[nysbirds-l] Are Wallkill Cranes still around?

[Andrew Block]

I went to Liberty Loop Trail at Wallkill River NWR this am and there was no 
sign of the cranes there.  Does anyone know if they are still around and/or did 
the babies from the second clutch survive?  I was hoping to see them today.  
Hope they survived.
Andrew
Andrew v. F. Block
Consulting Naturalist
20 Hancock Avenue, Apt. 3
Yonkers, Westchester Co., New York 10705-4780 
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[nysbirds-l] NYC Area RBA: 31 July 2020

[Gail Benson]

-RBA
* New York
* New York City, Long Island, Westchester County
* July 31, 2020
* NYNY2007.31

BROWN PELICAN
Semipalmated Plover
Lesser Yellowlegs
Greater Yellowlegs
WHIMBREL
Ruddy Turnstone
Least Sandpiper
White-rumped Sandpiper
Pectoral Sandpiper
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Short-billed Dowitcher
LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL
CASPIAN TERN
Royal Tern
ACADIAN FLYCATCHER
Bank Swallow
Purple Martin
Cliff Swallow
Worm-eating Warbler
Louisiana Waterthrush
BLUE GROSBEAK

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

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, July 31,
2020 at 9:00 pm.

The highlights of today’s tape are BROWN PELICAN, WHIMBREL and other
shorebirds, LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL  and CASPIAN TERN, ACADIAN
FLYCATCHER, BLUE GROSBEAK and more.

Going through a seemingly relatively slow period recently, last
Saturday at least did provide BROWN PELICAN reports, with two off the
Avalon Avenue beach on Staten Island and another seen again on the
ocean off mid-Fire Island.  Seabirding, though, has generally been
unproductive this week.

Shorebirds do continue to move through, and today in Brooklyn four
WHIMBREL were spotted as they flew over Floyd Bennett Field, this
followed a short time later by five moving by Plumb Beach.

Among other more unusual shorebirds were a WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER at
Plumb Beach Monday, that day also providing a PECTORAL SANDPIPER at
Mecox, with three PECTORALS at Heckscher State Park today.  Other
shorebirds also moving through now include SEMIPALMATED PLOVER, RUDDY
TURNSTONE, SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER, GREATER and LESSER YELLOWLEGS, and
LEAST and SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPERS.

Unfortunately, the region’s premier shorebirding site, the East Pond
at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, continues to be unsuitable for both
shorebirds and birders, despite efforts to get the outflow working
properly and the water level down.  Stay tuned for word on hopeful
improvements here.

Four LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS were at Mecox Monday, with others
scattered along the coast, and some ROYAL TERNS at various coastal
sites were supplemented by reports of single CASPIAN TERNS at Robert
Moses State Park Sunday and on Staten Island today.

A family group of ACADIAN FLYCATCHERS, including two recently fledged
young, has been a highlight in Prospect Park recently, and BLUE
GROSBEAKS with young remain around the very productive grasslands in
Calverton.

Among a very modest movement of early landbird migrants recently have
been a few LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSHES plus a WORM-EATING WARBLER spotted
Tuesday in Brooklyn.  Various SWALLOWS, including CLIFF, BANK and
PURPLE MARTIN, have also been gathering in certain areas.

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] NYSARC and eBird

[Willie D'Anna]

Sorry for the duplicate post but some people were having trouble with the
link to the article. I hope this is better:

 

Hi folks,

 

I just wanted everyone to know that NYSARC (NYS Avian Records Committee) is
working with eBird, reviewing very rare bird sightings that have been
submitted to eBird. Learn what this means to you as an eBirder, and why good
documentation is so important: 

 
 https://nybirds.org/NYSARC/index.htm

 

The Black-bellied Whistling-Duck is a species on the NYSARC review list.
This one was at Wilson-Tuscarora SP, Niagara County, photo taken 4 Jun 2015.
Since it was one of my nicer photos, I thought I would share it here:
https://ebird.org/checklist/S24166290

 

Good birding!

Willie

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