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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: Gail Benson
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Greetings! This is the New York Rare Bird Alert for Friday, June 27,
2025 at 11:00 pm.
The highlights of today’s tape are SWALLOW-TAILED KITE, a pelagic trip
featuring BAND-RUMPED and LEACH’S STORM-PETRELS and MANX and SCOPOLI’S
SHEARWATERS, onshore SANDWICH and ARCTIC TERNS, AMERICAN WHITE and
BROWN PELICANS, LOGGERHEAD SHRIKE, PROTHONOTARY WARBLER, BLUE GROSBEAK
and more.
Last Sunday a SWALLOW-TAILED KITE was photographed mid-day as its
soared along the east side of the Hudson River over
Hastings-on-Hudson, only to once again quickly disappear.
A pelagic trip aboard the American Princess left Sheepshead Bay,
Brooklyn, Sunday evening, reaching deep water around Hudson Canyon by
dawn, and returning by Monday evening. Species encountered included 2
BLACK TERNS off Breezy Point, 1 BAND-RUMPED, 6 LEACH’S and 2,186
WILSON’S STORM-PETRELS, and 24 CORY’S, 8 SCOPOLI’S, 555 GREAT, 7 SOOTY
and 2 MANX SHEARWATERS. Also counted were 63 CORY’S or SCOPOLI’S
SHEARWATERS, indicating the problem both pelagic and onshore
sea-watchers now face in separating these two recently split but very
similar species. Good photographs, especially of the underwing
pattern, will be quite instrumental in species determination.
Pelagics seen recently from shore under appropriate weather
conditions, especially off Robert Moses State Park and points East,
have included the above-mentioned SHEARWATERS, WILSON’S STORM-PETRELS,
and also PARASITIC JAEGER.
Out on the low tide flats at Cupsogue Beach County Park in Westhampton
Beach, a SANDWICH TERN was photographed on Monday and an immature
ARCTIC TERN was spotted several times from Saturday to Tuesday, while
other TERNS included. 11. ROSEATES counted Saturday and 2 BLACK TERNS
seen Sunday.
An AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN was present again at Mecox Inlet Monday,
while BROWN PELICANS along the coast included at least 3 off Robert
Moses State Park and another at Shinnecock Inlet Thursday, preceded by
1 noted off Great Gull Island back on Friday the 20th.
An ACADIAN FLYCATCHER was still in Prospect Park Monday, while
surprising were a PROTHONOTARY WARBLER at the Mount Loretto Unique
Area on Staten Island last Saturday and a LOGGERHEAD SHRIKE visiting
Croton Point Park in Westchester on the 20th but not seen thereafter .
BLUE GROSBEAKS continue in the Calverton area, including around the
Preston's Pond complex
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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