[nysbirds-l] NYC Area RBA: 15 January 2021

[Gail Benson]

-RBA
* New York
* New York City, Long Island, Westchester County
* Jan. 15, 2021
* NYNY2101.15

- Birds Mentioned

SPOTTED TOWHEE+
WESTERN TANAGER+
(+ Details requested by NYSARC)

GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE
Canada Goose
Blue-winged Teal
EURASIAN WIGEON
KING EIDER
HARLEQUIN DUCK
Common Goldeneye
BARROW’S GOLDENEYE
Red-necked Grebe
Common Gallinule
DOVEKIE
Razorbill
BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKE
BLACK-HEADED GULL
Iceland Gull
GLAUCOUS GULL
Black Skimmer
American Bittern
COMMON REDPOLL
RED CROSSBILL
Tennessee Warbler
Orange-crowned Warbler

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, January
15, 2021 at 10:00 pm.

The highlights of today’s tape are SPOTTED TOWHEE, WESTERN TANAGER,
DOVEKIE, GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE, EURASIAN WIGEON, HARLEQUIN DUCK,
KING EIDER and BARROW’S GOLDENEYE, BLACK-HEADED GULL, BLACK-LEGGED
KITTIWAKE and GLAUCOUS GULL, RED CROSSBILL, COMMON REDPOLL and more.

The female SPOTTED TOWHEE, continuing in Baldwin Harbor Park through
today, remains quite elusive and is more often heard than seen; it is
still frequenting the large thicket area east of the ballfields and
first main parking lot accessed from Grand Avenue, this thicket also
bordered by a second parking lot on its south side and bisected by a
paved walking path.  The TOWHEE seems to appear randomly anywhere
along the thicket edges, and listening for its harsh calls,
infrequently given, can pay off.

The two Manhattan WESTERN TANAGERS have both become more difficult to
find as they wander farther afield to find food.  The one at Carl
Schurz Park at East End Avenue and 86th Street was seen yesterday,
while the Chelsea individual, noted at least to Tuesday, has recently
ranged a little north of its usual haunts along West 22nd Street
between 9th and 10th Avenues.

Along the Atlantic coast this week’s weather has produced a small
incursion of DOVEKIES, with 2 off Montauk Point Tuesday and 3 more
Thursday, 1 flying ashore at Robert Moses State Park Tuesday followed
by 3 offshore there today, 1 swimming in Fort Pond Bay in Montauk
yesterday, and 3 off Jones Beach West End as well as 1 at Shinnecock
Inlet today.  Good numbers of RAZORBILLS have also been noted,
including 160 off Montauk Point and 65 off Jones Beach yesterday,
followed today by counts of 56 at Moses Park and 42 at Jones Beach
West End.

A GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE again at Randall’s Island Tuesday is
likely the one paying a very welcome visit to Central Park yesterday
and today, appearing at several sites with a flock of CANADA GEESE,
including on the Lake, the Reservoir, the Pool and the North Meadow.
One WHITE-FRONTED Tuesday in Dix Hills increased to 3 Wednesday near
the intersection of Melrose Road and Wolf Hill Road, with one also at
Tung Ting Pond in Centerport Wednesday.

EURASIAN WIGEON this week were present all week on Mill Pond off Lake
Avenue in Oyster Bay and on Fresh Pond in Fort Salonga, with one also
on West Lake in Patchogue Tuesday.

Three HARLEQUIN DUCKS continue around the Jones Inlet jetties on
either the Point Lookout or Jones Beach side, with 2 also at
Shinnecock Inlet recently and a drake at Orient Point Sunday.

A young male KING EIDER continues at Shinnecock Inlet, and a drake
BARROW’S GOLDENEYE remains with the COMMON GOLDENEYE flock off Crab
Meadow Beach in Fort Salonga.

A BLACK-HEADED GULL continues to visit Jones Beach West End, with
another spotted in Sheepshead Bay Saturday, and eight BLACK-LEGGED
KITTIWAKES appeared off Montauk Point yesterday.

Both ICELAND and GLAUCOUS GULLS have been noted along the Brooklyn
waterfront this week, and 2 ICELANDS visited Central Park Reservoir
Wednesday.

One or 2 RED-NECKED GREBES remain in the Coney Island area of
Brooklyn, and 3 were on Fort Pond Bay Thursday.

Also, a BLACK SKIMMER was at Coney Island Creek Tuesday, single female
BLUE-WINGED TEAL and adult COMMON GALLINULE remain on Mill Pond in
Baldwin, and AMERICAN BITTERN continues along Dune Road.

A few COMMON REDPOLLS continue to pop up at various locations, and RED
CROSSBILLS today included 14 at Jones Beach West End and 11 at
Heckscher State Park.

A couple of TENNESSEE WARBLERS were seen this week, and Carl Schurz
Park has been hosting an ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER.

To phone in reports call Tom Burke at (914) 967-4922.

This service is sponsored 

[nysbirds-l] NYC Area RBA: 15 January 2021

[Gail Benson]

-RBA
* New York
* New York City, Long Island, Westchester County
* Jan. 15, 2021
* NYNY2101.15

- Birds Mentioned

SPOTTED TOWHEE+
WESTERN TANAGER+
(+ Details requested by NYSARC)

GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE
Canada Goose
Blue-winged Teal
EURASIAN WIGEON
KING EIDER
HARLEQUIN DUCK
Common Goldeneye
BARROW’S GOLDENEYE
Red-necked Grebe
Common Gallinule
DOVEKIE
Razorbill
BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKE
BLACK-HEADED GULL
Iceland Gull
GLAUCOUS GULL
Black Skimmer
American Bittern
COMMON REDPOLL
RED CROSSBILL
Tennessee Warbler
Orange-crowned Warbler

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, January
15, 2021 at 10:00 pm.

The highlights of today’s tape are SPOTTED TOWHEE, WESTERN TANAGER,
DOVEKIE, GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE, EURASIAN WIGEON, HARLEQUIN DUCK,
KING EIDER and BARROW’S GOLDENEYE, BLACK-HEADED GULL, BLACK-LEGGED
KITTIWAKE and GLAUCOUS GULL, RED CROSSBILL, COMMON REDPOLL and more.

The female SPOTTED TOWHEE, continuing in Baldwin Harbor Park through
today, remains quite elusive and is more often heard than seen; it is
still frequenting the large thicket area east of the ballfields and
first main parking lot accessed from Grand Avenue, this thicket also
bordered by a second parking lot on its south side and bisected by a
paved walking path.  The TOWHEE seems to appear randomly anywhere
along the thicket edges, and listening for its harsh calls,
infrequently given, can pay off.

The two Manhattan WESTERN TANAGERS have both become more difficult to
find as they wander farther afield to find food.  The one at Carl
Schurz Park at East End Avenue and 86th Street was seen yesterday,
while the Chelsea individual, noted at least to Tuesday, has recently
ranged a little north of its usual haunts along West 22nd Street
between 9th and 10th Avenues.

Along the Atlantic coast this week’s weather has produced a small
incursion of DOVEKIES, with 2 off Montauk Point Tuesday and 3 more
Thursday, 1 flying ashore at Robert Moses State Park Tuesday followed
by 3 offshore there today, 1 swimming in Fort Pond Bay in Montauk
yesterday, and 3 off Jones Beach West End as well as 1 at Shinnecock
Inlet today.  Good numbers of RAZORBILLS have also been noted,
including 160 off Montauk Point and 65 off Jones Beach yesterday,
followed today by counts of 56 at Moses Park and 42 at Jones Beach
West End.

A GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE again at Randall’s Island Tuesday is
likely the one paying a very welcome visit to Central Park yesterday
and today, appearing at several sites with a flock of CANADA GEESE,
including on the Lake, the Reservoir, the Pool and the North Meadow.
One WHITE-FRONTED Tuesday in Dix Hills increased to 3 Wednesday near
the intersection of Melrose Road and Wolf Hill Road, with one also at
Tung Ting Pond in Centerport Wednesday.

EURASIAN WIGEON this week were present all week on Mill Pond off Lake
Avenue in Oyster Bay and on Fresh Pond in Fort Salonga, with one also
on West Lake in Patchogue Tuesday.

Three HARLEQUIN DUCKS continue around the Jones Inlet jetties on
either the Point Lookout or Jones Beach side, with 2 also at
Shinnecock Inlet recently and a drake at Orient Point Sunday.

A young male KING EIDER continues at Shinnecock Inlet, and a drake
BARROW’S GOLDENEYE remains with the COMMON GOLDENEYE flock off Crab
Meadow Beach in Fort Salonga.

A BLACK-HEADED GULL continues to visit Jones Beach West End, with
another spotted in Sheepshead Bay Saturday, and eight BLACK-LEGGED
KITTIWAKES appeared off Montauk Point yesterday.

Both ICELAND and GLAUCOUS GULLS have been noted along the Brooklyn
waterfront this week, and 2 ICELANDS visited Central Park Reservoir
Wednesday.

One or 2 RED-NECKED GREBES remain in the Coney Island area of
Brooklyn, and 3 were on Fort Pond Bay Thursday.

Also, a BLACK SKIMMER was at Coney Island Creek Tuesday, single female
BLUE-WINGED TEAL and adult COMMON GALLINULE remain on Mill Pond in
Baldwin, and AMERICAN BITTERN continues along Dune Road.

A few COMMON REDPOLLS continue to pop up at various locations, and RED
CROSSBILLS today included 14 at Jones Beach West End and 11 at
Heckscher State Park.

A couple of TENNESSEE WARBLERS were seen this week, and Carl Schurz
Park has been hosting an ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER.

To phone in reports call Tom Burke at (914) 967-4922.

This service is sponsored 

[nysbirds-l] "The Narrow Edge" by Deborah Cramer. Queens County Bird Club presentation Wed. Jan 20 at 7:30 pm

[Nancy Tognan]

The Queens County Bird Club will hold its next meeting via Zoom on Wednesday, 
January 20, 2021 at 7:30 pm. 

Registration link:  HERE 
 
.  You will receive an email from Zoom with a link to join the meeting.

The presentation will be “The Narrow Edge: A Tiny Bird, An Ancient Crab, and an 
Epic Journey” by Deborah Cramer.
Deborah Cramer will speak about her latest book, The Narrow Edge, in which she 
accompanied a small sandpiper on its 19,000 mile annual migration and witnessed 
how its life, and ours, depend on an ancient animal, the horseshoe crab.   

Each year tiny sandpipers—red knots—undertake a near miraculous 19,000 mile 
journey from one end of the earth to the other and back. In this firsthand 
account, Deborah Cramer accompanies them on their extraordinary odyssey along 
the length of two continents, tracking birds from remote Tierra del Fuego to 
the icy Arctic. On the full moon of spring’s highest tides, she seeks out 
horseshoe crabs, ancient, primordial animals whose eggs are essential to 
migrating shorebirds, and whose blue blood, unbeknownst to most people, 
safeguards human health.  

The Narrow Edge offers unique insight into how the lives of humans, red knots 
and horseshoe crabs are intertwined, and is an inspiring portrait of loss and 
resilience, of the tenacity of birds, and the courage of the many people who 
bird by bird and beach by beach, keep red knots flying.

To read more about Deborah, and the many awards that her books have received, 
click here  for her website.

Hope to “see" you then.

Nancy Tognan
nancy.tog...@gmail.com  
Vice President, Queens County Bird Club 

See http://www.qcbirdclub.org  for more information 
on trips, speakers, and other events.
See our "Birding Sites" page for directions to and info about many local 
birding hotspots
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[nysbirds-l] "The Narrow Edge" by Deborah Cramer. Queens County Bird Club presentation Wed. Jan 20 at 7:30 pm

[Nancy Tognan]

The Queens County Bird Club will hold its next meeting via Zoom on Wednesday, 
January 20, 2021 at 7:30 pm. 

Registration link:  HERE 
 
.  You will receive an email from Zoom with a link to join the meeting.

The presentation will be “The Narrow Edge: A Tiny Bird, An Ancient Crab, and an 
Epic Journey” by Deborah Cramer.
Deborah Cramer will speak about her latest book, The Narrow Edge, in which she 
accompanied a small sandpiper on its 19,000 mile annual migration and witnessed 
how its life, and ours, depend on an ancient animal, the horseshoe crab.   

Each year tiny sandpipers—red knots—undertake a near miraculous 19,000 mile 
journey from one end of the earth to the other and back. In this firsthand 
account, Deborah Cramer accompanies them on their extraordinary odyssey along 
the length of two continents, tracking birds from remote Tierra del Fuego to 
the icy Arctic. On the full moon of spring’s highest tides, she seeks out 
horseshoe crabs, ancient, primordial animals whose eggs are essential to 
migrating shorebirds, and whose blue blood, unbeknownst to most people, 
safeguards human health.  

The Narrow Edge offers unique insight into how the lives of humans, red knots 
and horseshoe crabs are intertwined, and is an inspiring portrait of loss and 
resilience, of the tenacity of birds, and the courage of the many people who 
bird by bird and beach by beach, keep red knots flying.

To read more about Deborah, and the many awards that her books have received, 
click here  for her website.

Hope to “see" you then.

Nancy Tognan
nancy.tog...@gmail.com  
Vice President, Queens County Bird Club 

See http://www.qcbirdclub.org  for more information 
on trips, speakers, and other events.
See our "Birding Sites" page for directions to and info about many local 
birding hotspots
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[nysbirds-l] Gr. W.-fr. Goose, Central Park [NYC] & more, Fri. 1/15

[Tom Fiore]

Friday, Jan. 15th -

The Greater White-fronted Goose (of the Greenland-breeding form) has been 
moving about within Central Park quite a lot, along with a flock of Canada 
Geese; most recent and last location there for the White-fronted was on the 
North Meadow (where at least Canada Geese have been visiting regularly but 
unpredictably for some weeks).  The rare goose had also had dips into the Lake, 
the reservoir, & the Pool, all in just 24 hours or so. 

Elsewhere in Manhattan, a Western Tanager continued at and adjacent to Carl 
Schurz Park, but was often elusive as well on Friday, and an Orange-crowned 
Warbler also remained at Carl Schurz Park, that being along East End Ave., East 
84th to 90th Streets, main entry at E. 86th.

Many other birds also lingered around N.Y. County in the mild mid-January 
conditions.

good birding to all,

Tom Fiore
manhattan

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[nysbirds-l] Gr. W.-fr. Goose, Central Park [NYC] & more, Fri. 1/15

[Tom Fiore]

Friday, Jan. 15th -

The Greater White-fronted Goose (of the Greenland-breeding form) has been 
moving about within Central Park quite a lot, along with a flock of Canada 
Geese; most recent and last location there for the White-fronted was on the 
North Meadow (where at least Canada Geese have been visiting regularly but 
unpredictably for some weeks).  The rare goose had also had dips into the Lake, 
the reservoir, & the Pool, all in just 24 hours or so. 

Elsewhere in Manhattan, a Western Tanager continued at and adjacent to Carl 
Schurz Park, but was often elusive as well on Friday, and an Orange-crowned 
Warbler also remained at Carl Schurz Park, that being along East End Ave., East 
84th to 90th Streets, main entry at E. 86th.

Many other birds also lingered around N.Y. County in the mild mid-January 
conditions.

good birding to all,

Tom Fiore
manhattan

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ARCHIVES:
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2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L
3) http://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01

Please submit your observations to eBird:
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