- RBA * New York * New York City, Long Island, Westchester County * July 13, 2012 * NYNY1207.13
- Birds Mentioned: RUFF+ (+ Details requested by NYSARC) American Bittern Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 'Western' Willet Whimbrel White-rumped Sandpiper Pectoral Sandpiper Stilt Sandpiper Short-billed Dowitcher Long-billed Dowitcher Gull-billed Tern Black Tern Royal Tern 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 Tom Burke is away this week and next. To report sightings call: Tony Lauro (631) 734-4126 Compiler: 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 Friday, July 13, 2012 at 9:30pm. The highlights of today's tape are RUFF, and general shorebird migration. The RUFF at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge was still present today at the East Pond. Good numbers of shorebirds were reported today at Jamaica Bay, with 3000 SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHERS, along with 23 STILT SANDPIPERS, 1 LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER, 2 PECTORAL SANDPIPERS, and 1 WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER. Today at Cupsogue County Park, 13 species of shorebirds were encountered, with over 300 SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHERS. Also seen here were 4 BLACK TERNS, 3 ROYAL TERNS, and 4 'WESTERN' WILLETS. A WHIMBREL was reported today at the mussel beds near the Ponquogue Bridge at Shinnecock Bay. Another WHIMBREL was seen along Dune Road in Hampton Bays last Saturday. Also seen were a YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON and an AMERICAN BITTERN. Two GULL-BILLED TERNS were at Jamaica Bay East Pond on Monday, and three BLACK TERNS were reported at Napeague Harbor near Montauk last Sunday. Tom Burke is away this week and next. Please call in reports to Tony Lauro at (631) 734-4126. 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/ --
