[nysbirds-l] Common Ravens again
The Common Ravens at 10 Commerce Dr. in New Rochelle were back but farther away and this time frolicking in a more or less north direction. Andrew Andrew v. F. Block Consulting Naturalist/Wildlife Biologist 37 Tanglewylde Avenue Bronxville, Westchester Co., New York 10708-3131 Phone: 914-337-1229; Cell: 914-319-9701; Fax: 914-771-8036 -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES 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://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] NYC Area RBA: 20 January 2012
- RBA * New York * New York City, Long Island, Westchester County * Jan. 20, 2012 * NYNY1201.20 - Birds mentioned BARNACLE GOOSE+ GYRFALCON+ RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD+ MOUNTAIN BLUEBIRD+ (+ Details requested by NYSARC) GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE Cackling Goose Eurasian Wigeon Red-necked Grebe EARED GREBE Bald Eagle Semipalmated Plover Piping Plover LITTLE GULL BLACK-HEADED GULL Iceland Gull Lesser Black-backed Gull Glaucous Gull Razorbill SNOWY OWL Red-headed Woodpecker Common Raven Orange-crowned Warbler Yellow-breasted Chat Savannah Sparrow (subspecies "Ipswich Sparrow") DICKCISSEL - 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 nysa...@nybirds.org. If electronic submission is not possible, hardcopy reports and photos or sketches are welcome. Hardcopy documentation should be mailed to: Jeanne Skelly - Secretary NYS Avian Records Committee (NYSARC) 420 Chili-Scottsville Rd. Churchville, NY 14428 Hotline: New York City Area Rare Bird Alert Number: (212) 979-3070 To report sightings call: Tom Burke (212) 372-1483 (weekdays, during the day) Tony Lauro at (631) 734-4126 (Long Island) Compiler: Tom Burke, 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, January 20th 2012 at 8pm. The highlights of today's tape are GYRFALCON, MOUNTAIN BLUEBIRD, RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD, LITTLE GULL, BLACK-HEADED GULL, EARED GREBE, SNOWY OWL, BARNACLE GOOSE, GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE, DICKCISSEL and more. Firstly, the pelagic trip now scheduled for Saturday, January 28th from Freeport still needs some more participants to sign up to ensure sailing so if interested please call See Life Paulagics at (215) 234-6805 or visit the website at < http://www.paulagics.com >. Last Saturday afternoon a GYRFALCON was spotted sitting in a tree along the Wantagh Parkway just north of the Zach's Bay amphitheater. The falcon took off flying north along the Wantagh harassed by a Peregrine the GYRFALCON veered to the northwest and disappeared but the bird was looked for but not seen on Sunday and subsequent days but could still be in the area of Great South Bay, definitely worth watching for. Also in the Jones Beach area the white SNOWY OWL remains in the dunes between the West End jetty and the West End 2 concession building. The immature LITTLE GULL was seen among the Bonaparte's Gulls inside Jones Inlet on Tuesday and a good number of Bonaparte's have been present lately often feeding out in the ocean. A few RAZORBILLS continue around Jones Inlet, a GLAUCOUS GULL was seen again on the bar off the Point Lookout Fireman's Park last Saturday and an ICELAND GULL appeared near the West End Coast Guard Station on Wednesday. Certainly unexpected on the Point Lookout bar last Sunday were singles of SEMIPALMATED PLOVER and PIPING PLOVER. Among the passerines at Jones Beach an ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER was near the field 10 entrance Sunday and 2 "IPSWICH" SPARROWS were around the West End 2 parking lot. The RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD is still present, but not all the time, around the entrance to the planetarium off 81st Street at the American Museum of Natural History, watch for it feeding in the plantings on either side of the entrance. The immature RED-HEADED WOODPECKER also remains in Central Park around the northwestern area of the fenced in Hallett Sanctuary in the southeastern corner of Central Park. A couple of YELLOW-BREASTED CHATS continue in Manhattan, one in Bryant Park along the front of the public library off 5th Avenue just south of 42nd Street and one in Union Square Park off East 14th Street. The bright DICKCISSEL remains at Inwood Hill Park in northern Manhattan in the large House Sparrow flock usually around the ballfields at the western end of Dyckman Street and a GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE can still be found in Van Cortlandt Park. The adult BLACK-HEADED GULL continues to visit the Owl's Head waste water treatment plant in Brooklyn and may also be seen on the adjacent Veteran's Memorial Pier and 2 BALD EAGLES were spotted over Prospect Park on Wednesday. At Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge the EARED GREBE continues off the Broad Channel community with the EURASIAN WIGEON still on the mostly frozen East Pond on Tuesday. Another SNOWY OWL was at Atlantic Beach on Monday. The LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL remains by the Silver Gull Club at the western end of Fort Tilden and 2 RED-NECKED GREBES and a GLAUCOUS GULL were off Coney Island on Tuesday. Single GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GEESE have been noted recently at Gerry Park off Northern Boulevard in Roslyn and last Sunday at the Hauppauge High School off Lincoln Boulevard. The MOUNTAIN BLUEBIRD was still in Calverton last weekend using fencing in fields east of
[nysbirds-l] Orange-crowned Warbler at Goat Island (Niagara Co) - 20 Jan
Joe Mitchell and I headed up to Goat Island in Niagara Falls late this morning and were later joined by Bill Watson. The three of us spent some time searching for the Orange-crowned Warbler, and after nearly an hour we found it foraging by itself in two small spruce trees that are located at the edge of the large brushy island that runs NE from the Three Sisters parking area. We had nice looks at it for about 10 mins before it flew through the brush and in the general direction of the short pines that are located near the restroom building. Joe then picked it up again as it was working its way towards the restrooms, after which it flew across the main road towards the state park maintenance buildings (these are the buildings one encounters on your right almost immediately after crossing the driving bridge onto Goat Island). It then spent the next 45 mins methodically foraging (almost crawling) amongst the bows of the large (50+ ft), sprawling Norway Spruce located near the large electrical generator box at the SE corner of the maintenance buildings. During this time a few other birders showed up and we had nice (but brief) glimpses of the bird as it slowly moved in and out of view amongst the bows 30-40 ft up. On our way back south, we stopped along the Niagara River at Rich Marine in Buffalo, and almost immediately after pulling into the lot, Joe spotted a juvenile female Snowy Owl sitting across the canal on the pier at the north end of Squaw Island. Both the 1st-winter Little Gull (in-flight near end of pier) and juvenile Black-legged Kittiwake (on water amongst Bonaparte's) put in appearances here as well. Photos: www.flickr.com/photos/jmpawli10 AND www.flickr.com/photos/jmitchell81 Jim Pawlicki Amherst, NY -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES 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://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Jones Beach Passerines including Fox and Ipswich Sparrows
A couple of hours at Jones Beach provided the same birds as others (Snowy Owl, etc.) but was perhaps most notable for a good selection of passerines including a Fox Sparrow, 4 American Tree Sparrows, an 'Ipswich' Sparrow, a Palm Warbler and 16 Snow Buntings among the hoards of Song Sparrows and Yellow-rumped Warblers. Spent some time this afternoon looking for the Barrow's Goldeneye and Barn Owl at Jamaica Bay, and the Northern Shrike at Floyd Bennett - but no luck with any of them. -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES 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://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Jones Beach - Razorbill, Purple sandpipers, +
Around noon the beautiful white Snowy Owl was seen by several at Jones Beach, the whitest owl I have ever seen. The few photographers were fairly close but kept their distance and did not spook the bird during the hour or so we were there. One photographer pointed out a white mouse that was moving in the dune grass. My only guess is that some photographers had been trying to feed mice to the owl to get it to move (shades of the Root Hawk Owl some years back). The probability of a caged white mouse getting there in the dunes independently is probably low.On the jetty were 6 Purple Sandpipers, a very close Razorbill briefly just west of the jetty, both Loons, Common Eider & only a few Gannets. A Peregrine was in the swale and also on the water tower. DK, RoseAnnReilly -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES 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://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Free magazines
NY Birders I have several boxes of American Birds, Christmas Bird Counts, Birding and Winging it from the 70s-90s that I need to dispose of. I would prefer to give them to an institution or club but would give to private individuals if none of the former respond. These would need to be collected from the AMNH. Please respond off list. sw...@amnh.org Paul Paul Sweet Collection Manager Department of Ornithology Division of Vertebrate Zoology American Museum of Natural History Central Park West at 79th Street New York, NY 10024 sw...@amnh.org Tel 212 769 5780 Fax 212 769 5759 Cell 718 757 5941 Skype:pablodulce http://research.amnh.org/vz/ornithology/staff/paul-sweet -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES 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://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Hudson-Mohawk Birdline
This is a summary of the Hudson-Mohawk Birdline reports for the week ending 18 January 2012. Report your sightings in New York's Hudson-Mohawk Region to birdl...@hmbc.net Forty-seven species were reported this week. The best birds were: LONG-TAILED DUCK: Stillwater 1/14. SNOW BUNTING: Northumberland 1/15 (~120). BALTIMORE ORIOLE: Niskayuna 1/16. Other notable reports: Snow Goose: Northumberland 1/16 (~200). Mute Swan: Tomhannock 1/11 (6), 1/14 (6). Greater Scaup:Stillwater 1/14 (2). Lesser Scaup: Coxsackie boat launch 1/17. Bufflehead: Tomhannock 1/11 (3), 1/14 (3). Common Loon: Tomhannock 1/11; New Baltimore 1/17. Great Blue Heron: Ghent 1/12; Coxsackie Grasslands 1/17. Bald Eagle: Tomhannock 1/11(3), 1/14; Catskill 1/18 (8). Northern Harrier: Coxsackie 1/17; Coxsackie Grasslands 1/17 (2). Rough-legged Hawk:Halfmoon 1/15; Coxsackie 1/17. Fish Crow: Schenectady 1/18. Common Raven: Slingerlands 1/14 (2); Queensbury 1/14. Horned Lark: Northumberland 1/15 (17), 1/16. Carolina Wren: Troy 1/14. Hermit Thrush: Vosburgh Marsh 1/17. Northern Mockingbird: North Greenbush 1/12; Tomhannock 1/14. Swamp Sparrow: Five Rivers 1/11. Purple Finch: Averill Park 1/12; Meco 1/16. Pine Siskin: Slingerlands 1/14 (~12). Thanks to Phil Whitney (Birdline compiler),Bernie Grossman (Rexford), Larry Federman (Catskill), Naomi King (Ghent, North Greenbush, Averill Park), Mark Kirker (Glenville), Heidi Klinowski (Troy), Bill Lee (Tomhannock 1/11), James Macione (Tomhannock 1/14), Alan Mapes (Five Rivers, Stillwater, Northumberland 1/16), Steve Mesick (Slingerlands), Joyce Miller (Queensbury) , Bob Ramonowski (Schenectady), Will Raup (Coxsackie, Coxsackie Boat Launch, Coxsackie Grasslands, Vosburgh Marsh), Elayne Ryba (Niskayuna), Tom Williams (Northumberland 1/15, Halfmoon) and anonymous (Meco). -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES 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://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Greater White-fronted Goose, Roslyn - yes
Bird was present this morning at 8:45 on west side of Roslyn Pond at Gerry Park, Roslyn. -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES 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://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Greater White-fronted Goose, Roslyn - yes
Bird was present this morning at 8:45 on west side of Roslyn Pond at Gerry Park, Roslyn. -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES 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://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Hudson-Mohawk Birdline
This is a summary of the Hudson-Mohawk Birdline reports for the week ending 18 January 2012. Report your sightings in New York's Hudson-Mohawk Region to birdl...@hmbc.net Forty-seven species were reported this week. The best birds were: LONG-TAILED DUCK: Stillwater 1/14. SNOW BUNTING: Northumberland 1/15 (~120). BALTIMORE ORIOLE: Niskayuna 1/16. Other notable reports: Snow Goose: Northumberland 1/16 (~200). Mute Swan: Tomhannock 1/11 (6), 1/14 (6). Greater Scaup:Stillwater 1/14 (2). Lesser Scaup: Coxsackie boat launch 1/17. Bufflehead: Tomhannock 1/11 (3), 1/14 (3). Common Loon: Tomhannock 1/11; New Baltimore 1/17. Great Blue Heron: Ghent 1/12; Coxsackie Grasslands 1/17. Bald Eagle: Tomhannock 1/11(3), 1/14; Catskill 1/18 (8). Northern Harrier: Coxsackie 1/17; Coxsackie Grasslands 1/17 (2). Rough-legged Hawk:Halfmoon 1/15; Coxsackie 1/17. Fish Crow: Schenectady 1/18. Common Raven: Slingerlands 1/14 (2); Queensbury 1/14. Horned Lark: Northumberland 1/15 (17), 1/16. Carolina Wren: Troy 1/14. Hermit Thrush: Vosburgh Marsh 1/17. Northern Mockingbird: North Greenbush 1/12; Tomhannock 1/14. Swamp Sparrow: Five Rivers 1/11. Purple Finch: Averill Park 1/12; Meco 1/16. Pine Siskin: Slingerlands 1/14 (~12). Thanks to Phil Whitney (Birdline compiler),Bernie Grossman (Rexford), Larry Federman (Catskill), Naomi King (Ghent, North Greenbush, Averill Park), Mark Kirker (Glenville), Heidi Klinowski (Troy), Bill Lee (Tomhannock 1/11), James Macione (Tomhannock 1/14), Alan Mapes (Five Rivers, Stillwater, Northumberland 1/16), Steve Mesick (Slingerlands), Joyce Miller (Queensbury) , Bob Ramonowski (Schenectady), Will Raup (Coxsackie, Coxsackie Boat Launch, Coxsackie Grasslands, Vosburgh Marsh), Elayne Ryba (Niskayuna), Tom Williams (Northumberland 1/15, Halfmoon) and anonymous (Meco). -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES 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://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Free magazines
NY Birders I have several boxes of American Birds, Christmas Bird Counts, Birding and Winging it from the 70s-90s that I need to dispose of. I would prefer to give them to an institution or club but would give to private individuals if none of the former respond. These would need to be collected from the AMNH. Please respond off list. sw...@amnh.org Paul Paul Sweet Collection Manager Department of Ornithology Division of Vertebrate Zoology American Museum of Natural History Central Park West at 79th Street New York, NY 10024 sw...@amnh.org Tel 212 769 5780 Fax 212 769 5759 Cell 718 757 5941 Skype:pablodulce http://research.amnh.org/vz/ornithology/staff/paul-sweet -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES 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://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Jones Beach Passerines including Fox and Ipswich Sparrows
A couple of hours at Jones Beach provided the same birds as others (Snowy Owl, etc.) but was perhaps most notable for a good selection of passerines including a Fox Sparrow, 4 American Tree Sparrows, an 'Ipswich' Sparrow, a Palm Warbler and 16 Snow Buntings among the hoards of Song Sparrows and Yellow-rumped Warblers. Spent some time this afternoon looking for the Barrow's Goldeneye and Barn Owl at Jamaica Bay, and the Northern Shrike at Floyd Bennett - but no luck with any of them. -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES 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://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Orange-crowned Warbler at Goat Island (Niagara Co) - 20 Jan
Joe Mitchell and I headed up to Goat Island in Niagara Falls late this morning and were later joined by Bill Watson. The three of us spent some time searching for the Orange-crowned Warbler, and after nearly an hour we found it foraging by itself in two small spruce trees that are located at the edge of the large brushy island that runs NE from the Three Sisters parking area. We had nice looks at it for about 10 mins before it flew through the brush and in the general direction of the short pines that are located near the restroom building. Joe then picked it up again as it was working its way towards the restrooms, after which it flew across the main road towards the state park maintenance buildings (these are the buildings one encounters on your right almost immediately after crossing the driving bridge onto Goat Island). It then spent the next 45 mins methodically foraging (almost crawling) amongst the bows of the large (50+ ft), sprawling Norway Spruce located near the large electrical generator box at the SE corner of the maintenance buildings. During this time a few other birders showed up and we had nice (but brief) glimpses of the bird as it slowly moved in and out of view amongst the bows 30-40 ft up. On our way back south, we stopped along the Niagara River at Rich Marine in Buffalo, and almost immediately after pulling into the lot, Joe spotted a juvenile female Snowy Owl sitting across the canal on the pier at the north end of Squaw Island. Both the 1st-winter Little Gull (in-flight near end of pier) and juvenile Black-legged Kittiwake (on water amongst Bonaparte's) put in appearances here as well. Photos: www.flickr.com/photos/jmpawli10 AND www.flickr.com/photos/jmitchell81 Jim Pawlicki Amherst, NY -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES 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://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] NYC Area RBA: 20 January 2012
- RBA * New York * New York City, Long Island, Westchester County * Jan. 20, 2012 * NYNY1201.20 - Birds mentioned BARNACLE GOOSE+ GYRFALCON+ RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD+ MOUNTAIN BLUEBIRD+ (+ Details requested by NYSARC) GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE Cackling Goose Eurasian Wigeon Red-necked Grebe EARED GREBE Bald Eagle Semipalmated Plover Piping Plover LITTLE GULL BLACK-HEADED GULL Iceland Gull Lesser Black-backed Gull Glaucous Gull Razorbill SNOWY OWL Red-headed Woodpecker Common Raven Orange-crowned Warbler Yellow-breasted Chat Savannah Sparrow (subspecies Ipswich Sparrow) DICKCISSEL - 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 nysa...@nybirds.org. If electronic submission is not possible, hardcopy reports and photos or sketches are welcome. Hardcopy documentation should be mailed to: Jeanne Skelly - Secretary NYS Avian Records Committee (NYSARC) 420 Chili-Scottsville Rd. Churchville, NY 14428 Hotline: New York City Area Rare Bird Alert Number: (212) 979-3070 To report sightings call: Tom Burke (212) 372-1483 (weekdays, during the day) Tony Lauro at (631) 734-4126 (Long Island) Compiler: Tom Burke, 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, January 20th 2012 at 8pm. The highlights of today's tape are GYRFALCON, MOUNTAIN BLUEBIRD, RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD, LITTLE GULL, BLACK-HEADED GULL, EARED GREBE, SNOWY OWL, BARNACLE GOOSE, GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE, DICKCISSEL and more. Firstly, the pelagic trip now scheduled for Saturday, January 28th from Freeport still needs some more participants to sign up to ensure sailing so if interested please call See Life Paulagics at (215) 234-6805 or visit the website at http://www.paulagics.com . Last Saturday afternoon a GYRFALCON was spotted sitting in a tree along the Wantagh Parkway just north of the Zach's Bay amphitheater. The falcon took off flying north along the Wantagh harassed by a Peregrine the GYRFALCON veered to the northwest and disappeared but the bird was looked for but not seen on Sunday and subsequent days but could still be in the area of Great South Bay, definitely worth watching for. Also in the Jones Beach area the white SNOWY OWL remains in the dunes between the West End jetty and the West End 2 concession building. The immature LITTLE GULL was seen among the Bonaparte's Gulls inside Jones Inlet on Tuesday and a good number of Bonaparte's have been present lately often feeding out in the ocean. A few RAZORBILLS continue around Jones Inlet, a GLAUCOUS GULL was seen again on the bar off the Point Lookout Fireman's Park last Saturday and an ICELAND GULL appeared near the West End Coast Guard Station on Wednesday. Certainly unexpected on the Point Lookout bar last Sunday were singles of SEMIPALMATED PLOVER and PIPING PLOVER. Among the passerines at Jones Beach an ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER was near the field 10 entrance Sunday and 2 IPSWICH SPARROWS were around the West End 2 parking lot. The RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD is still present, but not all the time, around the entrance to the planetarium off 81st Street at the American Museum of Natural History, watch for it feeding in the plantings on either side of the entrance. The immature RED-HEADED WOODPECKER also remains in Central Park around the northwestern area of the fenced in Hallett Sanctuary in the southeastern corner of Central Park. A couple of YELLOW-BREASTED CHATS continue in Manhattan, one in Bryant Park along the front of the public library off 5th Avenue just south of 42nd Street and one in Union Square Park off East 14th Street. The bright DICKCISSEL remains at Inwood Hill Park in northern Manhattan in the large House Sparrow flock usually around the ballfields at the western end of Dyckman Street and a GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE can still be found in Van Cortlandt Park. The adult BLACK-HEADED GULL continues to visit the Owl's Head waste water treatment plant in Brooklyn and may also be seen on the adjacent Veteran's Memorial Pier and 2 BALD EAGLES were spotted over Prospect Park on Wednesday. At Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge the EARED GREBE continues off the Broad Channel community with the EURASIAN WIGEON still on the mostly frozen East Pond on Tuesday. Another SNOWY OWL was at Atlantic Beach on Monday. The LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL remains by the Silver Gull Club at the western end of Fort Tilden and 2 RED-NECKED GREBES and a GLAUCOUS GULL were off Coney Island on Tuesday. Single GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GEESE have been noted recently at Gerry Park off Northern Boulevard in Roslyn and last Sunday at the Hauppauge High School off Lincoln Boulevard. The MOUNTAIN BLUEBIRD was still in Calverton last weekend using fencing in fields east of Hulse
