In addition to the good birds noted. Noteworthy are: July 10th @ Breezy Point,
a good number of Lesser Black-backed Gulls of various ages totaling 47.
July 13th 3 Wilson’s Storm Petrels @ Jacob Riis Park with 8 counted @ Breezy
Point.
Cheers,
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manifestations of strength and resolution” ~ Khalil Gibran
"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
Sun Tzu The Art of War
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Andrew Baksh
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> On Jul 17, 2021, at 4:52 AM, Ben Cacace wrote:
>
>
> - RBA
> * New York
> * New York City, Long Island, Westchester County
> * Jul. 16, 2021
> * NYNY2107.16
>
> - Birds mentioned
> BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING-DUCK+
> ARCTIC TERN+
> WHITE-FACED IBIS+
> LOGGERHEAD SHRIKE+
> (+ Details requested by NYSARC)
>
> KING EIDER
> Sora
> SANDHILL CRANE
> Whimbrel
> HUDSONIAN GODWIT
> MARBLED GODWIT
> Stilt Sandpiper
> Western Sandpiper
> Lesser Black-backed Gull
> Gull-billed Tern
> Caspian Tern
> Great Shearwater
> MANX SHEARWATER
> BROWN PELICAN
> BLUE GROSBEAK
> 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 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, July 16th 2021 at
> 9pm. The highlights of this vacation shortened week are BLACK-BELLIED
> WHISTLING-DUCK, WHITE-FACED IBIS, BROWN PELICAN, ARCTIC TERN, LOGGERHEAD
> SHRIKE, SANDHILL CRANE, KING EIDER, MANX SHEARWATER, HUDSONIAN GODWIT,
> MARBLED GODWIT, BLUE GROSBEAK, DICKCISSEL and more.
>
> The East Pond at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge continues to produce interesting
> birds highlighted by a BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING-DUCK found at the south end of
> the pond last Sunday that was still present today. This bird is most often
> seen with other ducks along the west side of the south end but may wander.
> Other highlights on the East Pond this week have included the adult
> WHITE-FACED IBIS now usually seen more towards the north end of the pond well
> above the Raunt plus an HUDSONIAN GODWIT, 1 or 2 GULL-BILLED TERNS during the
> week, 1 or 2 CASPIAN TERNS since Tuesday and on Sunday a couple of SORAS
> along the reed edge near the Raunt.
>
> Southbound adult shorebirds have also made a decent push into the area with
> the East Pond hosting a nice variety including up to 4 STILT SANDPIPERS. Also
> seen from a kayak in the bays surrounding the refuge were 2 WHIMBREL on the
> west side Saturday and a MARBLED GODWIT again at Joco Marsh on the east side
> Sunday.
>
> Also of note were 4 BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING-DUCKS found on a private cattle
> farm out in Mattituck on Thursday.
>
> The only BROWN PELICAN sightings locally apparently came from last Saturday
> with 2 at Smith Point County Park in Shirley and singles from Fire Island
> Pines and Robert Moses State Park.
>
> An immature ARCTIC TERN was spotted Monday at the tern colony in Nickerson
> Beach.
>
> Apparently not publicized due to possible sensitivity a LOGGERHEAD SHRIKE was
> present for a short while last Saturday in the northern section of East
> Hampton and it has not been seen since.
>
> And another surprise, a SANDHILL CRANE was photographed on the 18th green at
> Dyker Beach Golf Course in Brooklyn early Thursday morning.
>
> The young male KING EIDER was present off Star Island in Montauk Harbor last
> weekend.
>
> A seawatch off Robert Moses State Park Tuesday noted 10 GREAT and 2 MANX
> SHEARWATERS. The counts of LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS in field 2 reached 88
> Tuesday all non-adults of varying ages and a GULL-BILLED TERN also came in
> off the ocean to visit Moses Tuesday.
>
> At Plumb Beach among the arriving shorebirds this week have been a few
> WESTERN SANDPIPERS peaking at 4 Wednesday.
>
> BLUE GROSBEAKS remain around the Calverton Grasslands and nesting behavior
> continues among the small group of DICKCISSELS at C
