[nysbirds-l] NYC Area RBA: 19 January 2018

2018-01-19 Thread Gail Benson 
-RBA
* New York
* New York City, Long Island, Westchester County
* Jan. 19, 2018
* NYNY1801.19

- Birds Mentioned

PINK-FOOTED GOOSE+
PURPLE GALLINULE+
MEW GULL+
TOWNSEND’S SOLITAIRE+

(+ Details requested by NYSARC)

GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE
ROSS’S GOOSE
Canada Goose
TUNDRA SWAN
EURASIAN WIGEON
KING EIDER
Common Eider
HARLEQUIN DUCK
Red-necked Grebe
Razorbill
BLACK-HEADED GULL
ICELAND GULL
American Bittern
ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK


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
nysarc44nybirdsorg

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:  Gail Benson

[~BEGIN RBA TAPE~]

Greetings! This is the New York Rare Bird Alert for Friday, January 19,
2018 at 9:00 pm.

The highlights of today’s tape are MEW GULL, PURPLE GALLINULE, TOWNSEND’S
SOLITAIRE, PINK-FOOTED, ROSS’S and GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GEESE, TUNDRA
SWAN, KING EIDER, HARLEQUIN DUCK, EURASIAN WIGEON, BLACK-HEADED and ICELAND
GULLS, ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK and more.

Note: Tomorrow’s Brooklyn pelagic trip has been postponed to February 4.

An adult MEW GULL was photographed Tuesday morning on Veterans Memorial
Pier in Brooklyn, the bird remaining for a short period of time before
heading off towards Staten Island.  Based on plumage, this is the western
North American form brachyrhynchus thought by the finder to perhaps be the
same individual noted in Brooklyn twice last winter.  Unfortunately, this
bird has not been seen on the pier since, but on Wednesday and again
Thursday morning, the pier did produce an immature BLACK-HEADED GULL, this
same species and perhaps also the same individual later occurring at
Brooklyn Bridge Park late Thursday afternoon.

Very unexpected, two PURPLE GALLINULES were found recently on Long Island,
unfortunately neither surviving the experience.  An adult was found dead on
Tuesday in Southampton, while a second, age unknown as of now, was brought
to a Suffolk County rehabilitator, where it also apparently passed away.
More to come, if we get it.

The Oyster Bay TOWNSEND’S SOLITAIRE was still present yesterday, continuing
to visit the field along Sandy Hill Road at the Tiffany Creek Preserve.
The Preserve entrance and parking area are on the western side of Sandy
Hill Road, and the Solitaire field is a little farther up the road just
beyond a private road.  Look especially on the eastern side of the field
around a fruit-filled juniper or the nearby bittersweet.  This bird often
arrives and then disappears quickly and can be absent for quite a while,
often requiring patience.

Among the specialty wintering Geese, the PINK-FOOTED GOOSE was still
present in Montauk today, feeding on the Deep Hollow Ranch pastures with
CANADAS on the south side of Route 27 east of town.  When not there, it has
been seen on the fairways at Montauk Downs Golf Course.

Two ROSS’S GEESE were with hundreds of CANADAS on Hook Pond in East Hampton
this afternoon, and these two have also been seen on fields off Stephen
Hands Path in East Hampton.  Two ROSS’S GEESE were also reported from
Merritt Pond in Riverhead last Saturday, and we have no additional
information on the bird at Baisley Pond in Queens since Monday.

A GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE was still visiting the Restoration Pond at
Alley Pond Park in Queens through yesterday, and one was spotted again on
Tung Ting Pond in Centerport Tuesday.

Two TUNDRA SWANS on Hook Pond Tuesday were presumably the same two seen in
flight west of there today.

A EURASIAN WIGEON was seen again at the Marine Park Salt Marsh Nature
Center in Brooklyn last Saturday, and another continues on Mill Pond in
Sayville.

The drake KING EIDER was still with COMMONS off the Point Lookout jetties
yesterday, and watch for other KINGS in the COMMON EIDER flock off the
Jones Beach West End jetty.  A subadult male King Eider was present today
just inside Shinnecock Inlet.

Up to eight HARLEQUIN DUCKS can also be seen around the Point Lookout
jetties, and another HARLEQUIN was reported off Eatons Neck Point Saturday.

A RED-NECKED GREBE was off Floyd Bennett Field recently, with another also
around Jones Inlet.

Besides a few ICELAND GULLS noted at various Brooklyn sites this week, at
least four different ICELANDS continue around the west side of Montauk
Harbor Inlet.

Thirty-nine RAZORBILLS were counted off Montauk Point this morning, with
three more off Montauk harbor inlet.

ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS on Long Island were noted at Target Rock NWR Saturday
and at Tobay Monday, and

[nysbirds-l] NYC Area RBA: 19 January 2018

2018-01-19 Thread Gail Benson 
-RBA
* New York
* New York City, Long Island, Westchester County
* Jan. 19, 2018
* NYNY1801.19

- Birds Mentioned

PINK-FOOTED GOOSE+
PURPLE GALLINULE+
MEW GULL+
TOWNSEND’S SOLITAIRE+

(+ Details requested by NYSARC)

GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE
ROSS’S GOOSE
Canada Goose
TUNDRA SWAN
EURASIAN WIGEON
KING EIDER
Common Eider
HARLEQUIN DUCK
Red-necked Grebe
Razorbill
BLACK-HEADED GULL
ICELAND GULL
American Bittern
ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK


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
nysarc44nybirdsorg

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:  Gail Benson

[~BEGIN RBA TAPE~]

Greetings! This is the New York Rare Bird Alert for Friday, January 19,
2018 at 9:00 pm.

The highlights of today’s tape are MEW GULL, PURPLE GALLINULE, TOWNSEND’S
SOLITAIRE, PINK-FOOTED, ROSS’S and GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GEESE, TUNDRA
SWAN, KING EIDER, HARLEQUIN DUCK, EURASIAN WIGEON, BLACK-HEADED and ICELAND
GULLS, ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK and more.

Note: Tomorrow’s Brooklyn pelagic trip has been postponed to February 4.

An adult MEW GULL was photographed Tuesday morning on Veterans Memorial
Pier in Brooklyn, the bird remaining for a short period of time before
heading off towards Staten Island.  Based on plumage, this is the western
North American form brachyrhynchus thought by the finder to perhaps be the
same individual noted in Brooklyn twice last winter.  Unfortunately, this
bird has not been seen on the pier since, but on Wednesday and again
Thursday morning, the pier did produce an immature BLACK-HEADED GULL, this
same species and perhaps also the same individual later occurring at
Brooklyn Bridge Park late Thursday afternoon.

Very unexpected, two PURPLE GALLINULES were found recently on Long Island,
unfortunately neither surviving the experience.  An adult was found dead on
Tuesday in Southampton, while a second, age unknown as of now, was brought
to a Suffolk County rehabilitator, where it also apparently passed away.
More to come, if we get it.

The Oyster Bay TOWNSEND’S SOLITAIRE was still present yesterday, continuing
to visit the field along Sandy Hill Road at the Tiffany Creek Preserve.
The Preserve entrance and parking area are on the western side of Sandy
Hill Road, and the Solitaire field is a little farther up the road just
beyond a private road.  Look especially on the eastern side of the field
around a fruit-filled juniper or the nearby bittersweet.  This bird often
arrives and then disappears quickly and can be absent for quite a while,
often requiring patience.

Among the specialty wintering Geese, the PINK-FOOTED GOOSE was still
present in Montauk today, feeding on the Deep Hollow Ranch pastures with
CANADAS on the south side of Route 27 east of town.  When not there, it has
been seen on the fairways at Montauk Downs Golf Course.

Two ROSS’S GEESE were with hundreds of CANADAS on Hook Pond in East Hampton
this afternoon, and these two have also been seen on fields off Stephen
Hands Path in East Hampton.  Two ROSS’S GEESE were also reported from
Merritt Pond in Riverhead last Saturday, and we have no additional
information on the bird at Baisley Pond in Queens since Monday.

A GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE was still visiting the Restoration Pond at
Alley Pond Park in Queens through yesterday, and one was spotted again on
Tung Ting Pond in Centerport Tuesday.

Two TUNDRA SWANS on Hook Pond Tuesday were presumably the same two seen in
flight west of there today.

A EURASIAN WIGEON was seen again at the Marine Park Salt Marsh Nature
Center in Brooklyn last Saturday, and another continues on Mill Pond in
Sayville.

The drake KING EIDER was still with COMMONS off the Point Lookout jetties
yesterday, and watch for other KINGS in the COMMON EIDER flock off the
Jones Beach West End jetty.  A subadult male King Eider was present today
just inside Shinnecock Inlet.

Up to eight HARLEQUIN DUCKS can also be seen around the Point Lookout
jetties, and another HARLEQUIN was reported off Eatons Neck Point Saturday.

A RED-NECKED GREBE was off Floyd Bennett Field recently, with another also
around Jones Inlet.

Besides a few ICELAND GULLS noted at various Brooklyn sites this week, at
least four different ICELANDS continue around the west side of Montauk
Harbor Inlet.

Thirty-nine RAZORBILLS were counted off Montauk Point this morning, with
three more off Montauk harbor inlet.

ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS on Long Island were noted at Target Rock NWR Saturday
and at Tobay Monday, and

[nysbirds-l] NYC Audubon Lecture, Wed, Jan 24

2018-01-19 Thread Lynne Hertzog 
THE NATURE SPECTACLES OF NEW JERSEY


*By Joanna BurgerWednesday, January 24, 7pm*

*Reidy Hall at the Unitarian Church of All Souls, located on Lexington
Avenue between 79th and 80th streets in Manhattan*

*Rutgers professor and scientist Joanna Burger is a behavioral ecologist
whose primary interests are in the* *adaptive significance of social
behavior in vertebrates, ecological risk, and biomonitoring. She is also
the author of several books for lay naturalists on birds, butterflies,
parrots, and pine snakes. For our lecture, Dr. Burger will acquaint us with
the rich natural experiences that can be had in the state next door, New
Jersey.*

Free, open to the public.
Join us!
*This series has been made possible by the support of Claude and Lucienne
Bloch.*

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[nysbirds-l] NYC Audubon Lecture, Wed, Jan 24

2018-01-19 Thread Lynne Hertzog 
THE NATURE SPECTACLES OF NEW JERSEY


*By Joanna BurgerWednesday, January 24, 7pm*

*Reidy Hall at the Unitarian Church of All Souls, located on Lexington
Avenue between 79th and 80th streets in Manhattan*

*Rutgers professor and scientist Joanna Burger is a behavioral ecologist
whose primary interests are in the* *adaptive significance of social
behavior in vertebrates, ecological risk, and biomonitoring. She is also
the author of several books for lay naturalists on birds, butterflies,
parrots, and pine snakes. For our lecture, Dr. Burger will acquaint us with
the rich natural experiences that can be had in the state next door, New
Jersey.*

Free, open to the public.
Join us!
*This series has been made possible by the support of Claude and Lucienne
Bloch.*

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Please submit your observations to eBird:
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[nysbirds-l] Eastern Long Island Update

2018-01-19 Thread Gail Benson 
The Pink-footed Goose continues at Deep Hollow Ranch (Montauk).  Off
Montauk Point we saw 38 Razorbills as part of our morning watch.  Two
Tundra Swans flew off Hook Pond (East Hampton) early.

GB, TWB, AG, BM

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[nysbirds-l] Eastern Long Island Update

2018-01-19 Thread Gail Benson 
The Pink-footed Goose continues at Deep Hollow Ranch (Montauk).  Off
Montauk Point we saw 38 Razorbills as part of our morning watch.  Two
Tundra Swans flew off Hook Pond (East Hampton) early.

GB, TWB, AG, BM

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[nysbirds-l] eBird.org: Recent Additions to County Checklists

2018-01-19 Thread Ben Cacace 
When working on the NYS eBird Hotspots wiki I'll compare the previous bar
chart list of species with the current one picking up any additions or
deletions. By going to each county's 'Overview' page you can determine the
date the species was added by county. Some are from newly submitted
checklists from many months / years ago.

It isn't possible to spot these additions from old checklists. On the
'Overview' page you can sort on 'First Seen' but if the species wasn't
added recently it won't appear at the top of the list.

For each county on the NYS eBird Hotspots site click the 'Overview' link on
the 'Explore a Location' line:
— http://ebirding-nys.wikispaces.com/Birding+in+New+York

Since last update: 8 days

Green represents a New York State first.

*Chautauqua County: *
Inca Dove (8-Dec-2017)

*Seneca County: *
Barnacle Goose (26-Nov-1987)

-- 
Ben Cacace
Manhattan, NYC
Wiki for NYS eBird Hotspots

Facebook Discussion for NYS eBird Hotspots: Q & A


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ARCHIVES:
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2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L
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Please submit your observations to eBird:
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[nysbirds-l] eBird.org: Recent Additions to County Checklists

2018-01-19 Thread Ben Cacace 
When working on the NYS eBird Hotspots wiki I'll compare the previous bar
chart list of species with the current one picking up any additions or
deletions. By going to each county's 'Overview' page you can determine the
date the species was added by county. Some are from newly submitted
checklists from many months / years ago.

It isn't possible to spot these additions from old checklists. On the
'Overview' page you can sort on 'First Seen' but if the species wasn't
added recently it won't appear at the top of the list.

For each county on the NYS eBird Hotspots site click the 'Overview' link on
the 'Explore a Location' line:
— http://ebirding-nys.wikispaces.com/Birding+in+New+York

Since last update: 8 days

Green represents a New York State first.

*Chautauqua County: *
Inca Dove (8-Dec-2017)

*Seneca County: *
Barnacle Goose (26-Nov-1987)

-- 
Ben Cacace
Manhattan, NYC
Wiki for NYS eBird Hotspots

Facebook Discussion for NYS eBird Hotspots: Q & A


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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/

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