- RBA
* New York
* New York City, Long Island, Westchester County
* Sep. 19, 2014
* NYNY1409.19
- Birds mentioned
SABINE'S GULL+
(+ Details requested by NYSARC)
Northern Gannet
Bald Eagle
Broad-winged Hawk
American Golden-Plover
Whimbrel
HUDSONIAN GODWIT
MARBLED GODWIT
Wilson's Snipe
RED-NECKED PHALAROPE
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Caspian Tern
Black Tern
Royal Tern
Parasitic Jaeger
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Black-billed Cuckoo
Common Nighthawk
Red-headed Woodpecker
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
Acadian Flycatcher
Yellow-throated Vireo
Blue-headed Vireo
Philadelphia Vireo
ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER
Cape May Warbler
Bay-breasted Warbler
PROTHONOTARY WARBLER
Worm-eating Warbler
CONNECTICUT WARBLER
Mourning Warbler
LARK SPARROW
Lincoln's Sparrow
Purple Finch
- 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
nysarc44(at)nybirds{dot}org.
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
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, September 19th
2014 at 7pm. The highlights of today's tape are SABINE'S GULL, HUDSONIAN
GODWIT, MARBLED GODWIT, RED-NECKED PHALAROPE, ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER,
PROTHONOTARY WARBLER, CONNECTICUT WARBLER and LARK SPARROW.
Certainly this week's highlight was a juvenile SABINE'S GULL spotted moving
east off Montauk Point early last Saturday morning. A two and a half hour
seawatch also produced 6 PARASITIC JAEGERS, a BLACK TERN and 5 NORTHERN
GANNETS while Sunday contributed 3 PARASITIC JAEGERS. This is a good spot
to see Parasitics in the Fall especially when terns and Laughing Gulls are
present in high numbers off the point.
Shorebird numbers have been declining recently especially at Jamaica Bay
Wildlife Refuge where Peregrine and Merlin harassment on the East Pond has
been part of the problem. A CASPIAN TERN has been visiting the East Pond
periodically and another has been seen several times at Jones Beach West
End where 8 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS were present in the West End 2
parking lot last Saturday. A West End shorebird gathering on the bar off
the Coast Guard Station at high tide has recently featured both HUDSONIAN
and MARBLED GODWITS with the latter still there Wednesday. An AMERICAN
GOLDEN-PLOVER was also on the bar last Saturday and 2 put down briefly at
Brooklyn's Plumb Beach on Saturday.
Interesting and unexpected was a RED-NECKED PHALAROPE at Nickerson Beach
just west of Point Lookout in the rain last Saturday. Also on Saturday a
WHIMBREL was spotted at Fort Tilden where an ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER was
also seen. Another ORANGE-CROWNED was among the moderate number of warblers
at Alley Pond Park last Saturday while a couple of PHILADELPHIA VIREOS were
reported there Sunday and a CONNECTICUT WARBLER was found there today.
A nice Fall find was a PROTHONOTARY WARBLER in Brooklyn's Prospect Park
Wednesday and Thursday. Only a moderate number of warblers has been noted
in Prospect mirroring the situation in much of the region. The migration
generally being slow to quite disappointing depending on where you are.
Other reports from Prospect Thursday included ACADIAN FLYCATCHER and
PHILADELPHIA VIREO while in Central Park recent highlights featured a
WILSON'S SNIPE last Saturday and a continuing immature RED-HEADED
WOODPECKER to Tuesday. An adult RED-HEADED WOODPECKER was spotted at Riis
Park today. A MOURNING WARBLER was in Queens Sunday morning and other more
unusual warblers recently have included WORM-EATING, BAY-BREASTED and CAPE
MAY. PHILADELPHIA VIREOS have been noted at several sites during the week
and other interesting landbirds have included BLACK-BILLED and
YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOOS, YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER, various thrushes,
YELLOW-THROATED and BLUE-HEADED VIREOS, LINCOLN'S SPARROW and PURPLE FINCH.
Farther east on Long Island a LARK SPARROW was found Thursday at Shirley
Marina County Park. A CASPIAN TERN joined two ROYAL TERNS at Mecox on
Sunday.
Some decent BROAD-WINGED HAWK flights have taken place at local hawk sites
recently but no huge numbers have come through locally. Some BALD EAGLES
have also joined these flights and should continue especially on days with
good northwest winds. And now most of the COMMON NIGHTHAWKS have pushed
through our area by now. Some do remain including 121 that were counted
Monday evening over Lat
