RBA
* New York
* New York City, Long Island, Westchester County
* Mar. 19, 2021
* NYNY2103.19
– Birds Mentioned
TUNDRA BEAN-GOOSE+ (extralimital)
FERRUGINOUS HAWK+ (extralimital)
WESTERN TANAGER+
(+ Details requested by NYSARC)
KING EIDER
HARLEQUIN DUCK
Red-necked Grebe
SANDHILL CRANE
Dunlin
WESTERN SANDPIPER
BLACK-HEADED GULL
Lesser Black-backed Gull
GLAUCOUS GULL
American Bittern
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Tree Swallow
Barn Swallow
Common Redpoll
Pine Siskin
Orange-crowned Warbler
If followed by (+) please submit documentation of your report electronically and use the NYSARC online submission form found at https://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
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Greetings! This is the New York Rare Bird Alert for Friday, March 19, 2021 at 11:00 pm.
The highlights of today’s tape are SANDHILL CRANE, WESTERN TANAGER, KING EIDER and HARLEQUIN DUCK, BLACK-HEADED and GLAUCOUS GULLS, WESTERN SANDPIPER, extralimital highlights and more.
As the March doldrums continue, signs of imminent migration have been forthcoming, these including 2 SANDHILL CRANES photographed along the Hudson River at Piermont back on March 11th.
However, most of our highlights involve lingering birds, including the female WESTERN TANAGER still at Carl Schurz Park in Manhattan today – this bird is most frequently seen visiting feeders just inside the park east of East End Avenue and a little south of East 86th Street. An ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER has also resurfaced there, usually noted near the park’s north end next to the Gracie Mansion property.
Among some lingering waterfowl, the young male KING EIDER was still around Shinnecock Inlet today, and two HARLEQUIN DUCKS were off Montauk Point last Saturday.
An immature BLACK-HEADED GULL visited Prospect Park Lake last Saturday and Brooklyn Army Terminal Pier 4 Sunday, while three adults noted last Sunday were spotted at Sheepshead Bay in Brooklyn, at Robert Moses State Park, and at Old Field Point north of Stony Brook. A GLAUCOUS GULL was also present at Old Field Point and at nearby Flax Pond from Sunday through Wednesday, while fewer LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS recently did include birds this week at Old Field Point and Jones Beach State Park.
A WESTERN SANDPIPER was a nice find in a large flock of DUNLIN at Lido Beach last Saturday.
A RED-NECKED GREBE was seen again Tuesday off Pelham Bay Park in the Bronx, and AMERICAN BITTERNS remain at Tobay Sanctuary and along Dune Road west of Shinnecock Inlet.
Small numbers of COMMON REDPOLLS recently included up to 6 at Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn through today, 6 at Sands Point Preserve Wednesday, and 3 at Alley Pond Park Tuesday, and some PINE SISKINS also remain in the area.
Among recent arrivals, besides those previously noted, a BARN SWALLOW was spotted at Heckscher State Park Monday, following one found deceased at Connetquot River State Park back on the 4th, and a NORTHERN ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOW joined a large TREE SWALLOW flock off the Croton Point train station today.
And for 2 extralimital birds, both new for New York State if accepted by NYSARC, the FERRUGINOUS HAWK was last reported Saturday from the Orange County black dirt region, while a TUNDRA BEAN-GOOSE found last weekend up at Saratoga Lake in Saratoga County was last reported Wednesday, only through a photo taken on private property near Lock 2 south of Mechanicville; hopefully it will reappear.
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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