– RBA
* New York
* New York City, Long Island, Westchester County
* Jun. 14, 2024
* NYNY2406.14
– Birds mentioned
BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING-DUCK+
AMERICAN FLAMINGO+
ARCTIC TERN+
SANDWICH TERN+
PACIFIC LOON+
WHITE-FACED IBIS+
(+ Details requested by NYSARC)
Common Eider
Eastern Whip-poor-will
White-rumped Sandpiper
WILSON’S PHALAROPE
Least Tern
Gull-billed Tern
Caspian Tern
Roseate Tern
Common Tern
Black Skimmer
Least Bittern
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Acadian Flycatcher
Alder Flycatcher
Hooded Warbler
YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER
SUMMER TANAGER
BLUE GROSBEAK
– Transcript
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: Ben Cacace
BEGIN TAPE
Greetings. This is the New York Rare Bird Alert for *Friday, June 14th 2024*
at 11pm. The highlights of today’s tape are AMERICAN FLAMINGO,
BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING-DUCK, SANDWICH and ARCTIC TERNS, WHITE-FACED IBIS,
PACIFIC LOON, WILSON’S PHALAROPE, YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER, BLUE GROSBEAK,
SUMMER TANAGER and more.
After wandering about the northeast for a short time, by Monday the
AMERICAN FLAMINGO had returned to Georgica Pond in Wainscott where it has
remained through today. Since Georgica Pond is surrounded by private
property except along the beachfront the best approach for looking for the
Flamingo seems to be parking in a small lot at the end of Beach Lane west
of the pond and walking east on the beach to view the pond. The issue there
is the potential for a parking ticket so best to be there early before the
beach crowd starts building up.
Two BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING-DUCKS found on the East Pond at Jamaica Bay
Wildlife Refuge last Sunday continued around the pond’s south end through
Thursday but today flew over to the south end of the West Pond. An adult
WHITE-FACED IBIS has also been noted occasionally along the southeast
shoreline of the East Pond starting on Monday and Tuesday this area
attracting a revolving set of Ibis constantly coming in and staying for a
short while. The southern section of the East Pond has also produced a
couple of sightings of LEAST BITTERN usually in flight and some lingering
shorebirds including 50 or more WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS gathered there
Wednesday. A female COMMON EIDER remains on the West Pond and one or two
GULL-BILLED TERNS continue to appear at both the West and East Ponds.
An adult SANDWICH TERN was spotted Tuesday morning at the Fire Island Old
Inlet in Bellport Bay west of Smith Point County Park and single ARCTIC
TERNS were photographed at Nickerson Beach last Sunday, this an adult,
followed by an immature at Cupsogue Beach County Park on Tuesday.
A CASPIAN TERN in Pelham Bay Park’s Orchard Beach last Saturday was
followed by one today flying over the Cliffdale Farm’s section of Teatown
Reservation in northern Westchester.
PACIFIC LOON was photographed and identified as it flew by a boat off Jones
Beach last Saturday.
A WILSON’S PHALAROPE was found Sunday at Nickerson Beach and unexpected was
an EASTERN WHIP-POOR-WILL calling at Jones Beach Sunday evening.
ACADIAN FLYCATCHERS were on Saturday at Heckscher State Park and Connetquot
River State Park and Wednesday and Thursday in Prospect Park and
YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER continues at the Bayard Cutting Arboretum in Great
River.
A SUMMER TANAGER was spotted in Cunningham Park Monday and single BLUE
GROSBEAKS were present at Bayswater Point State Park including Saturday and
at Cliffdale Farm on Tuesday while nesting pairs are also in residence out
in the Calverton area.
The Captree Summer Bird Count last Saturday netted 129 species including an
OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER and YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER at the Bayard Cutting
Arboretum and a healthy gathering of nesting birds at Democrat Point with
good numbers of COMMON and LEAST TERNS and BLACK SKIMMERS plus a few
ROSEATE TERNS.
The Greenwich-Stamford Summer Bird Count including much of eastern
Westchester recorded 130 species last weekend including WHITE-RUMPED
SANDPIPER, ACADIAN FLYCATCHER and ALDER FLYCATCHERS, HOODED WARBLER and
count period BLUE GROSBEAK.
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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