[nysbirds-l] NYC Area RBA: 10 November 2017
-RBA * New York * New York City, Long Island, Westchester County * Nov. 10, 2017 * NYNY1711.10 - Birds Mentioned CORN CRAKE+ BROWN BOOBY+ (+ Details requested by NYSARC) Greater White-fronted Goose Cackling Goose Tundra Swan Eurasian Wigeon SANDHILL CRANE American Golden-Plover HUDSONIAN GODWIT Long-billed Dowitcher Parasitic Jaeger Black-legged Kittiwake BLACK-HEADED GULL NORTHERN FULMAR Great Shearwater American Bittern SAY’S PHOEBE Red-headed Woodpecker NORTHERN SHRIKE Lapland Longspur Orange-crowned Warbler Clay-colored Sparrow 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 Compilers: Tom Burke and Tony Lauro 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, November 10, 2017 at 8:00 pm. [Note: Posted late due to technical difficulties.] The highlights of today’s tape are CORN CRAKE, BROWN BOOBY, SAY’S PHOEBE, BLACK-HEADED GULL, SANDHILL CRANE, NORTHERN FULMAR, NORTHERN SHRIKE, HUDSONIAN GODWIT, BLUE GROSBEAK and much more. But firstly, our deepest condolences to the family and friends of Holly Wilson, who passed away this week much too early in life. Holly was a spirited young lady and exuberant new birder, and we will certainly miss seeing her in the field. Quite spectacular this week was the discovery of a young CORN CRAKE feeding along Ocean Parkway at Cedar Beach Tuesday morning. The bird fed along a stretch of grass next to the brushline continually disappearing into the bordering brush throughout the day. The Crake remained there all day Wednesday but was venturing out further into the grass, much closer to the roadway, and this may have been its undoing, as it was found dead Thursday morning, having been struck by a car. The retrieved specimen was transported to the American Museum of Natural History in New York City, where quick analysis determined it was a somewhat underweight male in otherwise decent condition. Most unusual in this case was that many birders got to enjoy this individual before it died, as most U.S. records of this very rare vagrant involve Crakes dispatched by hunters. The adult BROWN BOOBY was still present on Lake Montauk last Sunday, our only report this week. A nice find was a SAY’S PHOEBE seen briefly near Field 8 at Heckscher State Park Wednesday morning but not seen again thereafter, despite searching. During the week Heckscher has hosted some nice shorebirds, including 4 different HUDSONIAN GODWITS, an AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER and a LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER, these mostly at a puddle in Field 7. Three SANDHILL CRANES flying over the Greenwich Audubon hawk watch Tuesday may have been the same three reported over northern Staten Island on Wednesday. An adult BLACK-HEADED GULL was seen mostly in the Orchard Beach parking lot at Pelham Bay Park, visiting there at least to Tuesday, and also there on Sunday were an immature BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKE photographed before it flew off and a LAPLAND LONGSPUR feeding in the parking lot most of the day. A NORTHERN SHRIKE was photographed Thursday morning at Jones Beach West End Field 2, and a BLUE GROSEAK was found at the West End turnaround last Sunday, while 21 TUNDRA SWANS were reported flying over the West End mid-day Thursday. A GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE was with CANADAS off Oakleigh Avenue north of Sound Avenue in Calverton today, a couple of CACKLING GEESE have been reported this week, and last Saturday EURASIAN WIGEON were seen on the East Pond at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge and on Eastport Pond. An HUDSONIAN GODWIT was also on the East Pond Saturday. Pelagic birds from the south shore of Long Island featured 2 GREAT SHEARWATERS off Robert Moses State Park Sunday, a PARASITIC JAEGER off Fort Tilden Wednesday, with 2 Thursday, and 2 BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKES off Camp Hero at Montauk Point Sunday, while a boat 6 miles south of Amagansett Monday reported a NORTHERN FULMAR and a GREAT SHEARWATER. A RED-HEADED WOODPECKER was in Greenwood Cemetery Brooklyn all week, and a CLAY-COLORED SPARROW was seen at the Marine Park Salt Marsh Nature Center Saturday. A LAPLAND LONGSPUR flew over Robert Moses State Park Thursday. Other species of note this week have included some AMERICAN BITTERNS and ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLERS and numerous lingering late migrants. To phone in reports, on Long Island call Tony Lauro at (631) 734 4126 or call Tom Burke at (914) 967-4922 and leave a message.
[nysbirds-l] White pelican at west end 2,pt lookout inlet
Looked at my guide, dark wing tips on white bird mstch this bird...looking good for white Pelican! Bird had soared west basically from the second I saw it, but I got one pic good enough for a I'D ...trying to refind..no luck yet...-kev -- 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] Queens - Riis Park lingering goodies
I spent the morning mostly at Riis Park and later on at the Fort Tilden
Fisherman's parking lot and a bit at Breezy Point.
It was nice and "cool" when I started around 7:00 AM, which began with a
seawatch at RIIS. It was encouraged by the Gull action. An active school of
Bunker was on the move and it pulled in several hundred Gulls attracted to easy
pickings.
Throughout the day, I kept track of the Gull action in the midst of some good
ole "ground and pound" land birding. Despite the number of Gulls, I did not
find anything of note. The Gull flock consisted of Great Black-backed,
Ring-billed, Laughing, Lesser-black Backed (2), Bonaparte's and the dominant
presence of Herring Gulls.
I fared better with the land birds pulling out some lingering hardies, all at
Riis. The highlights were: BALTIMORE ORIOLE (1), NASHVILLE WARBLER (1) and
RED-EYED VIREO (2).
Ruby-crowned Kinglet (2), Hermit Thrush (6), Swamp Sparrow (5), Gray Catbird
(3) Brown Thrasher and Orange-crowned Warbler were also good on this "cool" day.
Lots of Red-winged Blackbirds were moving throughout the day and my flock
count/estimation was 2500 by the time I called it a day. Among the Red-winged
Blackbird flocks were small numbers of other passerines, including Cedar
Waxwings, Rusty Blackbirds and Cowbirds.
Cheers,
"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 mountain
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Andrew Baksh
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[nysbirds-l] Central Park NYC - Sat., Nov. 11, 2017 - Orange-crowed Warblers, Field and Fox Sparrows
Central Park NYC Saturday, November 11, 2017 OBS: Robert DeCandido, m.ob. Highlights: Orange-crowed Warblers, Field and Fox Sparrows. Canada Goose - 13 Turtle Pond Mallard - 6 Turtle Pond Hooded Merganser - male Turtle Pond Mourning Dove - Evodia Field feeders Herring Gull - flyovers Great Blue Heron - Upper Lobe Red-tailed Hawk - immature flyover Red-bellied Woodpecker - 2 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - 5 Downy Woodpecker - Azalea Pond Northern Flicker - 2 Blue Jay - fewer than 20 Tufted Titmouse - 3 White-breasted Nuthatch - east of Azalea Pond Golden-crowned Kinglet - 5 Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 8 Hermit Thrush - 6 American Robin - 40 probably migrants - some flying in from the east this a.m. Gray Catbird - 2 (Maintenance Field & King of Poland) Northern Mockingbird - Shakespeare Garden Field Sparrow - south of Maintenance Field Fox Sparrow - 4 (3 of these near Evodia Field feeders) Song Sparrow - 5 White-throated Sparrow - 40 Dark-eyed Junco - 3 Red-winged Blackbird - southbound flyover flock of 40 7:35am Orange-crowned Warbler - 3 Summer House Meadow/Swampy Pin Oak (reported as Tupelo Field earlier) Northern Cardinal - residents Follow us on twitter @BirdingBobNYC & @DAllenNYC Deb Allen www.birdingbob.com -- 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] Glaucous Gull, Belden point, Bronx
There is currently a Glaucous Gull on the water at Belden point. Visible from Johnny Reef restaurant parking lot among the large group of gulls close to shore. Seen with Richard Aracil and Jared Cole. Matthieu Sent from my T-Mobile 4G LTE Device -- 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] Cackling Geese, Hendrickson Park, Valley Stream
Yesterday’s Cackler continues at the handball courts, and I located another individual on the lakeshore nearby. This second bird is even smaller and more striking, with a tiny bill and a very blocky head. At a glance, the goose strongly resembled the one that stayed through last winter, most based on overall proportions and plumage details like the cheek patch shape and the white collar. There was also a dark-cheeked, small Canada in the same subflock also looked quite familiar in comparison to an associate of the ‘16-‘17 visitor. I’ll have to review my photos, but it definitely caught my attention. A pair of Wood Ducks are also present on the lake. Cheers! -Tim H > On Nov 10, 2017, at 4:49 PM, Timothy Healy wrote: > > I found a Richardson’s Cackling Goose on an evening walk at Hendrickson Park. > The bird was feeding within the fence by the handball courts on the > southwestern side of the lake. Overall goose numbers continue to increase > slowly but steadily. > > 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] Golden Eagle, Southampton
Just had a juvenile Golden Eagle heading Northeast over the junction of Rt27 and Scrubland Road. Sent from my iPhone -- 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] American pipits pehlam bay park
Three american pipits in the puddle on the medium of the turn around at orchard beach,along with some killdear this morning. Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE smartphone -- 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/ --
