[nysbirds-l] NYC Area RBA: 14 April 2023
-RBA * New York * New York City, Long Island, Westchester County * Apr. 14, 2023 * NYNY2304.14 - Birds Mentioned MOTTLED DUCK+ SWALLOW-TAILED KITE+ SWAINSON’S HAWK+ SMITH’S LONGSPUR+ WESTERN TANAGER+ (+ Details requested by NYSARC) Red-necked Grebe Long-billed Dowitcher Willet Iceland Gull American Bittern LEAST BITTERN GOLDEN EAGLE RED-HEADED WOODPECKER Yellow-throated Vireo Purple Finch RED CROSSBILL Pine Siskin Vesper Sparrow Seaside Sparrow YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD Northern Waterthrush Orange-crowned Warbler Hooded Warbler YELLOW-THROATED 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, April 14, 2023 at 8:00 p.m. The highlights of today's tape are SMITH’S LONGSPUR, MOTTLED DUCK, WESTERN TANAGER, YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD, reports of SWALLOW-TAILED KITE and SWAINSON’S HAWK, GOLDEN EAGLE, LEAST BITTERN, RED-HEADED WOODPECKER, RED CROSSBILL, YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER and more. This Friday morning a nicely plumaged SMITH’S LONGSPUR, likely a first-year male, was found on the northwestern ballfields at Randall’s Island Park. The bird moved around the area for a while, seemingly skittish in the heat, but shortly after noon flew off towards the Bronx Kill and could not be relocated thereafter. The drake MOTTLED DUCK was still present late Friday afternoon on Avon Lake in Amityville, where it is often seen towards the south end of the lake, best viewed from East Lake Drive since it at times is concealed in vegetation on the lake’s west side. A WESTERN TANAGER visiting a private Brooklyn feeder for a short while was last noted on Tuesday, and last Friday’s female YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD was seen at Croton Point Park again briefly in flight Monday morning but not thereafter. Two interesting raptor reports this week, both from Wednesday, mentioned a SWALLOW-TAILED KITE flying over Sayville on Long Island and an adult light-phase SWAINSON’S HAWK on Staten Island heading northeast over Eltingville a little southwest of Great Kills Park. The KITE follows a Dutchess County report from late last week. An immature GOLDEN EAGLE was photographed Monday over the Paumanok Trail near Jones Pond off Schultz Road in Manorville, this location also still hosting up to seven RED CROSSBILLS recently. A LEAST BITTERN was spotted at City Island in the Bronx last Saturday, and an AMERICAN BITTERN visited Central Park’s Ramble today. An immature ICELAND GULL was still present at West Harlem Piers Park in northern Manhattan last Sunday, and two LONG-BILLED DOWITCHERS continued visiting the West Pond at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge at least to Tuesday, while a RED-NECKED GREBE was noted out on Gardiner’s Bay yesterday. The Marine Park RED-HEADED WOODPECKER was still present in Brooklyn yesterday, continuing near the intersection of Stuart Street and Avenue T. YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER continues at the Bayard Cutting Arboretum in Great River, where they do nest and should not be harassed at all, and another was spotted in Prospect Park yesterday. Single VESPER SPARROWS were present in Central Park Tuesday and on Randall’s Island today, and several overwintering ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLERS continue locally.| Among more recent arrivals into our region have been WILLET, YELLOW-THROATED VIREO, SEASIDE SPARROW, NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH, and a male HOODED WARBLER in Central Park from Monday. Also moving through as they head back north have been some PURPLE FINCHES and a few PINE SISKINS. 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. - End transcript -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm 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/ --
[nysbirds-l] N.Y. County, NYC - to April 14th - w/ Central Park: Amer. Bittern, 3 Vireo spp., 9+ warbler spp., etc.
N.Y. County (in N.Y. City) - with Central Park sightings esp. featured in this mini-report; into Friday, April 14th - and including a few of the additional migrants seen on Randall’s Island in the excitement for a rarity, the (mostly-morning) SMITH’S Longspur. Highlights include: American Bittern, 3 Vireo species as detailed below, nine Warbler species (in Central Park alone) and many more migrants that arrived in a good night of arrivals for Friday by first-light, and just-prior to. An American Bittern was seen well by multiple observers and (first) as part of participation on a [non-profit org.] guided walk given by the American Museum of Natural History (New York), as well as by independent observers, and also including many members of the [non-profit org.] Linnaean Society of New York. 3 Vireo species showed in Central Park, with Yellow-throated Vireo, as well as White-eyed Vireo, and a multitude of Blue-headed Vireos which were seen not only ‘park’-wide but all across the broader NYC region. 4 Wren species for the day in Central Park - these being Marsh Wrens, Winter Wrens, House Wrens, and Carolina Wrens. Rusty Blackbirds continued in a few locations in Central Park. Northern Waterthrush, quite possibly already arrived prior to 4/14, was seen again, as were multiple Louisiana Waterthrushes. Other Warbler species found on Friday in Central Park included: Prairie (the latter 'firsts of the year', each in their locations, very-slightly early-arrivers), Northern Parula (now long-lingering Northern Parula was again around the north end of Central Park into Thursday and into Friday, 4/14), Pine, Palm, and Myrtle/Yellow-rumped Warblers, and again Hooded Warbler in a sector of Central where that species has shown regularly, over many spring-seasons past. A Black-and-white Warbler was present at Battery Park in lower Manhattan at end of day on Thursday, 4/13. Another Black-and-white Warbler was around and near Turtle Pond in Central Park’s mid-sector on Thursday; that bird not the first sighting for that park - and as of Friday, Black-and-white Warblers were found in modest numbers around Central and some other of larger Parks in Manhattan. A singing Prairie Warbler also occured on Friday in lower Manhattan. - - - Well over 90 species of birds were seen just in *morning hours* in New York County, and surely more in the full day’s efforts. There was an excellent arrival and passage of Hermit Thrush, and also of both Ruby-crowned and Golden-crowned Kinglets all-around, with plenty stopping in at Central Park; also increased were Blue-gray Gnatcatchers, as well as many species of sparrows and their relative, the Eastern Towhee (now being found across the county). Many other parks and green-spaces, larger and smaller (in the county) had freshly-arrived migrants and other birds in and overhead on Friday. The Northern Saw-whet Owl (in mid-town east sector) of Manhattan on Thursday, April 13th is a confirmed sighting in eBird. A Monk Parakeet was reported from a location in northern Manhattan where the species has been sighted in the past, including previous years. Perhaps the first of any Purple Martins at Randall’s Island (part of N.Y. County) was seen as the excitement over the SMITH'S Longspur was still bubbling-over. Congratulations to M.B. Kooper, for the initial finding and reporting as well as all who gave reports on the ‘groupme’ and thru eBird-alert systems, as well as the reporting to this list-serve. Among many other species on Randall’s Island for Friday were Vesper Sparrow, and a lot of other very nice birds, including Orange-crowned Warbler (still there from overwintering in that location). Thanks to all for excellent observations - and many, many reports. A further report on all of the migration for the hot-hot Friday may be offered at a later time or date. good birding, Tom Fiore manhattan -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm 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/ --
[nysbirds-l] Central Park NYC, Fri. April 14, 2023: Rustry Blackbird, Black-and-white, Palm, Pine, Yellow-rumped Warblers
Central Park NYC Friday April 14, 2023 OBS: Deborah Allen, m.ob. Highlights on a sweltering Friday: Rusty Blackbird, Black-and-white, Palm, Pine, and Yellow-rumped Warblers. Canada Goose - 11 Mallard - 10 Mourning Dove - 8-10 Herring Gull - a few flyovers Double-crested Cormorant - flyovers Red-tailed Hawk - 1 or 2 probably the pair nesting at the Museum of the City of NY Red-bellied Woodpecker - 2 Downy Woodpecker - 2 Loch Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - 2 Great Hill (Patty Pike and Paul Curtis) Northern Flicker - 5 Eastern Phoebe - 2 (Children's Glade, Great Hill) Blue Jay - 5 or 6 American Crow - 3 (disappointed not to find the Eurasian Eagle-Owl "Flaco" at the Loch) Fish Crow - 1 at the Loch Tufted Titmouse - 4 Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 17 Golden-crowned Kinglet - 2 (Dan Stevenson) Brown Creeper - 1 Great Hill Carolina Wren - 1 singing at Conservatory Garden House Wren - heard at the Loch Gray Catbird - 1 Blockhouse Hermit Thrush - 20 American Robin - 10-15 American Goldfinch - 1 heard (David Barrett) Chipping Sparrow - 8 Field Sparrow - 1 near Nutter's Battery (Caren Jahre) Dark-eyed Junco - 19 White-throated Sparrow - 20-30 Song Sparrow - 6 Swamp Sparrow - 3 Eastern Towhee - 2 (near Nutter's Battery (Scott Brevda), Blockhouse) Red-winged Blackbird - 6-8 Rusty Blackbird - 1 female east end of the Loch Common Grackle - 8 Black-and-Warbler - 1 or 2 adult males east end of the Loch (thanks to E. J. Bartolazo) Palm Warbler - 3 Pine Warbler - 1 Grassy Knoll (Dan Stevenson) Yellow-rumped Warbler - 1 Grassy Knoll (Dad Stevenson) Northern Cardinal - 5 -- Miriam Rakowski reported a Turkey Vulture perched near the Blockhouse. In Central Park, we don't usually see these other than as flyovers. -- Barrie Raik reported a Blue-headed Vireo near the Lily Ponds. -- An American Bittern was reported at Laupot Bridge in the Ramble via @BirdCentralPark on Twitter. -- Congratulations to Mary Beth Kooper for the Smith's Longspur she found at Randall's Island, a first for NY County. -- Deb Allen -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm 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/ --
[nysbirds-l] Re: [nysbirds-l] Re: Smith’s Longspur, Randall’s Island, New York County UPDATE
For anyone interested in the status of the Smith’s Longspur. The news is not good. At 12:22 a report from birders on site, stated that the bird flew towards the Bronx Kill and is still being sought by those on the ground.Favorable places to check in the Bronx might be Ferry Point Park, Van Cortlandt Park and Pelham Bay. Croton Point Park in Westchester is also a good spot to keep an eye out.For those of you in the various bird alert groups, please cross post any positive reports.Thank You“Emancipate yourself from mental slavery, none but ourselves could free our mind.” ~ Bob Marley“Tenderness and Kindness are not signs of weakness and despair but manifestations of strength and resolution” ~ Khalil Gibran"I prefer to be true to myself, even at the hazard of incurring the ridicule of others, rather than to be false, and to incur my own abhorrence." ~ Frederick Douglass風 Swift as the wind林 Quiet as the forest火 Conquer like the fire山 Steady as the mountainSun Tzu The Art of War(\__/)(= '.'=) (") _ (") Sent from somewhere in the field using my mobile device! Andrew Bakshwww.birdingdude.blogspot.comOn Apr 14, 2023, at 11:19 AM, Andrew Baksh wrote:Cross posting. See below for details.“Emancipate yourself from mental slavery, none but ourselves could free our mind.” ~ Bob Marley“Tenderness and Kindness are not signs of weakness and despair but manifestations of strength and resolution” ~ Khalil Gibran"I prefer to be true to myself, even at the hazard of incurring the ridicule of others, rather than to be false, and to incur my own abhorrence." ~ Frederick Douglass風 Swift as the wind林 Quiet as the forest火 Conquer like the fire山 Steady as the mountainSun Tzu The Art of War(\__/)(= '.'=) (") _ (") Sent from somewhere in the field using my mobile device! Andrew Bakshwww.birdingdude.blogspot.comBegin forwarded message:From: Timothy Healy Date: April 14, 2023 at 10:34:56 AM EDTTo: "NYSBIRDS-L@cornell edu" Subject: [nysbirds-l] Re: Smith’s Longspur, Randall’s Island, New York County (precise location update)Reply-To: Timothy Healy Currently on the bird, foraging quietly in the shade of a tree near Field 4. Here’s a pin for those chasing. Dropped pinhttps://maps.app.goo.gl/pfSUGEgH7qJMZaUT7?g_st=icCheers,-Tim HOn Apr 14, 2023, at 10:25 AM, Timothy Healy wrote:Mary Beth Kooper just sent me photos of an apparent Smith’s Longspur at the northwest ballfields of Randall’s Island. I am en route across the Island on foot , anenow. Cheers,-Tim H--NYSbirds-L List Info:http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htmhttp://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htmhttp://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htmARCHIVES:1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L3) http://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01Please submit your observations to eBird:http://ebird.org/content/ebird/--
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[nysbirds-l] Re: Smith’s Longspur, Randall’s Island, New York County (precise location update)
Currently on the bird, foraging quietly in the shade of a tree near Field 4. Here’s a pin for those chasing. Dropped pin https://maps.app.goo.gl/pfSUGEgH7qJMZaUT7?g_st=ic Cheers, -Tim H > On Apr 14, 2023, at 10:25 AM, Timothy Healy wrote: > > Mary Beth Kooper just sent me photos of an apparent Smith’s Longspur at the > northwest ballfields of Randall’s Island. I am en route across the Island on > foot , anenow. > > Cheers, > -Tim H -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm 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/ --
[nysbirds-l] Smith’s Longspur, Randall’s Island, New York County
Mary Beth Kooper just sent me photos of an apparent Smith’s Longspur at the northwest ballfields of Randall’s Island. I am en route across the Island on foot , anenow. Cheers, -Tim H -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm 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/ --
[nysbirds-l] Caspian tern
Just had a Caspian tern fly by at steamboat dock park in montrose. Andrew BlockYorkers ny Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm 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/ --
