-RBA
* New York
* New York City, Long Island, Westchester County
* Jan. 12, 2024
* NYNY2401.12
– Birds Mentioned
THICK-BILLED MURRE+
ASH-THROATED FLYCATCHER+
MOUNTAIN BLUEBIRD+
MACGILLIVRAY’S WARBLER+
TOWNSEND’S WARBLER
WESTERN TANAGER+
(+ Details requested by NYSARC)
Greater White-fronted Goose
EURASIAN WIGEON
KING EIDER
Harlequin Duck
Red-necked Grebe
Marbled Godwit
DOVEKIE
Razorbill
BLACK GUILLEMOT
Black-legged Kittiwake
Bonaparte’s Gull
BLACK-HEADED GULL
Iceland Gull
Lesser Black-backed Gull
GLAUCOUS GULL
Northern Gannet
BROWN PELICAN
Horned Lark
Lapland Longspur
“Audubon’s” Yellow-rumped Warbler
BLUE GROSBEAK
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, January 12, 2024 at 11:00 pm.
The highlights of today’s tape are MACGILLIVRAY’S and TOWNSEND’S WARBLERS, MOUNTAIN BLUEBIRD, ASH-THROATED FLYCATCHER, WESTERN TANAGER, BROWN PELICAN, BLACK GUILLEMOT, THICK-BILLED MURRE, DOVEKIE and pelagic trip results, EURASIAN WIGEON, KING EIDER, BLACK-HEADED and GLAUCOUS GULLS, BLUE GROSBEAK and much more.
Regarding the celebrity WARBLERS in the Bronx, unfortunately, the MACGILLIVRAY’S has not been reported since last Sunday, with the TOWNSEND’S last noted the day before, but still checking the area around West 231st Street just west of Independence Avenue might prove fruitful.
The MOUNTAIN BLUEBIRD visiting Heckscher State Park was still present Wednesday, continuing to feed mostly in the roadway median strip, though it had moved away from the section near the Park cottages and closer to Field 8.
The Mount Vernon ASH-THROATED FLYCATCHER was still present Thursday, often feeding in trees along South 8th Avenue just south of West 2nd Street. Other lingering ASH-THROATEDS featured one still at Brooklyn’s Calvert Vaux Park to Sunday and another noted again last Saturday at Bayswater Point State Park in Queens.
Both the WESTERN TANAGER and the “AUDUBON’S” YELLOW RUMPED WARBLER were reported today in the trees near the Coast Guard Station at Jones
Beach West End .
And unfortunate BROWN PELICAN seen last Monday at Jones Inlet and later at Captree was captured Tuesday at Heckscher State Park and taken in for rehabilitation and repair to its broken leg.
A BLACK GUILLEMOT initially seen at Shinnecock Inlet last Friday was spotted again on Saturday but not reported thereafter.
A pelagic trip last Saturday aboard the American Princess out of Sheepshead Bay cruised inshore waters and counted 96 DOVEKIES, a THICK-BILLED MURRE on the way in, 351 RAZORBILLS, a BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKE, 200 BONAPARTE’S and three LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS, and 489 NORTHERN GANNETS.
DOVEKIES reported from shore included four from Montauk Point Monday and two each off Smith Point County Park Tuesday and off Robert Moses State Park Wednesday, while more widespread RAZORBILLS included a
small number in Long Island Sound even reaching Bronx waters.
A GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE remains in the lower Westchester area, visiting Playland Lake today.
Single lingering male EURASIAN WIGEONS were noted again on the pond at Connetquot River State Park Saturday and on Long Creek in Mattituck to Monday, while continuing immature male KING EIDERS were still on Monday in Jones Inlet and off Montauk Point. HARLEQUIN DUCKS included sightings at Shinnecock Inlet Saturday, Ditch Plains Monday, Crab Meadow Beach Tuesday, and Orient Point Wednesday, with several also continuing around Jones Inlet.
A few RED-NECKED GREBES are now showing up, and up to 11 MARBLED GODWITS have continued at least to Monday in the Jones Beach area, frequently seen off Field 10. A BLACK-HEADED GULL also continues around Jones, often seen off Field 10 or near the Coast Guard Station spit, with another at Pelham Bay Park Wednesday.
A GLAUCOUS GULL was seen around Sheepshead Bay yesterday and today, and an ICELAND GULL was around the Bronx coast Wednesday and Thursday, while small numbers of BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKES appeared along the Atlantic coast, especially during the recent storms .
A LAPLAND LONGSPUR was found today in a HORNED LARK flock along Reeves Avenue in Riverhead, and another visited Croton Point Park Tuesday. Most unusual was a female-plumaged BLUE GROSBEAK present Wednesday and Thursday at Rockaway Beach near B54th Street.
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
