RBA
* New York
* New York City, Long Island, Westchester County
* Feb. 2, 2024
* NYNY2402.02
– Birds mentioned
ATLANTIC PUFFIN+
GLAUCOUS-WINGED GULL+
PACIFIC LOON+
(+ Details requested by NYSARC)
GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE
EURASIAN WIGEON
Green-winged Teal (Eurasian form “Common Teal”)
HARLEQUIN DUCK
Red-necked Grebe
MARBLED GODWIT
Long-billed Dowitcher
DOVEKIE
COMMON MURRE
Razorbill
Black-legged Kittiwake
Bonaparte’s Gull
BLACK-HEADED GULL
Iceland Gull
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Northern Gannet
Red-headed Woodpecker
Orange-crowned Warbler
YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER (western subspecies “Audubon’s” form)
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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: Ben Cacace
BEGIN TAPE
Greetings. This is the New York Rare Bird Alert for Friday, February 2nd 2024 at 11pm. The highlights of today’s tape are pelagic trip results including ATLANTIC PUFFIN, DOVEKIE and COMMON MURRE; PACIFIC LOON, GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE, EURASIAN WIGEON, HARLEQUIN DUCK, MARBLED GODWIT, BLACK-HEADED GULL, “Audubon’s” YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER and more.
The 12-hour pelagic trip leaving Brooklyn early Saturday morning aboard the American Princess in fairly calm seas encountered a good number of alcids featuring 33 ATLANTIC PUFFINS, 239 RAZORBILLS, 279 DOVEKIES and 14 COMMON MURRES along with 5 BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKES, 62 BONAPARTE’S and 17 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS, 23 NORTHERN GANNETS and some loons and various sea ducks and other gulls.
The PACIFIC LOON present at Floyd Bennett Field since January 18th was last reported on Tuesday. The bird usually seen from the kayak launch site at the northeastern edge of the park.
As an update of the GLAUCOUS-WINGED GULL just north of our area which was found along the Hudson in the Newburgh-Beacon area on January 20th has not been seen since departing a corn field west of New Paltz in Ulster County on Friday the 26th but could still be around.
Up to 3 GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GEESE have been present recently around the Buffalo Farm off Reeves Avenue north of Riverhead and one was spotted yesterday on Merritt’s Pond in Riverhead. Another continues in lower Westchester often seen on Playland Lake in Rye or the Rye Brook Pond off Bowman Avenue. A drake EURASIAN WIGEON was still present on the main pond at Connetquot River State Park at least to Tuesday and the Eurasian form of GREEN-WINGED TEAL was seen Sunday near field 6 at Heckscher State Park. Up to 15 HARLEQUIN DUCKS were counted this week around the Point Lookout and Jones Inlet jetties while other HARLEQUINS included 2 at Shinnecock Inlet and one off Crab Meadow Beach last Saturday and 2 reported off Orient Point today.
Two BLACK-HEADED GULLS seen off Point Lookout last Saturday continue around Jones Inlet while Monday provided sightings of ICELAND GULL at Brooklyn Bridge Park and off Annadale on Staten Island.
At least 7 MARBLED GODWITS were still around the channel off Jones Beach field 10 Sunday and up to 6 LONG-BILLED DOWITCHERS continue on Smith Pond in Rockville Centre.
Coastal counts of RAZORBILLS featured 61 around Jones Inlet last Saturday and 38 off Fort Tilden today while at least 5 were also noted today off Playland Park in Rye.
Local RED-NECKED GREBES include singles off Calvert Vaux Park Sunday and Monday, continuing around Orchard Beach at Pelham Bay Park to Wednesday and on the north side of Fort Tilden Thursday and today.
Two RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS continue at Croton Point Park with one at Marshlands Conservancy in Rye.
Among the few late lingering warblers are still a few local ORANGE-CROWNEDS as well as the “Audubon’s” YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER still at Jones Beach West End at least to Tuesday.
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.
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