[nysbirds-l] NYC Area RBA: 28 May 2021
- RBA
* New York
* New York City, Long Island, Westchester County
* May. 28, 2021
* NYNY2105.28
- Birds mentioned
BROWN BOOBY+
SWALLOW-TAILED KITE+
BICKNELL'S THRUSH+
(+ Details requested by NYSARC)
King Eider
Harlequin Duck
Whimbrel
Wilson's Phalarope
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Sooty Shearwater
Tricolored Heron
Red-headed Woodpecker
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
Acadian Flycatcher
Alder Flycatcher
Philadelphia Vireo
Gray-cheeked Thrush
Mourning Warbler
Kentucky Warbler
Blackpoll Warbler
Yellow-throated Warbler
Blue Grosbeak
- 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
Compiler: Tom Burke
Coverage: New York City, Long Island, Westchester County
Transcriber: Ben Cacace
BEGIN TAPE
Greetings. This is the New York Rare Bird Alert for *Friday, May 28th 2021*
at 10pm. The highlights of today's tape are BROWN BOOBY, a very slightly
extralimital SWALLOW-TAILED KITE, KING EIDER, HARLEQUIN DUCK, WILSON'S
PHALAROPE, WHIMBREL, RED-HEADED WOODPECKER, PHILADELPHIA VIREO, BICKNELL'S
THRUSH, YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER, KENTUCKY WARBLER, BLUE GROSBEAK and more.
Interesting yesterday afternoon was an adult BROWN BOOBY flying around
Newark Bay in New York and New Jersey waters off the north side of Staten
Island near Richmond Terrace Park but we've seen no reports from today.
Tuesday afternoon a SWALLOW-TAILED KITE was spotted over the Greenwich
Audubon Center in northwestern Greenwich heading quickly into Westchester
County. Not unusual though for this species but there have been no
subsequent sightings.
On Monday a female KING EIDER was still in a small flock of Common Eider at
Jones Beach West End and a drake HARLEQUIN DUCK was spotted Thursday at
Cupsogue County Park.
Among the increasing numbers and variety of shorebirds were 2 WHIMBREL
photographed on an island off Rye yesterday and a WILSON'S PHALAROPE
visiting a private farm pool in Mattituck on Wednesday.
A seawatch Tuesday afternoon from Jacob Riis Park produced 3 SOOTY
SHEARWATERS with another seen Tuesday in lower New York Bay these hopefully
signaling the beginning of a good seawatching season. For watching, earlier
morning and later afternoon are usually the more productive times and winds
are best with a southerly component. Generally too, the farther east you go
on Long Island's south shore the better the results.
Among some occurring along the coast were 3 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS at
Nickerson Beach Wednesday.
Single TRICOLORED HERONS were noted at Captree Island marsh Sunday and at
Timber Point Golf Course yesterday and Thursday also produced sightings of
RED-HEADED WOODPECKER at Fort Greene Park in Brooklyn and at the Spring
Lake Golf Course in Middle Island.
Recent migrant flycatchers have featured a few OLIVE-SIDED including in
both Central Park and Prospect Parks and various empidonax species
including singing ALDER, ACADIAN and YELLOW-BELLIED while thrushes have
featured some GRAY-CHEEKED and a BICKNELL'S singing in Forest Park Monday.
Other BICKNELL'S should be passing through though identifying non-singing
birds can be a challenge not everyone is up to.
A PHILADELPHIA VIREO was photographed in Central Park last Sunday while
among decreasing numbers of warblers have been the expected late season
push of MOURNING and BLACKPOLL and the recent influx of KENTUCKYS including
in Central Park and Forest Park today. A YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER continues
in the Bayard Cutting Arboretum in Great River while BLUE GROSBEAKS also
remain around the Calverton Grasslands and please remember not to disturb
nesting birds in any way. This season is absolutely crucial to their
survival.
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] NYC Area RBA: 28 May 2021
- RBA
* New York
* New York City, Long Island, Westchester County
* May. 28, 2021
* NYNY2105.28
- Birds mentioned
BROWN BOOBY+
SWALLOW-TAILED KITE+
BICKNELL'S THRUSH+
(+ Details requested by NYSARC)
King Eider
Harlequin Duck
Whimbrel
Wilson's Phalarope
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Sooty Shearwater
Tricolored Heron
Red-headed Woodpecker
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
Acadian Flycatcher
Alder Flycatcher
Philadelphia Vireo
Gray-cheeked Thrush
Mourning Warbler
Kentucky Warbler
Blackpoll Warbler
Yellow-throated Warbler
Blue Grosbeak
- 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
Compiler: Tom Burke
Coverage: New York City, Long Island, Westchester County
Transcriber: Ben Cacace
BEGIN TAPE
Greetings. This is the New York Rare Bird Alert for *Friday, May 28th 2021*
at 10pm. The highlights of today's tape are BROWN BOOBY, a very slightly
extralimital SWALLOW-TAILED KITE, KING EIDER, HARLEQUIN DUCK, WILSON'S
PHALAROPE, WHIMBREL, RED-HEADED WOODPECKER, PHILADELPHIA VIREO, BICKNELL'S
THRUSH, YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER, KENTUCKY WARBLER, BLUE GROSBEAK and more.
Interesting yesterday afternoon was an adult BROWN BOOBY flying around
Newark Bay in New York and New Jersey waters off the north side of Staten
Island near Richmond Terrace Park but we've seen no reports from today.
Tuesday afternoon a SWALLOW-TAILED KITE was spotted over the Greenwich
Audubon Center in northwestern Greenwich heading quickly into Westchester
County. Not unusual though for this species but there have been no
subsequent sightings.
On Monday a female KING EIDER was still in a small flock of Common Eider at
Jones Beach West End and a drake HARLEQUIN DUCK was spotted Thursday at
Cupsogue County Park.
Among the increasing numbers and variety of shorebirds were 2 WHIMBREL
photographed on an island off Rye yesterday and a WILSON'S PHALAROPE
visiting a private farm pool in Mattituck on Wednesday.
A seawatch Tuesday afternoon from Jacob Riis Park produced 3 SOOTY
SHEARWATERS with another seen Tuesday in lower New York Bay these hopefully
signaling the beginning of a good seawatching season. For watching, earlier
morning and later afternoon are usually the more productive times and winds
are best with a southerly component. Generally too, the farther east you go
on Long Island's south shore the better the results.
Among some occurring along the coast were 3 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS at
Nickerson Beach Wednesday.
Single TRICOLORED HERONS were noted at Captree Island marsh Sunday and at
Timber Point Golf Course yesterday and Thursday also produced sightings of
RED-HEADED WOODPECKER at Fort Greene Park in Brooklyn and at the Spring
Lake Golf Course in Middle Island.
Recent migrant flycatchers have featured a few OLIVE-SIDED including in
both Central Park and Prospect Parks and various empidonax species
including singing ALDER, ACADIAN and YELLOW-BELLIED while thrushes have
featured some GRAY-CHEEKED and a BICKNELL'S singing in Forest Park Monday.
Other BICKNELL'S should be passing through though identifying non-singing
birds can be a challenge not everyone is up to.
A PHILADELPHIA VIREO was photographed in Central Park last Sunday while
among decreasing numbers of warblers have been the expected late season
push of MOURNING and BLACKPOLL and the recent influx of KENTUCKYS including
in Central Park and Forest Park today. A YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER continues
in the Bayard Cutting Arboretum in Great River while BLUE GROSBEAKS also
remain around the Calverton Grasslands and please remember not to disturb
nesting birds in any way. This season is absolutely crucial to their
survival.
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] Central Park, NYC - Fri., 5/28 - 22 warbler spp. incl. Kentucky, Mourning, Worm-eating Warblers, etc.
Central Park, Manhattan, N.Y. City -Friday, May 28th:In the northern section of Central Park alone (as defined by local-C.B.C. boundaries etc., all of that park north of the 96th St. crosstown transverse) were at least 21 species of warblers, including a seen-singing male Kentucky Warbler (multiple observers), & Mourning Warblers of both sexes, as well as a Worm-eating Warbler running a bit late. In another section of that park, not-much birded in the area north of the reservoir was (among multiple other warbler spp.), a female Yellow-rumped [Myrtle] Warbler, making for a total of 22 warbler species in just the areas of Central Park north of the reservoir. Areas covered included all of the bridle paths, as well as paths north of the blockhouse, and north-south-east-west of the tennis courts, & elsewhere including by park-perimeter-wall paths. Migrants including warblers were also being seen in the remainder of Central (& in many other parks in N.Y. County). A good variety of other migrants as well as breeding & 'visiting' species were also present again for Friday. A big difference to the past few days, however - a number of species were either in singles or duos as far as my own sightings, although still in double-digits are the same 2 warbler spp. - American Redstart, & Blackpoll Warbler, other observers also reporting similarly. And a great many of the warblers found were females of various species, although there are still a modest proportion of male birds, giving some song, as were the Kentucky and several of the male Mourning Warblers. We continue to have some of the migrant thrushes, with Swainson's Thrush still the most-evident, while Gray-cheeked types also have continued, and - perhaps - not all are nominate Gray-cheeked (as Bicknell's Thrushes are starting to show on-territory in their breeding areas in some locations). Some flycatchers also continued, with a bit less of vocalizing but still enough to make ID's on a few Empidonax, & the much more obvious E. Wood-Pewees, Great Crested Flycatchers, & E. Kingbirds. At least a few Y.-b. Cuckoos also were continuing, in Manhattan. Fully-leafed trees of virtually all kinds are now giving extra challenges to viewing but with some determination that still gets done. ... Also incidentally, there have been a bit of a push of Kentucky Warblers through the region in the past week or less.Thanks to the many observers & reporters out & about early ahead of the coming (needed) wet weather.good birding to all,Tom FioreManhattan -- NYSbirds-L List Info: Welcome and Basics Rules and Information Subscribe, Configuration and Leave Archives: The Mail Archive Surfbirds ABA Please submit your observations to eBird! --
[nysbirds-l] Central Park, NYC - Fri., 5/28 - 22 warbler spp. incl. Kentucky, Mourning, Worm-eating Warblers, etc.
Central Park, Manhattan, N.Y. City -Friday, May 28th:In the northern section of Central Park alone (as defined by local-C.B.C. boundaries etc., all of that park north of the 96th St. crosstown transverse) were at least 21 species of warblers, including a seen-singing male Kentucky Warbler (multiple observers), & Mourning Warblers of both sexes, as well as a Worm-eating Warbler running a bit late. In another section of that park, not-much birded in the area north of the reservoir was (among multiple other warbler spp.), a female Yellow-rumped [Myrtle] Warbler, making for a total of 22 warbler species in just the areas of Central Park north of the reservoir. Areas covered included all of the bridle paths, as well as paths north of the blockhouse, and north-south-east-west of the tennis courts, & elsewhere including by park-perimeter-wall paths. Migrants including warblers were also being seen in the remainder of Central (& in many other parks in N.Y. County). A good variety of other migrants as well as breeding & 'visiting' species were also present again for Friday. A big difference to the past few days, however - a number of species were either in singles or duos as far as my own sightings, although still in double-digits are the same 2 warbler spp. - American Redstart, & Blackpoll Warbler, other observers also reporting similarly. And a great many of the warblers found were females of various species, although there are still a modest proportion of male birds, giving some song, as were the Kentucky and several of the male Mourning Warblers. We continue to have some of the migrant thrushes, with Swainson's Thrush still the most-evident, while Gray-cheeked types also have continued, and - perhaps - not all are nominate Gray-cheeked (as Bicknell's Thrushes are starting to show on-territory in their breeding areas in some locations). Some flycatchers also continued, with a bit less of vocalizing but still enough to make ID's on a few Empidonax, & the much more obvious E. Wood-Pewees, Great Crested Flycatchers, & E. Kingbirds. At least a few Y.-b. Cuckoos also were continuing, in Manhattan. Fully-leafed trees of virtually all kinds are now giving extra challenges to viewing but with some determination that still gets done. ... Also incidentally, there have been a bit of a push of Kentucky Warblers through the region in the past week or less.Thanks to the many observers & reporters out & about early ahead of the coming (needed) wet weather.good birding to all,Tom FioreManhattan -- NYSbirds-L List Info: Welcome and Basics Rules and Information Subscribe, Configuration and Leave Archives: The Mail Archive Surfbirds ABA Please submit your observations to eBird! --
[nysbirds-l] N.Y. County (NYC) Tues.-Thurs., 5/25-26-27 - flycatcher catch-up, 22 warbler spp., & more
New York County (in N.Y. City) including Manhattan, Randall's, & Governors Island[s] Tues., May 25th through Thursday, May 27th - On the shift in wind and after evening storms passed through the area on Wed. night, Thursday featured a somewhat broader array of typical May migrants, & while the emphasis continued on the later-moving species, a diversity of migrants were seen around the county. At least 21 warbler species were found in Central Park alone on Thursday, and there also were some warbler species showing in smaller parks & green-spaces that had not been seen (or not much) over prior most-recent days. Some further highlights: Olive-sided Flycatchers, Empidonax [genus] flycatchers including Acadian, Yellow-bellied, & Willow/Alder (sometimes still called "Traill's" to denote the possibility of either one of the 2 preceding species when they are not vocalizing) Flycatchers. However, these species have all been found (in some places, not all locations!) to be singing & seen doing so (eliminating any chances that any person is anywhere playing a song via any devices) by multiple observers in the period of this report. Still the toughest to come by (among the regular five species in the genus Empidonax) at least in N.Y. County (it's seemed - although the species is *not* a rare bird, rather one of the tougher ones to ID here) are (singing) Alder Flycatchers. This species & other flycatchers have received a bit more attention for this week, in part thanks to it being less-busy-looking-for some of the many other migrants, so many of which had been present & in good variety & numbers over recently-past weeks. A modest increase in E. Wood-Pewee song & sightings have also occurred in this report's period. Olive-sided Flycatchers continued in a few locations, including one at the same site where many dozens of birders have found it this week within the Central Park Ramble; others also in other parks. All five of the northeastern-breeding Empidonax species have been found - & documented, with songs heard - in N.Y. County, starting at least by 5/26, and with more observations for more birders by Thurs., 5/27. An Alder Flycatcher which happily remained in the same area from Wed. to Thursday was in the n. end of Central Park, with multiple observers by Thursday (& thanks to L. LaBella for the heads-up to many), while also being seen in that park were Yellow-bellied (& previously seen singing as well), Willow (same comment), & Acadian (same) Flycatchers. The one species that may have almost-all moved on, of the five Empidonax expected is Least Flycatcher, which is also usually the earliest of the genus to arrive in the region. All of these 5 Empidonax have been in other parks as well, and could be in more sites than realized in the county, as the migrations of that genus continue. Also present in at least a few parks have been Olive-sided Flycatchers, and some of them vocal at times (at least calling, if not giving much song). Additionally it can be added that the other NYC counties & their birders have been finding most or all of the preceding flycatcher species this week, if not previously. One of the ‘tougher’ flycatchers to find in late May & on thru summer in N.Y. County can be E. Phoebe, but a few are present. Some of the Empidonax have also been occuring in parks other than Central in N.Y. County, & on the outlying islands of the county. Also coming through have been Mourning Warblers, with at least a few being found -and some singing heard- at times and some views obtained, especially for those patiently, quietly watching and listening. While warblers have certainly thinned out in both diversity and overall numbers, they are still being found in doube-digit species-numbers overall, in the county. Indeed, on Thursday 5/27, at least 22 species of warblers were still in N.Y. County, and of those, at least 21 species were found in Central Park alone on the day. Further, a number of species that are typically less-easy to find by this date, were still being seen in the multiple, in addition to expected later-moving species. Blackpoll Warbler continues as about the most-numerous migrant warbler now, while American Redstart has also been quite numerous. Also still rather numerous & likely represented by some individuals that will linger & attempt to breed in the county are Yellow Warblers, some of which also will go on to very far-north breeding destinations - some birders aren't aware that (some of) that species comes to essentially-Arctic destinations on their full breeding range - in the farthest northeast; (some of) these make it to Labrador (where I've camped among them on willow-flats & ridges, ripe with many biting insects which however also make for lush food for many birds). As we get closer to June, it will be interesting to see what migrants are still coming along. There have been Mourning Warblers (just as one example) still
[nysbirds-l] N.Y. County (NYC) Tues.-Thurs., 5/25-26-27 - flycatcher catch-up, 22 warbler spp., & more
New York County (in N.Y. City) including Manhattan, Randall's, & Governors Island[s] Tues., May 25th through Thursday, May 27th - On the shift in wind and after evening storms passed through the area on Wed. night, Thursday featured a somewhat broader array of typical May migrants, & while the emphasis continued on the later-moving species, a diversity of migrants were seen around the county. At least 21 warbler species were found in Central Park alone on Thursday, and there also were some warbler species showing in smaller parks & green-spaces that had not been seen (or not much) over prior most-recent days. Some further highlights: Olive-sided Flycatchers, Empidonax [genus] flycatchers including Acadian, Yellow-bellied, & Willow/Alder (sometimes still called "Traill's" to denote the possibility of either one of the 2 preceding species when they are not vocalizing) Flycatchers. However, these species have all been found (in some places, not all locations!) to be singing & seen doing so (eliminating any chances that any person is anywhere playing a song via any devices) by multiple observers in the period of this report. Still the toughest to come by (among the regular five species in the genus Empidonax) at least in N.Y. County (it's seemed - although the species is *not* a rare bird, rather one of the tougher ones to ID here) are (singing) Alder Flycatchers. This species & other flycatchers have received a bit more attention for this week, in part thanks to it being less-busy-looking-for some of the many other migrants, so many of which had been present & in good variety & numbers over recently-past weeks. A modest increase in E. Wood-Pewee song & sightings have also occurred in this report's period. Olive-sided Flycatchers continued in a few locations, including one at the same site where many dozens of birders have found it this week within the Central Park Ramble; others also in other parks. All five of the northeastern-breeding Empidonax species have been found - & documented, with songs heard - in N.Y. County, starting at least by 5/26, and with more observations for more birders by Thurs., 5/27. An Alder Flycatcher which happily remained in the same area from Wed. to Thursday was in the n. end of Central Park, with multiple observers by Thursday (& thanks to L. LaBella for the heads-up to many), while also being seen in that park were Yellow-bellied (& previously seen singing as well), Willow (same comment), & Acadian (same) Flycatchers. The one species that may have almost-all moved on, of the five Empidonax expected is Least Flycatcher, which is also usually the earliest of the genus to arrive in the region. All of these 5 Empidonax have been in other parks as well, and could be in more sites than realized in the county, as the migrations of that genus continue. Also present in at least a few parks have been Olive-sided Flycatchers, and some of them vocal at times (at least calling, if not giving much song). Additionally it can be added that the other NYC counties & their birders have been finding most or all of the preceding flycatcher species this week, if not previously. One of the ‘tougher’ flycatchers to find in late May & on thru summer in N.Y. County can be E. Phoebe, but a few are present. Some of the Empidonax have also been occuring in parks other than Central in N.Y. County, & on the outlying islands of the county. Also coming through have been Mourning Warblers, with at least a few being found -and some singing heard- at times and some views obtained, especially for those patiently, quietly watching and listening. While warblers have certainly thinned out in both diversity and overall numbers, they are still being found in doube-digit species-numbers overall, in the county. Indeed, on Thursday 5/27, at least 22 species of warblers were still in N.Y. County, and of those, at least 21 species were found in Central Park alone on the day. Further, a number of species that are typically less-easy to find by this date, were still being seen in the multiple, in addition to expected later-moving species. Blackpoll Warbler continues as about the most-numerous migrant warbler now, while American Redstart has also been quite numerous. Also still rather numerous & likely represented by some individuals that will linger & attempt to breed in the county are Yellow Warblers, some of which also will go on to very far-north breeding destinations - some birders aren't aware that (some of) that species comes to essentially-Arctic destinations on their full breeding range - in the farthest northeast; (some of) these make it to Labrador (where I've camped among them on willow-flats & ridges, ripe with many biting insects which however also make for lush food for many birds). As we get closer to June, it will be interesting to see what migrants are still coming along. There have been Mourning Warblers (just as one example) still
