- RBA * New York * New York City, Long Island, Westchester County * Nov 24, 2011 * NYNY1111.24
- Birds Mentioned: PINK-FOOTED GOOSE+ ASH-THROATED FLYCATCHER+ BLACK-THROATED GRAY WARBLER+ (+ Details requested by NYSARC) GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE ROSS'S GOOSE TUNDRA SWAN Eurasian Wigeon Blue-winged Teal BARROW'S GOLDENEYE Red-throated Loon Red-necked Grebe EARED GREBE BROWN PELICAN Marbled Godwit Iceland Gull Lesser Black-backed Gull Black-legged Kittiwake Parasitic Jaeger Razorbill SNOWY OWL WESTERN KINGBIRD Orange-crowned Warbler Yellow-breasted Chat Scarlet Tanager Clay-colored Sparrow Lapland Longspur Baltimore Oriole 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 nysa...@nybirds.org . If electronic submission is not possible, hardcopy reports and photos or sketches are welcome. Hardcopy documentation should be mailed to: Jeanne Skelly - Secretary NYS Avian Records Committee (NYSARC) 420 Chili-Scottsville Rd. Churchville, NY 14428 ~ Transcript ~ Hotline: New York City Area Rare Bird Alert Weekly Recording: (212) 979-3070 To report sightings call: Tom Burke (212) 372-1483 Tony Lauro (631) 734-4126 Compilers: Tom Burke, Tony Lauro Coverage: New York City, Long Island, Westchester County Transcriber: Karen Fung [~BEGIN RBA TAPE~] Greetings. This is the New York Rare Bird Alert for Thursday, November 24th, at 10:00pm. Happy Thanksgiving! The highlights of today's tape are BLACK-THROATED GRAY WARBLER, ASH-THROATED FLYCATCHER, EARED GREBE, BROWN PELICAN, WESTERN KINGBIRD, SNOWY OWL, ROSS'S GOOSE, PINK-FOOTED GOOSE, GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE, BARROW'S GOLDENEYE, TUNDRA SWAN, and EURASIAN WIGEON. An excellent week locally. In Central Park on Wednesday a BLACK-THROATED GRAY WARBLER appeared around the Maintenance Field just south of the 79th Street Park Transverse and the Ramble Shed. Later it was seen briefly in the Ramble itself, moving energetically and quickly disappearing. Today the bird appeared again, west of the Maintenance Field, but moved off rapidly. The warbler may have been first seen back on the 17th, so it seems to be hanging in but covering a wide area requiring patience, a good search plan, and some luck. An ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER put in several appearances this morning just west of the Maintenance Field. At Jones Beach West End, an ASH-THROATED FLYCATCHER found Tuesday along the fishermen's access road, just west of the entrance to the Coast Guard Station, was still present today. The flycatcher generally perches in the bayberry bushes in the dunes adjacent to the road, sometimes up in the open, but here again patience is helpful. Also at the West End, two MARBLED GODWITS continue at least to Wednesday on the Coast Guard Station bar or across the inlet at lower tides. Over 130 Red Knot and 330 American Oystercatcher have been there also. An ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER was around the West End shrubbery Saturday through Wednesday, and a LAPLAND LONGSPUR joined a flock of 100 Snow Buntings around the West End 2 parking lot Saturday. A sea watch last Saturday afternoon at West End 2 recorded eight PARASITIC JAEGERS, one a dark individual, moving east along with hundreds of Northern Gannets and other seabirds, moving with rather than against the strong southwest winds. An EARED GREBE remains at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, staying in the bay south of the West Pond, with several Horned Grebes. It can be viewed from the trail south of the West Pond, and is closer in at high tide. Three BLUE-WINGED TEAL were among the ducks on the West Pond Sunday. On Sunday a WESTERN KINGBIRD was spotted at Breezy Point by the last parking lot, and then relocated in the now closed parking area at the Silver Gull Club that is just west of the Fort Tilden fishermen's parking lot at the west end of that park. A CLAY-COLORED SPARROW was also seen at Breezy Point Saturday, and two PARASITIC JAEGERS were among the sea birds moving west, past the Tilden fishermen's lot on Sunday. An adult ROSS'S GOOSE, found Monday with Canadas at Floyd Bennett Field near the Aviators Sports building, was still being seen Wednesday morning. Two exciting birds at the Read Sanctuary in Playland Park in Rye, Westchester County, were a reappearance of the immature BROWN PELICAN offshore last Sunday morning, and then a visit of a drake BARROW'S GOLDENEYE along with nine Common Goldeneye on Wednesday morning, this flock staying for an hour before continuing south down the Sound. At Van Cortlandt Park, the lingering GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE was on the parade grounds early Saturday morning. As a note to those who feel invasive plants have no value, a patch of porcelain berry at Pelham Bay Park last Saturday contained an ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER, a SCARLET TANAGER, and three BALTIMORE ORIOLES. A RED-NECKED GREBE was also off Orchard Beach. The YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT was still at Bryant Park in Manhattan last Saturday. An excellent coast flight off Long Island Monday and Tuesday mornings at Robert Moses State Park included a few thousand RED-THROATED LOONS, two RED-NECKED GREBES Monday and six RAZORBILLS Tuesday. On eastern Long Island, a SNOWY OWL appeared Saturday on Hick's Island, as viewed from across the channel, from the end of Lazy Point Road in Napeague. It has not been reported since. Five TUNDRA SWANS on Hook Pond in East Hampton from last Saturday were still there Tuesday. Highlights from Montauk Point last Sunday included 20+ RAZORBILLS, two RED-NECKED GREBES, and three BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKES. An ICELAND GULL was at Montauk Harbor Inlet on Sunday, along with a LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, and other LESSER BLACK-BACKS were noted at the Point, Fort Pond, and Napeague. Single GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GEESE continue along Further Lane in East Hampton and at the Deep Hollow Ranch on the south side of Route 27, east of the Town of Montauk. A few RED-NECKED GREBES were also noted in the Montauk area. The Patchogue drake EURASIAN WIGEON has moved to West Lake on the west side of Patchogue. The PINK-FOOTED GOOSE was seen again in Middletown, Orange County, last Monday, this time near the intersection of Waywayanda Avenue (aka Route 49) and Carmelite Drive. To phone in reports on Long Island, call Tony Lauro at (631) 734-4126, or weekdays call Tom Burke at (212) 372-1483. This service is sponsored by the Linnaean Society of New York and the National Audubon Society. Thank you for calling. [~END TAPE~] ~ End Transcript ~ -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES 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://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
