[nysbirds-l] NYC Area RBA: 1 January 2021
- RBA
* New York
* New York City, Long Island, Westchester County
* Jan. 1, 2021
* NYNY2101.01
- Birds mentioned
WESTERN TANAGER+
LECONTE'S SPARROW+
(+ Details requested by NYSARC)
GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE
Eurasian Wigeon
Redhead
KING EIDER
Common Eider
Harlequin Duck
BARROW'S GOLDENEYE
Red-necked Grebe
Clapper Rail
Semipalmated Plover
Wilson's Snipe
Spotted Sandpiper
DOVEKIE
Razorbill
Black-legged Kittiwake
BLACK-HEADED GULL
Iceland Gull
GLAUCOUS GULL
Bald Eagle
Rough-legged Hawk
Snowy Owl
Northern Saw-whet Owl
Common Raven
House Wren
Eastern Bluebird
Common Redpoll
RED CROSSBILL
Pine Siskin
Chipping Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT
Common Yellowthroat
- 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, January 1st
2021 at 10pm. The highlights of today's tape are LECONTE'S SPARROW, WESTERN
TANAGER, DOVEKIE, GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE, BARROW'S GOLDENEYE, KING
EIDER, BLACK-HEADED GULL, GLAUCOUS GULL, YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT, RED
CROSSBILL, Christmas Count results and more.
A very elusive LE CONTE'S SPARROW, found back on December 19th at Wolfe's
Pond Park on Staten Island, was reported a few times this week through
yesterday along the shore of the park or in the adjacent overgrown area at
Seguine Point just south of the park.
More cooperative have been Manhattan's two WESTERN TANAGERS, both still
present today, one in the Chelsea section along West 22nd Street between
9th and 10th Avenues, usually closer to 10th, and one in or near Carl
Schurz Park east of East End Avenue near 86th Street.
Always a treat to see a few DOVEKIES continue to appear along the south
shore of Long Island but unfortunately 3 of these were found deceased, two
last Sunday at Jones Beach West End and at Montauk and one today at
Napeague while flying birds were noted Monday at West End and Montauk. Some
offshore RAZORBILLS especially off Montauk also included two off Playland
Park in Rye yesterday.
A GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE appearing in Central Park's Reservoir last
Sunday morning is presumably the same one visiting Randall's Island all
week. Another was again on Tung Ting Pond in Eastport Monday and the
Ryebrook individual appeared on Playland Lake Monday. Drake BARROW'S
GOLDENEYES were noted off Cow Meadow Beach in Fort Salonga Sunday and at
Cedar Point in Gardiners Bay off Northwest Harbor last Saturday while
females were reported at Goldsmith's Inlet in Southold Saturday and at
Orient Beach State Park today. Decent numbers recently of KING EIDER
included sightings this week at Brooklyn Army Terminal Pier 4, Fort Tilden,
Great Kills Park on Staten Island, Jones Beach West End and Shinnecock
Inlet. EURASIAN WIGEON was reported on Mill Pond in Oyster Bay today.
Six BLACK-HEADED GULLS noted this week involved singles at Breezy Point
Sunday, Veteran's Memorial Pier in Brooklyn Monday, Randall's Island
Thursday and today, Jones Beach West End Tuesday to today, Setauket Harbor
Monday and at Ditch Plains in Montauk Wednesday. Mature GLAUCOUS GULLS
occurred in the Jones Beach area Wednesday, at Playland Park during the
week and at Ditch Plains to Wednesday while 4 ICELAND GULLS noted included
one on Prospect Park today and a BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKE was spotted off
Montauk Point Tuesday.
A ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK was spotted in Orient Saturday with Tuesday reports
from Southold and Yaphank. The YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT was still at Ketcham's
Creek in Amityville Monday and among the winter finches RED CROSSBILLS have
easily been the most predominate lately with groups of 30 to 40 for example
frequenting Jones Beach West End and COMMON REDPOLLS also continue.
The Bronx-Westchester Christmas Count last Sunday recorded 120 species
including two COMMON EIDER, new for the count, 3 REDHEAD, 2 RED-NECKED
GREBES, 2 CLAPPER RAILS, a third record for SEMIPALMATED PLOVER, WILSON'S
SNIPE, ICELAND GULL, SNOWY and NORTHERN SAW-WHET OWLS, EASTERN BLUEBIRD, 70
PINE SISKINS and 4 CHIPPING and 2 WHITE-CROWNED SPARROWS while count week
birds featured GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE, GLAUCOUS GULL and a first
record of SPOTTED SANDPIPER.
The Smithtown Count Sunday netted 110 species including 36 COMMON EIDERS, 6
BALD EAGLES, GLAUCOUS GULL, 7 NORTHERN SAW-WHET OWLS, 10 COMMON RAVENS and
HOUSE WREN.
[nysbirds-l] NYC Area RBA: 1 January 2021
- RBA
* New York
* New York City, Long Island, Westchester County
* Jan. 1, 2021
* NYNY2101.01
- Birds mentioned
WESTERN TANAGER+
LECONTE'S SPARROW+
(+ Details requested by NYSARC)
GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE
Eurasian Wigeon
Redhead
KING EIDER
Common Eider
Harlequin Duck
BARROW'S GOLDENEYE
Red-necked Grebe
Clapper Rail
Semipalmated Plover
Wilson's Snipe
Spotted Sandpiper
DOVEKIE
Razorbill
Black-legged Kittiwake
BLACK-HEADED GULL
Iceland Gull
GLAUCOUS GULL
Bald Eagle
Rough-legged Hawk
Snowy Owl
Northern Saw-whet Owl
Common Raven
House Wren
Eastern Bluebird
Common Redpoll
RED CROSSBILL
Pine Siskin
Chipping Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT
Common Yellowthroat
- 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, January 1st
2021 at 10pm. The highlights of today's tape are LECONTE'S SPARROW, WESTERN
TANAGER, DOVEKIE, GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE, BARROW'S GOLDENEYE, KING
EIDER, BLACK-HEADED GULL, GLAUCOUS GULL, YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT, RED
CROSSBILL, Christmas Count results and more.
A very elusive LE CONTE'S SPARROW, found back on December 19th at Wolfe's
Pond Park on Staten Island, was reported a few times this week through
yesterday along the shore of the park or in the adjacent overgrown area at
Seguine Point just south of the park.
More cooperative have been Manhattan's two WESTERN TANAGERS, both still
present today, one in the Chelsea section along West 22nd Street between
9th and 10th Avenues, usually closer to 10th, and one in or near Carl
Schurz Park east of East End Avenue near 86th Street.
Always a treat to see a few DOVEKIES continue to appear along the south
shore of Long Island but unfortunately 3 of these were found deceased, two
last Sunday at Jones Beach West End and at Montauk and one today at
Napeague while flying birds were noted Monday at West End and Montauk. Some
offshore RAZORBILLS especially off Montauk also included two off Playland
Park in Rye yesterday.
A GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE appearing in Central Park's Reservoir last
Sunday morning is presumably the same one visiting Randall's Island all
week. Another was again on Tung Ting Pond in Eastport Monday and the
Ryebrook individual appeared on Playland Lake Monday. Drake BARROW'S
GOLDENEYES were noted off Cow Meadow Beach in Fort Salonga Sunday and at
Cedar Point in Gardiners Bay off Northwest Harbor last Saturday while
females were reported at Goldsmith's Inlet in Southold Saturday and at
Orient Beach State Park today. Decent numbers recently of KING EIDER
included sightings this week at Brooklyn Army Terminal Pier 4, Fort Tilden,
Great Kills Park on Staten Island, Jones Beach West End and Shinnecock
Inlet. EURASIAN WIGEON was reported on Mill Pond in Oyster Bay today.
Six BLACK-HEADED GULLS noted this week involved singles at Breezy Point
Sunday, Veteran's Memorial Pier in Brooklyn Monday, Randall's Island
Thursday and today, Jones Beach West End Tuesday to today, Setauket Harbor
Monday and at Ditch Plains in Montauk Wednesday. Mature GLAUCOUS GULLS
occurred in the Jones Beach area Wednesday, at Playland Park during the
week and at Ditch Plains to Wednesday while 4 ICELAND GULLS noted included
one on Prospect Park today and a BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKE was spotted off
Montauk Point Tuesday.
A ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK was spotted in Orient Saturday with Tuesday reports
from Southold and Yaphank. The YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT was still at Ketcham's
Creek in Amityville Monday and among the winter finches RED CROSSBILLS have
easily been the most predominate lately with groups of 30 to 40 for example
frequenting Jones Beach West End and COMMON REDPOLLS also continue.
The Bronx-Westchester Christmas Count last Sunday recorded 120 species
including two COMMON EIDER, new for the count, 3 REDHEAD, 2 RED-NECKED
GREBES, 2 CLAPPER RAILS, a third record for SEMIPALMATED PLOVER, WILSON'S
SNIPE, ICELAND GULL, SNOWY and NORTHERN SAW-WHET OWLS, EASTERN BLUEBIRD, 70
PINE SISKINS and 4 CHIPPING and 2 WHITE-CROWNED SPARROWS while count week
birds featured GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE, GLAUCOUS GULL and a first
record of SPOTTED SANDPIPER.
The Smithtown Count Sunday netted 110 species including 36 COMMON EIDERS, 6
BALD EAGLES, GLAUCOUS GULL, 7 NORTHERN SAW-WHET OWLS, 10 COMMON RAVENS and
HOUSE WREN.
