- RBA * New York * New York City, Long Island, Westchester County * July 12, 2013 * NYNY1307.12
- Birds Mentioned: LEACH'S STORM-PETREL+ RUFF+ ARCTIC TERN+ SANDWICH TERN+ LONG-TAILED JAEGER+ (+ Details requested by NYSARC) Snow Goose Semipalmated Plover American Oystercatcher Greater Yellowlegs Lesser Yellowlegs Semipalmated Sandpiper Western Sandpiper Least Sandpiper White-rumped Sandpiper Pectoral Sandpiper Stilt Sandpiper Short-billed Dowitcher Long-billed Dowitcher Black-billed Cuckoo Yellow-throated Vireo Louisiana Waterthrush 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 [email protected] . 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) 486 High Street Victor, NY 14564 ~ Transcript ~ Hotline: New York City Area Rare Bird Alert Weekly Recording: (212) 979-3070 [currently not working; may be fixed next week] To report sightings call: Tony Lauro (631) 734-4126 (Long Island) Compiler: Tony Lauro Coverage: New York City, Long Island, Westchester County Transcriber: Karen Fung Greetings. This is the New York Rare Bird Alert for Friday, July 19th, at 8:00pm. The highlights of today's tape are LEACH'S STORM-PETREL, RUFF, ARCTIC TERN, SANDWICH TERN, and LONG-TAILED JAEGER. A LEACH'S STORM-PETREL was discovered on a pelagic trip off the south shore of Long Island last Sunday. Approximately 5000 shorebirds were counted this morning at the East Pond of Jamaica Bay, highlighted by a RUFF (first seen near the south end, then later near Dead Man's Cove on the west side of the north end), 3200 SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHERS, 1500 SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPERS, 130 LEAST SANDPIPERS, 110 LESSER YELLOWLEGS, 30 SEMIPALMATED PLOVERS, 27 GREATER YELLOWLEGS, 24 STILT SANDPIPERS, 8 AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHERS, and one PECTORAL SANDPIPER. The RUFF was still present on the East Pond at 2:30 this afternoon (east side of north end), and a WESTERN SANDPIPER was also reported there. Wednesday's count from the East Pond at the end of the day tallied 2000 shorebirds that were mostly SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHERS and SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPERS but also included a WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER, a LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER and 6 STILT SANDPIPERS. An off-season SNOW GOOSE was reported at Lemon Creek Park on Staten Island from Sunday through Tuesday. A YELLOW-THROATED VIREO was at Alley Pond Park last Tuesday. A BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO was at Jamaica Bay on Thursday., and a LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH was seen in Rocky Point today. Tom Burke will be away for the next two weeks. 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. -- 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/[email protected]/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/ --
