-RBA * New York * New York City, Long Island, Westchester County * Feb. 14, 2023 * NYNY2302.14
- Birds Mentioned PINK-FOOTED GOOSE+ THICK-BILLED MURRE+ (+ Details requested by NYSARC) GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE TRUMPETER SWAN EURASIAN WIGEON KING EIDER Red-necked Grebe EARED GREBE Razorbill Black-legged Kittiwake RED-HEADED WOODPECKER LAPLAND LONGSPUR 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 with a travel-shortened report as of Tuesday, February 14th at 6:00 p.m. The highlights of today's tape are PINK FOOTED GOOSE, THICK-BILLED MURRE, GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE, TRUMPETER SWAN, EURASIAN WIGEON, KING EIDER, EARED GREBE, RED-HEADED WOODPECKER and LAPLAND LONGSPUR. A PINK-FOOTED GOOSE has been seen recently on the north end of Hempstead Lake, though visibility has been difficult due to construction activities. Another PINK-FOOTED continues to be seen in the Northport area, sometimes at the Soccer Park or on the High School fields. A THICK-BILLED MURRE was still in Fort Pond Bay out in Montauk at least to Tuesday, most often seen around the southeast corner of the Bay. The TRUMPETER SWAN also continues right nearby - usually on the northwestern side of Fort Pond itself. Also in Montauk, a decent gathering of 60 plus BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKES and a good number of RAZORBILLS were seen off Montauk Point and five RED-NECKED GREBES were off Culloden Point on Saturday. A GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE was still visiting Tung Ting Pond in Centerport Tuesday. A couple of EURASIAN WIGEONS continue along Long Creek in Mattituck, usually north of the Grand Avenue bridge, and another remains near Brooklyn Army Terminal Pier 4. Also continuing are the drake KING EIDER at Shinnecock Inlet, the EARED GREBE in Hendrix Creek off Shirley Chisholm State Park, the Marine Park RED-HEADED WOODPECKER near Stuart Street and Avenue T, and the LAPLAND LONGSPUR at Floyd Bennett Field. Happy Valentine's Day. 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: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm 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://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
