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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, February 28th 2025* at 11pm. The highlights of today's tape are NORTHERN LAPWING, PINK-FOOTED GOOSE, SWAINSON'S HAWK, pelagic trip results including ATLANTIC PUFFIN and DOVEKIE, GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE, TUNDRA SWAN, BARROW'S GOLDENEYE, KING EIDER, BLACK-HEADED and GLAUCOUS GULLS, LAPLAND LONGSPUR, CLAY-COLORED SPARROW and more.
The NORTHERN LAPWING continues out in the Bridgehampton area feeding in various local pastures. It seems to favor fields along Halsey Lane, a little north of Mecox Road, but also on Tuesday and today it was found off Horse Mill Lane just south of Mecox Road. Checking these areas has been paying off recently.
A PINK-FOOTED GOOSE in the Eastport area has also been following a consistent pattern lately. It roosts with Canada Geese and other waterfowl on Eastport Lake on the north side of Montauk Highway usually moving to feed on fields at a sod farm on the east side of Route 51 just north of Route 111. CACKLING GOOSE also travelling with this group.
The adult SWAINSON'S HAWK in Brooklyn was spotted Sunday at the Sims Municipal Recycling Plant around 29th Street west of 2nd Avenue and subsequently again over nearby Green-wood Cemetery on Monday but has not been reported since, so possibly still in the area.
A 12-hour pelagic trip Saturday aboard the American Princess out of Sheepshead Bay encountered birder friendly conditions as it ventured out about 50 miles offshore. Highlights include 79 COMMON EIDER, 8 ATLANTIC PUFFINS, 478 DOVEKIES, 10 COMMON MURRES and 1,743 RAZORBILLS, a BLACK-HEADED GULL while leaving port, one BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKE, 3 ICELAND and 7 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS, 16 NORTHERN GANNETS and a very unexpected SOOTY SHEARWATER just in New Jersey waters.
At least 13 GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GEESE were still last Sunday at Southaven County Park where a TUNDRA SWAN has continued through today. Other WHITE-FRONTEDS included 2 still visiting private Tung Ting Pond in Centerport to Tuesday and one continuing in southern Westchester seen on the pond off Bowman Avenue in Rye Brook today plus one at the Reeves Avenue Buffalo Farm Sunday. A female KING EIDER on Staten Island was off the Lemon Creek Pier Wednesday and 2 young males were in Gardiners Bay Monday while a drake BARROW'S GOLDENEYE was still present off Old Field Point and Lighthouse Wednesday and a female continued on New Croton Reservoir in Westchester at least to Monday.
Lingering BLACK-HEADED GULLS off Old Field Point today as was the yellow-legged HERRING type gull still the subject of much scrutiny and discussion as to its true genetic lineage. Single BLACK-HEADED GULLS were also noted this week off Point Lookout to Sunday and at Plumb Beach Tuesday. Single GLAUCOUS GULLS were spotted at Montauk Point Sunday and off Staten Island's Fort Wadsworth Tuesday while a few ICELAND GULLS featured birds at Wolfe's Pond Park on Staten Island and in lower Manhattan, Randall's Island, Old Field Point and Shinnecock.
A RED-NECKED GREBE was on Kensico Reservoir in Westchester Thursday and single RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS continue in Green-wood Cemetery in Brooklyn and at Sunken Meadow State Park.
The LAPLAND LONGSPUR was spotted at Heckscher State Park Monday and the CLAY-COLORED SPARROW on Far Rockaway was seen again Sunday in the vegetated area near the boardwalk between Beach 27th and 26th Streets.
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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