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
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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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