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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
Greetings! This is the New York Rare Bird Alert for Friday, November
22, 2024 at 11:00 p.m.
The highlights of today's tape are SAGE THRASHER, WESTERN FLYCATCHER,
MACGILLIVRAY'S WARBLER, RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD, SEDGE WREN, ASH-THROATED
FLYCATCHER, CAVE SWALLOW, AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN, LITTLE and
BLACK-HEADED GULLS, AMERICAN AVOCET, GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE,
EURASIAN WIGEON, LAPLAND LONGSPUR and more.
A SAGE THRASHER seen at Field 5 in Robert Moses State Park back on
November 8th, but not noted on subsequent days, did apparently remain
in that area and has since last Sunday been providing excellent views
through today. It often forages in the open along the grassy area at
the southwest corner of the Field 5 parking lot, but at times it will
seek shelter in the adjacent hedgerow.
Last Monday a WESTERN FLYCATCHER was fortuitously photographed at
Angle Fly Preserve in Somers, Westchester County, located off Primrose
Street Route 139. On Tuesday the Flycatcher circulated quietly around
a hilly wooded area, permitting varying opportunities for observation
before disappearing in mid-afternoon, not to be seen thereafter.
On Staten Island the MACGILLIVRAY’S WARBLER found last Friday at
Heritage Farm in the southeast section of the Snug Harbor Cultural
Center and Botanical Garden was still being seen Wednesday, and a
RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD was spotted Saturday around the gardens and a
feeder at Snug Harbor; both continued there through Wednesday, though
there have been no reports since.
The RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD out in Eastport, Suffolk County, was still
present today, visiting feeders and plantings at 353 Old Country Road.
The homeowners graciously welcome visitors, who should park on Union
Street just east of the house and walk back to 353, entering the yard
carefully just past the house near shrubs marked with streamers to
view the feeders.
A SEDGE WREN was found Wednesday in the marsh at the Oceanside Marine
Nature Study Area and enjoyed there throughout the day but not
thereafter.
An ASH-THROATED FLYCATCHER was still visiting the Brooklyn Botanic
Garden at least to Saturday, and another was photographed at Shore
Road Park in Brooklyn on Tuesday. |
A CAVE SWALLOW flew past Robert Moses State Park Field 5 last
Saturday, and another was seen at Floyd Bennett Field today; with some
still occurring north of our area, more opportunities should come our
way.
At Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge the AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN was still
present on the East Pond today, while the drake EURASIAN WIGEON has
been reported from both the East and West Ponds lately.
An adult LITTLE GULL was a nice find off Smith Point County Park on
Wednesday, flying with some BONAPARTE’S GULLS, and a BLACK-HEADED GULL
was noted off Montauk Point Saturday. Other recent highlights from
Montauk Point have been some arriving RAZORBILLS, with 8 Sunday and 24
today, plus some lingering SHEARWATERS, totals from last Sunday
including 8 CORY’S, 80 GREAT and 1 each of SOOTY and MANX, plus a
PARASITIC JAEGER and 260 NORTHERN GANNETS.
An AMERICAN AVOCET visited Georgica Inlet last Sunday, and 3 MARBLED
GODWITS appeared Tuesday on the bar at Jones Beach West End.
A GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE was found Saturday at Floyd Bennett
Field, where a “Black” BRANT was photographed Sunday, and a GREATER
WHITE-FRONTED visiting Staten Island from Monday was at Miller Field
on Wednesday.
An AMERICAN GOSHAWK was photographed over the Marine Park Salt Marsh
Nature Center Monday, with a GOLDEN EAGLE over Fort Tryon Park last
Saturday.
Wednesday ICELAND GULLS included 1 at Breezy Point, 2 at Floyd Bennett
Field and 1 at Smith Point County Park.
Some LAPLAND LONGSPURS included 2 at Jones Beach West End Saturday and
2 or more at Robert Moses State Park 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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