

Greater White-fronted Goose
Eurasian Wigeon
KING EIDER
Common Eider
HARLEQUIN DUCK
BARROW'S GOLDENEYE
EARED GREBE
Willet (subspecies "Western Willet")
Red Knot
Parasitic Jaeger
Razorbill
Black-legged Kittiwake
BLACK-HEADED GULL
LITTLE GULL
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Royal Tern
Snowy Owl
Red-headed Woodpecker
Lapland Longspur
Ovenbird
Northern Waterthrush
PROTHONOTARY WARBLER
Orange-crowned Warbler
Nashville Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
American Redstart
Northern Parula
Magnolia Warbler
Pine Warbler
YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER (western subspecies "Audubon's" form)
Wilson's Warbler
Yellow-breasted Chat
Clay-colored Sparrow
Boat-tailed Grackle
Pine Siskin

- Transcript

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Hotline: New York City Area Rare Bird Alert
Number: (212) 979-3070

Compilers: Tom Burke and 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, December 8th
2017 at 8pm. The highlights of today's tape are HAMMOND'S FLYCATCHER,
WESTERN TANAGER, ASH-THROATED FLYCATCHER, EARED GREBE, BARROW'S GOLDENEYE,
KING EIDER, HARLEQUIN DUCK, LITTLE GULL, BLACK-HEADED GULL, PROTHONOTARY
WARBLER, "Audubon's" YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER and more.

Present today for its 13th day the unexpectedly long staying HAMMOND'S
FLYCATCHER will now face its toughest test yet as snow is predicted for
Saturday. The flycatcher has been seen daily mostly in Central Park's
Ramble and although wandering a bit has usually returned to sections of the
Ramble near Azalea Pond with such local names as the Swampy Pin Oak, the
Humming Tombstone and the Oven. Hopefully it will be seen at these sites as
the snow moves on.

With folks now hoping some of the late lingering passerines will hang
around for the local Christmas Counts. Another bird high on that list is
the WESTERN TANAGER found Wednesday at Crocheron Park in Queens and still
present today. This bird, most likely the same WESTERN present recently at
the Alley Pond Environmental Center about a mile away, has generally been
seen around the pond at the south end of the park just south of 35th
Avenue. This park is on some maps also called John Golden Park. Also in
that park yesterday were YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT and WILSON'S WARBLER.

Also notable but not apparently lingering was an ASH-THROATED FLYCATCHER
visiting a private residence in Brooklyn Monday.

AN EARED GREBE has been present since last Saturday at Oak Beach returning
to the area in Fire Island Inlet just west of the Fisherman's parking lot
off Oak Beach Road the same site one frequented late last Winter.

'Tis the season for waterfowl and among the more unusual was a drake
BARROW'S GOLDENEYE seen last Saturday out in Jamaica Bay northeast of the
Fisherman's parking lot at Floyd Bennett Field. HARLEQUIN DUCKS have
returned to Jones inlet as of last Sunday with 3 seen on the Jones Beach
West End side of the inlet and 2 along the Point Lookout jetties. A male
KING EIDER was also seen again in Jones Inlet on Monday. Other notable
species around Jones Beach West End this week have included some COMMON
EIDERS, a "Western" WILLET, 6 RED KNOTS, LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, a
PARASITIC JAEGER Sunday, a RAZORBILL Sunday and a LAPLAND LONGSPUR
traveling with some Horned Larks. Drake EURASIAN WIGEON continue on the
Sayville Mill Pond and Eastport Pond and GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GEESE
include one at Elda Lake in Babylon Friday, one still at Tung Ting Pond in
Centerport and one off Reeves Avenue north of Riverhead Sunday.

A recent large influx of Bonaparte's Gulls along Long Island's south shore
provided an accompanying adult LITTLE GULL off Riis Park last Saturday. A
BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKE was also off Robert Moses State Park Saturday
morning along with a LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL and a PARASITIC JAEGER. A
BLACK-HEADED GULL has been present at Five Islands Park in New Rochelle
this week and a ROYAL TERN was still at Orient Beach State Park last Sunday.

Very unusual has been the male PROTHONOTARY WARBLER lingering around the
Suffolk County Farm and Education Center off Yaphank Ave in Yaphank still
present at least to Thursday this site also featuring a CLAY-COLORED
SPARROW.

In Central Park a collection of late warblers this week has included

[nysbirds-l] NYC Area RBA: 8 December 2017

2017-12-08 Thread Ben Cacace 
- RBA
* New York
* New York City, Long Island, Westchester County
* Dec. 8, 2017
* NYNY1712.08

- Birds mentioned
HAMMOND'S FLYCATCHER+
ASH-THROATED FLYCATCHER+
WESTERN TANAGER+
(+ Details requested by NYSARC)

Greater White-fronted Goose
Eurasian Wigeon
KING EIDER
Common Eider
HARLEQUIN DUCK
BARROW'S GOLDENEYE
EARED GREBE
Willet (subspecies "Western Willet")
Red Knot
Parasitic Jaeger
Razorbill
Black-legged Kittiwake
BLACK-HEADED GULL
LITTLE GULL
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Royal Tern
Snowy Owl
Red-headed Woodpecker
Lapland Longspur
Ovenbird
Northern Waterthrush
PROTHONOTARY WARBLER
Orange-crowned Warbler
Nashville Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
American Redstart
Northern Parula
Magnolia Warbler
Pine Warbler
YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER (western subspecies "Audubon's" form)
Wilson's Warbler
Yellow-breasted Chat
Clay-colored Sparrow
Boat-tailed Grackle
Pine Siskin

- 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

Compilers: Tom Burke and 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, December 8th
2017 at 8pm. The highlights of today's tape are HAMMOND'S FLYCATCHER,
WESTERN TANAGER, ASH-THROATED FLYCATCHER, EARED GREBE, BARROW'S GOLDENEYE,
KING EIDER, HARLEQUIN DUCK, LITTLE GULL, BLACK-HEADED GULL, PROTHONOTARY
WARBLER, "Audubon's" YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER and more.

Present today for its 13th day the unexpectedly long staying HAMMOND'S
FLYCATCHER will now face its toughest test yet as snow is predicted for
Saturday. The flycatcher has been seen daily mostly in Central Park's
Ramble and although wandering a bit has usually returned to sections of the
Ramble near Azalea Pond with such local names as the Swampy Pin Oak, the
Humming Tombstone and the Oven. Hopefully it will be seen at these sites as
the snow moves on.

With folks now hoping some of the late lingering passerines will hang
around for the local Christmas Counts. Another bird high on that list is
the WESTERN TANAGER found Wednesday at Crocheron Park in Queens and still
present today. This bird, most likely the same WESTERN present recently at
the Alley Pond Environmental Center about a mile away, has generally been
seen around the pond at the south end of the park just south of 35th
Avenue. This park is on some maps also called John Golden Park. Also in
that park yesterday were YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT and WILSON'S WARBLER.

Also notable but not apparently lingering was an ASH-THROATED FLYCATCHER
visiting a private residence in Brooklyn Monday.

AN EARED GREBE has been present since last Saturday at Oak Beach returning
to the area in Fire Island Inlet just west of the Fisherman's parking lot
off Oak Beach Road the same site one frequented late last Winter.

'Tis the season for waterfowl and among the more unusual was a drake
BARROW'S GOLDENEYE seen last Saturday out in Jamaica Bay northeast of the
Fisherman's parking lot at Floyd Bennett Field. HARLEQUIN DUCKS have
returned to Jones inlet as of last Sunday with 3 seen on the Jones Beach
West End side of the inlet and 2 along the Point Lookout jetties. A male
KING EIDER was also seen again in Jones Inlet on Monday. Other notable
species around Jones Beach West End this week have included some COMMON
EIDERS, a "Western" WILLET, 6 RED KNOTS, LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, a
PARASITIC JAEGER Sunday, a RAZORBILL Sunday and a LAPLAND LONGSPUR
traveling with some Horned Larks. Drake EURASIAN WIGEON continue on the
Sayville Mill Pond and Eastport Pond and GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GEESE
include one at Elda Lake in Babylon Friday, one still at Tung Ting Pond in
Centerport and one off Reeves Avenue north of Riverhead Sunday.

A recent large influx of Bonaparte's Gulls along Long Island's south shore
provided an accompanying adult LITTLE GULL off Riis Park last Saturday. A
BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKE was also off Robert Moses State Park Saturday
morning along with a LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL and a PARASITIC JAEGER. A
BLACK-HEADED GULL has been present at Five Islands Park in New Rochelle
this week and a ROYAL TERN was still at Orient Beach State Park last Sunday.

Very unusual has been the male PROTHONOTARY WARBLER lingering around the
Suffolk County Farm and Education Center off Yaphank Ave in Yaphank still
present at least to Thursday this site also featuring a CLAY-COLORED
SPARROW.

In Central Park a collection of late warblers this week has included

RE: [nysbirds-l] Queens - Crocheron and Alley Ponds

2017-12-08 Thread Larry Trachtenberg 
As to warblers around, a very reliable report this morning from 2 excellent 
birders was of a Northern Parula at Mariandale Conference Center on Hudson 
River in Ossining  -- along with an estimated 200 Canvasback and other waterfowl

L Trachtenberg
Ossining


From: bounce-122116018-26736...@list.cornell.edu 
[mailto:bounce-122116018-26736...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Steve Walter
Sent: Friday, December 08, 2017 3:21 PM
To: nysbird...@list.cornell.edu
Subject: [nysbirds-l] Queens - Crocheron and Alley Ponds

I did a quick run to check on things at two spots here in northeastern Queens.  
At Crocheron Park, only the Western Tanager of yesterday's terrific trio had 
been seen as of 2:00. At the restored Alley Pond (at the LIE - Cross Island 
Pkwy intersection), I did not see the Lesser Yellowlegs that has been lingering 
at least through Dec. 4, but a lot of the shoreline is not visible. However, I 
did have a surprising and bizarre few moments while there. I spished to try and 
see what passerine I was hearing up in a tree along the shore. The next thing I 
knew, I was counting warblers. At least 10 of them, all Pine Warblers that I 
could see at that point. I don't know that I've seen that many Pines together 
ever, even in breeding areas of the pine barrens or Florida pine woods, where 
they winter. There are a bunch of pine trees at this location, to which they 
quickly flew off. Getting an accurate count at that point was not doable, but I 
did add an Orange-crowned Warbler while trying to see exactly where the Pine 
Warblers had relocated to. It could be an interesting count season - although 
here comes the snow tomorrow and a 25 degree high on Wednesday.


Steve Walter
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RE: [nysbirds-l] Queens - Crocheron and Alley Ponds

2017-12-08 Thread Larry Trachtenberg 
As to warblers around, a very reliable report this morning from 2 excellent 
birders was of a Northern Parula at Mariandale Conference Center on Hudson 
River in Ossining  -- along with an estimated 200 Canvasback and other waterfowl

L Trachtenberg
Ossining


From: bounce-122116018-26736...@list.cornell.edu 
[mailto:bounce-122116018-26736...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Steve Walter
Sent: Friday, December 08, 2017 3:21 PM
To: nysbird...@list.cornell.edu
Subject: [nysbirds-l] Queens - Crocheron and Alley Ponds

I did a quick run to check on things at two spots here in northeastern Queens.  
At Crocheron Park, only the Western Tanager of yesterday's terrific trio had 
been seen as of 2:00. At the restored Alley Pond (at the LIE - Cross Island 
Pkwy intersection), I did not see the Lesser Yellowlegs that has been lingering 
at least through Dec. 4, but a lot of the shoreline is not visible. However, I 
did have a surprising and bizarre few moments while there. I spished to try and 
see what passerine I was hearing up in a tree along the shore. The next thing I 
knew, I was counting warblers. At least 10 of them, all Pine Warblers that I 
could see at that point. I don't know that I've seen that many Pines together 
ever, even in breeding areas of the pine barrens or Florida pine woods, where 
they winter. There are a bunch of pine trees at this location, to which they 
quickly flew off. Getting an accurate count at that point was not doable, but I 
did add an Orange-crowned Warbler while trying to see exactly where the Pine 
Warblers had relocated to. It could be an interesting count season - although 
here comes the snow tomorrow and a 25 degree high on Wednesday.


Steve Walter
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[nysbirds-l] Queens - Crocheron and Alley Ponds

2017-12-08 Thread Steve Walter 
I did a quick run to check on things at two spots here in northeastern
Queens.  At Crocheron Park, only the Western Tanager of yesterday's terrific
trio had been seen as of 2:00. At the restored Alley Pond (at the LIE -
Cross Island Pkwy intersection), I did not see the Lesser Yellowlegs that
has been lingering at least through Dec. 4, but a lot of the shoreline is
not visible. However, I did have a surprising and bizarre few moments while
there. I spished to try and see what passerine I was hearing up in a tree
along the shore. The next thing I knew, I was counting warblers. At least 10
of them, all Pine Warblers that I could see at that point. I don't know that
I've seen that many Pines together ever, even in breeding areas of the pine
barrens or Florida pine woods, where they winter. There are a bunch of pine
trees at this location, to which they quickly flew off. Getting an accurate
count at that point was not doable, but I did add an Orange-crowned Warbler
while trying to see exactly where the Pine Warblers had relocated to. It
could be an interesting count season - although here comes the snow tomorrow
and a 25 degree high on Wednesday.

 

 

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[nysbirds-l] Queens - Crocheron and Alley Ponds

2017-12-08 Thread Steve Walter 
I did a quick run to check on things at two spots here in northeastern
Queens.  At Crocheron Park, only the Western Tanager of yesterday's terrific
trio had been seen as of 2:00. At the restored Alley Pond (at the LIE -
Cross Island Pkwy intersection), I did not see the Lesser Yellowlegs that
has been lingering at least through Dec. 4, but a lot of the shoreline is
not visible. However, I did have a surprising and bizarre few moments while
there. I spished to try and see what passerine I was hearing up in a tree
along the shore. The next thing I knew, I was counting warblers. At least 10
of them, all Pine Warblers that I could see at that point. I don't know that
I've seen that many Pines together ever, even in breeding areas of the pine
barrens or Florida pine woods, where they winter. There are a bunch of pine
trees at this location, to which they quickly flew off. Getting an accurate
count at that point was not doable, but I did add an Orange-crowned Warbler
while trying to see exactly where the Pine Warblers had relocated to. It
could be an interesting count season - although here comes the snow tomorrow
and a 25 degree high on Wednesday.

 

 

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[nysbirds-l] Queens Western Tanager continues

2017-12-08 Thread d Futuyma 
At eastern end of Pond in Crocheron Park, at about 11:30, seen with Ed Becher 
and Ernst Muchmore. The Chat was not seen (yet).
Doug Futuyma

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[nysbirds-l] Queens Western Tanager continues

2017-12-08 Thread d Futuyma 
At eastern end of Pond in Crocheron Park, at about 11:30, seen with Ed Becher 
and Ernst Muchmore. The Chat was not seen (yet).
Doug Futuyma

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Re:[nysbirds-l] HAMMOND'S FLYCATCHER - YES. THURSDAY 12/7

2017-12-08 Thread Anders Peltomaa 
Hammonds fly along stream from azalea pond to oven at 0845

Also wilsons warb, 2 yb sapsuckers

Friday am.

Report from Dick Veit.

Anders Peltomaa
Manhattan

On Dec 7, 2017 10:43 AM, "Anders Peltomaa" 
wrote:

> I just saw the Flycatcher at Swampy Pin Oak. It moved through the shrubs
> from South to North, as I sat on a bench enjoying a cup of coffee. The bird
> may have continued towards Azalea.
>
> Hoping it hangs around a few more days. CBC count week begins next
> Thursday...
>
> good birding,
>
> Anders Peltomaa
> Manhattan
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Re:[nysbirds-l] HAMMOND'S FLYCATCHER - YES. THURSDAY 12/7

2017-12-08 Thread Anders Peltomaa 
Hammonds fly along stream from azalea pond to oven at 0845

Also wilsons warb, 2 yb sapsuckers

Friday am.

Report from Dick Veit.

Anders Peltomaa
Manhattan

On Dec 7, 2017 10:43 AM, "Anders Peltomaa" 
wrote:

> I just saw the Flycatcher at Swampy Pin Oak. It moved through the shrubs
> from South to North, as I sat on a bench enjoying a cup of coffee. The bird
> may have continued towards Azalea.
>
> Hoping it hangs around a few more days. CBC count week begins next
> Thursday...
>
> good birding,
>
> Anders Peltomaa
> Manhattan
>

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