- RBA * New York * New York City, Long Island, Westchester County * Jun. 28, 2013 * NYNY1306.28
- Birds mentioned MISSISSIPPI KITE+ ARCTIC TERN+ SANDWICH TERN+ (+ Details requested by NYSARC) Cory's Shearwater MANX SHEARWATER Black-bellied Plover Semipalmated Plover Willet (subspecies "Western Willet") UPLAND SANDPIPER Ruddy Turnstone Red Knot Sanderling Semipalmated Sandpiper Dunlin Short-billed Dowitcher RED-NECKED PHALAROPE Least Tern Black Tern Roseate Tern Common Tern Forster's Tern Black Skimmer YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER BLUE GROSBEAK - Transcript 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 Hotline: New York City Area Rare Bird Alert Number: (212) 979-3070 To report sightings call: Tom Burke (212) 372-1483 (weekdays, during the day) Tony Lauro at (631) 734-4126 (Long Island) Compiler: Tom Burke, Tony Lauro Coverage: New York City, Long Island, Westchester County Transcriber: Ben Cacace BEGIN TAPE Greetings. This is the New York Rare Bird Alert for Friday, June 28th 2013 at 7pm. The highlights of today's tape are MISSISSIPPI KITE, SANDWICH TERN, ARCTIC TERN, MANX SHEARWATER, RED-NECKED PHALAROPE, UPLAND SANDPIPER, YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER and BLUE GROSBEAK. We've seen no reports of the MISSISSIPPI KITE at the Cemetery of the Resurrection on Staten Island since Monday. The bird having become more sporadic up to that point but possibly still in the area but both adult and immature male BLUE GROSBEAKS were singing on the cemetery property on Tuesday. Most of last week's birding excitement took place in West Hampton Dunes on the south shore of Long Island on the flats on the north side of Cupsogue County Park ARCTIC TERN numbers were notably fewer than during the previous few weeks with just one first summer bird seen Saturday and Sunday. However on Saturday a full plumaged adult SANDWICH TERN paid a surprised but brief visit to the flats and the female RED-NECKED PHALAROPE first seen on Thursday the 20th on the spit at nearby Pike's Beach where it continued to Saturday was on the Cupsogue flats on Sunday and had been seen at both locations through today. Other birds on the flats last weekend included at least 4 different BLACK TERNS and several ROSEATE TERNS plus FORSTER'S, COMMON and LEAST TERNS and some BLACK SKIMMERS. Shorebirds at Cupsogue and Pike's where they're representing later and non-breeding northbound birds, early southbound migrants such as confused individuals, did include a few BLACK-BELLIED and SEMIPALMATED PLOVERS, about 3 dozen SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHERS, 15 plus RED KNOTS, small flocks of SANDERLING and SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER, a few RUDDY TURNSTONES, a DUNLIN and a "Western" WILLET among the "Easterns". Offshore on Saturday at Cupsogue only a couple of CORY'S SHEARWATERS were noted joined by MANX SHEARWATER late in the day and spotted on the Cupsogue flats this morning were 2 SANDWICH TERNS as well as 3 BLACK TERNS and the RED-NECKED PHALAROPE. The singing YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER was still present near the entrance of Connetquot River State Park on Wednesday. This potential breeder should not be disturbed but do watch for nesting indications and pass them on if noted. This is a good time to find floaters locally these usually being unmated birds continuing to wander or birds disrupted in their nesting activities elsewhere that have begun to work their way back south. The UPLAND SANDPIPER found Sunday at the Edgemere Landfill in Queens presumably falls into this category as do several species of landbirds occurring at unexpected sites recently. To phone in reports on Long Island, call Tony Lauro at (631) 734-4126, or weekdays call 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 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/[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/ --
