-RBA * New York * New York City, Long Island, Westchester County * July 24, 2026 * NYNY2607.24
- Birds Mentioned: RUFF+ FRANKLIN’S GULL+ (+ Details requested by NYSARC) BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING-DUCK Sora Hudsonian Whimbrel Parasitic Jaeger Laughing Gull Glaucous Gull Wilson’s Storm-Petrel Cory’s Shearwater Scopoli’s Shearwater Great Shearwater Sooty Shearwater Manx Shearwater BROWN PELICAN SEDGE WREN SUMMER TANAGER BLUE GROSBEAK DICKCISSEL 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: Gail Benson [~BEGIN RBA TAPE~] Greetings! This is the New York Rare Bird Alert for Friday, July 24, 2026 at 11:00 pm. The highlights of this late vacation-shortened tape are FRANKLIN’S GULL, BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING-DUCK, RUFF, BROWN PELICAN, continuing seabirds off Montauk Point, SEDGE WREN, BLUE GROSBEAK, SUMMER TANAGER, DICKCISSEL and more. On Thursday afternoon an adult FRANKLIN’S GULL was spotted feeding with LAUGHING GULLS off Crooke’s Point at Great Kills Park on Staten Island, staying there long enough to be nicely photographed. The two BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING-DUCKS visiting the College Point Wetlands in Queens since July 14th were last noted at that site last Saturday. A RUFF, conceivably the same individual previously out at Jones Beach, was photographed on the East Pond at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge last Tuesday, the bird at the south end of the East Pond, where other migrant shorebirds and a SORA have also been seen recently. Several sightings of BROWN PELICANS this week peaked with 14 counted off Oak Beach inside Fire Island Inlet last Wednesday, 1 also there Thursday; others included a couple off Breezy Point Thursday, 1 Friday, and 2 off Watch Hill on Fire Island last Saturday. Good numbers of pelagic seabirds continue off Eastern Long Island, including a large flight reported from Montauk Point last Saturday that featured high numbers of CORY’S and some accompanying SCOPOLI’S SHEARWATERS, numerous GREAT and some SOOTY SHEARWATERS and also a few MANX SHEARWATERS. WILSON’S STORM-PETREL and PARASITIC JAEGER were also noted. Half-day whale-watching trips sponsored by CRESLI from Montauk harbor are a good way to enjoy these birds and some exciting whales. Various migrating shorebirds lately have included 4 HUDSONIAN WHIMBREL at Breezy Point Sunday and 2 out in Jamaica Bay Thursday as well as other expected species. An immature GLAUCOUS GULL continues in the Breezy Point to Coney Island area. A SEDGE WREN Wednesday in Freshkills Park on Staten Island was heard from the Bird Tower in the North Pond section. SUMMER TANAGERS and BLUE GROSBEAKS continue in the Prestons Pond Complex out in the Calverton area, and a DICKCISSEL was photographed Friday at the Arden Avenue Beach on Staten Island. To phone in reports call Tom Burke at (914) 967-4922. This service is sponsored by the Linnaean Society of New York and the National Audubon Society. Thank you for calling. - End transcript -- NYSbirds-L List Info: Visit: http://LISTS.cornell.edu for more information Posting Address: [email protected] Archives: The Mail Archive: https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html Sightings: Please submit your observations to eBird at http://www.ebird.org --
