- RBA * New York * New York City, Long Island, Westchester County * Sept 10, 2010 * NYNY1009.10
- Birds Mentioned: AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN+ (+ Details requested by NYSARC) Common Eider LEAST BITTERN AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER WHIMBREL HUDSONIAN GODWIT MARBLED GODWIT White-rumped Sandpiper BAIRD'S SANDPIPER BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER Long-billed Dowitcher WILSON'S PHALAROPE Lesser Black-backed Gull Gull-billed Tern Caspian Tern Black Tern Red-headed Woodpecker Yellow-bellied Flycatcher WESTERN KINGBIRD Philadelphia Vireo Common Raven Cliff Swallow Cedar Waxwing Tennessee Warbler Blackburnian Warbler YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER Bay-breasted Warbler Connecticut Warbler Mourning Warbler Wilson's Warbler Yellow-breasted Chat CLAY-COLORED SPARROW LARK SPARROW BLUE GROSBEAK DICKCISSEL Bobolink Purple Finch 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: 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: Tony Lauro (631) 734-4126 Tom Burke (212) 372-1483 (leave message) Compilers: Tony Lauro, Tom Burke 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, September 10th, 2010 at 11 pm. The highlights of this week's tape are AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN, LEAST BITTERN, AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVERS, WHIMBREL, MARBLED GODWIT, HUDSONIAN GODWIT, BAIRD'S SANDPIPER, BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER, WILSON'S PHALAROPE, WESTERN KINGBIRD, YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER, CLAY-COLORED SPARROW, LARK SPARROW, DICKCISSEL, and BLUE GROSBEAK. The long-staying AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN is still present at the East Pond of Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. A LEAST BITTERN, along with nine MARBLED GODWITS, a BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER and two CASPIAN TERNS, were seen Wednesday at Cupsogue County Park. [Transcriber's Update: A report from Cupsogue on Thursday morning included BLUE GROSBEAK, TENNESSEE WARBLER, two CLIFF SWALLOWS, 82 CEDAR WAXWINGS, and 111 BOBOLINKS.] AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVERS were encountered at the following locations: one at Deep Hollow Ranch in Montauk last Saturday; four at the sod field on Osborne Avenue and Sound Avenue in Riverhead last Saturday; six at the same locale on Wednesday, and 12 on a sod field on Randall Road and Cooper Street in the town of Ridge today. [Transcriber's Update: At least ten were present at the Shoreham/Rocky Point sod farm in the NE corner close to Rte 25A on Thursday.] WHIMBRELS reported last week were: one at Montauk last Saturday; one east of the Ponquogue Bridge in Shinnecock last Saturday; two on the ocean at Robert Moses State Park on Sunday. There was a single HUDSONIAN GODWIT at Jamaica Bay East Pond on Tuesday. [Transcriber's Update: The Hudsonian was reported again today. Water levels at the north end of the East Pond remain high, and boots are necessary.] BAIRD'S SANDPIPERS reported were: one at Jones Beach West End on Monday; two at Jamaica Bay East Pond on Sunday and Tuesday; two at the Firemans training facility in Northville Tpke and Route 24 in Riverhead along with BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER on Wednesday. Other BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPERS were seen at these locations: three at Head of the Neck Road in Manorville last Saturday; one at the median strip at Heckscher State Park Monday through Wednesday; one at Osborne Avenue and Sound Avenue, Riverhead on Tuesday; two at Cooper and Randall Road in Ridge on Tuesday; and four here today. [Transcriber's Update: two Buffies were also reported at the Shoreham / Rocky Point sod farm on Thursday morning.] A WILSON'S PHALAROPE was at Jamaica Bay East Pond on Saturday, Sunday and Monday, along with a LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER and 20 WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS. A CLAY-COLORED SPARROW, was found at the hawk watch area near field 5 at Robert Moses State Park, Fire Island, on Monday. A LARK SPARROW was found at the westernmost turnaround area, near the dumpsters, at Robert Moses State Park, Fire Island, from Saturday through Tuesday. A WESTERN KINGBIRD was located today at the westernmost parking lot at Sunken Meadow State Park on the north shore of Long Island. A YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER and 17 species of warblers, highlighted by BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER, BAY-BREASTED WARBLER, and WILSON'S WARBLER, were found today at Sunken Meadow State Park. Nineteen warbler species were found at the this location on Thursday. A DICKCISSEL, along with an immature RED-HEADED WOODPECKER, BOBOLINKS, and PURPLE FINCH, were seen at Robert Moses State Park on Fire Island on Sunday. A BLUE GROSBEAK, along with two CLIFF SWALLOWS, CEDAR WAXWINGS, BOBOLINKS, YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER, and an adult LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL were seen Thursday at Fire Island. Other interesting birds reported in the past week were: At Alley Pond Park, Queens [with updates from the Transcriber]: A MOURNING WARBLER and YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT among 18 warbler species on Sunday; two CONNECTICUT WARBLERS, a MOURNING WARBLER, and two PHILADELPHIA VIREOS yesterday; 14 warbler species including MOURNING and TENNESSEE, along with one PHILADELPHIA VIREO today; At Central Park today [with updates from the Transcriber]: Another PHILADELPHIA VIREO and 16 species of warbler including YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT, MOURNING WARBLER, TENNESSEE WARBLER. The CHAT was reported near the Ravine in the N End, as well as in the maintenance field early this morning (Friday). Also seen at least three days this week including today was a YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO in the Ramble. At least eight PHILADELPHIA VIREOS were reported during the week, mostly in city parks; Two COMMON RAVENS at the water tower in Kew Gardens on Monday; A GULL-BILLED TERN at Jamaica Bay last Sunday; Four COMMON EIDERS and nine BLACK TERNS at Montauk last Saturday. [Additional updates from the Transcriber: Prospect Park, Brooklyn: YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT on Sunday; MOURNING WARBLER on Monday; 16 warbler species on Thursday; 12 warbler species today.] To phone in reports, please call Tony Lauro at (631) 734-4126. Messages may be left with 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 ~ Additional lists for sightings: http://www.birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html http://www.birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/MTRO.html http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ebirdsnyc/messages http://libirding.com/LI_Birds/Sightings/Sightings.html http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SINaturaList/messages http://peters-prospect-bird-sightings.blogspot.com http://listserv.arizona.edu/archives/birdeast.html http://www.birdingonthe.net/hotmail.html -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
