– RBA
* New York
* New York City, Long Island, Westchester County
* Nov. 1, 2024
* NYNY2411.01
– Birds mentioned
WOOD STORK+
BULLOCK’S ORIOLE+
TOWNSEND’S WARBLER+
(+ Details requested by NYSARC)
EURASIAN WIGEON
Red-necked Grebe
Long-billed Dowitcher
AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN
WESTERN CATTLE EGRET
Golden Eagle
Red-headed Woodpecker
ASH-THROATED FLYCATCHER
Cedar Waxwing
Purple Finch
Grasshopper Sparrow
CLAY-COLORED SPARROW
Vesper Sparrow
Orange-crowned Warbler
DICKCISSEL
– Transcript
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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: Ben Cacace
BEGIN TAPE
Greetings. This is the New York Rare Bird Alert for *Friday, November 1st
2024* at 11pm. The highlights of today’s tape are BULLOCK’S ORIOLE, WOOD
STORK, TOWNSEND’S WARBLER, ASH-THROATED FLYCATCHER, AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN,
EURASIAN WIGEON, WESTERN CATTLE EGRET, CLAY-COLORED SPARROW, DICKCISSEL and
more.
On Wednesday an adult male BULLOCK’S ORIOLE was found at Stillwell Woods
Park in Woodbury, Nassau County and it was still frequenting that location
today. The Oriole has occasionally been seen sitting on top of various
leafless trees sometimes with a female Baltimore Oriole but more often
better views have been had as the BULLOCK’S feeds among the berry rich
trees that are also attracting numerous other birds including some PURPLE
FINCHES and many CEDAR WAXWINGS. Thus it can require some patience to
locate the BULLOCK’S. To reach the site from the Jericho Turnpike, Route 25
go north on South Woods Road about a mile to the park entrance on the right
and proceed towards the ballfields along the south side of the park. The
fruiting trees begin on the east side of these ballfields and a path east
through the trees crosses a bike path and leads to another overgrown field.
Check this section of trees, especially along the edges of the fields which
provide better visibility.
The Staten Island WOOD STORK was still present today at the same wetland in
North Mount Loretto State Forest. Park at the end of Cunningham Road by the
school, walk north past the gate on Cunningham and take the first path on
the right watching for the wetland on the right.
A TOWNSEND’S WARBLER was spotted Thursday in a residential section of Bay
Ridge Brooklyn and with patience was relocated there again today. The area
was along 84th Street just west of Third Avenue at one point near number
235 and later at number 264.
An apparent ASH-THROATED FLYCATCHER was photographed Thursday at the
Maintenance Meadow in Central Park but we have no further follow up.
At Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge the AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN was still hanging
out on the East Pond today along with decreasing numbers of shorebirds that
today did include six LONG-BILLED DOWITCHERS. Also on the East Pond today
were two or possibly three EURASIAN WIGEONS including a full drake and a
possible second male at mid-pond plus a female at the south end.
Last Monday a WESTERN CATTLE EGRET was spotted by the police station at
Jones Beach West End but soon flew off into the dunes.
In Westchester two GOLDEN EAGLES flew by the Chestnut Ridge Hawkwatch in
Bedford this afternoon and a RED-NECKED GREBE appeared on Playland Lake in
Rye with various migrating ducks last Sunday.
RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS were encountered this week in Green-wood Cemetery to
Friday, on Governors Island Monday and Tuesday, at Caumsett State Park
Wednesday and at two separate Westchester locations.
CLAY-COLORED SPARROWS were reported Monday from Calvert Vaux Park and out
near the Ponquogue Bridge in Shinnecock as well as in Central Park Tuesday
to Thursday while the GRASSHOPPER SPARROW was at Fort Totten Park Saturday
and a VESPER SPARROW visited the Marine Park Salt Marsh Nature Center
Sunday.
ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLERS are still being uncovered in a variety of locations
while over 16 other species of warblers also continue to drift through. A
DICKCISSEL has lingered at Fort Totten through today and another was noted
at Breezy Point Monday.
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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