-RBA
* New York
* New York City, Long Island, Westchester County
* May 31, 2024
* NYNY2405.31
– Birds Mentioned
AMERICAN FLAMINGO+
BLACK-NECKED STILT+
BLACK-THROATED GRAY WARBLER+
(+ Details requested by NYSARC)
Common Eider
HARLEQUIN DUCK
RED-NECKED PHALAROPE
BLACK-HEADED GULL
Gull-billed Tern
Caspian Tern
Black Tern
Royal Tern
BROWN PELICAN
Red-headed Woodpecker
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
Acadian Flycatcher
Alder Flycatcher
YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT
PROTHONOTARY WARBLER
KENTUCKY WARBLER
YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER
SUMMER TANAGER
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, May 31,
2024 at 11:00 pm.
The highlights of today’s tape are AMERICAN FLAMINGO, BLACK-THROATED
GRAY WARBLER, BLACK-NECKED STILT, BROWN PELICAN, HARLEQUIN DUCK,
RED-NECKED PHALAROPE, BLACK-HEADED GULL, YELLOW BREASTED CHAT,
PROTHONOTARY, KENTUCKY and YELLOW-THROATED WARBLERS, SUMMER TANAGER,
BLUE GROSBEAK, and more.
And adult AMERICAN FLAMINGO was found today out on Eastern Long Island
at Georgica Pond in Wainscott, where it has continued into this
evening. This residential area has quite restricted access, and the
pond is generally viewable only from the Atlantic Ocean beachfront.
Parking is very limited, with small lots on the east side of Georgica
Pond off Lily Pond Lane and on the west side off Beach Lane, but the
restrictions on these lots are not currently known. Either lot
requires a hike along the beach to the pond. This would be a first New
York State record if accepted by NYSARC.
A BLACK-THROATED GRAY WARBLER, singing an odd song for this species,
was found Wednesday at Heckscher State Park around Forty Foot Road and
ultimately photographed as it wandered about. It was only heard a
couple of times early Thursday morning but then disappeared. A
KENTUCKY WARBLER first heard at the same location on Tuesday was
confirmed visually on Wednesday and still singing there today.
Two kayakers out in Jamaica Bay on Sunday spotted a BLACK-NECKED STILT
flying by Ruffle Bar southwest of the West Pond at Jamaica Bay
Wildlife Refuge and managed to get a few photos before the bird
disappeared; perhaps this is the individual present recently in
Connecticut.
An adult BROWN PELICAN was photographed Wednesday flying west off Fire
Island south of Shirley.
A female HARLEQUIN DUCK was still present off Sunset Cove Park on the
south side off Broad Channel on Sunday, while excitement at Jamaica
Bay Wildlife Refuge just to the north featured a RED-NECKED PHALAROPE
continuing at least to Saturday on the West Pond, where a female
COMMON EIDER also remains. A RED-HEADED WOODPECKER was still around
the north end of the South Garden today, and four GULL-BILLED TERNS
present Saturday on Yellow Bar Hassock out in the Bay are likely the
source of the birds seen occasionally at the Refuge.
An immature BLACK-HEADED GULL was spotted Tuesday on the bar off the
Jones Beach West End Coast Guard Station.
Among the TERNS, a CASPIAN at Great Kills Park on Staten Island
Saturday was followed by two at nearby Wolfe’s Pond Park Tuesday, a
BLACK was seen at Nickerson Beach from Sunday through Wednesday, and
some ROYALS included four at Nickerson Sunday and six at Mecox Bay
Tuesday.
Several OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHERS were noted during the week, as were
such Empidonax as YELLOW-BELLIED, ACADIAN, and ALDER FLYCATCHERS.
A YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT was heard Sunday in fields south of Water Mill,
while rarer WARBLERS for the week included a PROTHONOTARY reported at
Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge Saturday, a KENTUCKY in Prospect Park
Wednesday, and a YELLOW-THROATED at Pine Neck Sanctuary in East Quogue
Sunday.
SUMMER TANAGERS were reported in Central Park and Maple Swamp County
Park in Flanders on Sunday and at the Preston Ponds Complex in
Calverton today, while BLUE GROSBEAKS were noted Monday at Randalls
Island and yesterday at Heckscher State Park as well as out in
Calverton.
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.